collapse

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

glosses: Something collapses when all its parts fall down loosely. A building or a bridge collapses when it breaks and all its parts fall down. A person collapses when they are tired and they fall into a chair or onto a bed and are too tired to get up.

text: He was so tired, he just collapsed onto that chair.

text: The bridge collapsed, but no one was hurt.

ipa: /kəˈlæps/

collaps


collapse

forms:
collapse (singular)
collapses (plural)

pos: noun

text: The collapse of the bridge means we can't go over the river any longer.

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


exceed

forms:
exceed (canonical)
exceeds (third-person singular)
exceeded (past)
exceeded (past participle)
exceeding (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: If x exceeds y, x is or becomes larger or better than y.

text: The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.

text: The quality of her essay exceeded my expectation.

glosses: If you exceed something, you go beyond (farther than) the limits, beyond the regular level or beyond what is allowed.

text: Your user name may not exceed eight characters.

text: The length of the soldier's hair exceeds the allowed length.

ipa: /ɪkˈsiːd/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-exceed.wav

hyphenation: ex‧ceed


development

forms:
development (singular)
developments (plural)

etymology_text: develop + -ment

ety-suffix

develop

ment

expansion: develop + -ment

text: The development of this story has been slow.

text: The organism has reached an important part in its development.

text: Our news team brings you the latest developments.

text: Our development department has created three new adhesives this year.

glosses: The active placement of the pieces, or the process of doing it

text: White's development is good, but black's has been hampered by the pawn on e5.

ipa: /dəˈvɛləpmənt/

hyphenation: de‧ve‧lop‧ment


index

forms:
index (singular)
indexes or indices (plural)

glosses: An index is an alphabetical (A to Z) list, usually at the back of a book, where you can find the pages in a book that talk about particular things or words.

text: Look in the index to see where they talk about Chomsky.

glosses: An index shows the level of prices, wages, etc. so you can compare them with those of an earlier date.

text: On Wall Street, the Dow Jones index closed 10 points up at 2,731.23.

ipa: /ˈɪndɛks/

noun

index

indexes

indices


index

forms:
index (canonical)
indexes (third-person singular)
indexed (past)
indexed (past participle)
indexing (present participle)

glosses: If you index something, you make an index (guide) for it.

glosses: If you index something to a certain price level, you make it go up or down with that level.

verb

es


foul

forms:
foul (singular)
fouls (plural)

glosses: Something that goes against the rules in a sport.

text: After a bad foul, a soccer player has to leave the game

enpr: foul

ipa: /faʊl/


foul

forms:
foul (positive)
fouler (comparative)
foulest (superlative)

pos: adj

text: We left the meat too many days, and now it is foul and we can't eat it.

text: There's a foul smell in the bathroom.

adj

foul

fouler

foulest


thirty

forms: thirty

pos: det

text: I had my first child when I was thirty years old.

ipa: /ˈθɜːti/

enpr: thŭr′tē

ipa: /ˈθɝti/

ipa: [ˈθɝɾi]


thirty

forms:
thirty (singular)
thirties (plural)

text: three tens is thirty.

noun

thirty

thirties


assembly

forms:
assembly (singular)
assemblies (plural)

glosses: A group of people who came together for an event.

text: She stood in front of the assembly and started to talk.

glosses: The act of people or things coming together.

text: It took a few minutes for the assembly of everything she needed to bring with her.

glosses: The act of making something by putting parts together.

text: We bought a desk, but we didn't know it needed assembly at home.

assembly

assemblies


frame

forms:
frame (singular)
frames (plural)

glosses: The parts of a building that are strong and that hold the other parts up.

text: Now that the frame is done, we can start on the walls.

glosses: The strong parts (bones) of a person's body.

text: His starved flesh hung on his frame.

glosses: Something, often made of wood, around the outside of a picture.

text: The painting was in a beautifully carved frame.

glosses: The outer part of a stamp's image, usually decorated.

glosses: A part of a strip of photographic film, the size of one image.

text: A film projector shows many frames in a single second.

glosses: A way of understanding, a point of view.

text: In this frame, it's easy to ask the question that the investigators missed.

glosses: A game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls have been potted.

glosses: A chunk of data sent over the wires of a network.

glosses: In bowling, a set of balls whose results are added for scoring.

glosses: A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30th of a second.

ipa: /freɪm/


frame

forms:
frame (canonical)
frames (third-person singular)
framed (past)
framed (past participle)
framing (present participle)

glosses: People frame a building when they put together the strong parts while they're building or constructing it.

text: Once we finish framing the house, we'll hang tin on the roof.

glosses: Someone frames a picture such as a painting or photograph when they add a decorative border.

glosses: Someone who is taking a picture with a camera frames something when they carefully put it inside the edges of the picture in a nice way.

text: The director frames the fishing scene very well.

glosses: To put together words to make a point of view (way of thinking) for understanding or interpretation.

text: How would you frame your accomplishments?

text: The way the opposition has framed the argument makes it hard for us to win.

glosses: Someone frames someone else of a crime such as murder that they didn't do when they make things seem as if the person did the crime.

text: He put the gun in her car to try to frame her.

verb

fram

e


straightforward

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

etymology_text: straight + forward

compound

straight

forward

expansion: straight + forward

glosses: If something is straightforward, it is simple. It is easy to understand and easy to know how to do it.

text: The instructions for how to put this desk together are straightforward.

text: What we need to do now is straightforward.

text: Making tea is pretty straightforward.

ipa: /streɪtˈfɔːwəd/

adj

more: true


duration

forms:
duration (singular)
durations (plural)

glosses: The time something takes, or how much time it takes.

text: In the duration of his speech, ten more people came into the room

text: The duration of this event will be three hours.

text: For the duration of the work painting the rooms, you'll have to sleep in a different room.

ipa: /djuːreɪʃn̩/


release

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

etymology_text: re- + lease(to lease again)

ety-prefix

re

lease

expansion: re- + lease

glosses: If someone releases something, they let go of it; they stop holding it and set it free (let it be free).

text: He released his grasp on the lever.

text: He was released after two years in prison.

glosses: Someone releases something when they put it out into the world (discharge it).

text: They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month.

glosses: A company releases something when they let the public start using it.

text: They released the new product later than they wanted to.

glosses: To lease again; to agree to a new lease of; to let back, sublet or rent again.

text: I leased the house from the owner, and released it for a year to another person.

ipa: /rɪˈliːs/

verb

releas


release

forms:
release (singular)
releases (plural)

glosses: In software, a version of something that is put up for sale or that the public can use.

text: The video store advertised that it had all the latest "releases".

glosses: That which is released, untied or let go.

text: They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies.


inclination

forms:
inclination (singular)
inclinations (plural)

glosses: Someone has an inclination to do something if the person wants to do it or often does it.

text: I have an inclination to eat some ice cream right now.

text: He has an inclination to forget his umbrella at other peoples' houses.

glosses: Something has an inclination if it's on a slant or angle.

text: The inclination of the road was just enough to make the car roll by itself.


fear

forms:
fear (singular)
fears (plural)

glosses: Fear is a bad feeling usually caused by a danger or a worry that something bad might happen.

text: He was struck with fear when he thought he saw a ghost.

text: She has a fear of spiders.

glosses: Fear is the chance that something might happen.

text: There's no fear of her being on time. She's always late.

glosses: Fear is a feeling of very high respect, usually towards a god.

text: Christians who worship in churches have a fear of God.

ipa: /fiə/

ipa: /fɪə/

ipa: /fɪr/

sampa: /fir/


fear

forms:
fear (canonical)
fears (third-person singular)
feared (past)
feared (past participle)
fearing (present participle)

glosses: If you fear something, you are afraid of it.

text: I fear the worst will happen.

text: She feared for his safety.

glosses: You say you fear something when you're giving someone bad news.

text: I fear that she has left already.

glosses: If you fear something, usually a god, you show great respect towards it.

text: Christians in churches fear God.


ordinal

forms: ordinal (positive)

glosses: If something is ordinal, it tells the order.

text: "fifth" is an ordinal number.

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


ordinal

forms:
ordinal (singular)
ordinals (plural)

glosses: An ordinal number such as first, second and third.


whereby

forms: whereby

pos: prep

text: This hammer is the tool whereby I hammered in that nail.

text: Learning is the method whereby we improve our minds.

enpr: wâr-bī'

ipa: /wɛəˈbaɪ/


cent

forms:
cent (singular)
cents (plural)

glosses: A small coin of little value, also called a penny; 100 cents make a dollar.

text: This gum only costs five cents.

enpr: sĕnt

ipa: /sɛnt/

sampa: /sEnt/

homophones: scent sent


need

forms:
need (canonical)
needs (third-person singular)
needed (past)
needed (past participle)
needing (present participle)

glosses: If you need something, you want it and must have it.

text: Everyone needs food and water.

glosses: If you need to do something, it is very important that you do it.

text: Sir, you need to leave now.

ipa: /niːd/

homophones: knead kneed


need

forms:
need (present)
needed (past)
needn't (negative)

glosses: If you need do something, you have to do it.

text: Need you do that all the time?

text: You needn't keep telling me. I heard you the first time.

need

needed

needn't


need

forms:
need (singular)
needs (plural)

glosses: If you have a need for something, you must have it; something necessary or required.

text: I've always tried to have few needs beyond food, clothing and shelter.


intrinsic

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

glosses: x is intrinsic to y if x is an important part of y. y must always have x as a part.

text: Being able to think is intrinsic to being human.

text: Finding a way to stop being angry is intrinsic to the problem of making your life better.

text: food has intrinsic value, while gold only has value because other people want it.

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


levy

forms:
levy (canonical)
levies (third-person singular)
levied (past)
levied (past participle)
levying (present participle)

glosses: If you levy a charge or a tax, you legally make people pay it.

text: The government levies a tax on all wood entering the country.

