Romance

forms: Romance

glosses: The group of languages that come from Latin.


title: C

redirect: c

pos: hard-redirect


Jupiter

forms: Jupiter

pos: name

glosses: Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun in the Solar System.

text: The biggest planet in the Solar System is Jupiter.

glosses: In Roman mythology, Jupiter is the king of the gods. He is known as Zeus in Greek mythology.

enpr: jōō’-pĭ-tər

proper noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


reproduction

forms:
reproduction (singular)
reproductions (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: Reproduction is the act of making a new living thing, such as a baby.

glosses: Reproduction is the act of making a copy of something.

glosses: A reproduction is a copy of something; a duplicate.

ipa: /ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃən/

hyphenation: re‧pro‧duc‧tion


nod

forms:
nod (canonical)
nods (third-person singular)
nodded (past)
nodded (past participle)
nodding (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: If you nod, then you move your head up and down to say that you agree with something.

text: I asked him if he wanted an ice cream, and he nodded in agreement.

ipa: /nɒd/

ipa: /nɑd/

ipa: /nɔd/

verb

nod

d


nod

forms:
nod (singular)
nods (plural)

glosses: A nod is when someone moves their head up and down to agree with something or say "yes".


manoeuvring

forms:
manoeuvre (canonical)
manoeuvres (third-person singular)
manoeuvred (past)
manoeuvred (past participle)
manoeuvring (present participle)

manoeuvr

e


Lent

forms: Lent

glosses: In Christianity, Lent is the part of the Christian year between Ash Wednesday and Easter.

text: Lent represents the forty days that Jesus spent in the desert.

enpr: lĕnt

ipa: /lɛnt/

sampa: /lEnt/


markers

forms:
marker (singular)
markers (plural)

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

noun

marker


markers

forms:
marker (canonical)
markers (third-person singular)
markered (past)
markered (past participle)
markering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of marker.


raisins

forms:
raisin (singular)
raisins (plural)

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

raisin


obliged

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

pos: adj

glosses: To feel obligated to do something for someone, possibly because they have done a favor for you.

adj

more: true


obliged

forms:
oblige (canonical)
obliges (third-person singular)
obliged (past)
obliged (past participle)
obliging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of oblige.

verb

oblig


plows

forms:
plow (singular)
plows (plural)

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

noun

plow


plows

forms:
plow (canonical)
plows (third-person singular)
plowed (past)
plowed (past participle)
plowing (present participle)


Italian

forms: Italian

text: John is studying Italian in school.

enpr: ĭ-tălʹ-yən


Italian

forms:
Italian (singular)
Italians (plural)


Italian

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

text: Our family has taken many trips to the Italian countryside.

glosses: Something that is related to the Italian people.

glosses: Something that is related to the Italian language.

text: The Italian word "ciao" is a greeting known around the world.


maneuvers

forms:
maneuver (singular)
maneuvers (plural)

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

maneuver


maneuvers

forms:
maneuver (canonical)
maneuvers (third-person singular)
maneuvered (past)
maneuvered (past participle)
maneuvering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of maneuver.


dimmest

forms:
dim (positive)
dimmer (comparative)
dimmest (superlative)

adjective

dim

dimmer

dimmest


tricolor

forms: tricolor (positive)

glosses: If something is tricolor, it has three colors.


tricolor

forms:
tricolor (singular)
tricolors (plural)

glosses: A tricolor is a banner or flag with three colored stripes.


cement

forms:
cement (singular)
cements (plural)

glosses: Cement is a material which is used to build a building.

text: The cement is not yet dry.

ipa: /səˈmɛnt/

hyphenation: ce‧ment


cement

forms:
cement (canonical)
cements (third-person singular)
cemented (past)
cemented (past participle)
cementing (present participle)

glosses: To join things together, with or as if with cement

text: The fence posts were cemented into the ground.

text: The glue cemented the pieces together.

text: Since his father was a friend of his employer, the man cemented his position in the company.

text: They cemented their friendship.


dialogs

forms:
dialog (singular)
dialogs (plural)

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

noun

dialog


sawed

forms:
saw (canonical)
saws (third-person singular)
sawed (past)
sawed (past participle)
sawing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of saw.

verb

saw


sawed

forms:
saw (canonical)
saws (third-person singular)
sawed (past)
sawn (past participle)
sawing (present participle)

saws

sawed

sawn

sawing


raisin

forms:
raisin (singular)
raisins (plural)

text: Raisins are a type of fruit.

enpr: rā’-zĭn


cap

forms:
cap (singular)
caps (plural)

text: He was wearing blue jeans and a ball cap.

glosses: A cap is a cover that closes the end of something, such as a bottle or pipe.

text: First we need to remove the cap, then we can drain the fluid from the tank.

text: The government should place a cap on spending for next year.

glosses: A cap is small piece of explosive that is used to set off larger explosives.

glosses: A cap is the summit (top) of a mountain.

glosses: A cap is a small amount of gunpowder that is used to set off a toy gun.

glosses: If you "pop a cap" on someone, you shoot them with a gun.

text: You best watch out or I'll bust a cap in your ass.

glosses: A cap is an international appearance of a player in a team.

ipa: /kæp/


cap

forms:
cap (canonical)
caps (third-person singular)
capped (past)
capped (past participle)
capping (present participle)

glosses: If you cap something, you put a cap on it.

text: We need to cap that pipe before turning the water back on.

glosses: If you cap something, you set an upper limit on it.

glosses: If something caps something, it fits on it and is a cap for it.

glosses: If you cap someone, you shoot that person.

glosses: If you cap something, you lie over or on top of something.

glosses: If you cap something, you surpass or outdo something.

cap

p


broom

forms:
broom (singular)
brooms (plural)

glosses: A broom is a cleaning tool made of bristles used for sweeping.

enpr: bro͞om

ipa: /bruːm/


broom

forms:
broom (canonical)
brooms (third-person singular)
broomed (past)
broomed (past participle)
brooming (present participle)

glosses: If you broom something, it means that you use a broom (or something like a broom) to sweep it.

text: The young boy broomed the dirt off of the front stairs.


discipline

forms:
discipline (singular)
disciplines (plural)

glosses: A disciplined attitude is a controlled behaviour; self-control.

glosses: Discipline is a method to force people to obey someone (or a group of people like a government).

glosses: Discipline is a method of getting obedience using a systematic method.

glosses: Discipline is a state of order based on submission to authority

glosses: Discipline is a punishment used to train someone or to continue control.

glosses: Discipline is a set of rules explaining how to behave.

glosses: Discipline is a beating received to get sexual pleasure.

glosses: Discipline is an academic subject-matter. It is a specific part of knowledge or learning.


discipline

forms:
discipline (canonical)
disciplines (third-person singular)
disciplined (past)
disciplined (past participle)
disciplining (present participle)

glosses: If someone is disciplined, they are train a person by using instruction and practice.

glosses: If a person disciplines someone, they teach a person to obey authority.

glosses: If someone is disciplined, they are punished or gotten control of (or to get control back).

disciplin


Sicilian

forms: Sicilian

enpr: sĭ-sĭlʹ-yən, sĭ-sĭlʹ-ē-ən


Sicilian

forms:
Sicilian (singular)
Sicilians (plural)


Sicilian

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

glosses: Something that is related to the Sicilian people.

glosses: Something that is related to the Sicilian language.


shine

forms:
shone (past)
shone (past participle)
shine (canonical)
shines (third-person singular)
shined (past)
shined (past participle)
shining (present participle)

glosses: If something shines, light comes from it, or it reflects light.

text: I love the way the stars shine.

