yard

forms:
yard (singular)
yards (plural)

text: The children went out to play in the yard.

glosses: A yard is an imperial measure of length. One yard is three feet or 91.44 centimeters.

text: A soccer field is 110 yards long.

ipa: /jɑːd/

enpr: yärd

ipa: /jɑːrd/


move

forms:
move (canonical)
moves (third-person singular)
moved (past)
moved (past participle)
moving (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: If you move, you go from one place to another.

text: Please stay in your seat until the plane stops moving.

glosses: If you move, you change the position of part of your body.

text: I was so afraid, I couldn't move.

glosses: If you move something, you change its position.

text: Can you move your chair so I can get by?

ipa: /muːv/

verb

mov

e

expansion: [POS TABLE]


move

forms:
move (singular)
moves (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: A move is something which is done to achieve a goal.

text: The move had not been expected.

glosses: is a change in your home or business to live or work somewhere else.

text: The move to the city was completed in a week.

glosses: A move, in a game such as chess, is when you put a piece in another place.

text: The move of the queen led to his loss.

text: I finished my turn. It's your move.


boat

forms:
boat (singular)
boats (plural)

glosses: A boat is a vehicle used to travel on water.

text: At the lake, the children learn about fishing and boat safety.

text: The waves rocked the boat back and forth.

text: I took the old man's hand, stepped down from the dock into the yellow boat.

text: We got wet on the boat ride.

text: We sailed the wooden boats by the side of the pool, the kids holding the strings.

text: He looked around and spotted the boat drifting away.

text: We left the hotel and quickly got aboard the boat.

enpr: bōt

ipa: /bəʊt/

ipa: /boʊt/

sampa: /boUt/


boat

forms:
boat (canonical)
boats (third-person singular)
boated (past)
boated (past participle)
boating (present participle)


voice

forms:
voice (singular)
voices (plural)

glosses: The sounds a person makes with the throat.

text: His voice was deep and clear.

text: She had a lot of voice in the company.

text: You spoke in a low voice so that they would not hear.

glosses: Tells if the subject does or receives the action.

text: That sentence is in passive voice.

ipa: /vɔɪs/


voice

forms:
voice (canonical)
voices (third-person singular)
voiced (past)
voiced (past participle)
voicing (present participle)

text: The president voiced her disagreement.

voic


glove

forms:
glove (singular)
gloves (plural)

glosses: A glove is a piece of clothing you wear on your hand to keep your hands warm or safe.

text: Police officers often wear gloves when working in crime scenes to avoid destroying evidence.

text: John is wearing gloves today because it's -5°C.

enpr: glŭv

ipa: /ɡlʌv/


harmony

forms:
harmony (singular)
harmonies (plural)

glosses: Harmony is when two or more notes sound good at the same time.

glosses: In art, harmony is using colors which look good together.

glosses: A feeling of harmony means a feeling of close understanding with no conflict.

text: After a month walking in the countryside, I really felt in harmony with nature.

ipa: /ˈhɑrməni/

hyphenation: har‧mo‧ny

irrnoun

harmonies


him

pos: pron

glosses: he when used after a preposition or as the object of a verb.

text: Give it to him (after preposition)

text: She wrote him a letter (indirect object)

text: She treated him for a cold (direct object)

enpr: hĭm

ipa: /hɪm/

sampa: /hIm/


license

forms:
license (singular)
licenses (plural)

glosses: A license is an official piece of paper that allows you to do something, such as drive, open a business, etc.

text: I got my driver's license when I was 16 years old.

ipa: /ˈlaɪsəns/

hyphenation: li‧cense


license

forms:
license (canonical)
licenses (third-person singular)
licensed (past)
licensed (past participle)
licensing (present participle)

glosses: The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.

text: It was decided to license Wikipedia under the GFDL.

text: I am licensed to practice law in this state.

verb

licens


empty

forms:
empty (positive)
emptier (comparative)
emptiest (superlative)

pos: adj

glosses: If something is empty, it has nothing inside it.

text: Hey! You finished my beer. It's empty.

ipa: /ɛmptiː/

hyphenation: emp‧ty

adj

empty

emptier

emptiest


empty

forms:
empty (canonical)
empties (third-person singular)
emptied (past)
emptied (past participle)
emptying (present participle)

glosses: If you empty something, you remove everything in that item.

text: I will empty the bins.

verb

empt

y


rent

forms:
rent (singular)
rents (plural)

glosses: Rent is the money you pay to borrow and use something, usually an apartment.

text: Have we paid this month's rent yet?

enpr: rĕnt

ipa: /rɛnt/

sampa: /rEnt/


rent

forms:
rent (canonical)
rents (third-person singular)
rented (past)
rented (past participle)
renting (present participle)

glosses: If you rent something, you pay money to use something for a limited time, usually for a house or apartment.

text: I'm in Texas next week, so I'll have to rent a car.

text: The room was rented out last week.


unit

forms:
unit (singular)
units (plural)

glosses: One of a measure of something; the amount of something that is counted as "one".

text: Measure five units to the left.

text: $4 is the unit price.

text: A pound is a useful unit for thinking about amounts of butter.

text: I prefer metric units.

glosses: Item, used when no other word for something exists.

text: He set up the A/C unit.


ticket

forms:
ticket (singular)
tickets (plural)

glosses: A ticket is a piece of paper that allows you to enter a train, airplane, show, etc.

text: I bought my ticket to Mexico last week, but now I can't find it.

glosses: A ticket is a piece of paper that shows that you have parked your car in the wrong place or committed some other driving offence.

text: The policeman gave me a ticket for going 125 km/h.

ipa: /ˈtɪkɪt/


ticket

forms:
ticket (canonical)
tickets (third-person singular)
ticketed (past)
ticketed (past participle)
ticketing (present participle)

glosses: If you ticket someone, then you give someone a ticket for breaking a law.

text: The officer ticketed the driver after he drove through a red light.


loud

forms:
loud (positive)
louder (comparative)
loudest (superlative)

glosses: If a sound is loud, you can hear it very easily. If it's very loud, it might hurt your ears.

text: Can you turn down the music, please? It's too loud.

glosses: If a person is loud, they talk too much or too loudly.

text: After he has a few beers he gets really loud.

glosses: If colours, clothes, or other things you see are loud, they have too many bright colours or patterns and they don't look good.

enpr: loud

ipa: /laʊd/

sampa: /laUd/

adj

loud

louder

loudest


hat

forms:
hat (singular)
hats (plural)

glosses: A hat is a piece of clothing that you wear on your head.

text: A poke bonnet is an old-fashioned woman's hat that covers the hair and shades the face with a rim.

text: Please take off your hat when you enter the church.

text: Men remove their hats when entering a church.

text: Women's hats are sold in a special store called a milliner's shop or a millinery.

text: Men's hats are sold in a special store called a haberdashery.

ipa: /hæt/

ipa: [hat]


wool

forms:
wool (singular)
wools (plural)

glosses: Wool is the hair of a sheep. We often use it to make clothes.

ipa: /wʊl/


push

forms:
push (canonical)
pushes (third-person singular)
pushed (past)
pushed (past participle)
pushing (present participle)

glosses: If you push something, you touch it with a force away from your body.

text: You have to push that door quite hard before it will open.

text: If you push this button, the machine will stop.

enpr: po͝osh

ipa: pʊʃ

sampa: /pUS/

verb

push

es


push

forms:
push (singular)
pushes (plural)

glosses: A push is the act of touching something with a force away from your body.

text: My car won't move. Can you give me a push?

noun

pushes


mine

text: Give that back to me! It's mine!

enpr: mīn

ipa: /maɪn/


mine

forms:
mine (singular)
mines (plural)

glosses: A mine is a large hole in the ground from which rocks and minerals are taken.

glosses: A mine is a device that explodes when it is touched, or when a ship, vehicle, or person comes close to it.


mine

forms:
mine (canonical)
mines (third-person singular)
mined (past)
mined (past participle)
mining (present participle)

glosses: If you mine rocks or minerals, you dig them out of the ground.

glosses: If you mine an area, you dig a mine there.

glosses: If you mine an area, you put exploding mines there.

text: The soldiers mined the field to help kill their enemies.

verb

min


straw

forms:
straw (singular)
straws (plural)

glosses: Straw is dried grasses, such as wheat, without the seeds. Animals sleep on it, and people make hats and mats out of it.

glosses: A pale, yellowish-beige colour, like that of a dried straw.

glosses: A straw is a thin hollow tube that you drink through.

ipa: /strɔː/

ipa: /strɔ/

ipa: /strɑ/


repair

forms:
repair (canonical)
repairs (third-person singular)
repaired (past)
repaired (past participle)
repairing (present participle)

glosses: If something is broken or damaged and you repair it, it's not broken anymore.

text: And workmen were out repairing damage to the lights from last night's wind.

ipa: /rɪˈpɛə/

ipa: /rɪˈpɛɚ/


repair

forms:
repair (singular)
repairs (plural)

glosses: A repair is something you do to something to fix it.

text: Last night the car wouldn't start, so this morning I took it in for repairs.


bucket

forms:
bucket (singular)
buckets (plural)

glosses: A bucket is a container used for carrying things like water or sand.

enpr: bûk'ĭt

ipa: /ˈbʌkɪt/

sampa: /'bVkIt/


boy

forms:
boy (singular)
boys (plural)

glosses: A boy is a male child or teenager; someone who is not a man yet.

text: He had a pretty wife and two little ones: a boy and a girl.

text: My oldest son was a Boy Scout in England.

text: The boys basketball team won five games in a row.

text: Two teenage boys died in the crash.

text: A 12-year-old boy stands at the window and watches two men outside.

text: "I am a grown man" "you are not a man, you are a little boy, you don't act like a man".

text: I told my mom I wanted a boy puppy, not a girl one.

ipa: /bɔɪ/

sampa: /bOI/


boy

forms: boy

pos: intj

glosses: You use boy when you are surprised about something.

text: Boy, that's a big dog.


a little

forms: a little

pos: det

text: We've only got a little time, so please be quick.

text: I need a little more room here.

text: You can do it with a little help from your friends.

text: He put a little water into the cup.

text: "Would you like some cake?" "Just a little, please."

text: Can we talk a little more?

text: You're walking a little too slowly.

text: I understand only a little of what you say.


cause

forms:
cause (singular)
causes (plural)

glosses: A cause is what leads to something happening.

text: The cause of the fire was lightning.

glosses: A cause is a goal, aim or principle that people support or fight for.

text: He is fighting for a just cause.

enpr: kôz

ipa: /kɔːz/

ipa: /kɔz/


cause

forms:
cause (canonical)
causes (third-person singular)
caused (past)
caused (past participle)
causing (present participle)

glosses: To cause something is to make it happen.

text: His careless driving caused the car accident.

caus


bone

forms:
bone (singular)
bones (plural)

glosses: Bones are the hard, white things inside your body. They give your body its shape.

text: How many bones did a dinosaur have?

ipa: /bəʊn/


bone

forms:
bone (canonical)
bones (third-person singular)
boned (past)
boned (past participle)
boning (present participle)

bon


error

forms:
error (singular)
errors (plural)

glosses: An error is something which is accidentally not correct.