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

lev

y


levy

forms:
levy (singular)
levies (plural)

glosses: A levy is an extra charge on top of the basic price, usually a tax.

text: The levy on fuel went up this year.

glosses: Someone drafted or conscripted into military service.

noun

levy

levies


motto

forms:
motto (singular)
mottos (plural)

glosses: A motto is a favorite phrase or saying, often telling a principle or belief. individuals and groups can have mottos.

text: "Early to bed and early to rise" is a motto.

ipa: /ˈmɒtəʊ/

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


adjacent

forms: adjacent (positive)

glosses: If x has adjacent y, there is no other thing between x and y.

text: The house has an adjacent garage.

text: It's a lovely room, complete with adjacent shower and rest area.

text: In the word "house", the letters "h" and "o" are adjacent.


adjacent

forms: adjacent

glosses: If x is adjacent to y, there is no other thing between x and y.

text: The cinema was immediately adjacent to our house, so that every night we could hear the film.


enormous

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

text: That's the most enormous watermelon I've ever seen.

text: elephants are enormous animals.

ipa: /ɪˈnɔːməs/


inherent

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

glosses: A part of something that is natural and cannot be separated from it.

text: There may be problems inherent in hiring part-time staff.

text: Everybody understands the inherent value of education.


cruel

forms:
crueller (comparative)
cruellest (superlative)
cruel (positive)
crueler (comparative)
cruelest (superlative)

glosses: Someone who is cruel is mean. They hurt other people and don't care, or they like hurting other people.

text: The cruel guard pushed the prisoners so hard that some of them fell down.

glosses: An action is cruel if only cruel people would do it.

text: It's cruel to make children work 10 hours a day.

enpr: /kro͝əl/

ipa: /krʊəɫ/

adj

cruel

crueller

cruellest

crueler

cruelest


user

forms:
user (singular)
users (plural)

glosses: A user is someone with an account and username that lets them log in to a computer and do things on the computer.

ipa: /ˈjuːzə/

enpr: yo͞o′zər

ipa: /ˈjuzɚ/

hyphenation: us‧er


arrogance

forms:
arrogance (singular)
arrogances (plural)

glosses: Arrogance is an attitude that someone may have that he/she is better than other people.

text: He treats us so badly because he is full of arrogance.

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


protocol

forms:
protocol (singular)
protocols (plural)

glosses: A protocol is a rule, guideline, or document about how certain activities are done.

text: I don't know the protocol for talking to the President.

glosses: A protocol is a set of rules that describes how data is transmitted.

text: To get the domain name from the domain name server, the other computer has to send the right protocol.

ipa: /ˈproʊtəˌkɑl/

ipa: /ˈprəʊtəˌkɒl/

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

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

hyphenation: pro‧to‧col


controversy

forms:
controversy (singular)
controversies (plural)

glosses: When there is a controversy about something, people don't agree about it and there is a lot of talking about it.

text: There's a controversy about whether cars should be allowed to drive in this part of the city.

text: Newspapers love to write about controversies.

ipa: /kənˈtrɒvəsi/

ipa: /ˈkɑntrəˌvɝsi/

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

irrnoun

controversies


interval

forms:
interval (singular)
intervals (plural)

text: There is a ten-minute interval between classes.

glosses: In music, an interval is the difference in pitch between two notes.

glosses: In mathematics, an interval is a connected section of the real line.

glosses: In the game of cricket, either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play.

ipa: /ˈɪntɚvəl/

ipa: /ˈɪntəvəl/

hyphenation: in‧ter‧val


brief

forms:
brief (positive)
briefer (comparative)
briefest (superlative)

glosses: If something is brief, it is for a short time.

text: Today there will be brief periods of rain.

text: Today's meeting should be very brief.

text: The ceremony included a brief speech by the president.

text: She arrived when she was 13 months old and, except for one brief period, she never left.

text: During the brief interview I was asked why I wanted to work for UPS.

glosses: If a piece of clothing such as shorts or a skirt is brief, it is short.

text: One of them was naked, the other wore only a pair of brief shorts.

enpr: brēf

ipa: /briːf/

adj

brief

briefer

briefest


brief

forms:
brief (singular)
briefs (plural)

glosses: A brief is a short piece of writing or a short talk.

text: They've been asked to file briefs, stating why they think the case should not be heard.

text: My father was at work, reading through a pile of legal briefs.

text: Could you tell whether he was wearing briefs or boxers under his trousers?

glosses: You use in brief to show that you will speak or write in a short way.

text: In brief, the results suggest that coffee is not harmful in small amounts.


brief

forms:
brief (canonical)
briefs (third-person singular)
briefed (past)
briefed (past participle)
briefing (present participle)

glosses: If you brief someone, you tell them the most important information about something.

text: Army General David Petraeus briefed the president on the progress of the plan.


eventually

pos: adv

etymology_text: eventual + -ly

ety-suffix

eventual

ly

expansion: eventual + -ly

glosses: If something will happen eventually, it will happen but it will be in the future, not soon. Some day it will happen.

text: I'll clean out my closet eventually.

text: Eventually we'll find a better way to do this.


away

forms: away

glosses: When something moves away from something else, the distance between them gets bigger. They are no longer near or close.

text: Go away! You're bothering me.

text: Keep the machine away from water.

text: The store is far away from my house.

enpr: əwā'

ipa: /əˈweɪ/


class

forms:
class (singular)
classes (plural)

text: The history class is interesting.

text: Class today will be about whole numbers.

text: The number of students attending class is increasing.

text: I'd better go. I've got a class to teach.

text: They are my best class because they are always here on time.

text: Class sizes are usually larger in high school.

text: You could tell by here clothes that she was a woman of class.

glosses: A class is a group of members with similar characteristics.

glosses: A class is a group of people in a society with similar jobs, education, history, and money.

text: They were both from the upper class and both knew the queen personally.

text: We treat everyone the same regardless of race, class, sex, or age.

text: The British class system doesn't work in Canada.

text: She bought a first-class ticket because she wanted to have the best quality.

glosses: An organism's class is its group: mammals, reptiles, insects, arachnids, etc.

glosses: A word's class is its syntactic group: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.

text: Shall belongs to the class of words called "modal auxiliary verbs".

enpr: kläs

ipa: /klɑːs/

enpr: klăs

ipa: /klæs/

noun

class

classes


class

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

glosses: If something is classed as a member of a group, it belongs to that group because of some characteristics shared by the group's members.

text: Although it looks like a motorcycle, it is officially classed as a car.


class

forms: class (positive)

text: Most high school coaches are class individuals, and they should get our thanks.


afternoon

forms:
afternoon (singular)
afternoons (plural)

glosses: The time after 12:00 (after noon, after lunch) and before the evening meal.

text: I didn't finish that work in the morning, so I had to do it in the afternoon.

ipa: /ˌæftəˈnuːn/

ipa: /ˌæftɚˈnuːn/


attain

forms:
attain (canonical)
attains (third-person singular)
attained (past)
attained (past participle)
attaining (present participle)

glosses: Someone attains a status if they reach it and start to have that status.

text: My brother attained first place in the race.

text: After 4 years at university, she attained her degree.

ipa: /əˈteɪn/


partisan

forms:
partisan (singular)
partisans (plural)

glosses: A partisan is a person who is a supporter of a political party, or of an idea. He or she may also be militant, ready to use force to fight for his or her cause.


arrogant

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

glosses: If Dan is arrogant, he thinks he is better or more important than other people.

text: He is arrogant and that is why he is rude.

text: When you walked past her without talking to her, she thought you were being arrogant.

ipa: /ˈærəgənt/


deaf

forms:
deaf (positive)
deafer (comparative)
deafest (superlative)

glosses: Somebody who is deaf, cannot hear or cannot hear well.

text: She did not hear what I was saying because she's deaf.

ipa: /dɛf/

homophones: death def

adj

deaf

deafer

deafest


publication

forms:
publication (singular)
publications (plural)

glosses: Publication is the act of making a book or other thing publicly known or available where the public can use it.

text: The Report itself and the debate that followed its publication have been useful.

text: This letter is personal and not for publication.

glosses: A publication is a book, magazine, paper, song, etc. that has been or will be published.

text: Women's Strategies from Around the World, is a new publication from the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).

ipa: /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/


savoury

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

glosses: Savoury means "not sweet". Food that is savoury does not taste sweet. The savoury course of a meal may have meat or fish and vegetables. This may be followed by a sweet course (called "pudding" or "dessert").

glosses: "Savour" can also mean the characteristic taste of something. It can also mean to enjoy something: "He savoured every moment of it".

ipa: /ˈseɪvəri/


finite

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

glosses: If something is finite, it has a limit. It doesn't keep going forever.

text: This problem has a finite number of correct answers.

text: There is a finite amount of energy in the universe.

ipa: ˈfaɪnaɪt


sphere

forms:
sphere (singular)
spheres (plural)

glosses: A sphere is a shape that is round in all directions, like a ball. Every point on a sphere is the same distance from the centre (a point in the middle) of the sphere.

text: The Earth is almost exactly a sphere.

text: A drop of water can be a sphere while it's falling.

ipa: /sfɪə/

enpr: sfîr

ipa: /sfɪr/

sampa: /sfIr/


scope

forms:
scope (singular)
scopes (plural)

glosses: The scope of a book, a law, a duty, etc. is how much is included or how far it can go.

text: The small budget has limited the scope of the research.

text: There are plans to expand the scope of the department's activities.

text: This kind of art allows the greatest scope for individual expression.

text: It is not within the scope of this book to talk about them all.

glosses: A scope is an instrument for looking at things, e.g., a telescope or a microscope.

ipa: /ˈskəʊp/

ipa: /ˈskoʊp/

sampa: /"skoUp/


scope

forms:
scope (canonical)
scopes (third-person singular)
scoped (past)
scoped (past participle)
scoping (present participle)

glosses: If you scope something (out), you look at it carefully.

text: I scoped out the place last week. It seems nice.

verb

scop


visible

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

glosses: If something is visible, it can be seen.

text: The car had no visible signs of damage.

text: Many stars that are not visible in the city are still visible from the countryside.

text: Mount Fuji is clearly visible from Tokyo after a rain storm.

text: Italy has an active and highly visible environmental movement.

enpr: vĭz'ə-bəl

ipa: /ˈvɪzəb(ə)l/


deafness

forms: deafness (singular)

etymology_text: deaf + -ness

ety-suffix

ness

expansion: deaf + -ness

glosses: Someone with deafness cannot hear or cannot hear well.

text: My mother's deafness keeps her from hearing me.

text: Getting sick with the measles can cause deafness.

ipa: /ˈdɛfnəs/

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


seconds

forms:
second (singular)
seconds (plural)

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

text: The clock shows the seconds.

glosses: A second serving of food for one person.

text: I'm so hungry that I'm going back for seconds.

text: This tastes so good. I hope there's enough for us to have seconds.