text: The polished metal shines brightly in the sunlight.

glosses: If you shine, other people can see the good things about you.

glosses: If you shine a light, you put the light on something.

text: Would you shine that flashlight over here.

glosses: If you shine a light on a fact, you cause people to know the truth; you show people what they did not know.

text: Would you shine that flashlight over hear.

glosses: If you shine something, you make it shiny; you polish it so that it reflects light.

text: I was just shining my shoes.

ipa: /ʃaɪn/

sampa: /SaIn/

shine

shines

shone

shone

shining

shin


shine

forms: shine (singular)

glosses: Shine is the light from a reflection, or from a source of light.

text: I couldn't see because the shine from the water was in my eyes.

glosses: Something's shine is its good qualities, or its goodness.

text: The idea lost its shine when we realize could never work.

glosses: A shine is when someone shines your shoes.

text: Boy, won't you give me a shine.

glosses: Shine is a short way to say moonshine (illegal whiskey).

text: I got so drunk on that shine they gave me.

glosses: A shine is a liking; it is when you like someone or something.

text: He took a real shine to her.


tutored

forms:
tutor (canonical)
tutors (third-person singular)
tutored (past)
tutored (past participle)
tutoring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tutor.

tutor


sophomores

forms:
sophomore (singular)
sophomores (plural)

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

noun

sophomore


I

pos: pron

text: I am writing this, and you are reading it.

ipa: /aɪ/

sampa: /aI/

homophones: aye eye


I

forms: i or I

glosses: The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.

letter

i


I

forms: I

pos: symbol

glosses: A symbol meaning first, as in "George I" (which is said as "George the first").

glosses: The symbol for iodine on the periodic table of elements.


buttocks

forms:
buttock (singular)
buttocks (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈbʌɾəks/

noun

buttock


buttock

glosses: A buttock is one half of a person's backside or butt; people have a left buttock and a right buttock.


tan

forms:
tan (singular)
tans (plural)

glosses: Tan is one of the colors people can see.

glosses: A darkening of the skin from being in the sun.

text: She still has a tan from her visit to Mexico.

ipa: /tæn/

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


tan

forms:
tan (positive)
tanner (comparative)
tannest (superlative)

adj

tan

tanner

tannest


tan

forms:
tan (canonical)
tans (third-person singular)
tanned (past)
tanned (past participle)
tanning (present participle)

glosses: To use a tanning bed to darken your skin.

verb

n


Paris

forms: Paris

enpr: pă'-rĭs

ipa: /ˈpærɪs/

sampa: /"p{rIs/


corndog

forms:
corndog (singular)
corndogs (plural)

glosses: Corndog is another way of spelling corn dog.


halted

forms:
halt (canonical)
halts (third-person singular)
halted (past)
halted (past participle)
halting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of halt.

ipa: /ˈhɔːltɪd/

halt


corn dogs

forms:
corn dog (singular)
corn dogs (plural)

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

noun

corn dog


dimming

forms:
dim (canonical)
dims (third-person singular)
dimmed (past)
dimmed (past participle)
dimming (present participle)

verb

m


halts

ipa: /hɑlts/


dimmed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dim.


limes

forms:
lime (singular)
limes (plural)

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

noun

lime


title: A

redirect: a


hub

forms:
hub (singular)
hubs (plural)

glosses: A hub is a place where a large amount of traffic meets or passes through.

text: London's Heathrow Airport is a big air traffic hub in Europe.

glosses: A hub is a simple networking device that sends all of the data (packets) that it gets to all of the other devices that are connected to it.

text: Mark bought a cheap hub to connect his home computers together.

enpr: hŭb

ipa: /hʌb/

sampa: /"hVb/


title: B

redirect: b


manoeuvres

forms:
manoeuvre (singular)
manoeuvres (plural)

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

manoeuvre


manoeuvres

forms:
manoeuvre (canonical)
manoeuvres (third-person singular)
manoeuvred (past)
manoeuvred (past participle)
manoeuvring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of manoeuvre.

verb

manoeuvr


halt

glosses: When someone halts something, they make it stop.

text: The contract negotiations halted operations for at least a week.

text: I spilled my drink when the train suddenly halted.

enpr: hôlt

ipa: /hɔːlt/

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


New York

forms: New York

glosses: New York is a state in the northeast of the United States.

text: New York is one of the original English colonies in America.

glosses: New York is the largest city in New York state.

text: New York was once the capital of the United States.

enpr: nyōō-yôk'

enpr: nōō-yôrk'

audio: en-us-New York.ogg

audio: en-us-New York-2.ogg


surfing

forms: surfing (singular)

glosses: Surfing is a sport of riding water on a surfboard.

ipa: /ˈsɝfɪŋ/


surfing

forms:
surf (canonical)
surfs (third-person singular)
surfed (past)
surfed (past participle)
surfing (present participle)

surf


sustains

forms:
sustain (canonical)
sustains (third-person singular)
sustained (past)
sustained (past participle)
sustaining (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of sustain.

sustain


liberties

forms:
liberty (singular)
liberties (plural)

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

noun

liberty

liberties


disorganized

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

glosses: If someone is disorganized, they are not capable of being organised.

glosses: If a place is disorganized, it is messy.

ipa: /dɪˌsorɡəˌnaɪˈzeɪʃən/


disorganized

forms:
disorganize (canonical)
disorganizes (third-person singular)
disorganized (past)
disorganized (past participle)
disorganizing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of disorganize.

verb

disorganiz


diamonds

forms:
diamond (singular)
diamonds (plural)

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

enpr: dīʹ(ə)mənd

ipa: /ˈdaɪ(ə)məndz/

noun

diamond


New Yorkers

forms: New Yorker

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

proper noun

New Yorker


title: D

redirect: d


mule kicks

forms:
mule kick (singular)
mule kicks (plural)

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

noun

mule kick


title: E

redirect: e


title: F

redirect: f


title: G

redirect: g


maneuver

forms:
maneuver (singular)
maneuvers (plural)

glosses: A maneuver is a planned action with a series of stages. It gets to a goal not directly, but by steps. If in a contest, it may involve deception, with the purpose hidden as long as possible. A maneuver may be simple or extremely complex.

text: This was the maneuver: to bring his opponent into the net, and follow with a lob or a passing shot.

text: The Blue Angels performed daring maneuvers at the airshow.

text: His plan was a clever maneuver.

ipa: /məˈnuːvɚ/

ipa: /məˈnuːvə/

hyphenation: ma‧neu‧ver


maneuver

forms:
maneuver (canonical)
maneuvers (third-person singular)
maneuvered (past)
maneuvered (past participle)
maneuvering (present participle)

glosses: If something is maneuverd, it is moved somewhere else, generally with difficulty.

text: She maneuverd her car into the parking space.

glosses: If someone maneuvers a person, they manipulate, plot, guide, steer or manage them purposefully.

text: She maneuverd him into a position where he had to do what she wanted.

text: She is manoeuvring.


fragile

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

glosses: If something is fragile then it is delicate and it will break easily.

enpr: frăj'-īl

ipa: /ˈfrædʒaɪl/

sampa: /"fr{dZaIl/

enpr: frăj'-əl

ipa: /ˈfrædʒəl/


liberty

glosses: Liberty is the state of being free from someone else's control, not a slave or a prisoner.

text: John isn't in prison anymore; he has regained his liberty.

glosses: If someone has a lot of liberty, then they are free to do what they want.

text: The chief editor gives Jane the liberty to write what she wants in her magazine column.