text: The bank made an error and gave me too much money.

text: I keep getting errors on my computer program.

enpr: ĕr'ə(r)

ipa: /ˈɛrə(r)/

ipa: /ˈɛrɚ/

homophones: air ere heir


shirt

forms:
shirt (singular)
shirts (plural)

glosses: A shirt is a piece of clothing you wear on the upper part of your body. Shirts are not very thick.

text: I need a new shirt to go with my new pants.

ipa: /ʃɜːt/

ipa: /ʃɝt/


remove

forms:
remove (canonical)
removes (third-person singular)
removed (past)
removed (past participle)
removing (present participle)

glosses: If you remove something, you take it out or away.

text: After he was shot, the doctor removed three bullets from his leg.

ipa: /rɪˈmuːv/

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

remov


conversation

forms:
conversation (singular)
conversations (plural)

glosses: A conversation is when two or more people are talking informally.

text: I had a really interesting conversation at work about how to improve things.

text: She is very good at making conversation with people she meets.

ipa: /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌkɑnvɚˈseɪʃən/


consist

forms:
consist (canonical)
consists (third-person singular)
consisted (past)
consisted (past participle)
consisting (present participle)

glosses: If A consists of B, then B is the thing or things that, together, make A.

text: His letter consisted of only three words.

text: Preparation for the party consisted of inviting guests, buying food, cleaning, and hoping that the weather would be nice.

enpr: kənsĭst'

ipa: /kənˈsɪst/


interpretation

forms:
interpretation (singular)
interpretations (plural)

glosses: An interpretation is an attempt to understand something.

text: Weather forecasters use a lot of data, but the interpretation of the data is very difficult.

text: In our interpretation the output data in Table 2 is an acceptable variation of that in Table 1.

glosses: An interpretation is one meaning that something might have, or one way that one person understands something.

text: I don't think your interpretation is what the writer meant.

text: One interpretation of the poem "Cross" by Langston Hughes is that "Cross" symbolize the speaker's mixed race.

text: The hospital offers interpretation services between English and French, Spanish, and Punjabi.

glosses: An interpretation expresses an individual’s opinion about artistic work.

text: One interpretation of "Alive" is that people will do anything to survive.

ipa: /ɪntɚprəˈteɪʃən/

ipa: /ɪntəprəˈteɪʃən/

hyphenation: in‧ter‧pre‧ta‧tion


couple

forms:
couple (singular)
couples (plural)

glosses: A couple is two (2) things that go together.

text: Can you lend me a couple of dollars?

glosses: A couple is two people that love one another.

text: John and Susan make a nice couple, don't they?

ipa: /ˈkʌpəl/


couple

forms:
couple (canonical)
couples (third-person singular)
coupled (past)
coupled (past participle)
coupling (present participle)

glosses: If you couple two things, you join them together.

coupl


opposite

forms: opposite

pos: prep

glosses: If A is opposite B, they are facing each other.

text: The bank is just opposite this hotel, right across the street there.

ipa: /ˈɒpəzɪt/

ipa: /ˈɑpəzɪt/


opposite

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

glosses: If two things are opposite, they are the same kind but completely different from each other.

text: "Go left. No, right!" "Do you want me to go left or right? I mean, they're opposite directions, aren't they?"

text: I don't think we can work together. We're too opposite.

text: Black is the opposite of white. "Yes" is the opposite of "no". Day is the opposite of night.

adj

more: true


opposite

forms:
opposite (singular)
opposites (plural)

glosses: The opposite of something is something else of the same kind but completely different.

text: My kids always do the exact opposite of what I tell them.

text: The word dust is its own opposite, meaning both put on and take off dust.


clean

forms:
clean (positive)
cleaner (comparative)
cleanest (superlative)

glosses: If something is clean, it is free from dirt

text: The kids came back from the washroom with clean hands and faces.

text: Did you wash these dishes? They don't look very clean.

text: To keep the air clean, smoking is not allowed.

text: I clear our breakfast and wipe the table clean with a wet rag.

glosses: If a technology is clean, it doesn't produce much pollution.

text: We want to use wind as safe, clean, non-polluting energy.

text: There was a lot of pushing in their last game, but today's match was mostly clean.

text: No dirty jokes, please. Keep your language clean.

text: The police searched the car for drugs, but it was clean.

text: Her driving record was clean.

glosses: A clean piece of paper, start, etc. has nothing from before: no writing, no history, etc.

text: Why don't you get a clean piece of paper and start over.

text: I wanted a clean start, so I moved to LA.

glosses: If a something is clean, it is smooth, simple, and regular, without anything unwanted.

text: Your company website needs a clean design that makes it easy for consumers to understand what you're selling.

text: It's a clean cut, made with something sharp like a razor or a knife.

enpr: klēn

ipa: /kliːn/

adjective

clean

cleaner

cleanest


clean

forms:
clean (canonical)
cleans (third-person singular)
cleaned (past)
cleaned (past participle)
cleaning (present participle)

glosses: If you clean something, you take away the dirt and put everything in its place.

text: Tomo, will you clean up your room please. There are clothes all over the floor.


beautiful

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

etymology_text: beauty + -ful

ety-suffix

beauty

ful

expansion: beauty + -ful

glosses: If something is beautiful, it is very good to look at it.

text: Look at that beautiful bird!

text: This magazine always has a picture of a beautiful woman on the front.

enpr: byo͞oʹtĭ-fəl

ipa: /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/


blood

forms:
blood (singular)
bloods (plural)

glosses: Blood is a red liquid inside a person or animal's body that carries nutrients and oxygen to the other parts of the body.

text: I'm taking medication for high blood pressure.

text: These blood vessels bring oxygen to every part of your body.

text: He put his hand over the cut to stop the flow of blood.

text: Vitamin B12 helps maintain healthy red blood cells.

text: When you run, your heart works harder pumping blood up and down your body.

text: There was a knife lying by her body, covered in blood.

text: The police found six tiny drops of blood in the kitchen and in the garage.

glosses: The family that you were born in is your blood.

enpr: /blŭd/

ipa: /blʌd/

sampa: /blVd/


kiss

forms:
kiss (singular)
kisses (plural)

glosses: The act of placing your lips on something, usually to show love or affection.

text: She gave him a long kiss on the lips.

glosses: A cone-shaped piece of chocolate made by Hershey.

text: I will give you a chocolate kiss.

enpr: kĭs

ipa: /kɪs/

sampa: /kIs/

noun

kiss

kisses


kiss

forms:
kiss (canonical)
kisses (third-person singular)
kissed (past)
kissed (past participle)
kissing (present participle)

glosses: To place your lips on something to show love or affection.

text: The man and the woman kissed each other.

text: His car kissed the bumper of the car in front of him.


issue

forms:
issue (singular)
issues (plural)

glosses: An issue is a particular topic or subject, often one that people are discussing and/or is a problem.

text: The students raised an important issue in my last class, and I hope we can discuss it today.

text: We'd like to hire you, but there are some legal issues that we have to consider first.

glosses: An issue of a magazine, newspaper, etc. is the version that is published at one time.

text: The March issue of The Walrus has an interesting article on healthcare.

enpr: ĭsyo͞o

ipa: /ˈɪsju/


issue

forms:
issue (canonical)
issues (third-person singular)
issued (past)
issued (past participle)
issuing (present participle)

glosses: If you issue something, such as a statement, guidelines or an order, you officially publish it.

text: The governments of Canada and the United States jointly issued a statement about the recent crash.

verb

issu


patience

forms: patience (singular)

glosses: If someone has patience, they can wait without feeling upset.

text: Andrew has so much patience with the children; I just get so angry with them.

noun

patience


bottle

forms:
bottle (singular)
bottles (plural)

glosses: A bottle is a container, usually made of glass that holds liquid and has a cap or stopper.

text: He drank cold water from a plastic bottle.

text: She brought two bottles of wine to the party.

text: We collected the empty beer bottles and took them back to the shop.

text: I filled up the bottle with water.

text: She cracked open four bottles and poured glasses for each of them.

text: The floor under the Rock was covered with trash: broken bottles, food wrappers, and ripped clothing.

text: The bottle had a long, thin neck.

ipa: /ˈbɑɾ(ə)l/

ipa: /ˈbɒtəl/

enpr: bŏtʹəl

ipa: /ˈbɑtəl/

audio: en-uk-a bottle.ogg


bottle

forms:
bottle (canonical)
bottles (third-person singular)
bottled (past)
bottled (past participle)
bottling (present participle)

glosses: If you bottle your feelings up, you keep them inside and don't let them show.

text: You can tell he is still angry, but he's keeping it bottled up.

glosses: If you bottle somebody or something up, you keep them in a very small space, often under pressure.

text: We were bottled up in that plane for 32 hours.

glosses: If you bottle something, you put it in a bottle.

text: This plant bottles a lot of spring water every day.

verb

bottl


goat

forms:
goat (singular)
goats (plural)

glosses: A goat is a mammal with horns, part of the sheep family.

text: The goat used to graze in the field.

ipa: /gəʊt/


widow

forms:
widow (singular)
widows (plural)

glosses: A widow is a woman whose husband has died.

text: The government supports the widows of dead soldiers.

hyphenation: wid‧ow


flat

forms:
flat (positive)
flatter (comparative)
flattest (superlative)

glosses: If something is flat, it has a surface with no high places or low places.

text: There are a lot of mountains, and very little flat land for farming.

enpr: flăt

ipa: /flæt/

sampa: /fl{t/

adj

flat

flatter

flattest


flat

forms:
flat (singular)
flats (plural)

glosses: A flat is a rented room or rooms in a building with other flats.

text: Would you like to come back to my flat and watch TV?

glosses: A flat makes a note one semitone lower than a natural: it is shown by the symbol ♭.


flat

forms:
flat (canonical)
flats (third-person singular)
flatted (past)
flatted (past participle)
flatting (present participle)

verb

t


essential

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

glosses: If something is essential, it is impossible to succeed without it.

text: Oxygen is essential for life on earth.

glosses: If something is essential, it is very important.

text: Cooked rice, is the essential element of the Chinese meal prepared south of the Yangtze River.

glosses: The essential part, idea, or feature is the most basic one.

text: The essential nature of skiing is sliding on two skis, but the sport is much more than that.