enpr: sĕʹkəndz

ipa: /ˈsɛkəndz/

hyphenation: sec‧onds

noun

second


seconds

forms:
second (canonical)
seconds (third-person singular)
seconded (past)
seconded (past participle)
seconding (present participle)

glosses: Seconds is the present third person singular of second.

text: If Bill seconds the motion, I'll vote for it.


knives

forms:
knife (singular)
knives (plural)

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

text: I keep all my knives in the kitchen.

text: Which of these knives should I use to chop the onions?

knife

knives


route

forms:
route (singular)
routes (plural)

glosses: A route is the way someone goes from one place to another place.

text: Could you tell me a route to the store from here?

text: The road was rough. I should have taken a different route.

ipa: /ruːt/

ipa: /raʊt/


route

forms:
route (canonical)
routes (third-person singular)
routed (past)
routed (past participle)
routing (present participle)

glosses: To send something or someone on a specific route.

text: While the road was being fixed, the workers routed the cars along a different road.

text: This computer routes email to the main computer.

verb

rout


agree

forms:
agree (canonical)
agrees (third-person singular)
agreed (past)
agreed (past participle)
agreeing (present participle)

glosses: When two people agree about something, they have the same ideas. They both think the same things are true.

text: We agree that it will probably rain this afternoon.

glosses: When two people agree to do some things, they say something like "if you do this, then I will do that." After they agree, then they must do the things they said.

text: We agreed to pay him $100 to paint the walls.

enpr: ə-grē'

ipa: /əˈɡriː/

ipa: /əˈɡri/

hyphenation: a‧gree

agree

agrees

agreed

agreeing


background

forms:
background (singular)
backgrounds (plural)

glosses: The background is what can be seen or heard behind other things that are closer or louder.

text: I was talking to Mary, but I heard the phone ringing in the background.

text: The play was good, and I especially liked the backgrounds that were used.

glosses: The background of a person is his/her history.

text: The police checked his background to see if he had been in jail.


background

forms:
background (canonical)
backgrounds (third-person singular)
backgrounded (past)
backgrounded (past participle)
backgrounding (present participle)


abstract

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

glosses: If something is abstract, you cannot touch it, and it is difficult to imagine or think about.

text: A lot of abstract painting uses harsh shapes and most people do not like it.

text: More abstract ideas like "democracy" are not possible for animals.

text: Houses and books are things you can touch. Honesty, patience and courage are abstract.

glosses: If something is abstract, it is general.

glosses: If something is abstract, it is thought of as apart from any other use with an object; it is removed from it; it is separate or abstracted.

glosses: If something is abstract, it is not practical or realistic; it is not concrete; it is theoretical; it is vague.

glosses: If something is abstract, it does not have all of the facts; it is not factual.

ipa: /ˌæbˈstrækt/

ipa: /ˈæbˌstrækt/

hyphenation: ab‧stract


abstract

forms:
abstract (singular)
abstracts (plural)

glosses: An abstract is a short text that tells you the main ideas of a longer text, especially of scientific papers; it is a summary of something longer.

text: The abstract of Isaac Newton's laws of gravity may be no more than 150 words.

glosses: An abstract is an abstraction; it is an abstract word.

glosses: An abstract is a piece of art that is made in the abstract fashion of art.

glosses: An abstract is a powdered solid extract of a vegetable that is then mixed with the sugar of milk.


abstract

forms:
abstract (canonical)
abstracts (third-person singular)
abstracted (past)
abstracted (past participle)
abstracting (present participle)

glosses: If you abstract something, you summarize it; you abridge it.

glosses: If you abstract something, you separate it; you remove it.

glosses: If you abstract something, you withdraw it.

glosses: If you abstract something, you make abstractions of it in art.

glosses: If you abstract something, you take it away from someone without permission; you steal it.

glosses: If you abstract something, you think about it separate from everything else; you consider it abstractly.

glosses: If you abstract something, you go through the process or abstraction.


clumsiness

forms:
clumsiness (singular)
clumsinesses (plural)

etymology_text: clumsy + -ness

ety-suffix

clumsy

expansion: clumsy + -ness

glosses: Clumsiness is a lack of coordination; it is the condition of being clumsy.

noun

clumsinesses


purge

forms:
purge (canonical)
purges (third-person singular)
purged (past)
purged (past participle)
purging (present participle)

glosses: To purge an organization or an object means to clean it up of something bad.

text: His attempt to purge our country of minorities was met with international criticism.

ipa: /pɝdʒ/

ipa: /pɜːdʒ/

verb

purg


purge

forms:
purge (singular)
purges (plural)

glosses: When a purge occurs, an organization or an object is cleaned up of something bad.

text: His purge of our country's minorities was met with international criticism.


clear

forms:
clear (positive)
clearer (comparative)
clearest (superlative)

glosses: A clear idea is an idea that is easy to understand.

text: OK, so you need the key. I see. That's clear now.

text: Now it's clear as a bell to me why you want to stay here.

glosses: If it is clear that something is a certain way, there can be no mistake about it.

text: The women made it clear that they were doing this only because they wanted to.

text: It soon became perfectly clear that he was not going to get better.

text: It's clear from looking at you that you couldn't lift it; you're too small.

text: This is a clear example of an idea that works.

glosses: If you are clear about something, you understand it well.

text: Mike, I want to be clear about what you said, so can you tell me again.

text: I'm sorry, but I'm not clear about what I'm supposed to do.

glosses: If you are clear about something, you make it easy for people to understand you.

text: The coach had been very clear about what he wanted them to do.

text: They haven't been so clear about how much water is in there.

glosses: If your head or your thinking is clear, then you can think well.

text: After his coffee and a quick walk, his head felt clear.

text: On Monday, he looked confused and didn't say much, but the next day, his thinking seemed more clear.

glosses: If something is clear, people can see through it.

text: The window is made of clear glass.

text: The water wasn't clear enough to see the bottom.

glosses: If something is clear, it has nothing that gets in your way.

text: I try to drive to work only when the roads are clear.

text: It's supposed to be clear and sunny today.

text: That table's not clear yet. Can you get the stuff off it?

text: The skies were clear of clouds.

glosses: If something is clear, it is easy to see or hear.

text: The picture wasn't clear enough to see whose face it was.

text: At first, the radio was noisy, but we moved and then we got clear, rich sound.

glosses: If your skin is clear, it has no spots on it.

text: Her deep honey skin was clear except for the small mark on her left cheek.

glosses: If your eyes are clear, they are healthy, bright, and lively.

text: His eyes were sharp and clear, and full of fun.

text: These are priced so high that the manufacturers pocket $8,000 clear profit per $30,000 unit.

glosses: If you have a clear conscience or your conscience is clear, you do not feel guilty.

text: I sleep perfectly at night. I have a clear conscience. I don't have blood on my hands.

ipa: /klɪə/

ipa: /klɪɚ/

adj

clear

clearer

clearest


clear

forms:
clear (canonical)
clears (third-person singular)
cleared (past)
cleared (past participle)
clearing (present participle)

glosses: If you clear something, you move or remove things that you don't want there.

text: You clear the table and I'll get coffee ready.

text: We'll have to clear out the garage to make room for the new car.

text: My grandparents cleared this land so that we could live and farm here.

text: I worked for ten minutes to clear a path in the snow from the door to the road.

text: About 13 million hectares of forest were cleared each year.

text: After the fire, it took some time for the air to clear.

text: Above her, the black sky cleared, until she could see the thousands of stars all across it.

text: The window fogged and cleared as she breathed on it.

glosses: If something clears, it goes away, leaving the place it was clear.

text: After the fire, it took some time for the smoke to clear.

text: He couldn't see well as car drove up the dirt road, but after the dust had cleared, he could see it was his father.

glosses: If you clear your throat, you cough lightly to make speaking easier.

text: Tears filled her eyes again, and she cleared her throat. "As soon as I can, I'll get on a plane and meet you."

glosses: If you clear the air, or if the air clears, you talk about a problem so that nobody has doubts or bad feelings.

text: I think it's important for me to tell you what has happened and clear the air about this matter.

glosses: If you clear somebody to do something, you give them permission.

text: His personal plane had been cleared to land at the airport.

glosses: If your head, mind, thinking, etc. clears then you become able to think well.

text: The coffee helped to clear her head, and she sat down to think.

glosses: If you clear something, you get over it without touching it or without a problem.

text: The bike got air and cleared the water by a meter.

glosses: If you clear somebody of something bad you show that they did not do it.

text: After clearing him of any wrongdoing, the police set him free.

glosses: If you clear a hurdle, you solve one of a number of problems.

text: The case has many more hurdles to clear before it can go to trial.

text: The winner had to clear plenty of hurdles before beating Clement.

glosses: After the dust clears is some time later, when there is no more trouble or confusion.

text: It took a few weeks, but after the dust had cleared, and everybody had gone home, he realized he had enjoyed it.

glosses: If a cheque clears, then the money is ready to be used.

glosses: If you clear a certain amount of money, you make that as profit (after expenses).

glosses: If you clear the ball or puck, you move it away from your own goal.


clear

forms: clear

glosses: Out of, away from, especially too far away to be noticed or caught.

text: After a short walk, we were clear of the town.

text: The fish was so heavy that he couldn't get it clear of the water.

text: After their fight, he steered clear of her for a week.

text: It was so crowded that they had to fight their way out and clear of the people.

text: So far, the company has stayed clear of trouble.

text: Two more wins would put them clear of the Giants.

text: Just clear of the school yard, students were smoking.


clear

text: You could see clear across the water, all the way to the church 60 km away on the other side.


close

forms:
close (canonical)
closes (third-person singular)
closed (past)
closed (past participle)
closing (present participle)

glosses: If you close something, you change it from being open to not open.

text: She watched TV for a while, and then closed her eyes.

text: He left the room and softly closed the door behind him.

text: He opened his mouth and closed it again without saying anything.

glosses: If something closes, it goes out of business for a short time or permanently.

text: The supermarket closes at 5 o'clock on Saturday.

text: Sadly, we have decided to close the shop.

glosses: If the distance or time between two different things closes, they get closer together.

text: The government will use the $15 million to close a budget gap.

text: With only three games left in the season, Milan is closing in on Hamburg.

text: The storm was closing in, and she wanted to get home.

text: The book closes with the man alone in the house where he started.

text: I'd like to close this talk by asking for your help.