enpr: lĭb'-ə-ti

ipa: /ˈlɪbəti/

enpr: lĭb'-ər-ti

ipa: /ˈlɪbə˞ti/


title: H

redirect: h


title: J

redirect: j


civilized

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

glosses: If a society or culture is civilized, it is advanced and very developed.

glosses: If you are civilized, you have strong morals or are intellectually advanced.

glosses: If you are civilized, you have good manners and are refined.

audio: EN-AU ck1 civilised.ogg

hyphenation: civ‧i‧lized


civilized

forms:
civilize (canonical)
civilizes (third-person singular)
civilized (past)
civilized (past participle)
civilizing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of civilize.

verb

civiliz


ordaining

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

ordain


tutor

forms:
tutor (singular)
tutors (plural)

glosses: A tutor is a person who teaches another person or a small group of people.

ipa: /ˈtjuːtə(r)/

enpr: tōō’-tər

ipa: /ˈtuːtə˞/


tutor

forms:
tutor (canonical)
tutors (third-person singular)
tutored (past)
tutored (past participle)
tutoring (present participle)

glosses: If you tutor a person or a small group, you teach them.


lemons

forms:
lemon (singular)
lemons (plural)

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

enpr: lĕm'-ənz

ipa: /ˈlɛmənz/

noun

lemon


title: K

redirect: k


grandpa

forms:
grandpa (singular)
grandpas (plural)

glosses: A grandpa is a short name for a grandfather (the father of your father or mother).


grandpas

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

grandpa


Neapolitan

forms: Neapolitan

enpr: nē-ə-pŏlʹ-ĭ-tən

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


Neapolitan

forms:
Neapolitan (singular)
Neapolitans (plural)

glosses: A Neapolitan is a person from Naples, Italy.


Neapolitan

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

glosses: Something that is related to Naples, Italy.

glosses: Something that is related to the people of Naples.

glosses: Something that is related to the Neapolitan language.

glosses: Neapolitan ice cream is made by putting chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry flavored ice cream next to each other.


lemon

glosses: A lemon is a yellow citrus fruit that has a sour taste.

glosses: A bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.

text: (flesh)

text: (rind)

enpr: lĕm'-ən

ipa: /ˈlɛmən/


title: L

redirect: l


manoeuvre

forms:
manoeuvre (singular)
manoeuvres (plural)

glosses: A manoeuvre is a planned action with a series of stages. It gets to a goal not directly, but by steps. If in a contest, it may involve deception, with the purpose hidden as long as possible. A manoeuvre may be simple or extremely complex.

text: This was the manoeuvre: to bring his opponent into the net, and follow with a lob or a passing shot.

text: The Blue Angels performed daring manoeuvres at the airshow.

text: His plan was a clever manoeuvre.

hyphenation: ma‧noeu‧vre


manoeuvre

forms:
manoeuvre (canonical)
manoeuvres (third-person singular)
manoeuvred (past)
manoeuvred (past participle)
manoeuvring (present participle)

glosses: If something is manoeuvred, it is moved somewhere else, generally with difficulty.

text: She manoeuvred her car into the parking space.

glosses: If someone manoeuvres a person, they manipulate, plot, guide, steer or manage them purposefully.

text: She manoeuvred him into a position where he had to do what she wanted.

text: She is manoeuvring.


rhombuses

forms:
rhombus (singular)
rhombuses or rhombi (plural)

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

rhombus

rhombuses

rhombi


title: M

redirect: m


New Yorker

forms:
New Yorker (singular)
New Yorkers (plural)

glosses: A New Yorker is a person who lives in either New York State or New York City.


ignoring

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

verb

ignor


sustained

forms:
sustain (canonical)
sustains (third-person singular)
sustained (past)
sustained (past participle)
sustaining (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sustain.


title: O

redirect: o


butt

forms:
butt (singular)
butts (plural)

glosses: Short for buttocks; a person's backside.

enpr: bŭt

ipa: /bʌt/

sampa: /bVt/


butt

forms:
butt (canonical)
butts (third-person singular)
butted (past)
butted (past participle)
butting (present participle)


lime

forms:
lime (singular)
limes (plural)

glosses: A lime is a green citrus fruit that has a sour taste, like a lemon but usually smaller.

glosses: Lime is a material containing calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide.

glosses: The Limes was a defensive wall marking the northern borders of the Roman Empire.

enpr: līm

ipa: /laɪm/

sampa: /laIm/


title: P

redirect: p


title: Q

redirect: q


dim

forms:
dim (positive)
dimmer (comparative)
dimmest (superlative)

text: It is hard to see in a room where the lights are dim.

glosses: If a person is dim, they are not very smart.

enpr: dĭm

ipa: /dɪm/

sampa: /dIm/

adj

dim


dim

forms:
dim (canonical)
dims (third-person singular)
dimmed (past)
dimmed (past participle)
dimming (present participle)

glosses: If you dim something, you make it darker.

text: Before a movie starts, it is normal to dim the lights in the movie theater.

text: As time went by the fire dimmed.


regulated

forms:
regulate (canonical)
regulates (third-person singular)
regulated (past)
regulated (past participle)
regulating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of regulate.

text: Oil and gas is a highly regulated industry.

verb

regulat


title: R

redirect: r


title: T

redirect: t


title: U

redirect: u


sorting

forms:
sort (canonical)
sorts (third-person singular)
sorted (past)
sorted (past participle)
sorting (present participle)

sort


sustain

glosses: If something is sustained, it is maintained.

text: I tried to sustain the energy level of the party by playing some rock music.

glosses: If something sustains (an injury etc.), it experiences or suffers (from an injury etc.).

text: The soldier sustained multiple shots and carried on to kill the enemy troops.

ipa: /səˈsteɪn/


alto saxophone

forms:
alto saxophone (singular)
alto saxophones (plural)

glosses: An alto saxophone is a musical instrument; it is one kind of saxophone.


pollution

forms: pollution (singular)

glosses: Pollution is when bad or harmful things are put into the environment.

text: Nobody visits the river any more because of all the pollution.

glosses: Pollution is the state of being polluted.

ipa: /pəˈl(j)uːʃən/

ipa: /pəˈluʃən/

noun

pollution


title: V

redirect: v


sorted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sort.


title: W

redirect: w


title: X

redirect: x


title: Y

redirect: y


title: Z

redirect: z


fusion

forms:
fusion (singular)
fusions (plural)

glosses: Fusion is when two or more things come together as one.

glosses: In physics, nuclear fusion is when the nuclei of two or more atoms come together to make one new, heavier nucleus.

text: Fusion reactions make a lot of energy.

enpr: fyōō’-zhən

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


rival

forms:
rival (singular)
rivals (plural)

glosses: Your rival is someone who is competing or fighting with you for the same thing; a competitor.

text: Chris is my biggest rival in the 400 m race.

glosses: Someone or something with similar quality or distinction as another; an equal.

text: As a mountain climber, he has no rival in Switzerland.

ipa: /ˈraɪvəl/


rival

forms:
rivaled (past)
rivaled (past participle)
rivaling (present participle)
rival (canonical)
rivals (third-person singular)
rivalled (past)
rivalled (past participle)
rivalling (present participle)

verb

rival

l


sophomore

forms:
sophomore (singular)
sophomores (plural)

glosses: A student in his or her second year in a college or university, or the second year in a four-year high school.

text: George is currently a sophomore at Yale University.

ipa: /ˈsɒfəmɔə/

ipa: /ˈsɑːfmɔːr/

ipa: /ˈsɒfəmɔr/

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


sophomore

forms: sophomore (positive)

glosses: The second thing in a series, especially an artist's second album or the second of four years in high school or college.