August

forms: August

pos: name

text: There are 31 days in August.

enpr: ôʹgəst

ipa: /ˈɔːgəst/


flower

forms:
flower (singular)
flowers (plural)

glosses: A flower is part of a plant. Flowers are often very pretty. Plants make them so that they can make new seeds.

text: The flower of the plant is starting to wilt.

text: She was in the flower of her life.

text: Cherry blossoms are in flower this week.

text: The rose is my favorite flower.

ipa: /ˈflaʊə/

ipa: /ˈflaʊɚ/


flower

forms:
flower (canonical)
flowers (third-person singular)
flowered (past)
flowered (past participle)
flowering (present participle)

glosses: When something flowers, it starts to bloom.

text: Cherry blossoms are going to flower this week.


source

forms:
source (canonical)
sources (third-person singular)
sourced (past)
sourced (past participle)
sourcing (present participle)

glosses: If you source something, then you obtain or receive it.

ipa: /sɔrs/

sampa: /sOr\s/

ipa: /soʊrs/

sampa: /soUr\s/

sourc


source

forms:
source (singular)
sources (plural)

glosses: The source of some material, an idea, a product, etc. is the place it came from originally.

text: XYZ company can't supply these parts anymore, so we need to find a new source.

text: Church sources said four people were injured and 100 to 200 were taken away by the police.

text: The paper comes primarily from British sources.

text: CO₂ is the main source of global warming.


row

forms:
row (singular)
rows (plural)

glosses: A row of things is a line of them, usually going from side to side.

text: OK, students, can you please put your desks in five rows?

enpr: rō

ipa: /rəʊ/

ipa: /roʊ/

sampa: /roU/

homophones: rho roe

enpr: rou

ipa: /raʊ/


row

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

glosses: If you row a boat, you move the paddles (also called oars) in the water to move the boat.

text: Let's row our boat to the other side of the lake.


shout

forms:
shout (canonical)
shouts (third-person singular)
shouted (past)
shouted (past participle)
shouting (present participle)

text: Don't shout! I can hear you fine.

text: This is a big classroom, so please shout your name and answer.

ipa: /ʃaʊt/


shout

forms:
shout (singular)
shouts (plural)

glosses: A shout is when somebody shouts one time.

text: His angry shouts and yelling woke me up.


circle

forms:
circle (singular)
circles (plural)

text: Please put your chairs in a circle.

text: The dog was running in circles.

enpr: sûrʹ-kəl

ipa: /ˈsɜrkəl/

hyphenation: cir‧cle


circle

forms:
circle (canonical)
circles (third-person singular)
circled (past)
circled (past participle)
circling (present participle)

glosses: To circle something is to move around it.

text: The earth circles the sun once a year.

text: Using your pencil, please circle the correct answer.

circl


May

glosses: May is the fifth (5th) month of the year.

text: There are 31 days in May.

text: May fell down and hurt her knee.

enpr: mā

ipa: /meɪ/

sampa: /meI/

proper noun

May

Mays


hungry

forms:
hungrier (comparative)
hungriest (superlative)
hungry (positive)
more hungry (comparative)
most hungry (superlative)

glosses: If you feel hungry, you want to eat something and your stomach feels empty.

text: There are too many poor children who are always hungry.

ipa: /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/

ipa: /ˈhʌŋɡə/

adj

hungry

hungrier

hungriest


rude

forms:
rude (positive)
ruder (comparative)
rudest (superlative)

glosses: If someone is rude or does something rude, they act in a way that will likely upset people.

text: Don't interrupt me when I'm speaking. It's rude.

enpr: ro͞od

ipa: /ruːd/

rude

ruder

rudest


IP address

forms:
IP address (singular)
IP addresses (plural)

glosses: An IP address is a number that is used to identify a computer. It is short for Internet protocol address.

text: The IP address is 123.45.678.9.

noun

IP address

IP addresses


or

forms: or

pos: conj

glosses: A word used to link two alternative choices.

text: Would you like tea or coffee?

enpr: ôr

ipa: /ɔr/

homophones: oar ore o'er


invent

forms:
invent (canonical)
invents (third-person singular)
invented (past)
invented (past participle)
inventing (present participle)

glosses: If you invent something, you make or design a new kind of thing.

text: Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb.

ipa: /ɪnˈvɛnt/

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


weapon

forms:
weapon (singular)
weapons (plural)

glosses: A weapon is a tool that you use in a fight, such as a knife, a gun, or a bomb.

text: "Lay down your weapons and put your hands in the air," yelled the police.

ipa: /wɛpən/

hyphenation: weap‧on


proud

forms:
proud (positive)
prouder (comparative)
proudest (superlative)

glosses: If you are proud of or about something you have done, you feel good about it.

text: I feel proud that we fought in the war, even if most people think we should have stayed home.

glosses: If you are proud of someone, you feel happy for them because they have done something well.

glosses: If you are proud of something you own, you think it is valuable and you are happy about it.

ipa: /praʊd/

adjective

proud

prouder

proudest


march

forms:
march (singular)
marches (plural)

glosses: A formal, rhythmic way of walking. A march is usually done by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies.

glosses: Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music)

text: The march of time.

ipa: /mɑːtʃ/

enpr: märch

ipa: /mɑrtʃ/

sampa: /mArtS/

noun

marches


march

forms:
march (canonical)
marches (third-person singular)
marched (past)
marched (past participle)
marching (present participle)

glosses: To walk with long, regular strides, like a soldier does.

text: We saw the guards marching at Buckingham Palace.

glosses: To go to war; to make military advances.

verb

march


bite

forms:
bite (canonical)
bites (third-person singular)
bit (past)
bitten (past participle)
biting (present participle)

glosses: If a person or animal bites something, they put it between their teeth and squeeze.

text: I'm afraid of dogs. I think they'll bite me.

glosses: If an insect bites someone, it puts a substance into your skin.

enpr: bīt

ipa: /baɪt/

bite

bites

bit

bitten

biting


bite

forms:
bite (singular)
bites (plural)

glosses: One bite is the amount of food that can go in your mouth at one time.

glosses: An insect bite is the itchy mark on the skin of a person or animal where an insect has bitten them.


excellent

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

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

text: The tea we had with lunch was excellent. Where did you get it?

ipa: /ˈɛksələnt/


alive

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

glosses: If someone or something is alive, it is living or it continues to exist. If you are alive you have life.

text: The doctors tried to keep her alive, but she died an hour after arriving at the hospital.

ipa: /ʌˈlaɪv/


bag

forms:
bag (singular)
bags (plural)

glosses: Bags are containers made of soft material like paper, plastic or leather.

text: I put the garbage in a black plastic bag.

text: She took her tennis shoes out of her sports bag.

enpr: băg

ipa: /ˈbæɡ/

ipa: /ˈbæːɡ/

ipa: /ˈbɛɡ/

audio: EN-AU ck1 bag.ogg


bag

forms:
bag (canonical)
bags (third-person singular)
bagged (past)
bagged (past participle)
bagging (present participle)

glosses: When a person bags something, he catches or gets it.

text: I hope I bag me something good today from him.

glosses: When an animal is bagged, such as in hunting and fishing, the animal is killed or caught.

text: Last night on our hunting trip we bagged three deer.

glosses: Bagging objects means to put them into a bag.

text: The clerk bagged up the groceries as she took out her wallet.

bag

g


fire

forms:
fire (singular)
fires (plural)

glosses: A chemical reaction that makes heat and flames or smoldering.

glosses: Something that has made or can make this chemical reaction, such as a campfire.

text: We sat around the fire singing songs and telling stories.

glosses: The, often accidental, occurrence of fire in a certain place which leads to its full or partial destruction.

text: There was a fire at the school last night and the whole place burned down.

enpr: fīə(r)

ipa: /faɪə(r)/

enpr: fīr

ipa: /faɪɚ/


fire

forms:
fire (canonical)
fires (third-person singular)
fired (past)
fired (past participle)
firing (present participle)

glosses: If an employee is fired, their employment is ended because of something they did.

text: She should fire the guy who stole that stuff.

text: He got fired from his job.

glosses: If you fire a gun, cannon or a similar weapon, you shoot it.

text: We will fire our guns at the enemy.

text: Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.

fir

e


clock

forms:
clock (singular)
clocks (plural)

glosses: A clock is an instrument that tells you what the time is. A small clock which you carry is called a watch.

glosses: If a clock is fast, it shows a time after the real time.

text: He was sleepy, and the clock said 11:32.

text: The digital clock on the wall tells her that it is almost six-thirty.

text: She'd never before been in a house which did not have a clock ticking somewhere.

text: He looked at the clock and then at his watch: The clock was nine minutes fast. He still had some time.

glosses: If a clock is slow, it shows a time before the real time.

glosses: If something goes around the clock, it goes for 24 hours without stop.

text: His family stayed at Scott's bedside around the clock.

text: The museum is open around the clock from May 26 at 12:01 a.m. through May 28 at 11:59 p.m.

ipa: /klɒk/

sampa: /klQk/

enpr: /kläk

ipa: /klɑk/

sampa: /klAk/


clock

forms:
clock (canonical)
clocks (third-person singular)
clocked (past)
clocked (past participle)
clocking (present participle)

glosses: If you clock something, you measure how long it takes or how fast it moves.

text: The police clocked the car at 137 km/h.

text: The drive took twenty-two minutes; he clocked it.

glosses: If something clocks a time or a speed, it takes that long or moves that fast.

text: The trip clocks in at about 12 hours.

text: He clocked 9.12 seconds, a new world record.

glosses: If you clock in or out at work, school, etc., you record the time they arrive or leave.

text: He clocked in at four a.m. for a twelve-hour shift.

glosses: If you clock up a number of things, you reach that total after some time.

text: Because I drive one hour to work, I'm clocking up a lot of miles.

glosses: If you clock someone, you hit them hard in the head.

text: He might take some time to wake up. He got clocked pretty good.


angle

forms:
angle (singular)
angles (plural)

glosses: When two straight lines come together, they make an angle.

text: A 90° angle is called a right angle.

ipa: /æŋgəl̩/


angle

forms:
angle (canonical)
angles (third-person singular)
angled (past)
angled (past participle)
angling (present participle)

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

angl


afraid

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

glosses: If you are afraid of something, you feel fear, or worry because you think something bad will happen.

text: I'm afraid of snakes. I can't even go near them.

ipa: /əˈfreɪd/


violet

forms:
violet (singular)
violets (plural)

text: Violet is one of my favorite colors.

text: Maria sells violets.

ipa: /ˈvaɪlət/


violet

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

text: He wears a violet tie.


export

forms:
export (canonical)
exports (third-person singular)
exported (past)
exported (past participle)
exporting (present participle)

glosses: If you export something, you send it out of the country, usually for business purposes.

text: Canada will export up to 450,000 barrels per day of crude oil to China.

text: The government is exporting its terrorist ideas to other countries in the area.

enpr: ĭkspôtʹ

ipa: /ɪksˈpɔːt/

enpr: ĭkspôrtʹ

ipa: /ɪksˈpɔrt/


export

forms:
export (singular)
exports (plural)

glosses: Export is the act or business of exporting things.

text: A shipment of computers is being loaded on the ship for export to Singapore.

glosses: An export is something that you send out of the country, usually for business purposes.

text: Bananas are Ecuador's largest export.

enpr: ĕksʹpôt

enpr: ĕksʹpôrt


cousin

forms:
cousin (singular)
cousins (plural)

glosses: Your cousin is the son or daughter of your aunt or uncle.

text: Every year at Christmas, I got to play with all my cousins at my grandma's house.


operation

forms:
operation (singular)
operations (plural)

glosses: An operation is a medical process, often opening the human body.

text: The doctors performed the operation in three hours.

glosses: An operation is an action of a group of people working for a goal (often military).

text: The Army operation was a success.