glosses: If a stock, bond, or currency closes at a certain price, it is at the price at the end of the trading day.

text: The EAP Emerging Growth Fund lost half a dollar, closing at just over $38.

text: Again today, cigarette company stocks closed up.

glosses: If you close a deal/sale/contract, both people make a final agreement.

text: It took five months, many phone calls, and an extra $89,000 to close the deal.

glosses: If you close up, you stop talking about something.

text: Every time I asked about the cost everybody would close right up.

enpr: klōz

ipa: /kloʊz/

sampa: /kloUz/

ipa: /kləʊz/

verb

clos

e


close

glosses: When two things are close, they are near each other; the distance or time between them is small.

text: The bank is close to the store.

text: I walk to my university because it is very close.

text: It's close to nine o'clock.

text: Closer to the end, I'll come and get you.

text: Put it close to the door.

text: She left an hour ago, and he was very close behind.

text: I like to keep my phone close at hand so I can get it quickly.

text: They stood close together.


close

forms:
close (positive)
closer (comparative)
closest (superlative)

glosses: If two people are close, they have a good relationship, like friends, family or lovers.

text: She was quite close to her dad before he died.

glosses: If a game or contest is close, you can't easily see which side is better.

text: The race has been very close up until now.

glosses: If two things are close, they are similar.

text: This is the closest thing I could find to that colour.

glosses: Close range/contact/ties etc. is near, not far.

text: They tell us the gun was fired at close range.

text: Most Norwegians live in close contact with the wilderness, the sea, the mountains, or the forests.

glosses: A close look, watch, or eye means careful attention.

text: Keep a close eye on the money.

glosses: In a close game/race/competition, etc., the difference between the scores/times/abilities, etc is small.

text: One or two points can win or lose a close race .

text: The winner earned 13.8 percent of the vote, but she was a close second (13.5 percent).

glosses: If something was close, something bad/dangerous/embarrassing, etc. almost happened.

text: Wow, that was close. She almost saw us.

text: Thirty years ago this week, our country had a very close call.

adj

close

closer

closest


close

forms:
close (singular)
closes (plural)

text: I will be surprised if the company is still running by close of business tomorrow.

text: The book was written around the close of the 14th century.

text: As our first week came to a close, we were getting very tired.


khaki

forms:
khaki (singular)
khakis (plural)

glosses: A dull yellowish-brown color, the color of dust.

glosses: A strong cloth that is made of wool or cotton; khaki is often used for making military uniforms.

enpr: kä-k'ē

enpr: kär-k'ē

enpr: kă-k'ē


khaki

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


overlap

forms:
overlap (canonical)
overlaps (third-person singular)
overlapped (past)
overlapped (past participle)
overlapping (present participle)

etymology_text: over- + lap

ety-prefix

over

lap

expansion: over- + lap

glosses: Something overlaps on another thing if part of it is on top of, or at the same time as, the other thing.

text: The shingles of a roof need to overlap to keep rain out.

text: The shifts of the two workers (periods of time when they're working) need to overlap so that one worker can tell the other one what is happening.

enpr: ō'və-lăpʹ

ipa: /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/

enpr: ō'vər-lăpʹ

ipa: /ˌoʊvɚˈlæp/

verb

overlap

p


overlap

forms:
overlap (singular)
overlaps (plural)

glosses: The act of overlapping. The amount that two things overlap on each other.

text: More overlap keeps the rain out better, but needs more shingles to cover the roof.

enpr: ōʹvə-lăp'

ipa: /ˈəʊvəˌlæp/

enpr: ōʹvər-lăp'

ipa: /ˈoʊvɚˌlæp/


so-called

forms: so-called (positive)

glosses: When someone uses the word "so-called" to talk about something, they mean that other people talk about the thing that way, but they don't agree.

text: When are we going to leave this so-called party? (The person saying this thinks it should not be called a party. Probably they think the party is not fun.)

adjective

so-called


likewise

glosses: When someone does something likewise, they do it the same way someone else did it. Sometimes people say likewise to mean that they're saying the same thing someone else just said.

text: I used one of the little spoons to eat my soup, and my friend did likewise.

text: "I'm happy to see you!" "Likewise!"

ipa: /ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz/

hyphenation: like‧wise


brilliant

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

glosses: If something is brilliant, it gives off a lot of light.

text: It was evening with the brilliant colors of sunset shining through the trees.

text: The sun's light was so brilliant that I needed to close my eyes.

text: The sky was a brilliant blue that day, and the air was cold.

text: He noticed a brilliant star in the sky.

glosses: If something is brilliant, it is very good.

text: Truly brilliant ideas can sound crazy at first.

text: She wrote a book about her brilliant career in television.

glosses: If a person is brilliant, they are very intelligent.

text: He was a brilliant teacher.

ipa: /ˈbrɪljənt/


blank

forms:
blank (canonical)
blanks (third-person singular)
blanked (past)
blanked (past participle)
blanking (present participle)

glosses: If you blank something, you make it empty.

ipa: /blæŋk/


blank

forms:
blank (positive)
blanker (comparative)
blankest (superlative)

glosses: If a piece of paper or something else is blank, it has nothing written on it.

text: I asked Bill for a blank piece of paper, but he gave me one with writing on it.

text: I thought he would sign the check, but he left it blank.

text: The computer screen was completely blank because the computer was off.

adj

blank

blanker

blankest


blank

forms:
blank (singular)
blanks (plural)

glosses: A blank is a space or line on a piece of paper or somewhere else where a word or phrase is supposed to be.

text: Fill in the blanks on the legal form.

glosses: A blank is a cartridge that contains gunpowder but does not have a bullet. It used usually used for training or as a signal.


large

forms:
large (positive)
larger (comparative)
largest (superlative)

glosses: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, long, or fat.

text: I would like a large glass of milk.

text: I need a larger piece of paper to fit all these pictures onto it.

ipa: /lɑːdʒ/

ipa: /lɑrdʒ/

sampa: /lArdZ/

large

larger

largest


disposal

forms:
disposal (singular)
disposals (plural)

glosses: Disposal is the act of getting rid of or throwing out something.

text: There is no long-term plan for nuclear waste disposal.

text: After a strange package was found, bomb disposal workers were called in.

glosses: If you have something at your disposal, it is available for you to use.

text: Some of the students seem to have a lot of money at their disposal.

ipa: [dɪsˈpəʊzəɫ]

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


disturbance

forms:
disturbance (singular)
disturbances (plural)

etymology_text: disturb + -ance

ety-suffix

disturb

ance

expansion: disturb + -ance

glosses: To disturb means to stop someone or something by interrupting them.

ipa: /dɪˈstɜːbn̩s/

ipa: /dɪˈstɝbn̩s/

hyphenation: dis‧tur‧bance


invoke

forms:
invoke (canonical)
invokes (third-person singular)
invoked (past)
invoked (past participle)
invoking (present participle)

glosses: When someone invokes a rule, they use the rule in a specific situation.

text: For the government to do that legally, they would have to invoke the "notwithstanding" clause of the constitution.

enpr: in'vōk

ipa: /ɪnˈvoʊk/

sampa: /In"voUk/

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

verb

invok


title: etc

redirect: etc.

pos: hard-redirect


thesis

forms:
thesis (singular)
theses (plural)

glosses: A thesis is a long paper that university students at the masters or doctoral level write.

text: I finished my coursework and have been working on my thesis for about a year now.

text: She's writing her thesis on the effects of TV on children.

glosses: A thesis is a main idea or argument that is developed or explained.

text: This book has three major theses.

text: If you're going to write about this, you're going to have trouble supporting your thesis.

ipa: /ˈθiːsɪs/

ipa: /ˈθisɪs/

hyphenation: the‧sis

noun

thesis

theses


big

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

glosses: If something is big, it is large in size; tall, wide, long, or fat.

text: He's bigger than me.

text: I would like a big glass of milk.

text: The tree was so big that you could see it over the top of the house.

text: That's a big problem!

glosses: Someone's big brother or a big sister is one who is older than the person.

text: I have a big brother who's stronger than you!

enpr: bĭg

ipa: /bɪɡ/

adj

big

bigger

biggest


via

forms: via

glosses: You use via to mean the path that something takes when it goes somewhere (the places it goes through before it gets there).

text: We can send video, audio and data from any point in the UK, via satellite.

text: This became part of our route from Liverpool to Manchester via Runcorn.

text: John sent the message to Yoko via Hamid.

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


invoked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of invoke.

glosses: When a rule is invoked, it is being used in a specific situation.

text: That rule was not invoked during that meeting.


patriarchy

forms:
patriarchy (singular)
patriarchies (plural)

glosses: A patriarchy is a society where the oldest male is considered to be the leader of the household.

ipa: /ˈpeɪt(ʃ)riɑrki/

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

noun

patriarchies


somewhat

forms: somewhat

text: What happens in the classroom can be somewhat different from the lesson plan.

text: She was somewhat surprised to find her name in the morning paper.

text: His guitar playing has changed somewhat since the band's first CD.

text: That's somewhat of a problem.

ipa: /ˈsʌmwɒt/

ipa: /ˈsʌmwɑt/


et cetera

forms: et cetera

pos: phrase

glosses: Et cetera means "and more of the same kind of thing". It is often written etc.

text: There are pens, pencils, paper, etc., in the bag.

text: 1, 2, 3, et cetera.

ipa: /ˌɛt ˈsɛtərə/


solely

forms:
solely (positive)
Superlative–

etymology_text: sole + -ly

ety-suffix

sole

ly

expansion: sole + -ly

glosses: You use solely to say that somebody or something is the only one like that or that did it.

text: It is not good for a country to rely solely on one energy source.

text: You are solely responsible for this problem.


notwithstanding

forms: notwithstanding

glosses: If something is true notwithstanding something else, it is true in spite of that other thing.

text: We're going ahead with the event as planned, notwithstanding the heavy rain and wind.

text: He's really a terrible man, his excellent work notwithstanding.

text: Notwithstanding, the problem is a significant one.

text: You live an eternal life notwithstanding that your seat of consciousness is currently physical.

ipa: /ˌnɒtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/

ipa: /ˌnɑːtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/


ongoing

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

etymology_text: on + going

compound

on

going

expansion: on + going

glosses: Something is ongoing if it's continuing to happen without stopping in one long period of time.

text: The growth of bones is still ongoing at age 12.