text: The band's sophomore album was much better than their debut album and gave them much more success.

text: My sophomore year of high school was my favorite.


inflection

forms:
inflection (singular)
inflections (plural)

glosses: Inflection is the changing of a verb, noun, adjective or adverb to change its meaning or tense.

text: When learning a language, inflection is often taught separately.

text: Italic languages use inflection more often than Germanic languages do.


reigning

forms:
reign (canonical)
reigns (third-person singular)
reigned (past)
reigned (past participle)
reigning (present participle)

reign


anomaly

forms:
anomaly (singular)
anomalies (plural)

glosses: A situation or thing that is not normal.

ipa: /əˈnɒməlɪ/

ipa: /əˈnɑməli/

irrnoun

anomalies


anomalies

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

noun

anomaly

anomalies


marvelling

forms:
marveled (past)
marveled (past participle)
marveling (present participle)
marvel (canonical)
marvels (third-person singular)
marvelled (past)
marvelled (past participle)
marvelling (present participle)

verb

marvel


funeral

forms:
funeral (singular)
funerals (plural)

glosses: A funeral is a ceremony that honors someone who has died.

text: Everyone's preparing to go to Mary's funeral on Saturday at her family's church.

ipa: /ˈfjuːnərəl/

ipa: /ˈfjunərəl/

hyphenation: fu‧ne‧ral; fun‧eral


linguolabial

forms: linguolabial (positive)

glosses: In phonetics, a linguolabial sound is made by touching the upper lip with the tongue.

text: Linguolabial sounds are very rare.


marveled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of marvel.


mooning

forms:
moon (canonical)
moons (third-person singular)
mooned (past)
mooned (past participle)
mooning (present participle)

moon


prank call

forms:
prank call (singular)
prank calls (plural)

glosses: A prank call is a phone call made to prank somebody.

text: The store owner was angry after receiving a prank call.


prank call

forms:
prank call (canonical)
prank calls (third-person singular)
prank called (past)
prank called (past participle)
prank calling (present participle)

glosses: If you make a prank call, you are making a call to trick or prank somebody.

text: We have decided to prank call our friends.


unregulated

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

text: "It is not regulation that is an evil, but unsuitable regulation; unregulated trade is not necessarily in a sound condition, and regulated trade is not restricted trade unless it is ill-regulated trade." -- William Cunningham in The Growth of English Industry and Commerce, p. 265 (1896)


tutors

forms:
tutor (singular)
tutors (plural)

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

noun

tutor


tutors

forms:
tutor (canonical)
tutors (third-person singular)
tutored (past)
tutored (past participle)
tutoring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of tutor.


phonetics

forms: phonetics (plural)

glosses: Phonetics is the study of the sounds of human speech or (movements, in the case of sign language).

enpr: fə-nĕt'-ĭks

ipa: /fəˈnɛtɪks/

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


mooned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of moon.


reversible

forms: reversible (positive)

etymology_text: From reverse + -ible.

ety-suffix

reverse

ible

expansion: reverse + -ible

glosses: If something is reversible, you can reverse it.

glosses: If a piece of clothing is reversible, you can wear it inside out.

glosses: If a chemical reaction is reversible, it can go in either direction.

glosses: If something is reversible, it can return to how it once was.

glosses: If something is reversible, it can return how it once was without using free energy or increasing entropy.

ipa: /rɪˈvɜːsəbl/

hyphenation: re‧vers‧ible


pharmacies

forms:
pharmacy (singular)
pharmacies (plural)

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

enpr: fär'-mə-siz

ipa: /ˈfɑrməsiz/

noun

pharmacy

pharmacies


funerals

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

enpr: fyōō'-nər-əlz

funeral


brooming

forms:
broom (canonical)
brooms (third-person singular)
broomed (past)
broomed (past participle)
brooming (present participle)

verb

broom


ordained

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ordain.

ordain


stockings

forms:
stocking (singular)
stockings (plural)

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

noun

stocking


broomed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of broom.


feedback

forms: feedback (singular)

text: I'd really like some feedback on my poem.

text: I've been hearing really positive feedback about the new library.

text: After you hand in your essay, I will give you your grade and feedback regarding the content.

glosses: The high-pitched noise that you can hear when there's a loop between a microphone and a speaker.

feedback


title: N

redirect: n


presence

forms:
presence (singular)
presences (plural)

glosses: An instance of being around - being near, in sight.


others

forms:
other (singular)
others (plural)

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

other


regulates

forms:
regulate (canonical)
regulates (third-person singular)
regulated (past)
regulated (past participle)
regulating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of regulate.

verb

regulat


ordains

glosses: The third-person singular form of ordain.


pharmacy

glosses: A pharmacy is a place someone can get prescription medicine.

text: On the way home I need to pick up my medicine at the pharmacy.

glosses: Pharmacy is the study of chemicals and substances that are used as medicine.

glosses: Pharmacy is the work that a pharmacist does.

enpr: fär'-mə-si

ipa: /ˈfɑrməsi/


title: S

redirect: s


brooms

forms:
broom (singular)
brooms (plural)

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


brooms

glosses: The third-person singular form of broom.


irreversible

forms: irreversible (positive)

etymology_text: ir- + reversible

ety-prefix

ir

reversible

expansion: ir- + reversible

glosses: If something is irreversible, you cannot reverse it.

glosses: If something is irreversible, it cannot return to how it once was.

glosses: If something is irreversible, it cannot return how it once was without using free energy or increasing entropy.


rhombus

forms:
rhombus (singular)
rhombuses or rhombi (plural)

glosses: A rhombus is a shape that has two pairs of parallel sides that have the same length.

text: All rhombuses are parallelograms, and all squares are rhombuses.

ipa: /ˈrɒmbəs/

ipa: /ˈrɑːmbəs/

noun

rhombus


reigned

forms:
reign (canonical)
reigns (third-person singular)
reigned (past)
reigned (past participle)
reigning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reign.

verb

reign


silent

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

glosses: If something is silent, there is no sound. It is unheard.

text: The candidates were silent during the exam.

ipa: /ˈsaɪlənt/


rivals

forms:
rival (singular)
rivals (plural)

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

noun

rival


rivals

forms:
rivaled (past)
rivaled (past participle)
rivaling (present participle)
rival (canonical)
rivals (third-person singular)
rivalled (past)
rivalled (past participle)
rivalling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of rival.


ignores

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of ignore.

verb

ignor


marker

forms:
marker (singular)
markers (plural)

etymology_text: mark + -er

ety-suffix

mark

er

expansion: mark + -er

glosses: A marker is something or someone that marks.

glosses: A marker is a note about how much money is owed.

glosses: A marker is a debt owed to someone that is not money, especially favors.

text: We may not be able to do this alone. Maybe it’s time to call in some of our markers.

glosses: A marker is a device that shoots paintballs.

text: He used his marker to shoot him with a red paintball.

ipa: /ˈmɑː(r)kə(r)/


marker

forms:
marker (canonical)
markers (third-person singular)
markered (past)
markered (past participle)
markering (present participle)

glosses: If something is markered, it is written or marked on it using a marker.


diamond

forms:
diamond (singular)
diamonds (plural)

glosses: Diamond is a very hard mineral made from carbon that is shiny like glass.

text: The blades of cutting tools like saws and knives are sometimes coated in diamond.

glosses: A diamond is a precious gemstone made from the mineral diamond.

text: The diamond is the birthstone of April.

glosses: In geometry, a diamond is a rhombus shape, especially one that is taller than it is wide; ◊.

glosses: In card games, the diamonds are one of the four playing card suits.