glosses: An operation is part or all of a business. (often plural)

text: The company's East Coast operation was bigger than its West Coast operation.

glosses: An operation is a symbol that is used to perform a specific operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication or division) in maths.

text: The plus symbol is used to perform a specific operation in maths which is addition.

ipa: /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌɑːpəˈreɪʃən/


speak

forms:
speak (canonical)
speaks (third-person singular)
spoke (past)
spoken (past participle)
speaking (present participle)

text: He speaks with him daily.

enpr: /spēk/

ipa: /spiːk/

audio: en-uk-to speak.ogg

speak

speaks

spoke

spoken

speaking


sheep

forms:
sheep (singular)
sheep (plural)

glosses: A sheep is an animal that people keep on farms and eat for food.

text: My grandfather has a sheep farm and we get all our wool there.

glosses: A sheep is a person who follows orders blindly and cannot think for themself.

enpr: shēp

ipa: /ʃiːp/

audio: en-uk-a sheep.ogg

noun

sheep

sheep


violent

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

glosses: If someone is violent, they act physically to hurt people or break things.

text: Police said he had a history of violent behavior.

text: The violent wind took the roof off of the house.

ipa: /ˈvaɪ(ə)lənt/


kettle

forms:
kettle (singular)
kettles (plural)

glosses: A container for boiling liquids or cooking food.

text: William cooked the beans in a kettle.

glosses: A container for boiling water for tea; a teakettle.

text: Stick the kettle on and we'll have a nice cup of tea.

glosses: The collective noun for a group of airborne hawks.

enpr: kĕt'(ə)l

ipa: /ˈketəl/


blade

forms:
blade (singular)
blades (plural)

glosses: A blade is something with a long, sharp edge. Things like knives, swords and razors have blades.

enpr: blād

ipa: /bleɪd/


blade

forms:
blade (canonical)
blades (third-person singular)
bladed (past)
bladed (past participle)
blading (present participle)

glosses: If a person blades, they skate on rollerblades.

glosses: If you blade someone, you stab them with a blade.

verb

blad


greet

forms:
greet (canonical)
greets (third-person singular)
greeted (past)
greeted (past participle)
greeting (present participle)

glosses: If you greet someone or something, you meet them and say, "hello" or welcome them somehow.

text: The tour guide greeted us when we arrived at the airport.


decline

forms:
decline (canonical)
declines (third-person singular)
declined (past)
declined (past participle)
declining (present participle)

glosses: If something declines, it goes down in number, quality, slope, or value.

text: The Australian dollar has declined 3% against the Euro.

text: The number of students studying foreign languages continues to decline.

glosses: If someone declines an offer, they do not accept it.

text: We asked Josh to come with us to the restaurant, but he declined.

ipa: /dəˈklɑɪn/

hyphenation: de‧cline

declin


decline

forms:
decline (singular)
declines (plural)

glosses: A decline happens when the number, quality, slope, or value of something goes down.

text: There has been a 3% decline in the Australian dollar against the Euro.

text: Every year we see a larger decline in the number of students studying foreign languages.

glosses: A decline is a hill or line that goes down.

text: The truck crashed after picking up too much speed on the decline.


atheism

forms: atheism (singular)

glosses: Atheism is the belief that there is no God.

text: Most atheists say atheism is not a religion.

glosses: Atheism is lacking a belief that God exists.

text: He explained that his view on god was atheism because there was no evidence of god's existence.

ipa: /ˈeɪθiɪzəm/


lucky

forms:
lucky (positive)
luckier (comparative)
luckiest (superlative)

etymology_text: luck + -y

ety-suffix

luck

y

expansion: luck + -y

glosses: If you are lucky, you have a lot of luck.

text: After getting married and winning $1 million on the same day, Susan felt very lucky.

glosses: If something is lucky, it gives you luck.

text: Today I have three tests, so I'm wearing my lucky hat.

enpr: lŭkʹē

ipa: /ˈlʌki/

sampa: /"lVki/

adj

lucky

luckier

luckiest


much

forms:
much
more (comparative)
most (superlative)

glosses: a lot of; a large amount of; a high degree

text: I don't have much money.

text: I don't like the cider very much.

text: I know how much he loves everybody in the house.

text: You're not much better than he is.

text: She was much more fun after a few drinks.

text: This is almost as much fun as last week.

text: We bought another one, but the cost was much greater.

text: I don't think it matters much what you study.

text: Thank you very much!

text: Much attention has been given to the question of where the money should go.

text: They arrived much sooner than we had expected.

text: He's very much the Englishman.

glosses: If someone or something is very much alive, interested, open, etc., they are indeed so, contrary to expectations.

text: I thought the window was closed, but it was very much open.

glosses: If something is pretty much impossible, useless, perfect, etc. it is roughly so.

text: Your hair looks pretty much perfect the way it is.

ipa: /mʌt͡ʃ/

sampa: /mVtS/

determiner-comp

much

more

most


humanist

forms:
humanist (singular)
humanists (plural)

glosses: Humanists are people who believe in "doing good" for all people.

ipa: /ˈhjuːmənɪst/


luck

forms: luck (singular)

glosses: Someone who has good luck is someone who regularly has good things happen to them, almost as if by magic.

text: Many people believe the number 13 will bring you bad luck.

ipa: /lʌk/

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


luck

forms:
luck (canonical)
lucks (third-person singular)
lucked (past)
lucked (past participle)
lucking (present participle)

text: He lucked into a great job.


contradiction

forms:
contradiction (singular)
contradictions (plural)

glosses: A contradiction is the act of contradicting.

text: He says that he was not there that night: that was a contradiction of his previous statement.

glosses: A contradiction is a statement which makes two (or more) claims which both cannot be true.

text: There is a contradiction in saying that she is a widow who never married.

ipa: /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃən/

ipa: /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃən/


profit

forms:
profit (singular)
profits (plural)

glosses: A profit is money made that is over the total amount spent on the thing being sold.

enpr: prŏfʹit

ipa: /ˈprɒfɪt/

ipa: /ˈprɑfɪt/

hyphenation: prof‧it


profit

forms:
profit (canonical)
profits (third-person singular)
profited (past)
profited (past participle)
profiting (present participle)

glosses: If someone profits from something, they benefit from it; they gain from it.


media

forms:
media or medium (singular)
media (plural)

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

glosses: The (mass) media is/are the news sources and the people behind them.

text: The media have been too accepting of the government's arguments.

text: The Japanese media often ignores international news.

glosses: A medium is a way of communicating information or art.

text: We have to use music, pictures and other media to sell the product.

enpr: mē'diə

ipa: /ˈmiːdɪə/

enpr: mē'dēə

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

media

medium

media


hello

forms: hello

glosses: You say, "hello" in greeting when you meet someone new or someone you know.

text: "Good morning, James!" "Hello, Jimbo! How are you?"

ipa: /həˈləʊ̯/

enpr: hĕ-lō'

ipa: /hɛˈloʊ̯/

sampa: /hE"loU/


host

forms:
host (singular)
hosts (plural)

glosses: A host is a person or animal who makes a place for others and usually provides food and drink.

text: The host of the party was so busy, she didn't have time to eat.

text: Some insects lay their eggs in a living host, which is eaten when the eggs hatch.

ipa: /həʊst/

ipa: /hoʊst/


host

forms:
host (canonical)
hosts (third-person singular)
hosted (past)
hosted (past participle)
hosting (present participle)

glosses: If you host a party or event, you make a place for it and you help to organise it.

text: Germany hosted the 2006 World Cup of Soccer.


awake

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

text: It was 1:00 AM and Gerard was still awake.

ipa: /ə'weɪk/


awake

forms:
awake (canonical)
awakes (third-person singular)
awoke (past)
awoken (past participle)
awaking (present participle)

text: She awoke with the dawn.

glosses: If something awakes a feeling, it makes it happen.

text: He awoke their resentment.

awake

awakes

awoke

awoken

awaking


whatever

forms: whatever

glosses: You use whatever when it doesn't matter which thing.

text: It's OK to take whatever bus comes first.

text: I'll take whatever help I can get.

glosses: You use whatever when there's a particular thing, but you can't remember what it was.

text: We took whatever bus came first, number 41 I think.

text: Whatever problem do you mean?

ipa: /ʍɒtˈɛvə/

ipa: /ʍɑtˈɛvɚ/

hyphenation: what‧ev‧er


whatever

text: Whatever you choose, you'll be happy.

text: Whatever you do will be OK.

text: We took whatever came first.

text: Whatever do you mean?

text: Whatever is that strange thing on your head?

text: Whatever happened?

glosses: You use whatever as a reply showing that you do not care.

text: "Would you like coffee, tea, or water?" "Whatever."


card

forms:
card (singular)
cards (plural)

glosses: A card is a small, often rectangular piece of paper or plastic, usually with information.

text: The police stopped me and asked to see my identity card.

text: "I don't have any money with me, can I pay with my credit card?"

text: The soccer player got a red card and left the game.

text: We spent the afternoon playing card games.

text: I think we sent them a Christmas card last year.

ipa: /kɑːd/

enpr: kärd

ipa: /kɑrd/

ipa: /kaːd/


card

forms:
card (canonical)
cards (third-person singular)
carded (past)
carded (past participle)
carding (present participle)

glosses: If you card someone, you check their ID cards, usually to see if they are old enough to enter a place or drink alcohol.

text: They have to card anybody who looks 30 or younger.


Friday

glosses: The sixth day of the week, fifth and last of the secular and Christian work week, and the day of rest for Muslims. Friday afternoon is the beginning of the weekend.

text: We went to the mosque on Friday.

ipa: /'fraɪdeɪ/

hyphenation: Fri‧day

proper noun

Fridays


beg

forms:
beg (canonical)
begs (third-person singular)
begged (past)
begged (past participle)
begging (present participle)

glosses: If you beg someone for something or to do something, you ask them very strongly, but you are in a weak position.

text: He had a gun to my head. I begged him, "Please, don't shoot me."

ipa: /bɛg/

verb

beg


April

glosses: April is the fourth (4th) month of the year.

text: There are 30 days in April.

enpr: āʹprəl

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

hyphenation: A‧pril

proper noun

April

Aprils


danger

forms:
danger (singular)
dangers (plural)

glosses: A danger is something that can hurt a person.

text: He was a danger to those around him. I am glad he was sent to jail.

glosses: When something is in danger, it is under threat and could be hurt.

text: She is in danger of being buried by that avalanche.

ipa: /ˈdeɪndʒɚ/


plate

forms:
plate (singular)
plates (plural)

glosses: A plate is a hard flat thing, especially round ones that we put food on.

text: He ate everything on his plate.

text: The name plate on the door said, "Tanaka".

enpr: plāt

ipa: /pleɪt/

audio: en-uk-a plate.ogg


plate

forms:
plate (canonical)
plates (third-person singular)
plated (past)
plated (past participle)
plating (present participle)

glosses: If you plate food, you place the food on a plate.

glosses: If you plate A with B, you cover the surface of A with a thin coat of B.

text: This ring is plated with a thin layer of gold.

verb

plat


certain

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

glosses: If you are certain of something, you believe it to be true without doubt.