text: The development of the new way of doing this is ongoing.

ipa: /ˈɒnɡəʊɪŋ/


registry

forms:
registry (singular)
registries (plural)

glosses: A registry is an official list of names.

ipa: /ˈrɛdʒɪstri/

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

noun

registries


italic

forms:
italic (singular)
italics (plural)

glosses: Italics are a style of letters written slanted. In English, they are usually used for stressing a word in a sentence or for foreign words.

text: The sentences written in italics have been added or changed.


assertive

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

glosses: self-confident; having a habit of talking strongly about, and asking for what one wants, needs, deserves etc.

glosses: Very confident; the person who is assertive is clear and direct.


confidence

forms:
confidence (singular)
confidences (plural)

glosses: Confidence is the state of trusting something, and being sure that something is going to happen.

text: I know you're trying to gain confidence in what you're doing.

enpr: kŏn'fĭdəns

ipa: /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/


compile

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

glosses: Someone compiles some things or ideas when they bring them together into one place.

text: I need to compile a list of reasons not to go ahead with the project.

text: She compiled a good set of books to read about the history of that place.

ipa: /kəmpʌɪl/

ipa: /kəmˈpaɪl/

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

hyphenation: com‧pile

verb

compil


dynamics

forms: dynamics (plural)

glosses: Dynamics is a kind of mathematics that deals with motion and forces that cause changes in a system.

text: Work includes full-scale experiments, wind tunnel studies and computational fluid dynamics.


ambiguous

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

glosses: If something is ambiguous, it has more than one possible meaning, state, or explanation.

text: I think he fills his speeches with ambiguous words on purpose.

text: The goal of the challenge remains rather ambiguous.

hyphenation: am‧bi‧gu‧ous


banyan

forms:
banyan (singular)
banyans (plural)

glosses: A banyan is a tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots.

ipa: /ˈbænjən/


set

forms:
set (canonical)
sets (third-person singular)
set (past)
set (past participle)
setting (present participle)

glosses: If you set something somewhere, you put something into a place.

text: She sets the lamp on the floor.

text: I was setting glasses on the table when I heard a noise.

glosses: If you set something, you put it into some state or condition.

text: After changing the batteries, you have to set the clock again.

text: They set the house on fire

text: His utter naturalness at once set me at ease.

text: He sets the CD player to play.

text: The guard had never set a prisoner free before.

glosses: If you set something, you define it or to fix its value.

text: The teacher set a time limit of two minutes for this exercise.

text: The date for the exam was set to next Thursday.

text: The microwave was set to 400 watts.

glosses: If you set the table, you put dishes, forks and knives on it.

text: I set the table for five people, but only three came.

glosses: When the sun or moon sets, it moves toward the horizon.

text: The sun sets every evening.

glosses: If something sets, it dries and becomes solid.

text: The concrete needs to set before a car can drive on it.

text: This glue needs two hours to set.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of set.

enpr: sĕt

ipa: /sɛt/

sampa: /sEt/

set

sets

set

set

setting


set

forms: set (positive)

glosses: Something that is set is fixed. It cannot be changed easily.

text: Don't argue! The rules are set.

text: The time for the race is set.

text: Are you set?


set

forms:
set (singular)
sets (plural)

glosses: The set is the scenery for a theatrical work such as a play, ballet, musical, etc.

text: The Metropolitan Opera's set for Aida is spectacular.

text: I was painting a wall on the set when the director arrived.

glosses: A set is a group of things that are similar or can be used together.

text: This chess set is too expensive to play chess with it.

text: I have a set of porcelain figurines depicting characters from Shakespeare's plays.

glosses: A set is a group of things, where every single one of them has a certain purpose. All of them are needed to perform a certain operation.

text: To play poker, you need a set of playing cards and chips.

text: A mason has a set of tools.

glosses: Persons that have something in common may be called a set.

text: That rich chick is a member of the Jet Set.

text: Girls who wear sweaters on Wednesday in my school belong to the sweater set.

text: The Long Island Horsey Set plays polo on weekends.

glosses: A set is a machine which gets radio or television programs.

text: This television set is broken.

text: This radio set can receive programs from Australia.

glosses: In many sports, a number of sets make up a game. An example of this would be in tennis or table tennis.

text: The tennis player won the first two sets, but lost the game.


trill

forms:
trill (singular)
trills (plural)

glosses: A consonant sound made by vibrating the tongue against the part of the mouth where the sound is being made, looser than a fricative such as "s" in "sit", but tighter than an approximant such as "w" in "well".

text: The word arroz, meaning "rice", contains the alveolar trill (trill made on the roof of the mouth).

ipa: /trɪl/

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


deny

forms:
deny (canonical)
denies (third-person singular)
denied (past)
denied (past participle)
denying (present participle)

glosses: If you deny something, you say it didn't happen or isn't true.

text: He denied charges that Vietnamese troops participated in the fighting.

text: There can be no denying that the Cobra is an extremely exciting car to drive.

text: The report that came out earlier today has been denied by the White House.

glosses: If you deny somebody something, you stop them from having or doing it.

text: A quick dive by the goal keeper denies Beckham the goal.

text: Why would you go to work and deny yourself a little rest?

ipa: /dɪˈnaɪ/

ipa: /dəˈnaɪ/

hyphenation: de‧ny

den

y


yet

glosses: When something hasn't happened yet, it didn't happen, but it might happen in the future.

text: Is she there yet?

ipa: /jɛt/


yet

forms: yet

pos: conj

glosses: Used to join words, phrases, and clauses that contrast.

text: It's cold outside, yet I don't see you wearing a coat.

text: I've never tried so hard yet accomplished so little.


sarcasm

forms:
sarcasm (singular)
sarcasms (plural)

glosses: humor that is not serious but is meant to mimic. Saying something you don't mean, to be funny or to make someone feel bad.

text: "No, I don't want any food, I'm just standing here holding an empty plate to make my fingers stronger," he said with sarcasm.

ipa: /ˈsɑːrˌkæzəm/


empirical

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

glosses: If something is empirical, it is based on or can be checked by observation or experience.

text: Simply because there is no empirical evidence to support this does not mean it's wrong. It simply means we haven't looked hard enough.

text: This hypothesis has been challenged on both theoretical and empirical grounds.

ipa: /ɪmˈpɪrɪkəl/

hyphenation: em‧pi‧ri‧cal


persistent

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

glosses: If someone or something is persistent, they continue and do not give up quickly.

text: She has had a persistent cough for weeks.

text: There was a persistent knocking on the door.

text: Many youth who spend time in jail actually become persistent offenders.

text: There have been persistent rumors for years.

glosses: lasting past maturity without falling off.

text: Pine cones have persistent scales.

ipa: /pɚˈsɪstənt/

ipa: /pəˈsɪstənt/

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

hyphenation: per‧sis‧tent


cathedral

forms:
cathedral (singular)
cathedrals (plural)

text: The new bishop took control of his cathedral.


italics

forms:
italic (singular)
italics (plural)

glosses: Italics are a style of letters written slanted. In English, they are usually used for stressing a word in a sentence or for foreign words.

text: The sentences written in italics have been added or changed.

noun

italic


ideology

forms:
ideology (singular)
ideologies (plural)

glosses: An ideology is the set of beliefs behind a movement, religion, political group, etc.

text: Schools reflect clearly the dominant political ideologies of their countries.

text: For many years the ideology of the Catholic church had a crushing effect on science.

ideologies


adaptation

forms:
adaptation (singular)
adaptations (plural)

glosses: An adaptation is a change to fit a different situation or the result of that change, especially when a story goes from book to TV or movie.

text: The new film adaptation of the classic book Little Women is quite wonderful.

text: He is also disabled and requires special adaptations to his home.

glosses: Adaptation is the process of changing to fit a different situation.

text: These products undergo a constant process of change and adaptation.

ipa: /ˌædæpˈteɪʃən/


self-confident

forms:
self-confident (positive)
more self-confident (comparative)
most self-confident (superlative)

etymology_text: self- + confident

ety-prefix

self

confident

expansion: self- + confident

glosses: Being self-confident is being confident about one's self.

text: Sally is self-confident, and she thinks that she can do anything.


paradigm

forms:
paradigm (singular)
paradigms (plural)

glosses: A system of beliefs, ideas, values, and habits that is a way of thinking about the real world.

text: At the time, this way of thinking was the dominant paradigm for social scientists.

glosses: A paradigm is an example, model or pattern, especially the most basic or central one.

text: For fifteen centuries Aristotle remained the paradigm of knowledge itself.

text: It provides paradigms of action and role models through which we interpret `real life'.

glosses: (Grammar) A paradigm is the set of all word forms.

text: The complete paradigm for boy is: boy, boy’s, boys, boys’, boyish.


qualitative

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

glosses: A reason, idea or writing is qualitative if it is about the way something is, or about the thing's qualities, but not about amounts.

text: I have a qualitative idea of what his work is like, but I don't know how much work he's done.

text: Qualitative differences between advertisements are likely to be far more important than quite large differences in the number of advertisements.


endemic

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

glosses: Endemic means that a species (or other taxon) belongs to something else. If an animal is endemic to a place (or habitat), it only exists in that habitat.

text: Some trout are endemic to Lake Baikal.


virtually

etymology_text: virtual + -ly

ety-suffix

virtual

expansion: virtual + -ly

text: Once you put it on, it is virtually impossible to remove.

text: Car theft became so common that private cars virtually disappeared from the area.

ipa: /'vəːtjʊəlɪ/


thereby

forms: thereby

text: He pulled it closer to him, thereby making it far easier to get up.

text: Food product quality is more easily maintained thereby reducing spoilage losses.

text: Water reflects less light than ice, thereby allowing the oceans to absorb more heat from the sun.

text: I'm concerned by attempts to limit this right and thereby to limit our freedom.

text: Having missed the first bit, he listened closely to catch the rest, hoping thereby to reply sensibly.

text: This change would prevent the team (and thereby the school) from advancing.


violation

forms:
violation (singular)
violations (plural)

glosses: A violation of a rule is an act of breaking the rule: going past the limits of the rule.

text: The speed you were driving your car was a violation of the speed limit.

text: Walking into my house like that was a violation of my privacy.

text: The new finding seems to be in violation of our understanding of physics.

text: This violation of our trust cannot be forgiven.

text: The violation of these young girls by a man their uncle is hard to understand.