text: The diamonds and the hearts are the two red-colored suits.

glosses: In cards games, a diamond is a card of the diamond suit.

text: I have three diamonds in my hand.

enpr: dī'əmənd

ipa: /ˈdaɪ(ə)mənd/


marveling

forms:
marveled (past)
marveled (past participle)
marveling (present participle)
marvel (canonical)
marvels (third-person singular)
marvelled (past)
marvelled (past participle)
marvelling (present participle)

verb

marvel


experimental

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

glosses: Of an experiment. Which may contain errors. Not tested thoroughly.

ipa: /ɨkspɛrəˈmɛntəl/


inflections

forms:
inflection (singular)
inflections (plural)

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

noun

inflection


seemed

forms:
seem (canonical)
seems (third-person singular)
seemed (past)
seemed (past participle)
seeming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of seem.

verb

seem


appearance

forms:
appearance (singular)
appearances (plural)

glosses: Outward or visible aspect of a person or thing. It is a physical property of matter, meaning that a change in chemical composition does not necessarily cause a change in appearance.

glosses: The event of coming into sight. When you first see something, the thing is said to have appeared. Inversely, when the thing goes out of sight, the thing is said to have disappeared, dis- being a Latin root meaning 'not'.

ipa: /əˈpɪərəns/

ipa: /əˈpɪrəns/

hyphenation: ap‧pear‧ance


generally

pos: adv

etymology_text: general + -ly

ety-suffix

general

ly

expansion: general + -ly

glosses: In general, without regard to other details which may affect the scenario.

text: Generally, men find it easier to lose weight than women.

ipa: /ʤɛnrəliː/


presences

forms:
presence (singular)
presences (plural)

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

noun

presence


phonology

forms:
phonology (singular)
phonologies (plural)

glosses: Phonology is the study of the way that sounds (phones) carry meanings in languages (as phonemes).

text: Phonetics studies the sounds of human languages, and phonology studies the meanings that those sounds have.

glosses: The phonology of a language is the set of sounds that have meaning in that language; the set of sounds that can be used to make words.

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

hyphenation: pho‧no‧lo‧gy

phonologies


says

forms:
say (canonical)
says (third-person singular)
said (past)
said (past participle)
saying (present participle)

verb

say

says

said

said

saying


appearances

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

noun

appearance


exclaim

forms:
exclaim (canonical)
exclaims (third-person singular)
exclaimed (past)
exclaimed (past participle)
exclaiming (present participle)

glosses: If you exclaim something, you say it loudly and enthusiastically.

ipa: /ɛkˈskleɪm/

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


exclaimed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of exclaim.

ipa: /ɛkskleɪmd/

verb

exclaim


trap

forms:
trap (singular)
traps (plural)

glosses: A trap is a machine or other device made to catch and sometimes kill animals.

text: He uses traps to deal with his mice problem.

glosses: A trap is a trick made to catch someone more generally.

text: She fell into the trap of misspelling "misspelling."

glosses: A trap is the cover over a hole or opening; a trapdoor.

text: Close the trap before someone falls

glosses: A trap is any device used to hold and suddenly let go of an object.

text: They shot out of the school gates like greyhounds out of the trap.

glosses: A trap is a device in a pipe set up to hold and seal liquids and stops gases and lets liquids flow.

glosses: A trap is a place in a water pipe or pump where air gathers.

glosses: A trap is a light two-wheeled carriage with springs.

text: Have James prepare the trap – I wish to visit the parson.

text: Keep your trap shut.

glosses: A trap is a transvestite, or a man who dresses as a woman, who goes with a man pretend to be a woman.

text: I saw your brother asking a trap out last night at the bar.

glosses: A trap is exception made by the processor.

glosses: A mining license inspector during the Australian gold rush.

ipa: /træp/


trap

forms:
trap (canonical)
traps (third-person singular)
trapped (past)
trapped (past participle)
trapping (present participle)

glosses: To trap something is to catch in a trap.

glosses: To trap is to provide something with a trap.

glosses: To trap id to set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game.

glosses: To trap is to capture something such as a mistake so someone can fix it.

trap


inflect

forms:
inflect (canonical)
inflects (third-person singular)
inflected (past)
inflected (past participle)
inflecting (present participle)

glosses: To inflect means to change a word to change its meaning or tense.

text: The verb "worked" is "work" after being inflected.

text: He learned the language quickly, especially how to inflect the words.

ipa: /ɪnˈflɛkt/


inflects

glosses: The third-person singular form of inflect.

inflect


Afghan

forms:
Afghan (singular)
Afghans (plural)

glosses: An Afghan is a person or thing that comes from or lives in Afghanistan.

ipa: /ˈæfˌgæn/

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


Afghan

forms: Afghan (positive)

glosses: Something or someone that is Afghan comes from or is related to Afghanistan.


rivaling

forms:
rivaled (past)
rivaled (past participle)
rivaling (present participle)
rival (canonical)
rivals (third-person singular)
rivalled (past)
rivalled (past participle)
rivalling (present participle)


undocumented

forms: undocumented (positive)

etymology_text: un- + documented

ety-prefix

un

documented

expansion: un- + documented

glosses: If something is undocumented, it does not have the documents to support a claim.

glosses: If something is undocumented, it does not have official documentation required to enter, live or work in a country.


hoop

forms:
hoop (singular)
hoops (plural)

glosses: A hoop is a circular or ring-like object.

enpr: ho͞op

ipa: /huːp/

audio: EN-AU ck1 hoop.ogg


certainly

etymology_text: certain + -ly

ety-suffix

certain

expansion: certain + -ly

glosses: (of propositions) Used to agree with something, yes.

text: Would you like to come with me? – Certainly.

ipa: /ˈsɝtn̩li/

ipa: /ˈsɜːtn̩li/


silencing

forms:
silence (canonical)
silences (third-person singular)
silenced (past)
silenced (past participle)
silencing (present participle)

verb

silenc

e


alphabetically

etymology_text: alphabetical + -ly

ety-suffix

alphabetical

expansion: alphabetical + -ly

text: Sorting alphabetically means every name beginning with 'A' will come before words beginning with 'B'.

text: Dictionaries are often sorted alphabetically.


blackbirds

forms:
blackbird (singular)
blackbirds (plural)

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

noun

blackbird


saying

hyphenation: say‧ing


saying

forms:
saying (singular)
sayings (plural)

glosses: A saying is a short sentence or paragraph that offers advice.


inflected

glosses: The past tense and past participle of inflect.


regularize

forms:
regularize (canonical)
regularizes (third-person singular)
regularized (past)
regularized (past participle)
regularizing (present participle)

text: The regularization of spelling was an important step in the advancement of literary society.

glosses: If you regularize something, you control it by defining it.

text: The industry has fought the state's attempts to regularize its products.

glosses: If x regularizes y, x causes y to function in a particular way.

text: You turn this to regulate the water flow.

text: This check list regularizes activities and decision-making.

ipa: /ˈrɛɡjəlɚaɪz/

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

verb

regulariz


exclaims

glosses: The third-person singular form of exclaim.


seems

forms:
seem (canonical)
seems (third-person singular)
seemed (past)
seemed (past participle)
seeming (present participle)


silences

forms:
silence (singular)
silences (plural)

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

noun

silence


silences

glosses: The third-person singular form of silence.


venerates

forms:
venerate (canonical)
venerates (third-person singular)
venerated (past)
venerated (past participle)
venerating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of venerate.

verb

venerat


landlocked

forms: landlocked (positive)

etymology_text: land + locked

compound

land

locked

expansion: land + locked

glosses: A piece of land is landlocked if it does not touch a large body of water, such as a sea or ocean.