glosses: If something is certain, it will happen without doubt.

glosses: If you make certain of something, you check that it is true or correct.

ipa: /sɜːtn/

ipa: /sɝtn/

ipa: /ˈsɝtən/


certain

forms: certain

glosses: Used to talk about groups or individuals without saying exactly which ones.

text: Certain problems can be solved with very simple maths.

text: Certain of the members did not agree.


eye

forms:
eye (singular)
eyes (plural)

glosses: Your eyes are the part of your head which you see with.

text: We saw the eyes of a big wolf.

glosses: An eye is a hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed.

ipa: /aɪ/

homophones: I aye


eye

forms:
eying (present participle)
eye (canonical)
eyes (third-person singular)
eyed (past)
eyed (past participle)
eyeing (present participle)

ey

eye

eyes

eyed

eyeing


amusing

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

glosses: If something is amusing, it makes you laugh or it entertains you.

text: We had a very amusing afternoon playing with the kids, but we didn't get anything done.

ipa: /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/


amusing

forms:
amuse (canonical)
amuses (third-person singular)
amused (past)
amused (past participle)
amusing (present participle)

amus


adjustment

forms:
adjustment (singular)
adjustments (plural)

etymology_text: adjust + -ment

ety-suffix

adjust

ment

expansion: adjust + -ment

text: If you're gaining weight, you need to make slight adjustments to your food and exercise programme.


isn't

forms:
be (canonical)
am, is, are (present)
was, were (past)
been (past participle)
being (present participle)

text: He isn't my brother. He is my uncle.

text: It isn't raining; it's sunny.

ipa: /ɪzɨnt/

be

am

is

are

was

were

been

being


online

forms: online

glosses: If a system is online, it is connected (generally electronically) to a larger network.

text: I do a lot of shopping online, so I almost never have to leave the house.

glosses: If a machine is online, it is turned on and is ready to do work.

text: Since the printer is back online, you should be able to again print from it.

ipa: /'ɑnlaɪn/

ipa: /ɑnˈlaɪn/


belief

forms:
belief (singular)
beliefs (plural)

glosses: A belief is an idea that is thought to be true.

text: It is a widely-accepted belief that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

ipa: /bɪˈliːf/

hyphenation: be‧lief


acid

forms:
acid (singular)
acids (plural)

glosses: An acid is a liquid with a high number of hydrogen ions in it that can burn things.

text: Fruit often has a little acid in it.

text: The acid burned the table.

text: Acids taste sour but bases taste bitter.


acid

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

glosses: If something is acid, it is like an acid, from an acid, or acidic.

text: The factories nearby have made the lake more acid.

glosses: If something has an acid taste, it is sour.

glosses: If something said or done to you was acid, it was hurtful.

text: Their acid comments are painful.


theory

forms:
theory (singular)
theories (plural)

glosses: A theory is an idea that tries to explain an observation.

text: The new information showed that his theory about growth was incorrect.

text: Nobody has disproved Einstein's theory of general relativity.

ipa: /ˈθɪəri/

ipa: /ˈθiːəri/

noun

theories


Monday

glosses: The second day of the week. The first day of the work week.

text: I hate Mondays.

ipa: /ˈmʌndeɪ/

hyphenation: Mon‧day

proper noun

Mondays


atheist

forms:
atheist (singular)
atheists (plural)

glosses: An atheist is a person who does not believe in a god or gods.

ipa: /ˈeɪθiɪst/


thesaurus

forms:
thesaurus (singular)
thesauruses or thesauri (plural)

glosses: A thesaurus is a book which lists synonyms (different words which have the same meaning).

text: A thesaurus usually groups together synonymous words such as schadenfreude and epicaricacy together under a single heading.

ipa: /θɪˈsɔːrəs/

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

noun

thesaurus

thesauruses

thesauri


one

forms: one

text: We have one nose and one mouth.

enpr: wŭn

ipa: /wʌn/

sampa: /wVn/


one

forms:
one (singular)
ones (plural)

text: One is the smallest whole number.


one

glosses: One is a singular pronoun which means someone or people. It is used more often in formal writing.

text: It is easy to see the difference if one looks closely enough.


sentence

forms:
sentence (singular)
sentences (plural)

glosses: In grammar, a sentence is a group of words that follow normal grammar rules, and that, in writing, begins with a capital letter and ends with a period '.', question mark '?', or exclamation mark '!'. Usually a sentence has a subject, verb, and object.

text: The first sentence in the Jewish holy book is, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."

glosses: In law, a sentence is the punishment that a judge gives to a criminal.

text: He received a 15-year sentence for the murder of his friend.

ipa: /ˈsɛntəns/


sentence

forms:
sentence (canonical)
sentences (third-person singular)
sentenced (past)
sentenced (past participle)
sentencing (present participle)

glosses: If a judge sentences someone, they decide on a punishment for a crime.

text: He was sentenced to 15 years in jail for the murder of his friend.

verb

sentenc


December

forms: December

glosses: December is the twelfth month of the year.

text: There are 31 days in December.

ipa: /dɪˈsɛmbə/

enpr: dĭ-sĕmʹbər

ipa: /dɪˈsɛmbɚ/


communicate

forms:
communicate (canonical)
communicates (third-person singular)
communicated (past)
communicated (past participle)
communicating (present participle)

glosses: If you communicate an idea, you make someone else understand your idea, usually by using words.

text: Parents have to work hard to communicate better with their children.

ipa: /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/

communicat


collar

forms:
collar (singular)
collars (plural)

text: He put up his collar because of the cold wind.

glosses: A circular piece of fabric that is put around the neck of an animal.

text: The collar on the dog had a tag that allowed the workers at the animal shelter to identify the owner.


collar

forms:
collar (canonical)
collars (third-person singular)
collared (past)
collared (past participle)
collaring (present participle)

glosses: To put a collar on someone or something.

text: Collar and leash your dog.

text: The police collared the burglar last night.


logic

forms: logic (singular)

glosses: Logic is a system of careful step by step thought or argument that tries to explain truth.

text: It wasn't easy to see the logic of her plan.

enpr: lŏj'ĭk

ipa: /ˈlɒdʒɪk/

sampa: /"lQdZIk/

ipa: /ˈlɑːdʒɪk/

hyphenation: log‧ic

noun

logic


environment

forms:
environment (singular)
environments (plural)

glosses: The environment is the natural world: forests, rivers, grasslands, oceans, etc.

text: We have to do more to protect the environment from pollution.

glosses: Your environment is the situation or area that you live, work, or spend time in, including the people, buildings, vehicles, etc.

text: When we moved to the city, we found ourselves in a comepletely new social environment.

text: This course will prepare students for a career in a software engineering environment in industry or research.

text: The learning environment can have a large effect on your grades.


child

forms:
child (singular)
children (plural)

glosses: A child is a young person, usually older than a baby but younger than a teenager.

text: The children were playing in the park.

text: Most three-year-old children speak very well.

text: Even as a child of six, I knew what hard work was.

text: Taking care of young children is difficult work.

text: This kind of teaching is useful for all children, not just those children with learning disabilities.

text: We need to do a better job of educating our children.

text: We're collecting food for needy children.

glosses: A child is the son or daughter of someone.

text: I am my mother's child in every way.

text: My eldest child is now a doctor.

text: I drove a motorcycle until my children were born.

glosses: A child of a particular time, situation, or idea is a person who is strongly influenced by it.

text: As a child of the 90s, I grew up with computers.

text: There isn't actually that much anger among children of divorce.

glosses: A child is the product or result of something.

text: This book is the child of an earlier generation of grammatical theory.

text: Anthropology is the child of Western colonialism.

text: The very idea of a garden is the child of water.

glosses: If a woman is with child, she is pregnant.

text: She told no one about the sex, even when she realized she was with child.

glosses: A child in a tree structure is piece of data, process or object with a role or position closer to the root.

enpr: chīld

ipa: /ʧaɪld/

sampa: /tSaIld/

children


insult

forms:
insult (canonical)
insults (third-person singular)
insulted (past)
insulted (past participle)
insulting (present participle)

glosses: If you insult someone, you say or do something rude to them.

text: He insulted me by calling my country a dirty little city.

enpr: ĭnsŭlt'

ipa: /ɪnˈsʌlt/


insult

forms:
insult (singular)
insults (plural)

text: The protesters yelled insults at the police.

enpr: ĭn'sŭlt


above

forms: above

glosses: If A is above B, A is higher than or before B, but not touching B.

text: In a newspaper, the title of a story is usually above the story.

text: Only children aged 5 and above may enter.

text: That office is on the floor above.

text: Our blessings come from above.

text: The passage above is easy to understand.

glosses: The above comment, discussion, argument, etc. is one higher than or coming before something.

text: Please see the above discussion of the problem.

ipa: /əˈbʌv/


option

forms:
option (singular)
options (plural)

text: He has the option to go to university or join the army.

ipa: /ˈɒpʃən/

ipa: /ˈɑpʃən/


policy

forms:
policy (singular)
policies (plural)

glosses: A policy is an official rule or idea that explain how to act in certain situations.

text: The government is suggesting a significant change in economic policy.

text: In at least one case there was a deliberate policy decision not to involve the police.

text: The policy at the movie theater said we should turn on phones off and be quiet, during the movie.

ipa: /ˈpɒləsi/

ipa: /ˈpɑləsi/

policies


A/C

forms: A/C

pos: abbrev

glosses: AC is a short version of "air conditioning" (cooling).

text: He turned on the AC to help cool the room.

glosses: AC is also a short version of alternating current.


thumb

forms:
thumb (singular)
thumbs (plural)

glosses: A thumb is the part of your hand that looks like a short, fat finger. Most people have a thumb on each hand.

text: In many countries, pointing your thumb up means, "good".

glosses: A thumb or thumbnail is a small picture on a computer that you can click on to see a larger picture.

ipa: /θʌm/


thumb

forms:
thumb (canonical)
thumbs (third-person singular)
thumbed (past)
thumbed (past participle)
thumbing (present participle)

glosses: If someone thumbs something, they touch it with the thumb.

glosses: When someone thumbs, they are standing by a road waiting for someone to give them a ride.

text: I thumbed down a pickup truck to take me to San Antonio.


portmanteau word

pos: phrase

glosses: A portmanteau word is a word that is made by putting two words together.

text: "Pokémon" is a portmanteau word made from "pocket" and "monster".

text: "Smog" is a portmanteau word made from "smoke" and "fog".


assess

forms:
assess (canonical)
assesses (third-person singular)
assessed (past)
assessed (past participle)
assessing (present participle)

glosses: If you assess a person, idea, skill, process, etc., you judge or measure them.

text: In today's test, we will be assessing your ability to write clearly.

ipa: /əˈsɛs/

hyphenation: as‧sess

verb

assess

es


achieve

forms:
achieve (canonical)
achieves (third-person singular)
achieved (past)
achieved (past participle)
achieving (present participle)

glosses: If you achieve success or a goal, you have completed what you planned to do or have a good result.

text: She achieved a grade of 98% in her English class.

achiev

e


used to

forms: used to

glosses: If something used to happen, it happened often in the past, but it does not happen now.