ipa: /ˌvaɪɵˈleɪʃən/

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


mediation

forms:
mediation (singular)
mediations (plural)

glosses: Mediation is the process of helping two people or groups who are not in agreement to come to an agreement.

text: When I was separated from my wife, we had mediation to help decide who got to keep the house.

ipa: /midiˈeɪʃən/

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


centimeter

forms:
centimeter (singular)
centimeters (plural)

glosses: A hundreth of a meter; 100 centimeters is one meter.

text: This pencil is 18 centimeters long.


minimal

forms: minimal (positive)

glosses: When something is minimal, it is very small or small enough to not be important, especially the smallest.

text: We had a minimal amount of rain yesterday, so we still need to water the plants.

text: Don't worry -- any problems from this will be minimal.

ipa: /mɪnəməl/


duty

forms:
duty (singular)
duties (plural)

text: Parents have the duty to educate their children.

glosses: A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff, customs duty, excise duty.

text: Import duty and taxes are due when importing goods into the United States.

ipa: /ˈdjuːti/

irrnoun

duties


implicit

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

glosses: A meaning that is implicit is understood or given but not directly.

text: There is an implicit assumption that women should be acting more like men.

text: Though teachers may not formulate aims consciously, they will be implicit in the teaching.

glosses: A belief that is implicit is complete and without question.

text: Jonadab was used to implicit obedience from his children and was surprised at his son's answer.

ipa: /ɪmˈplɪsɪt/


comprehensive

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

glosses: If something is comprehensive, it includes everything that is related.

text: The book includes the most comprehensive list of existing government programs.

text: This chapter is not intended to provide a detailed and comprehensive documentation of the aids available in the UK.

hyphenation: com‧pre‧hen‧sive


opinionated

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

glosses: If you are opinionated, you have opinions, especially strong opinions.

text: She has strong feelings about many topics; she is an opinionated person.


insight

forms:
insight (singular)
insights (plural)

glosses: A very good understanding of something; a clear idea about how something works.

text: We need to get some insight into the causes of this problem.

text: I just had a flash of insight about why she does that.

enpr: ĭn'sīt

ipa: /ˈɪnsaɪt/


analogous

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

glosses: When x is analogous to y, it is similar to y.

text: Using that little broom to sweep this big floor is analogous to using a candle to cook dinner for 40 people.

text: The development of the new DVD with multiple formats is analogous to the video wars between beta and VHS.

ipa: /-ʤəs/


innovation

forms:
innovation (singular)
innovations (plural)

glosses: Innovation is the process of making something new and original.

text: Our company has stayed in the lead largely by encouraging innovation.

glosses: An innovation is something new and original.

text: The number of technical innovations is growing at a faster and faster rate.

ipa: /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/

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


successive

forms: successive (positive)

glosses: Successive things follow in order, one after another.

text: Successive governments have refused to make the changes.

text: Edward Kawak won in four successive years (1982–1985).

text: Cancers were developing at younger and younger ages with each successive generation in each family.

ipa: /səkˈsɛsɪv/

hyphenation: suc‧ces‧sive


predominantly

etymology_text: predominant + -ly

ety-suffix

predominant

expansion: predominant + -ly

text: The predominantly male, white judges treat men and women differently.

text: Her work during this period was predominantly concerned with children learning to read.

ipa: /prɪˈdɒmɪnəntli/


livers

forms:
liver (singular)
livers (plural)

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

text: Livers produce bile.

noun

liver


fifty

forms: fifty

text: There were fifty people in my class.

ipa: /ˈfɪfti/


fifty

forms:
fifty (singular)
fifties (plural)

text: five tens is fifty.

fifty

fifties


hierarchical

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

glosses: If something is hierarchical, it has levels, with higher levels being larger, more important, more powerful, etc.

text: The rules show the hierarchical structure of the company.

text: The society was rigidly hierarchical with priests, nobles and slaves, and a highly organised army.

ipa: /ˌhaɪərˈɑːkɪkəl/

ipa: /ˌhaɪˈrɑːrkɪkəl/


obedience

forms:
obedience (singular)
obediences (plural)

text: Obedience is very important in any army.

glosses: behavior in which you do what good person, father, boss, teacher, tells you to do.

ipa: /ə(ʊ)ˈbiːdɪəns/


survive

forms:
survive (canonical)
survives (third-person singular)
survived (past)
survived (past participle)
surviving (present participle)

glosses: If you survive something, you experience it and you did not die.

text: They survived the war but died two years later.

text: Some of the factory's equipment from 1827 still survives.

text: I went to a lecture on surviving in dangerous situations.

text: These last few months have been hard, but we'll survive.

verb

surviv

e


priority

forms:
priority (singular)
priorities (plural)

glosses: A priority is something that is important; you want to do it first or spend more time or money on it than other things.

text: Learning the language is a high priority for all people who move to the country.

text: The nineteen national priority areas will receive 70 per cent of the funding.

glosses: If something has or is given priority, it should go before other things.

text: The Government needs to give a higher priority to the quality of life.

text: Teachers need to give priority to science over less important subjects.

ipa: /praɪˈɒrɨti/

enpr: prī-ôrʹĭ-tē

ipa: /praɪˈɔrɪ̈ti/

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

hyphenation: pri‧or‧i‧ty

noun

priorities


device

forms:
device (singular)
devices (plural)

text: She has a device in her kitchen for cutting garlic.

glosses: A device is a machine or part attached to a computer, such as a keyboard, mouse, printer etc.

text: The mouse is an important device for using the computer.

glosses: A device is a clever way of doing something.

ipa: /dəˈvaɪs/

hyphenation: de‧vice


RAM

forms: RAM

pos: abbrev

glosses: RAM is the acronym for random access memory.

ipa: /ræm/


active

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

glosses: Something is active if it is turned on or started.

text: One of the computers was active: its screen was bright.

glosses: If someone is active, he or she does exercise often or participates often.

text: She was such an active 80-year-old that she ran the Boston Marathon.

text: Jenkins is an active member of the Rotary Club since he goes to all the meetings.

glosses: A sentence is active if its subject does the action.

text: "Athena helped Odysseus" is an active sentence because Athena is the one who helped.

ipa: /ˈæktɪv/

sampa: /"{ktIv/


ultimately

etymology_text: ultimate + -ly

ety-suffix

ultimate

expansion: ultimate + -ly

text: We will all help, but it is you who are ultimately responsible.

text: The events of 1962 ultimately lead to the end of his government.

text: Ultimately, the choice depends on what you like.

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

hyphenation: ul‧tim‧ate‧ly


grandchild

forms:
grandchild (singular)
grandchildren (plural)

glosses: A grandchild is the grandson or granddaughter of someone. It is the child of someone's child.

text: Jemima is my grandmother. She is my father's mother. I am her grandchild.

noun

grandchild

grandchildren


depravity

forms:
depravity (singular)
depravities (plural)

glosses: The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.

text: He was a very bad man, lost in depravity.

text: Susan's depravity was her husband's murder.

glosses: evil that is part of human nature, contamination by sin.

text: Our depravity is the result of Adam's fall.

ipa: /dəˈprævɪti/

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

depravities


vertically

etymology_text: vertical + -ly

ety-suffix

vertical

expansion: vertical + -ly

text: The cliffs fell vertically down to the sea.

text: The rocket shot vertically into the sky.

ipa: /ˈvɜːtɪkli/

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


fluctuation

forms:
fluctuation (singular)
fluctuations (plural)

glosses: A fluctuation is when something changes back and forth quickly.

text: The price of wheat stayed the same, but there were a lot of fluctuations in the price of rice.

text: Every time a cloud goes past, there is a fluctuation in the amount of sunshine.

ipa: /flʌktʃuːˈeɪʃən/


exploitation

forms:
exploitation (singular)
exploitations (plural)

glosses: Exploitation is the use of something, usually for profit.

text: The commercial exploitation of Alaska for oil could lead to serious environmental problems.

glosses: Exploitation is the use or treatment of someone unfairly.

text: Today, most countries have laws against the exploitation of children in factories.

ipa: /ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃn̩/

hyphenation: ex‧ploi‧ta‧tion


convince

forms:
convince (canonical)
convinces (third-person singular)
convinced (past)
convinced (past participle)
convincing (present participle)

glosses: To make someone believe, or feel sure about something.

text: We have to convince her that the world is a sphere.

ipa: /kənˈvɪns/

verb

convinc


fare

forms:
fare (singular)
fares (plural)

glosses: A fare is money that you pay for public transportation; that is, to ride on a bus, taxi, train or airplane.

text: The city is planning to increase its bus fares again.

ipa: /fɛə/


handshake

forms:
handshake (singular)
handshakes (plural)

glosses: A handshake is when two people hold hands for a few seconds and move them up and down before letting go. It is often used like a greeting (like saying "hello" or "goodbye" when people meet) or to say that two people have agreed on something.

text: When I meet someone, I give a firm handshake.


invisible

forms: invisible (positive)

glosses: Something is invisible when we can not see it.

text: infrared light is invisible to animals and humans.

text: The magician made the woman invisible.

enpr: ĭn-vĭz'ə-bəl

ipa: /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/


foreign

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

glosses: Foreign means something that comes from a different place or country. Foreign people are known as foreigners.

text: Sven has a foreign accent.

glosses: Foreign can mean something that is not familiar or not characteristic.

text: Greed was as foreign to him as a Frenchman in China.

ipa: /ˈfɒrən/

ipa: /ˈfɔːrən/


jihad

forms:
jihad (singular)
jihads (plural)

glosses: A jihad is a personal fight with yourself to become a better person.

glosses: A jihad is a holy war by Muslims to stop people from keeping down other people by force.

text: The Muslims have started a jihad against the Israelis.

enpr: jĭ-häd'

ipa: /dʒɪˈhɑːd/

enpr: jə-häd'

ipa: /dʒəˈhɑːd/

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


spic

forms:
spic (singular)
spics (plural)

glosses: Spic is an insulting word for a Latino or Hispanic person.

ipa: /ˈspɪk/

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


widespread

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

etymology_text: wide + spread

compound

wide

spread

expansion: wide + spread

glosses: If something is widespread, it happens or exists in many situations or places.

text: This particular bird is only found here, but similar species are very widespread.

text: There is a widespread belief that when we are born we are like a blank sheet of paper.

ipa: /ˌwaɪdˈsprɛd/

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


differentiation

forms:
differentiation (singular)
differentiations (plural)

glosses: Differentiation finding or showing the differences between things.

text: In the shop, there was no differentiation between product from Asia and product from Europe.

glosses: Differentiation is the process of becoming or making something different.

text: As the cells grow and divide, differentiation takes place. You can begin to see some as muscle cells, some as blood cells, etc.

glosses: Differentiation is acting different towards different people or situations.

text: Schools tend to have little formal curricular differentiation between the sexes, except in physical education.

glosses: Differentiation is the process of obtaining the derivative of a function.