ipa: /ˈlændlɑkt/

ipa: /ˈlændlɒkt/

hyphenation: land‧locked


ignored

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ignore.

text: She ignored all the questions she did not want to answer.

enpr: ĭgnôrdʹ

ipa: /ɪɡˈnɔrd/

enpr: ĭgnôdʹ

ipa: /ɪɡˈnɔːd/

hyphenation: ig‧nored

verb

ignor


silenced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of silence.


venerated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of venerate.


rivalled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rival.

rival


elites

forms:
elite (singular)
elites (plural)

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

noun

elite


silence

text: The silence was strange, not even a bird could be heard.

glosses: A silence is a time when there is no noise.

text: We had one minute of silence to remember the people who had died in the war.

ipa: /saɪləns/


silence

glosses: If you silence something, you stop it from making noise.

glosses: If you silence someone, you stop them from talking.


earthen

forms: earthen (positive)

glosses: If something is earthen, it is made of earth or mud.

text: The earthen walls of the house were very thick.

glosses: If something is earthen, it is made of clay (usually said of pottery).

text: The earthen dishes were easily chipped or broken.

glosses: If something is earthen, it is the color of earth, soil or dirt.

text: The walls of the buildings in Timbuktu are the same earthen color as the sand and soil of central Mali.

ipa: /ˈərθən/

ipa: /ˈɜː(r)θən/

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


contacting

forms:
contact (canonical)
contacts (third-person singular)
contacted (past)
contacted (past participle)
contacting (present participle)

verb

contact


alleys

forms:
alley (singular)
alleys (plural)

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

noun

alley


hoops

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

ipa: /huːps/

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

hoop


appliances

forms:
appliance (singular)
appliances (plural)

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

appliance


ascribe

forms:
ascribe (canonical)
ascribes (third-person singular)
ascribed (past)
ascribed (past participle)
ascribing (present participle)

glosses: To attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something.

text: We may ascribe the failure to the leader, but it is also explained by bad luck.

glosses: To attribute a book, painting or any work of art or literature to a specific writer or painter or creator.

text: It is arguable as to whether we can truly ascribe this play to Shakespeare.

ipa: /əˈskraɪb/

verb

ascrib


arrears

forms:
arrear (singular)
arrears (plural)

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

noun

arrear


contacts

forms:
contact (singular)
contacts (plural)

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


contacts

glosses: The third-person singular form of contact.


eloquences

forms:
eloquence (singular)
eloquences (plural)

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

eloquence


affections

forms:
affection (singular)
affections (plural)

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

ipa: /əˈfɛkʃənz/

hyphenation: af‧fec‧tions

affection


alley

glosses: An alley is a small street that is located behind buildings.

text: I found a dollar while walking in the alley.

glosses: An alley is a place where people go bowling.

text: I went to the bowling alley last night.


laughter

forms: laughter (singular)

text: Laughter filled the classroom when the teacher accidently spilled her coffee.

text: Much laughter followed the joke.

ipa: /ˈlɑːftə/

enpr: lăfʹtər

ipa: /ˈlæftɚ/

laughter


eloquence

glosses: Eloquence is the quality of using language well and effectively.

text: His speech was full of grace and eloquence.

ipa: /'ɛləkwəns/

hyphenation: el‧o‧quence


avenues

forms:
avenue (singular)
avenues (plural)

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

avenue


barns

forms:
barn (singular)
barns (plural)

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

barn


Afghans

forms:
Afghan (singular)
Afghans (plural)

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

Afghan


shacks

forms:
shack (singular)
shacks (plural)

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

shack


arrear

glosses: An arrear is work to be done; an obligation.

text: I have a large arrear of letters to write.

ipa: /əˈrɪə/


settlement

forms:
settlement (singular)
settlements (plural)

etymology_text: settle + -ment

ety-suffix

settle

ment

expansion: settle + -ment

glosses: A settlement is a small, new colony; a new place for people to live.

glosses: A settlement is a decision made to fix and end a legal argument between two people.

glosses: Settlement is when people are settling someplace, that is moving to it

glosses: Settlement is what happens when a building falls into the ground very very slowly.


contacted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of contact.


amuses

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of amuse.

verb

amus


appalled

forms:
appall (canonical)
appalls (third-person singular)
appalled (past)
appalled (past participle)
appalling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of appall.

appall


alerting

forms:
alert (canonical)
alerts (third-person singular)
alerted (past)
alerted (past participle)
alerting (present participle)

alert


boldest

forms:
bold (positive)
bolder (comparative)
boldest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of bold; most bold.

adjective

bold

bolder

boldest


ashaming

forms:
ashame (canonical)
ashames (third-person singular)
ashamed (past)
ashamed (past participle)
ashaming (present participle)

verb

asham


barer

forms:
bare (positive)
barer (comparative)
barest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of bare; more bare.

ipa: /ˈbɛərə/

adjective

bare

barer

barest


adventuring

forms:
adventure (canonical)
adventures (third-person singular)
adventured (past)
adventured (past participle)
adventuring (present participle)

verb

adventur


bingos

forms:
bingo (singular)
bingos (plural)

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

noun

bingo


venerating

forms:
venerate (canonical)
venerates (third-person singular)
venerated (past)
venerated (past participle)
venerating (present participle)

verb

venerat


authorised

forms:
authorise (canonical)
authorises (third-person singular)
authorised (past)
authorised (past participle)
authorising (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of authorise.

authoris


appal

forms:
appal (canonical)
appals (third-person singular)
appaled (past)
appaled (past participle)
appaling (present participle)

glosses: To depress or discourage with fear; to make upset.

text: The mess in the house would appall him.

enpr: ə-pôlʹ

ipa: /əˈpɔːl/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-appall.wav


avenue

glosses: An avenue is a wide street, often bordered by trees.

text: They used to live at 123 Derbyshire Avenue.

glosses: An avenue can be a way or opening for entrance into a place.

ipa: /ˈævəˌn(j)u/


authorizes

forms:
authorize (canonical)
authorizes (third-person singular)
authorized (past)
authorized (past participle)
authorizing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of authorize.

authoriz


baring

forms:
bare (canonical)
bares (third-person singular)
bared (past)
bared (past participle)
baring (present participle)

bar


appliance

forms:
appliance (singular)
appliances (plural)

glosses: A useful object made for a specific purpose. Appliances are often powered by electricity or by a small motor, used in homes and in offices.

glosses: An attachment or part of some tool; equipment attachment.

ipa: /əˈplaɪəns/


ashames

glosses: The third-person singular form of ashame.


amuse

glosses: To amuse is to cause laughter and enjoyment; to be funny.

ipa: /əˈmjuːz/

ipa: /ʌˈmjus/

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


alerts

forms:
alert (singular)
alerts (plural)

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


alerts

glosses: The third-person singular form of alert.


bargaining

forms:
bargain (canonical)
bargains (third-person singular)
bargained (past)
bargained (past participle)
bargaining (present participle)

bargain


barest

glosses: The superlative form of bare; most bare.


deposition

forms:
deposition (singular)
depositions (plural)

glosses: A deposition is when someone is removed from their office or position.

text: Mary II of England was very sad at her father's deposition.

glosses: A process of giving sworn (promised) proof.

ipa: /dɛpəˈzɪʃən/


cacti

forms:
cactus (singular)
cacti or cactuses (plural)

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

noun

cactus

cacti

cactuses


bingo

glosses: Bingo is a game of luck, where players try to fill in squares on a grid in order to get five in-a-row.

text: Let's play bingo.