text: I remember when we used to stop by the beach every Sunday.

text: She started the exercise program, which we didn't use to have.

text: We don't go there anymore, but we used to.

glosses: If something used to be true, it was true for a long time in the past, but it is not true now.

text: They're bigger than they used to be.

text: How bad did it used to be?

audio: en-us-used to.ogg

audio: en-au-used to.ogg


used to

glosses: If someone is used to something, they know it and do not find it surprising or difficult anymore.

text: It's hard at first, but after a while you get used to it.

text: He isn't used to being around children.

text: We get so used to seeing this that we don't even notice anymore.


place

forms:
place (singular)
places (plural)

glosses: A place is a point in space: a town, building, room, or even somewhere on a desk.

text: It's nice to see the whole family together in one place.

glosses: A place is an open space, courtyard, or marketplace.

glosses: A place is an area for someone to sit at.

text: We would like to sit at that table because it has three places open.

glosses: A place is a role or position; it is a station.

glosses: A place is the position in which you finish a competition in.

text: She finished the poker tournament in fifth place.

enpr: plās

ipa: /pleɪs/

sampa: /pleIs/

audio: en-uk-to place.ogg


place

forms:
place (canonical)
places (third-person singular)
placed (past)
placed (past participle)
placing (present participle)

glosses: If you place something somewhere, you put it in a certain spot.

glosses: If you place, you earn a given spot in a competition.

glosses: If you place something somewhere, you remember the last time you encountered it.

text: She placed the last time we met each other at.

plac


hand

forms:
hand (singular)
hands (plural)

glosses: Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. A hand has four fingers and a thumb.

text: Mother, I'm afraid, please hold my hand.

glosses: Clock hands are pointed needles that show what time it is.

text: The long hand is pointing to the 4, which refers to how many hours have passed. The short hand is pointing to the 7, which refers to how many groups of 5 minutes have passed. The time is therefore 4:35.

glosses: A hand is a group of things that fit in your hand, like playing cards.

text: He had a good hand but he still lost. He is not good at poker.

ipa: /hænd/

sampa: /h{nd/


hand

forms:
hand (canonical)
hands (third-person singular)
handed (past)
handed (past participle)
handing (present participle)

glosses: If I hand you something, I give it to you.

text: Please hand me that tool. I can't reach it.


final

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

text: Today is the final day to register for university.


final

forms:
final (singular)
finals (plural)

text: Last week Brazil beat Germany in the semi-final. Tonight they play Italy in the final.


formula

forms:
formula (singular)
formulas or formulae (plural)

glosses: A formula is a way to do something or solve a problem that does not change much.

text: There is no formula for making profit, yet many business people think there is.

text: The formula for converting from kilograms to pounds is xkg×2.2

glosses: Infant formula is a powder that you mix with water to make a drink for babies.

noun

formulae


consistent

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

glosses: If something is consistent, it is regular and you can guess what it will be like in the future.

text: She makes a consistent effort to study hard.

text: My Math scores at my school show a consistent 80 to 95 percent.

text: My math scores are mostly consistent because I have had the same grades since grade 9.

glosses: If X is consistent with Y, then X fits or matches Y.

text: The theory is consistent with the data.

text: His behavior is consistent with his words.

glosses: always behaving or happening in a similar, especially positive, way

text: My Math scores are consistent because I always get an A on quizzes and exams.


nothing

forms: nothing

text: I bought nothing in the shop, because it was closed.

glosses: Empty. An area has nothing in it if it has no objects in it.

text: An empty cup has nothing in it.

text: I looked for the book, but I could see nothing.

enpr: nŭth'ĭng

ipa: /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

sampa: /"nVTIN/


things

forms:
thing (singular)
things (plural)

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

text: I packed my things.

ipa: /θɪŋz/

thing


market

forms:
market (singular)
markets (plural)

glosses: A market is a place where many people come to buy and sell things.

text: It's time to take the cows to the market.

text: The market rose Tuesday on good results from the banking sector.

text: Cable stocks have lost an estimated market value of $ 6 to $ 8 billion.

glosses: A market is a group of people or businesses that might buy goods or services.

text: The government is trying to help farmers find a new market for their grain.

text: The financial and oil markets continued to react negatively to the news from the war.

glosses: A market is the total amount or value of a particular kind of goods or services bought or sold.

text: The company already has a 54-percent share of the commercial jet market.

ipa: /ˈmɑːkɪt/

ipa: /ˈmɑrkɪt/

sampa: /"mArkIt/


market

forms:
market (canonical)
markets (third-person singular)
marketed (past)
marketed (past participle)
marketing (present participle)

glosses: If you market something, you make it available for sale and you try to get people to buy it.

text: Manufacturers who spend millions to develop new drugs heavily market their products.


ordinary

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

glosses: If something is ordinary, it is normal and not special.

text: Today is an ordinary day, just like the last 256.

ipa: /ˈɔːdɪnəri/

ipa: /ˈɔrdɪnɛri/

hyphenation: or‧di‧na‧ry; or‧din‧ary


derive

forms:
derive (canonical)
derives (third-person singular)
derived (past)
derived (past participle)
deriving (present participle)

glosses: If X is derived from Y, X comes from Y in the way that one idea comes from another.

text: He derived a lot of pleasure from teaching.

text: Many current theories about learning are derived from Piaget's earlier theories.

ipa: /dəˈraɪvd/

ipa: /dɪˈraɪvd/

verb

deriv


procedure

forms:
procedure (singular)
procedures (plural)

glosses: A procedure is a particular way of doing something.

text: Because police did not follow procedure, the criminal was set free.

text: We have decided on new hiring procedures for employees.

ipa: /prəˈsiːd͡ʒə/

ipa: /prəˈsid͡ʒɚ/

hyphenation: pro‧ced‧ure


thing

text: She sent her things to New York.

enpr: thĭng

ipa: /θɪŋ/


them

glosses: Other people; not you or the people you are talking to.

text: I saw my friends and said, "hi" to them.

text: I made a lot of things. This is one of them.

glosses: You use them to talk about one person, if you don't know who that person is.

text: If somebody comes, help them.

enpr: thĕm

ipa: /ðɛm/

sampa: /DEm/

enpr: thəm/

ipa: ðəm/


assessment

forms:
assessment (singular)
assessments (plural)

etymology_text: assess + -ment

ety-suffix

expansion: assess + -ment

glosses: An assessment of a person, idea, skill, process, etc. is a judgement or measurement of them.

text: The results of your recent job assessment are excellent.

text: The buyers have to make their own assessment of the value.


piano

forms:
piano (singular)
pianos (plural)

glosses: A piano is a large musical instrument that has hammers connected to 88 keys.

sampa: /"pj{noU/

ipa: /piˈænəʊ/

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


interrupt

forms:
interrupt (canonical)
interrupts (third-person singular)
interrupted (past)
interrupted (past participle)
interrupting (present participle)

glosses: If you interrupt someone, you stop them doing or saying one thing, and often ask them to do another.

text: Please, don't interrupt me when I'm thinking.

ipa: /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/

ipa: /ˈɪntəˌrʌpt/

hyphenation: in‧ter‧rupt


interrupt

forms:
interrupt (singular)
interrupts (plural)

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


income

forms:
income (singular)
incomes (plural)

glosses: Income is the money that you get from working.

text: Generally, teachers have a lower income than business people.

text: The company's income has dropped because of poor sales.

glosses: Income is what you get for selling products you make or grow.

text: He gets a lot of his income from the corn he grows.

ipa: /ˈɪnˌkʌm/

hyphenation: in‧come


establish

forms:
establish (canonical)
establishes (third-person singular)
established (past)
established (past participle)
establishing (present participle)

glosses: If you establish something, you start it with the idea that it will last for a long time.

text: A good doctor will not only care for each of the patients but will also be able to establish a good relationship with them.

verb

establish


concept

forms:
concept (singular)
concepts (plural)

text: Italy has introduced the concept of "parental leave" – time off work given to either parent to look after the child.

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


pervious

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

glosses: If something is pervious it lets water pass through it.

text: This piece of tissue paper is pervious.

glosses: If someone is pervious they are open to accepting new ideas.

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


human

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

glosses: Human rights, life, nature, etc. belong or relate to people, not machines or animals.

text: Every person has human rights.

text: My dog doesn't like dog food, he likes to eat human food, such as meat, like us.

enpr: (h)yo͞oʹmən

hyphenation: hu‧man


human

forms:
human (singular)
humans (plural)

glosses: A human is a person; a member of the Homo sapiens species.

text: What effect are we humans having on the natural world?


annoyed

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

glosses: If someone is annoyed, they are a little angry.

text: When Graham broke the glass, I was really annoyed, but the face he made was so funny, I had to laugh.

ipa: /əˈnɔɪd/


annoyed

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of annoy.

annoy


web

forms:
web (singular)
webs (plural)

glosses: A web is a series of lines, ideas, or thoughts connected.

text: Her web of thoughts is complex.

text: The spider is spinning a very large web.

text: Simple English Wiktionary is my favorite place on the web.

ipa: /wɛb/


web

forms:
web (canonical)
webs (third-person singular)
webbed (past)
webbed (past participle)
webbing (present participle)

glosses: If you web something, you cover it with a web.

text: Spiders web their prey and then eat them.

web

b


constitutional

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

glosses: If a law, a right, an action, etc. is constitutional, it is legal within the constitution of the particular country.

text: The court ruled that the new law was constitutional and that there was no need for the government to change it.

glosses: If something is constitutional it is related to a constitution.

text: I think freedom of speech should be a constitutional right for everyone because everyone should have right to speak out.

text: The government is planning some constitutional changes.

text: American has an elaborate system of constitutional checks and balances.


constitutional

forms:
constitutional (singular)
constitutionals (plural)

glosses: If you take a constitutional, you go for a walk for exercise or health. (old fashioned word)

text: He's nearly 80 and still takes a constitutional every morning.


context

forms:
context (singular)
contexts (plural)

glosses: Something's context is the situation that it happens in.

text: Sometime, we can't read someone's writing, but the message can be understood in context because human readers use their knowledge of language and the world to help us.

text: The actions of a business cannot be fully understood except in the context of a particular organisation.

ipa: /ˈkɒntɛkst/

sampa: /"kQntEkst/

ipa: /ˈkɑntɛkst/

sampa: /"kAntEkst/

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


mother

forms:
mother (singular)
mothers (plural)

glosses: A mother is the woman who is one of a person or animal's parents.

text: My mother read me a story and put me to bed every night when I was a child.

ipa: /ˈmʌðə/

ipa: /ˈmʌðɚ/


mother

forms:
mother (canonical)
mothers (third-person singular)
mothered (past)
mothered (past participle)
mothering (present participle)

glosses: If you mother someone, you take care of them as if you were their mother.


expert

forms:
expert (singular)
experts (plural)

glosses: An expert is a person who knows more, or can do something better, than most people, usually because of special study or practice.

text: Zidane is an expert at penalty kicks.

text: The company has hired an expert in computer systems.

text: Today we heard an expert witness explain the details of the DNA analysis.