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


cowardice

forms:
cowardice (singular)
cowardices (plural)

glosses: Someone who shows cowardice is being afraid, not having courage, not doing something they should do because they are afraid.

text: He showed cowardice when he ran away and left his friend to fight the other children.

ipa: /kaʊʍɜrdɪs/

hyphenation: cow‧ard‧ice


temporary

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

glosses: Something is temporary if it's only for a short time.

text: A tent was our temporary home after our house burned down in the fire.

text: The middle of the floor is a temporary place for these books until I find room for them on the shelf.

ipa: /ˈtɛmpərəri/

ipa: /ˈtɛmpəˌrɛri/

hyphenation: tem‧po‧rary


horizontal

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

glosses: Something that is lying down or "straight across" is horizontal. In a horizontal direction means straight across.

text: The road across the Nullabor plain is horizontal.

text: Dad hung a swing from a horizontal branch.

text: Horizontal stripes on a shirt make a person look wider.

glosses: To be horizontal means to have something to do with the horizon.

ipa: /ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntəl/

ipa: /ˌhɔːrəˈzɑːntəl/


vision

forms:
vision (singular)
visions (plural)

glosses: Vision is being able to see with your eyes.

text: Now I'm old and my vision is not very good, so I don't drive a car any more.

glosses: Vision is being able to think of good ideas for the future.

text: This woman will be a good leader of our company because she has great vision about the future of our company.

text: The president needs to create ideas, to create a vision for the country.

enpr: vĭzh'ən

ipa: /ˈvɪʒ(ə)n/


restraint

forms:
restraint (singular)
restraints (plural)

glosses: Restraint is the quality people show when they don't do something they shouldn't do.

text: You already ate too much cake. Now please show some restraint.

glosses: A restraint is a strap or other thing that holds a person in place, like a seatbelt in a car or handcuffs that the police use to hold someone.

text: A baby needs the right kind of restraint to ride safely in a car.

glosses: A restraint is something that stops people from doing something.

text: A legal restraint prevents him from going to meet his ex-girlfriend.

ipa: /rɪˈstreɪnt/

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


transmission

forms:
transmission (singular)
transmissions (plural)

glosses: Transmission is the sending of something from one place to another, usually something like electricity, a message or a disease.

text: Washing before touching food can prevent the transmission of disease in food and drink.

text: The new communication lines and will be able to support data transmission at speeds four times faster than today.

text: The National Transmission System is a network of thousands of kilometres of wire.

glosses: A transmission is a signal, such as TV or radio, that is sent from one place to another.

text: Radio stations have promised live transmission from the concert.

glosses: A transmission in a machine is the parts that transfer the engine's movement to the wheels or other moving parts.

text: The car comes with a four-speed automatic transmission.

enpr: trănsmĭ'shən

ipa: /trænsˈmɪʃən/


eliminate

forms:
eliminate (canonical)
eliminates (third-person singular)
eliminated (past)
eliminated (past participle)
eliminating (present participle)

glosses: If you eliminate something, you make it go away or disappear, or you kill it.

text: The recent fixes have eliminated the problems we were having.

text: Canada was eliminated in the first round of the world cup.

text: He was at risk of being eliminated by the other gang members.

ipa: /ɪ'lɪməneɪt/

verb

eliminat


disambiguation

forms:
disambiguation (singular)
disambiguations (plural)

etymology_text: dis- + ambiguation

word parts

dis-

ambiguation

expansion: dis- + ambiguation

glosses: If I work on disambiguation, I am helping to get rid of things that are so similar that they cause confusion.

text: This page is a disambiguation page.

ipa: /dɪsæmˌbɪɡjuːˈeɪʃən/

hyphenation: dis‧am‧big‧u‧a‧tion


automatically

etymology_text: automatic + -ally

ety-suffix

automatic

ally

expansion: automatic + -ally

glosses: If something happens automatically, it happens without the need for a person to start it or do anything more.

text: The door closed and locked automatically behind him.

text: If you sign up for this, you'll automatically be entered in a contest to win a car.

glosses: If you do something automatically, you do it without thinking about it.

text: If a man and woman spend time together, you shouldn't automatically assume they're lovers.

text: "You're welcome," she said automatically.


revision

forms:
revision (singular)
revisions (plural)

glosses: A revision is a change or edit a to language, a plan, etc.

text: This book needs a lot of revision before it can be published.

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

text: The plan has undergone a number of complete revisions.

glosses: A revision is a piece of writing or plan that has changed or will change.

text: The software includes the latest revisions to the HTML standards.

glosses: In the UK, revision is the process of studying something again.

text: I need to do more revision for the test.

enpr: rəvĭzh'ən


absolute

forms:
absolute (singular)
absolutes (plural)

glosses: An absolute is something that will always exist.

text: Death is considered to be an absolute.

hyphenation: ab‧so‧lute


absolute

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

glosses: If something is absolute, it is complete or total.

text: The light went out and he was in absolute darkness.

text: The sergeant has absolute power. His soldiers must obey him.


androgyny

forms:
androgyny (singular)
androgynies (plural)

glosses: Androgyny is having both masculine and feminine characteristics.

glosses: Androgyny is looking neither masculine nor feminine.

ipa: /ænˈdrɑd͡ʒəni/

ipa: /ænˈdrɒdʒəni/

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

noun

androgyny

androgynies


prohibit

forms:
prohibit (canonical)
prohibits (third-person singular)
prohibited (past)
prohibited (past participle)
prohibiting (present participle)

glosses: If you prohibit something, you say that it must not be done.

text: The laws were changed to prohibit the use of certain tools.

text: Company policy is to prohibit dogs from entering the store.

glosses: If x prohibits y, y is not possible because of x.

text: The use of a password prohibits access to outsiders.

ipa: /prəˈhɪbɪt/

ipa: /proʊˈhɪbɪt/

verb

prohibit


random

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

glosses: If something is random, there is no purpose, reason, or pattern.

text: I have to sit there like typing in random keywords to see if it's a keyword.

text: Why don't you get organised instead of just contacting random people.

glosses: If a process is random, every option has an equal chance of happening.

text: 20 per cent of the random sample of the libraries were public in any normal sense of the word.

text: Banks use random numbers to make codes to keep your computer banking safe and secret.

enpr: răn'dəm

ipa: /ˈrændəm/


clarity

forms: clarity (singular)

text: She dreamed, with great clarity, that she had seen her own death.

text: Lack of clarity on the part of the teacher will cause confusion among the students.

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

noun

clarity


practitioner

forms:
practitioner (singular)
practitioners (plural)

glosses: A practitioner is a person who works in a profession or following a particular style or belief, especially related to health care.

text: Acupuncture practitioners use fine needles to stimulate specific points of the body.

text: The book should be useful for new and experienced practitioners of yoga.

ipa: /prækˈtɪʃənə/

ipa: /prækˈtɪʃənər/


homophone

forms:
homophone (singular)
homophones (plural)

glosses: A word that sounds like another word, even though they have different meanings.

text: "right" and "write" are homophones.

ipa: /ˈhɒməfəʊ̯n/

ipa: /ˈhɑːməfoʊ̯n/


librarian

forms:
librarian (singular)
librarians (plural)

glosses: A librarian is a person who manages a library.

text: You can ask the librarian to help you find the book.

enpr: lī-brâr’-ē-ən

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


detect

forms:
detect (canonical)
detects (third-person singular)
detected (past)
detected (past participle)
detecting (present participle)

glosses: If you detect something, you use your senses to find or notice it.

text: Some insects can detect changes in temperature as small as 0.003 degrees Celsius.

text: These animals have a smell that even a human nose can easily detect.

text: The chemical has been detected in lakes and rivers, in fish and birds, and in human breast milk.

text: Our instruments are not sensitive enough to detect it.

ipa: /dɪˈtɛkt/

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


hear

forms:
hear (canonical)
hears (third-person singular)
heard (past)
heard (past participle)
hearing (present participle)

glosses: If you hear a sound, you notice it with your ear.

text: I heard music coming from the next room.

text: Speak louder, I cannot hear you!

enpr: hēr

ipa: /hiːr/

enpr: hēə(r)

ipa: /hiːə(r)/

hear

hears

heard

heard

hearing


heir

forms:
heir (singular)
heirs (plural)

glosses: An heir is the person who gets the property or money when someone dies.

text: Jack was his only heir, so he will get all the money.

enpr: âr

homophones: air Ayr ere err


appendix

forms:
appendix (singular)
appendices or appendixes (plural)

glosses: An appendix is a part at the back of a book that has extra information.

text: See Appendix B for a list of irregular verbs.

text: An appendix lists all 221 equations used by the program.

glosses: Your appendix is a small part of your body that is attached to your large intestine.

text: It was common for children to die from a burst appendix.

ipa: /əˈpɛndɪks/

appendix

appendices

appendixes


speaks

forms:
speak (canonical)
speaks (third-person singular)
spoke (past)
spoke (past participle)
speaking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of speak.

text: I find it difficult to understand him because he speaks with such a heavy accent.

speak

speaks

spoke

spoke

speaking


behalf

forms:
behalf (singular)
behalves (plural)

glosses: If you do something on someone's behalf, you do it for them or as their representative.

text: We give you this award on behalf of a grateful nation.

text: We have to leave, but would you please apologize to Steve on our behalf?

text: If you're not there, they'll make the decision on your behalf.

enpr: bĭhăfˈ

ipa: /bɪˈhæf/

ipa: /bɪˈhɑːf/

behalf

behalves


problem

forms:
problem (singular)
problems (plural)

glosses: A problem is something that is difficult to do, understand, or believe.

text: If you have a problems with the computer, I can probably help.

text: You should see your doctor if you think you have a health problem.

text: This book tells you how to deal with drinking problems.

text: If you are regularly late, it can cause problems.

text: Today, we are concerned with some serious problems with the product.