text: Bingo! I have five in-a-row!


streets

forms:
street (singular)
streets (plural)

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

ipa: /striːts/

street


adventured

glosses: The past tense and past participle of adventure.


authorized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of authorize.


bargained

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bargain.


lucrative

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

glosses: If something is lucrative, you can make money doing it.

text: Jackie runs a very lucrative catering business out of her home.

ipa: /ˈlukrətɪv/


alerted

forms:
alert (canonical)
alerts (third-person singular)
alerted (past)
alerted (past participle)
alerting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of alert.


settlements

forms:
settlement (singular)
settlements (plural)

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

settlement


astonish

forms:
astonish (canonical)
astonishes (third-person singular)
astonished (past)
astonished (past participle)
astonishing (present participle)

glosses: If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you deeply.

text: The change astonished me.

text: It astonished him that they felt they could not die.

text: What astonishes me is that there are people who believe this stuff.

ipa: /əˈstɒnɪʃ/

ipa: /əˈstɑnɪʃ/

hyphenation: as‧ton‧ish

verb

astonish

es


blimey

forms: blimey

pos: intj

glosses: If someone says "blimey", they might by angry, surprised, or excited.

text: Blimey! I didn't see that!

ipa: /ˈblaɪmi/


spa

forms:
spa (singular)
spas (plural)

glosses: A spa is a health or fitness center where a person can exercise or get a massage.


articulates

forms:
articulate (canonical)
articulates (third-person singular)
articulated (past)
articulated (past participle)
articulating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of articulate.

articulat


booed

forms:
boo (canonical)
boos (third-person singular)
booed (past)
booed (past participle)
booing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of boo.

boo


boosted

forms:
boost (canonical)
boosts (third-person singular)
boosted (past)
boosted (past participle)
boosting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of boost.

boost


juxtaposition

forms:
juxtaposition (singular)
juxtapositions (plural)

glosses: A state of two things being close together or side by side.

text: The two rooms were in juxtaposition.


appalling

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

glosses: If something is appalling, it's very bad.


appalling

forms:
appall (canonical)
appalls (third-person singular)
appalled (past)
appalled (past participle)
appalling (present participle)

appall


bargains

forms:
bargain (singular)
bargains (plural)

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


bargains

forms:
bargain (canonical)
bargains (third-person singular)
bargained (past)
bargained (past participle)
bargaining (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bargain.


badged

forms:
badge (canonical)
badges (third-person singular)
badged (past)
badged (past participle)
badging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of badge.

badg


elite

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

glosses: If something is elite, it is special or exclusive.

ipa: /ɪˈliːt/

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


elite

forms:
elite (singular)
elites (plural)

text: Only the elite can enter this school.

glosses: Elite is the size of letter in typewriting (12 per inch).


barn

forms:
barn (singular)
barns (plural)

glosses: A barn is a building found on a farm where animals live (such as cows and chickens).

text: If it wasn't for the barn, all of the animals would have been out in the rain.

enpr: bärn

ipa: /bɑrn/

ipa: [baːn]

ipa: [bɐːn]

ipa: [bɑːn]

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

ipa: [bɑrn]


retirement homes

forms:
retirement home (singular)
retirement homes (plural)

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

noun

retirement home


bashing

forms:
bash (canonical)
bashes (third-person singular)
bashed (past)
bashed (past participle)
bashing (present participle)

verb

bash


inflammatory

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

text: Sam posted an inflammatory comment in the talk page.

text: I didn't think it was possible, but this speech was even more inflammatory than his last one.


bogged

forms:
bog (canonical)
bogs (third-person singular)
bogged (past)
bogged (past participle)
bogging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bog.

bog

g


authorises

forms:
authorise (canonical)
authorises (third-person singular)
authorised (past)
authorised (past participle)
authorising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of authorise.


hinders

forms:
hinder (canonical)
hinders (third-person singular)
hindered (past)
hindered (past participle)
hindering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of hinder.

hinder


appall

glosses: To depress or discourage with fear; to make upset.

text: The mess in the house would appall him.


bared

forms:
bare (canonical)
bares (third-person singular)
bared (past)
bared (past participle)
baring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bare.


shack

forms:
shack (singular)
shacks (plural)

glosses: A shack is a small shelter; a hut or cabin.

text: He used to live in a shack.

ipa: /ʃæk/

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


bogs

forms:
bog (singular)
bogs (plural)

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

audio: en-au-the bogs.ogg


gonna

text: I'm gonna go home.

text: Well, you're gonna hafta find a way to control them.

ipa: /ˈgɒnə/

ipa: /ˈgɑːnə/


roads

forms:
road (singular)
roads (plural)

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

noun

road


appalls

forms:
appall (canonical)
appalls (third-person singular)
appalled (past)
appalled (past participle)
appalling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of appall.


rapider

forms:
rapid (positive)
rapider (comparative)
rapidest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of rapid; more rapid.

adjective

rapid

rapider

rapidest


bares

ipa: /bɛrz/

ipa: /bɛəz/

verb

bar


ashame

forms:
ashame (canonical)
ashames (third-person singular)
ashamed (past)
ashamed (past participle)
ashaming (present participle)

glosses: If you ashame someone, you make that person feel shame or guilt.

ipa: /əˈʃeɪm/

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

asham


bolder

forms:
bold (positive)
bolder (comparative)
boldest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of bold; more bold.

ipa: /ˈbəʊldə/

ipa: /ˈboʊldər/

adj

bold


rapids

forms:
rapid (singular)
rapids (plural)

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


depositions

forms:
deposition (singular)
depositions (plural)

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

noun

deposition


juxtaposes

forms:
juxtapose (canonical)
juxtaposes (third-person singular)
juxtaposed (past)
juxtaposed (past participle)
juxtaposing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of juxtapose.

verb

juxtapos


whiskey

forms:
whiskey (singular)
whiskeys or whiskies (plural)

glosses: An alcoholic liquor made from fermented grain.

text: We shared a bottle of whiskey.

glosses: Used by the International Civil Aviation Organization for the letter W when spelling on the radio.

ipa: /ˈwɪski/

noun

whiskey

whiskeys

whiskies


spas

forms:
spa (singular)
spas (plural)

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

spa


bounced

forms:
bounce (canonical)
bounces (third-person singular)
bounced (past)
bounced (past participle)
bouncing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bounce.

verb

bounc


United Nations

forms: United Nations

glosses: United Nations is an international organization. Acronym UN for United Nations or UNO for United Nations organization.


wanna

text: I wanna go home now!

text: Do you wanna go to a movie tonight?

text: We wanna play baseball, but we can't find a ball.

text: I wanna puppy!


juxtapose

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒʌkstəpəʊz/

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒʌkstəpoʊz/


authorize

forms:
authorize (canonical)
authorizes (third-person singular)
authorized (past)
authorized (past participle)
authorizing (present participle)

glosses: To authorize someone is to give them power or permission.

text: I will need to authorize you before you step through that gate.

glosses: To authorize can be to allow something to be done.

ipa: /ˈɔθəraɪz/

ipa: /ˈɒθəraɪz/

ipa: /ˈɔːθəraɪz/

authoriz


astonishes

forms:
astonish (canonical)
astonishes (third-person singular)
astonished (past)
astonished (past participle)
astonishing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of astonish.

astonish


authorise

forms:
authorise (canonical)
authorises (third-person singular)
authorised (past)
authorised (past participle)
authorising (present participle)

glosses: To authorise someone is to give them power or permission.

text: I will need to authorise you before you step through that gate.

glosses: To authorise can be to allow something to be done.