ipa: /ˈɛkspɚt/

ipa: /ˈɛkspət/


expert

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

glosses: An expert skier, teacher, player, etc. is very skillful or experienced.

text: She's an expert skier, one of the fastest and most beautiful on the hill.

text: My dog has become quite expert at opening doors.


rain

forms:
rain (singular)
rains (plural)

glosses: Drops of water that fall out of clouds in the sky.

text: I do not like going outside in the rain.

enpr: rān

ipa: /reɪn/

sampa: /reIn/

homophones: reign rein


rain

forms:
rain (canonical)
rains (third-person singular)
rained (past)
rained (past participle)
raining (present participle)

glosses: If it is raining, water is falling from the sky.


writing

forms:
write (canonical)
writes (third-person singular)
wrote (past)
written (past participle)
writing (present participle)

text: I'm writing a new book.

enpr: rĭtʹĭng

ipa: /ˈraɪtɪŋ/

sampa: /"raItIN/

write

writes

wrote

written

writing


writing

forms:
writing (singular)
writings (plural)

glosses: A subject in school where you write stories and poems.

text: She is taking a class in creative writing.


end

forms:
end (canonical)
ends (third-person singular)
ended (past)
ended (past participle)
ending (present participle)

text: The movie ends after this scene.

ipa: /ˈɛnd/

sampa: /"End/

audio: en-uk-to end.ogg


end

forms:
end (singular)
ends (plural)

glosses: The last one of a group. Or, the last part of a thing, the place where it stops.

text: I tied a knot in the end of the rope.


guest

forms:
guest (singular)
guests (plural)

glosses: A guest is a person who you welcome into your house, your office, etc.

text: There were over 200 guests at our wedding party.

text: All guests at the hotel receive a free breakfast in our restaurant.

enpr: gĕst

ipa: /gɛst/

sampa: /gEst/


to

glosses: To has no meaning. It is used with a bare infinitival clause.

text: It's important for you to understand.

text: She told them to be quiet.

text: You want me to do it, but I don't have to.

text: To finish quickly, we must work fast.

text: To continue like this would be foolish.

text: I don't know how to get there.

text: He got the keys to open the door.

text: It's too small to see.

text: You are all to be here at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Do you understand?

text: He arrived only to find that everyone had gone home.

homophones: too two

ipa: /tuː/

ipa: /tu/

sampa: /tu/

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

ipa: /tə/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-to2.wav

ipa: /tʊ/

sampa: /tU/


to

forms: to

glosses: To shows where something goes, the goal of movement.

text: He went to her house.

text: The train returned to the station.

text: I went to bed but could not rest.

text: They went to school together and played in the same soccer team.

text: A squad car took him to hospital where he died.

text: Many people came to me with suggestions.

text: I wonder why you keep going to sea when you know it's dangerous.

glosses: To shows the receivers of an action or object.

text: The goods were sold to customers at the downtown store.

glosses: To shows the result of a change or process.

text: It switched from red to black.

text: They came to the conclusion that I'm better than nothing.

text: He fell on the play, but quickly got to his feet.

text: He was crushed to death underneath the truck.

text: Methods have been used to overcome these problems to some degree.

text: The class is from 1:35 to 3:25.

text: It's just another week to the end of classes.

text: Right now it's ten minutes to four.

glosses: To shows that one thing is touching another.

text: They stood back to back to see who was taller.

text: He attached the printer to the computer.

text: She was married to a Canadian man.

text: She was assistant to the general manager.

text: We don't owe anything to anyone.

text: To whom does it belong?

text: It's a benefit to the whole school.

text: What's the answer to this problem?

text: I can't remember the password to this account?

glosses: To shows a comparison between two things.

text: Girls outnumber boys two to one.

text: Older cars get fewer kilometers to a liter of gasoline.

text: Right now you can get one Canadian dollar to $1.05 US.

glosses: To shows your feeling or opinion about something.

text: It feels good to me.

text: To their surprise, she got up and left.

glosses: To shows a timing relationship, often with a music.

text: He likes to exercise to music.


aeroplane

forms:
aeroplane (singular)
aeroplanes (plural)

glosses: An aeroplane is a vehicle with wings that can fly.

text: Can we hurry. I have to catch an aeroplane to London.

audio: EN-AU ck1 aeroplane.ogg


text

forms:
text (singular)
texts (plural)

glosses: Text is written language (often academic).

text: The text is OK, but we need to change the graphics before we publish.

text: You can see the text of what they are saying there at the bottom of the screen.

glosses: A text is a textbook (American English).

text: Did you buy the text for the accounting course?

text: I'll give you a text on your phone about tonight's concert.

enpr: tĕkst

ipa: /tɛkst/

sampa: /tEkst/


text

forms:
text (canonical)
texts (third-person singular)
texted (past)
texted (past participle)
texting (present participle)

glosses: If you text someone, you send them a text message on their cell phone.

text: Will you text me tomorrow?


constitution

forms:
constitution (singular)
constitutions (plural)

glosses: The constitution of a country or organization is the basic set of laws that explain how all the other laws and rules must be made and followed.

text: To change the constitution, the government must have the agreement of 2/3 of the members of parliament.

glosses: The constitution of a person or object is the qualities that best define that person or object.

text: His stubborn constitution led him into a number of conflicts he could have avoided.

ipa: /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən/

ipa: /ˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃən/

hyphenation: con‧sti‧tu‧tion


security

forms:
security (singular)
securities (plural)

text: Traditionally, Japanese workers have had good job security. In fact, they usually had a job for life.

text: Since the attack, many Americans have lost their feeling of security.

glosses: Security is the people and things that keep you safe.

text: After the bombing, the airport increased security.

text: If you see a problem, please call security.

glosses: A security is a proof of ownership of stocks and other investments.

ipa: /sɪˈkjʊərəti/

noun

securities


holiday

forms:
holiday (singular)
holidays (plural)

glosses: A holiday is a day when people don't go to work or school, often because there is a religious celebration.

text: In North America, Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year.

ipa: /ˈhɒlɪdeɪ/

ipa: /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/

hyphenation: ho‧li‧day


holiday

forms:
holiday (canonical)
holidays (third-person singular)
holidayed (past)
holidayed (past participle)
holidaying (present participle)

glosses: If you holiday, you take a period of time away from work or study.


conclusion

forms:
conclusion (singular)
conclusions (plural)

glosses: A writer or speaker's conclusions are the ideas that they have after thinking about all the important information.

text: The study's main conclusion is that more money will not solve the problem.

text: At the conclusion of the story, we still don't know why he did it.

hyphenation: con‧clu‧sion


add

forms:
add (canonical)
adds (third-person singular)
added (past)
added (past participle)
adding (present participle)

glosses: If you add x to y, you put x and y together.

text: Cook for five minutes, then add the remaining spices to the soup.

glosses: If you add time, or price, you increase it.

text: A new kitchen would add value to the home.

text: We need to add five more waiters by next week.

glosses: If you add something to what you've said, you say something more.

text: I paused for a moment, then added, "Would you mind if I had some pudding?"

ipa: /æd/


able

forms:
able (positive)
abler (comparative)
ablest (superlative)

glosses: If someone is able to do something, he can do it.

text: I'm busy tomorrow, so I won't be able to see you.

glosses: If a person is able, he is good or skillful at what he does.

text: She is an able teacher.

ipa: /eɪbl/

sampa: /eIbl/

adj

able

abler

ablest


horse

forms:
horse (singular)
horses (plural)

glosses: A horse is a hoofed mammal. It walks on four (4) legs. People often ride on horses.

text: The horse likes to eat oats.

enpr: hô(r)s

ipa: /hɔː(r)s/

audio: en-uk-a horse.ogg


ignore

forms:
ignore (canonical)
ignores (third-person singular)
ignored (past)
ignored (past participle)
ignoring (present participle)

glosses: If you ignore someone or something, you don't listen to, look at, or pay attention to them.

text: He says he should be paid for fixing it, but he's ignoring the fact that it wasn't broken.

enpr: ĭgnôʹ

ipa: /ɪɡˈnɔː/

enpr: ĭgnôrʹ

ipa: /ɪɡˈnɔr/

hyphenation: ig‧nore

verb

ignor


established

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

glosses: If an institution, system, etc. is established, it has existed for some time and is probably well known.

text: The established church leaders often do no wish to see changes that might reduce their power.

text: The fact that the earth is a ball is well established.


established

forms:
establish (canonical)
establishes (third-person singular)
established (past)
established (past participle)
establishing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of establish.

text: Now that we've established what order we're presenting in, let's get started.


analysis

forms:
analysis (singular)
analyses (plural)

glosses: If you do an analysis, you study something carefully to understand it.

text: We performed a detailed analysis of the relationship between the two companies and believe that they could form a strong partnership.

ipa: /əˈnælɪsɪs/

hyphenation: anal‧y‧sis

noun

analyses


investment

forms:
investment (singular)
investments (plural)

etymology_text: invest + -ment

ety-suffix

invest

expansion: invest + -ment

glosses: Investment is the use of money, time, or effort to make a profit.

text: The economic Development Board, set up in 1961 to promote foreign investment in Singapore, has attracted money from around the world.

glosses: Your investment is the money, time, or effort you use to make a profit.

text: Often you'll have to wait for years before you can get even part of your investment back.

text: Buying an old laptop is a bad investment because a new technology is better.

ipa: /ɪnˈvɛstmənt/


start

forms:
start (singular)
starts (plural)

glosses: The beginning of something in place or time.

text: We went back to the start.

text: I surprised him and he gave a start.

text: She gave him quite a start.

ipa: /stɑːt/

enpr: stärt

ipa: /stɑrt/

audio: en-uk-to start.ogg


start

forms:
start (canonical)
starts (third-person singular)
started (past)
started (past participle)
starting (present participle)

glosses: To begin; to do something for the first time.

text: They started the race in first place.

text: I will start the car.

text: When I touched his arm, he started.


strategy

forms:
strategy (singular)
strategies (plural)

glosses: A strategy is a planned way to do something.

text: The new government is likely to change the economic strategy because the old strategy clearly isn't working.

text: You can't just do whatever comes into your head. You need to have a strategy.

ipa: /ˈstrætədʒi/

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

noun

strategies


finger

forms:
finger (singular)
fingers (plural)

glosses: A finger is a long thin part of your hand that bends. Most people have four fingers and one thumb on each hand.

text: He only uses one finger on the keyboard.

enpr: fĭngʹ-gər

ipa: /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/

ipa: /ˈfɪŋɡə/

ipa: /ˈfɪŋər/

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

hyphenation: fin‧ger


finger

forms:
finger (canonical)
fingers (third-person singular)
fingered (past)
fingered (past participle)
fingering (present participle)

glosses: If you finger something, you touch with your fingers it to see what it feels like.

glosses: If you finger someone, you tell the police that the person did something wrong.

glosses: If you finger a female, you use your fingers to penetrate or sexually stimulate their vulva or vagina.


basketball

forms:
basketball (singular)
basketballs (plural)

glosses: A ball game with two teams of five players. A goal is scored when a player throws the ball into a net (attached to a hoop) at each end of the court.