text: I solved the problem by replacing a broken part.

text: It's a good idea to discuss your problems with a friend.

text: Problems like these arise from a lack of care.

text: We've identified a number of problem areas that need to be looked at.

text: Most students got the right answer for the first problem.

glosses: You say "no problem" to agree to do something.

text: "Could you open the door for me?" "Sure, no problem!"

glosses: You say "no problem" after somebody thanks you or apologises to you.

text: "Thank you so much for all your help." "No problem! Any time!"

ipa: /prɒbləm/

hyphenation: prob‧lem


horizontally

forms:
horizontally (positive)
more horizontally (comparative)
Superlativemost horizontally

etymology_text: horizontal + -ly

ety-suffix

horizontal

ly

expansion: horizontal + -ly

text: The pictures were arranged horizontally around the room.

text: Johnnie's hat sailed horizontally out the window.


cruciverbalist

forms:
cruciverbalist (singular)
cruciverbalists (plural)

glosses: A person who enjoys doing crossword puzzles.

text: Susan is a cruciverbalist; she does the newspaper crossword puzzle every day.


incompatible

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

etymology_text: in- + compatible

ety-prefix

in

compatible

expansion: in- + compatible

glosses: Two things are incompatible with each other if they don't fit together or don't work well together.

text: The husband and wife were not happy together because they were incompatible.

text: I can't fit this wire into my computer because the end is incompatible with the part of the computer for plugging things in.

ipa: /ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/


preliminary

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

glosses: If something is preliminary, it is a preparation for a main matter.

enpr: prĭlĭmʹĭnĕri

ipa: /prɪˈlɪmɪnɛri/

enpr: prĭlĭmʹĭnəri

ipa: /prɪˈlɪmɪnəri/

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


preliminary

forms:
preliminary (singular)
preliminaries (plural)

glosses: A preliminary is a preparation for a main matter.

noun

preliminary

preliminaries


preliminary

forms: preliminary

text: Preliminary to the main discussions, perhaps we could introduce ourselves.


edible

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

glosses: Something is called edible if it can be eaten by humans and animals without danger to their health.

text: These mushrooms are edible.

ipa: /ˈɛdɪbəl/

ipa: /ˈɛdəbəl/

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


edible

forms:
edible (singular)
edibles (plural)

glosses: An edible is something that you can eat.

text: The apple is an edible.


pose

forms:
pose (singular)
poses (plural)

text: What kind of pose is best for this photograph?

ipa: /pəʊz/


pose

forms:
pose (canonical)
poses (third-person singular)
posed (past)
posed (past participle)
posing (present participle)

text: The emcee will pose the tie-breaking question.

text: Will you pose for a photograph?

text: Have you posed for your portrait?

text: Some celebs spend too much time posing for photographs.

verb

pos


speaking

forms:
speak (canonical)
speaks (third-person singular)
spoke (past)
spoken (past participle)
speaking (present participle)

ipa: /ˈspiːˌkɪŋ/

spoken


forty

forms: forty

text: He was forty minutes late.

ipa: /ˈfɔrti/

hyphenation: for‧ty


forty

forms:
forty (singular)
forties (plural)

text: four tens is forty.

noun

forty

forties


conformity

forms: conformity (singular)

glosses: Conformity is the state of being or becoming similar to other members of a group.

text: In high school, students who do not show a high degree of conformity are often not accepted by other students.

text: Often the teaching of writing is really the teaching of social conformity: students must write like everyone else.

glosses: Conformity is the state of following rules or expectations.

text: The army is there to ensure conformity with the UN resolutions.

ipa: /kənˈfɔrmɪti/

ipa: /kənˈfɔːmɪti/

hyphenation: con‧for‧mi‧ty


effective

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

glosses: An effective strategy, treatment, method, etc is one that works well as planned.

text: Teachers are using instructional strategies that are most effective in helping students learn.

glosses: If you have effective command, consent, control, etc., you have it in practice but not officially.

text: The students had effective control over what the teacher would include on the test.

glosses: If a law, agreement, change, etc. becomes effective, it officially begins.

text: The new rules about ball size are effective next season.

ipa: /ɪˈfɛktɪv/

hyphenation: ef‧fec‧tive


effective

forms: effective

glosses: You use effective to tell when something starts officially.

text: Effective next week, all employees will wear the new uniform.


mutual

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

glosses: If something is mutual x does it to y, and y does it to x.

text: The working relationship between the two men was based on a mutual respect.

text: She hated him, and the feeling was mutual.

glosses: A mutual friend, agreement, etc. is one that is shared between two or more people.

text: I learned of her accident through a mutual friend.

ipa: /ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/


ductile

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

glosses: If something is ductile, it can be stretched into wire, usually metal.

glosses: If something is ductile, it can easily be molded into a new shape.

glosses: If someone is ductile, they are easily lead; they are prone to follow.

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


medium

forms: medium (positive)

glosses: A medium amount is an amount that is not small and not large, but in the middle.

text: Would you like a small, medium or large drink?

enpr: mē'diəm

ipa: /ˈmiːdiəm/


medium

forms:
medium (singular)
mediums or media (plural)

glosses: A medium is stuff that something moves through.

text: Light can go through different media: air, water, glass.

text: Sound waves slow down when they go through this kind of medium.

glosses: A medium is a person who hears ideas that come from people who are dead. (plural mediums)

text: We all closed our eyes, and the medium said "I hear your father speaking."

text: I don't believe those mediums can really hear anything.

medium

mediums

media


spoken

text: I have spoken to her about the car.

ipa: /'spoʊkən/


conceive

forms:
conceive (canonical)
conceives (third-person singular)
conceived (past)
conceived (past participle)
conceiving (present participle)

glosses: If you can conceive of a certain situation, you can imagine it.

text: I just can't conceive of life without you.

text: Can you conceive what life would have been like in that time?

glosses: Someone conceives of an idea when they think of the idea for the first time, and it's their idea: they thought of it themselves, no one told them.

text: The planners first conceived of the idea of making a large, curved building here in 1998.

text: I can't conceive of any way of getting there before 5:00.

glosses: A woman conceives a baby when she becomes pregnant (starts to carry a tiny baby inside her).

text: The baby was conceived the day we went to Niagara Falls.

ipa: /kənˈsiːv/

verb

conceiv

e


contrary

forms: contrary

glosses: If an act or idea is contrary to something, it is against it.

text: The president's actions are contrary to the constitution and therefore illegal.

glosses: You use contrary to x when x is different from the truth.

text: Contrary to popular belief, the oil companies cannot control the price of crude.

text: What she told me was contrary to everything I had ever heard.

text: Contrary to popular myth, women are not worse drivers than men.

ipa: /ˈkɒntrəri/

ipa: /ˈkɑntrɛri/

hyphenation: con‧trary


contrary

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

glosses: A contrary view, sentence, etc. is opposite to other ones.

text: The contrary view is that these kind of projects are a waste of money.

text: The only thoughts he had were contrary ones.

glosses: A contrary person tries to be different from other people or does not often agree with others.

glosses: The contrary is the opposite of an idea, sentence, etc.

text: It is best to believe people are good, at least until the contrary is shown.

text: This is not necessarily bad; on the contrary, it is sometimes quite useful.


infrastructure

forms:
infrastructure (singular)
infrastructures (plural)

glosses: A place's infrastructure is the basic public works such as roads, electricity & water supply, and schools, that allow it to function.

text: The construction of the BAM railway will provide an infrastructure for exports to Japan and the US.

text: The new bridge will be one of Europe's largest ever infrastructure projects.

glosses: The infrastructure is the basic ideas and systems that support an organisation or a project.

text: The hardware-software system provides an infrastructure for messaging applications across the company.

ipa: /ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌk(t)ʃɚ/


incumbent

forms:
incumbent (singular)
incumbents (plural)

glosses: An incumbent is a person who currently holds a type of position, often in politics.

text: She was an incumbent in the last election for the office she holds.

ipa: /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/

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


incumbent

forms: incumbent (positive)

glosses: If someone is incumbent, they are in a political position now.

text: They are incumbent in this election because they are in office.


ethical

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

glosses: An ethical issue, problem, etc. relates to questions of good or bad, right or wrong.

text: Doctors have to think about both the medical and ethical parts of the problem.

glosses: If something is ethical, it is good, not bad or wrong. Often, this is based on formal philosophy. Often, what is ethical is based on rules of a group or profession (kind of job).

text: Is it really ethical to eat meat?

ipa: /ˈɛθɪkəl/


meetings

forms:
meeting (singular)
meetings (plural)

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

text: The group gets together in many meetings.

noun

meeting


devote

forms:
devote (canonical)
devotes (third-person singular)
devoted (past)
devoted (past participle)
devoting (present participle)

glosses: If someone devotes time or energy to something, they feel that it is important and they spend a lot of time or energy on it.

text: I devoted ten years of my life to writing that book.

text: She decided to devote her life to nursing.

ipa: /dɪˈvoʊt/

ipa: /dɪˈvəʊt/

verb

devot


regardless

forms: regardless

etymology_text: regard + -less

ety-suffix

regard

less

expansion: regard + -less

glosses: If x happens regardless of y, y does not change x.

text: She left, regardless of him asking her to stay.

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


uniform

forms:
uniform (singular)
uniforms (plural)

glosses: A uniform is clothing that is very similar and worn by a group of people.

text: All the young army men wore identical uniforms and badges of rank.

text: School uniform was always worn, which for the boys meant khaki shirts and trousers.

text: When I was a child, I was afraid of men in uniform: policemen, firemen, even the milkman.

ipa: /ˈjuːnɪfɔːm/

enpr: yo͞oʹnə-fôrm

ipa: /ˈjunəfɔrm/


uniform

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

glosses: If something is uniform, there is no variation in it.

text: It was designed to be uniform from one end to the other.

text: The increase in grades has been uniform across all subjects except math.


hullo

forms: hullo

pos: intj

glosses: You say, "hullo" in greeting when you meet someone new or see somebody you know.

text: "Good morning, James!" "Hullo, Jimbob! How are you?"


nominate

forms:
nominate (canonical)
nominates (third-person singular)
nominated (past)
nominated (past participle)
nominating (present participle)

glosses: To name someone for a role or position, including that of an office.

text: Jim nominated Tom to be the leader of their group

glosses: To name something for an award or prize.

text: The movie was nominated for an Academy Award.

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

verb

nominat