text: I play on my school's basketball team.

text: Throw the basketball to me.

hyphenation: bas‧ket‧ball


across

forms: across

text: I walked across the bridge.

text: I can see him across the street.

text: The bridge is across the stream.

enpr: ə-krŏs

ipa: /əˈkrɒs/

enpr: ə-krôs

ipa: /əˈkrɔs/


quiet

forms:
quiet (positive)
quieter (comparative)
quietest (superlative)

glosses: Not loud; making no sound or making very little sound.

text: This young person is very quiet now because she is reading a book.

text: You should be quiet in a library or a movie theater.

ipa: /kwaɪət/

adj

quiet

quieter

quietest


quiet

forms:
quiet (canonical)
quiets (third-person singular)
quieted (past)
quieted (past participle)
quieting (present participle)

text: She quieted the cries of her baby.

text: The manager quieted their protest with a few words.

text: Her presence quiets his fears.


quiet

forms: quiet (singular)

text: You like the quiet.


blues

forms:
blue (singular)
blues (plural)

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

text: Those two blues go well together.

text: I have the blues.

glosses: The blues is a type of music, created by African Americans.

text: He can play blues or jazz.

enpr: blo͞oz

ipa: /bluːz/

noun

blue


role

forms:
role (singular)
roles (plural)

glosses: The role of a person or thing is the job that they do in a certain situation.

text: In the past twenty-five years the role of women on farms had changed dramatically.

text: Music plays an important role in the movie.

glosses: role is another word for a part in a theatrical work such as a play or a ballet

text: Tamara Karsavina was the first to dance the role of the Firebird.

text: I was cast in the role of the crazy old witch in the school play.

enpr: rōl

ipa: /rəʊl/

ipa: /rol/


here

forms: here

text: Why are you looking over there for the book? It's right here.

text: The woman here is my wife.

text: Here is where I met my spouse twelve years ago.

text: Where do we go from here?

text: Let's get out of here.

ipa: /hɪə/

ipa: /hɪr/

sampa: /hIr/


among

forms: among

glosses: In or into. We say "between" 2 other things, but among 3 or more other things.

text: She was among her friends.

text: Divide the candy among yourselves.

ipa: /əˈmʌŋ/


occur

forms:
occur (canonical)
occurs (third-person singular)
occurred (past)
occurred (past participle)
occurring (present participle)

text: Over the summer a change occurred in my friend’s behaviour.

glosses: If something occurs to you, you suddenly think of it.

text: It occurred to me that I was in trouble.

ipa: /əˈkɜː/

ipa: /əˈkɝ/

verb

occur

r


joke

forms:
joke (singular)
jokes (plural)

glosses: If you tell a joke, you say something to make people laugh.

text: Trevor's joke about the boring lexicographer was too funny.

glosses: If something is a joke, it is not considered seriously.

text: Don't listen to Joseph. He's a joke. Nobody pays any attention to him.

ipa: /dʒəʊk/

ipa: /dʒoʊk/


joke

forms:
joke (canonical)
jokes (third-person singular)
joked (past)
joked (past participle)
joking (present participle)

glosses: When you joke about something, you say something funny that you don't really mean.

text: Everyone joked about how bad his tennis was.

text: I wasn't joking about burning my shoes.

text: Because I have a dog, I joke with my friends about their boring cats.

text: The coach joked that he would fire his whole team.

glosses: You say "you must be joking" when somebody tells you something that's very hard to believe.

text: "She's forty three." "Forty three?! You must be joking. She looks like she's sixteen."

jok


use

forms:
use (canonical)
uses (third-person singular)
used (past)
used (past participle)
using (present participle)

text: I use oil to cook.

text: This hammer is used to hit the nails.

glosses: To treat as unimportant, abuse; used about people.

text: She only uses him to do the house chores.

enpr: yo͞oz

ipa: /juːz/

ipa: /juz/

sampa: /juz/

homophones: ewes yews

us


use

forms:
use (singular)
uses (plural)

glosses: A way to apply something; an application.

text: They put it to good use.

text: This battery will last for 2000 uses.

enpr: yo͞os

ipa: /juːs/

ipa: /jus/

sampa: /jus/


cord

forms:
cord (singular)
cords (plural)

text: She tied the package with a cord.

text: Plug this cord into the outlet.

text: He can chop two cords each day.

ipa: /kɔː(r)d/


let

forms:
let (canonical)
lets (third-person singular)
let (past)
let (past participle)
letting (present participle)

glosses: When you let someone do something, you allow them to do it.

text: I let him come with me.

glosses: When you let a building or a space in a building, you rent it.

text: I will let my extra room to him.

ipa: /lεt/

sampa: /lEt/

let

lets

let

let

letting


invention

forms:
invention (singular)
inventions (plural)

etymology_text: invent + -ion

ety-suffix

invent

ion

expansion: invent + -ion

text: Nowadays, we can buy new inventions as soon as they are made.

text: It took quite a bit of invention to come up with the toothbrush.

ipa: /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/


range

forms:
range (singular)
ranges (plural)

glosses: A range of X is a number of different kinds of Xs

text: We offer you a whole range of clothes, from socks to hats.

glosses: The range is area between an upper and lower limit.

text: Most accidents affect children in the seven to 10 age range.

glosses: Something's range is the distance that it can travel.

text: The company's newest airplane has a range of 10,556 km.

glosses: In statistics, the range of results is highest result minus the lowest result.

text: The test results in the study had a range of 63; the highest was 100 and the lowest 37.

glosses: A (mountain) range is a group of mountains.

glosses: A shooting range is a place to practice using a gun.

glosses: A range is a large grassy area for farm animals to walk about freely.

ipa: /reɪndʒ/

sampa: /r\eIndZ/


range

forms:
range (canonical)
ranges (third-person singular)
ranged (past)
ranged (past participle)
ranging (present participle)

glosses: If something ranges from X to Y, it includes a number of different things and X and Y are different examples of those.

text: The police had stopped him for a variety of things ranging from stealing a book to having a gun.

glosses: If something ranges around an area, it moves around it.

verb

rang


join

forms:
join (canonical)
joins (third-person singular)
joined (past)
joined (past participle)
joining (present participle)

glosses: If someone joins two or more things, they bring them together.

text: Their lives were joined.

text: They joined hands.

glosses: If someone joins someone else, they do something together.

text: I will join you on your walk.

text: Hey, James! Come and join in. We're having fun.

glosses: If someone joins a club, school, etc. they become a member.

text: Would you like to join our club?

glosses: If someone joins two or more things, they make a connection between them.

text: The new building is joined to the school by a short hallway.

ipa: /ˈdʒɔɪn/

sampa: /"dZOIn/


tend

forms:
tend (canonical)
tends (third-person singular)
tended (past)
tended (past participle)
tending (present participle)

glosses: If something tends to be true, it is often or usually true.

text: The streets are very confusing in Tokyo and people tend to get lost.

text: A clearly typed paper does tend to get a better mark.

text: If we can't understand something, we tend to ignore it.

text: Of course, millions of dollars in targeted advertising does tend to increase sales.

glosses: If you tend something, you watch and take care of it.

text: The children often help with chores, including cutting the grass and tending the garden.

text: My artwork tends towards the modern.

glosses: If you tend bar, you work at a bar selling drinks.

glosses: If something tends in a particular direction, you generally moves in that direction.

text: The price of gold has tended upward for about three years.

ipa: /tɛnd/


distribution

forms:
distribution (singular)
distributions (plural)

glosses: Distribution is sending or giving out things to several people, companies, places, etc.

text: The distribution of the mail was slowed by the snow storm.

text: The increase in profits was followed by a cash distribution to the investors.

glosses: Distribution is the way that things are spread (often used in statistics).

text: The distribution of the new iPad was very fast because Apple had invested a lot on advertisement.

text: The distribution of power in the company is very narrow, with just a few managers controlling almost everything.

text: The test scores averaged 50% and had a normal distribution.

ipa: /ˌdɪstrəˈbjuːʃən/

hyphenation: dis‧tri‧bu‧tion


kindergarten

forms:
kindergarten (singular)
kindergartens (plural)

glosses: Kindergarten is a place (or school) where young children learn (usually for five- and six-year-olds).

ipa: /ˈkɪndərˌɡɑːrt(ə)n/

ipa: /ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːt(ə)n/


February

text: There are 28 days in February.

ipa: /ˈfɛbrʊəri/

enpr: fĕbʹro͞o-ĕr'-ē

ipa: /ˈfɛbruˌɛri/

sampa: /"fEbru%Eri/

proper noun

February

Februaries

Februarys


evidence

forms:
evidence (singular)
evidences (plural)

glosses: Evidence is facts or observations that support an idea.

text: The gun is evidence that professor Pickle killed Mr. Mustard.

text: If there is clear evidence for lying, he/she should be punished.

text: The police are still seeking evidence to find out who the murderer is.

glosses: In a courtroom, evidence refers to anything that is shown to the judge that is related to the case during a trial.

ipa: /ˈɛvɪdəns/


evidence

forms:
evidence (canonical)
evidences (third-person singular)
evidenced (past)
evidenced (past participle)
evidencing (present participle)

glosses: When you evidence something, you provide evidence or the truth of an event.

text: Something good must have happened to her, as evidenced by the smile on her face.

verb

evidenc


heliocentric

forms: heliocentric (positive)

text: Copernicus' model of the universe was heliocentric.

enpr: hē'lē-ō-sĕnʹtrĭk

ipa: /ˌhiːliəʊˈsɛntrɪk/

ipa: /ˌhiːlioʊˈsɛntrɪk/


time

forms:
time (singular)
times (plural)

text: "What time do you finish work?" "At four o'clock (4:00)."

text: I don't have time to talk to you right now. Can we do it later?

glosses: If you do something one time, you do it once.

enpr: tīm

ipa: /taɪm/

ipa: /tɑem/


time

forms:
time (canonical)
times (third-person singular)
timed (past)
timed (past participle)
timing (present participle)

glosses: If you time something, you measure how long it takes in seconds, minutes, hours, etc.

text: Take out your watch and time yourself during the test.

tim


nation

forms:
nation (singular)
nations (plural)

glosses: A nation is a country or a political entity.

text: Mexico is a nation of emigrants.

text: The Canadian government is working with the Mohawk nation.

enpr: nā'shən


crime

forms:
crime (singular)
crimes (plural)

glosses: A crime is an act that is against the law and for which you can go to jail.

text: Murder is a crime.

text: New York has a lot of crime.

text: Letting that puppy die is a crime.

ipa: kraɪm


male

forms: male (positive)

glosses: A person, animal, or plant that is male produces sperm or pollen. Boys and men are male people.

text: The male dog is usually larger than the female.

glosses: If something is male, it is of, for, or about men or boys.

text: The boys can change in the male change room over there.

text: This movie is good for a male audience.

enpr: māl

ipa: /meɪl/


male

forms:
male (singular)
males (plural)

glosses: A male is a person, animal, or plant that cannot have babies or eggs.

text: In humans males are called men or boys

text: Three adult males left the bank at 2:14.