authoris


alert

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


alert

forms:
alert (singular)
alerts (plural)

glosses: A notification; something that is observed.


alert

forms:
alert (canonical)
alerts (third-person singular)
alerted (past)
alerted (past participle)
alerting (present participle)


ascribing

forms:
ascribe (canonical)
ascribes (third-person singular)
ascribed (past)
ascribed (past participle)
ascribing (present participle)

ascrib


bare

forms:
bare (positive)
barer (comparative)
barest (superlative)

glosses: If something is bare, it is just enough to get by.

text: He survived with just the bare necessities.

glosses: Being bare is being without cover; being naked; without decoration.

text: I didn't expect to see his bare backside.

enpr: bâr

ipa: /beə(r)/

adj

bare


bare

forms:
bare (canonical)
bares (third-person singular)
bared (past)
bared (past participle)
baring (present participle)


adventure

forms:
adventure (singular)
adventures (plural)

glosses: If you have an adventure you have a trip with a lot of excitement, hazards, or dangers.

text: Bilbo went on an adventure.

glosses: An adventure may be any event where risks are encountered.

ipa: /ædˈv̥ɛntʃɚ/

ipa: /ədˈvɛntʃə/


adventure

forms:
adventure (canonical)
adventures (third-person singular)
adventured (past)
adventured (past participle)
adventuring (present participle)

glosses: To adventure is to go on an adventure; quest; trip.

ipa: /ædˈv̥ɛntʃɚ/

verb

adventur


barracking

forms:
barrack (canonical)
barracks (third-person singular)
barracked (past)
barracked (past participle)
barracking (present participle)

barrack


articulated

forms:
articulate (canonical)
articulates (third-person singular)
articulated (past)
articulated (past participle)
articulating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of articulate.

articulat


articulated

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

glosses: To be articulated is to be made with small joints or details.

glosses: If something is articulated, it has 2 (or more) parts that are connected together by a flexible joint.


cactus

forms:
cactus (singular)
cacti or cactuses (plural)

glosses: A type of plant that has spines instead of leaves and grows in dry places.

ipa: /ˈkæktʊs/

noun

cactus


enthusiasm

forms:
enthusiasm (singular)
enthusiasms (plural)

glosses: Having a strong feeling of excited interest.

text: John showed a lot of enthusiasm when he started his new job.

ipa: /ɛnˈθjuːzɪæzəm/


juxtapositions

forms:
juxtaposition (singular)
juxtapositions (plural)

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

juxtaposition


visibilities

forms:
visibility (singular)
visibilities (plural)

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

visibility

visibilities


monopolies

forms:
monopoly (singular)
monopolies (plural)

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

monopoly

monopolies


frontiers

forms:
frontier (singular)
frontiers (plural)

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

frontier


hindering

forms:
hinder (canonical)
hinders (third-person singular)
hindered (past)
hindered (past participle)
hindering (present participle)

verb

hinder


bashed

forms:
bash (canonical)
bashes (third-person singular)
bashed (past)
bashed (past participle)
bashing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bash.

bash


boosts

forms:
boost (singular)
boosts (plural)

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

noun

boost


boosts

forms:
boost (canonical)
boosts (third-person singular)
boosted (past)
boosted (past participle)
boosting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of boost.


berate

forms:
berate (canonical)
berates (third-person singular)
berated (past)
berated (past participle)
berating (present participle)

glosses: If you berate someone, you angrily tell them that they did something wrong; you scold them.

text: Mary angrily berated the dog when it peed on the floor.

ipa: /bɪˈreɪt/

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

verb

berat


berates

glosses: The third-person singular form of berate.


midland

forms:
midland (singular)
midlands (plural)

glosses: The region of a country not near the borders; the interior.

text: The fish is not as good midland.


midland

forms: midland (positive)

glosses: Resembling or relating to the interior region of a country.


jewellery

forms:
jewellery (singular)
jewelleries (plural)

glosses: Things that you wear such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of metals and sometimes with valuable gemstones.

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

noun

jewellery

jewelleries


articulate

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

glosses: talking in a clear way; effective speaking.

text: She is an articulate person.

text: The robot arm was articulate in two directions.

enpr: ärtĭ'kyələt

ipa: /ɑːˈtɪkjʊlət/

ipa: /ɑːrtɪkjələt/


articulate

forms:
articulate (canonical)
articulates (third-person singular)
articulated (past)
articulated (past participle)
articulating (present participle)

glosses: If you articulate, that means you speak clearly or effectively.

text: If he would just articulate, I might be able to understand him.

enpr: ärtĭ'kyəlāt

ipa: /ɑːˈtɪkjʊleɪt/

ipa: /ɑːrtɪkjəleɪt/


boos

forms:
boo (singular)
boos (plural)

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

boo


boos

forms:
boo (canonical)
boos (third-person singular)
booed (past)
booed (past participle)
booing (present participle)


chews

forms:
chew (canonical)
chews (third-person singular)
chewed (past)
chewed (past participle)
chewing (present participle)

enpr: cho͞oz

ipa: /tʃuːz/

verb

chew


bolds

forms:
bold (canonical)
bolds (third-person singular)
bolded (past)
bolded (past participle)
bolding (present participle)

bold


exclaiming

forms:
exclaim (canonical)
exclaims (third-person singular)
exclaimed (past)
exclaimed (past participle)
exclaiming (present participle)

exclaim


boost

text: My friend gave me a boost to push me over the fence.

ipa: /buːst/


boost

glosses: To boost is to lift or push from behind.

text: He boosted me up.


bold

forms:
bold (positive)
bolder (comparative)
boldest (superlative)

glosses: If someone is bold, that means they are brave and willing to take risks.

text: It takes a bold man to walk on hot coals.

text: That is a bold idea.

glosses: Bold text is writing that is made with thicker lines.

text: The first letter in the line above is in bold text.

ipa: /bəʊld/

ipa: /boʊld/


bold

glosses: To bold text is to make words that are written with thicker lines.

text: On your report, bold your name so it's easier to see.


regularizing

forms:
regularize (canonical)
regularizes (third-person singular)
regularized (past)
regularized (past participle)
regularizing (present participle)

regulariz


viruses

forms:
virus (singular)
viruses (plural)

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

noun

virus

viruses


boomed

forms:
boom (canonical)
booms (third-person singular)
boomed (past)
boomed (past participle)
booming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of boom.

ipa: /buːmd/

verb

boom


tasty

forms:
tasty (positive)
tastier (comparative)
tastiest (superlative)

glosses: When something is tasty, it has a good flavor and is delicious.

text: You could make this tasty meal for breakfast.

text: These items will make an attractive and tasty display.

glosses: Appealing; when applied to persons, sexually appealing.

ipa: /ˈteɪsti/

adj

tasty

tastier

tastiest


affixing

forms:
affix (canonical)
affixes (third-person singular)
affixed (past)
affixed (past participle)
affixing (present participle)

verb

affix


cheated

forms:
cheat (canonical)
cheats (third-person singular)
cheated (past)
cheated (past participle)
cheating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cheat.

cheat


hindered

forms:
hinder (canonical)
hinders (third-person singular)
hindered (past)
hindered (past participle)
hindering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hinder.


ham

forms:
ham (singular)
hams (plural)

glosses: A ham is the thigh and buttock of any animal used for meat.

glosses: The ham of a pig is the dried thigh used as food.

glosses: A person's or animal's ham is the back of the thigh.

glosses: In theater, an actor who over acts is called a ham. A ham has a showy or crazy style.

glosses: A ham can be a person whose hobby is amateur radio.

enpr: hăm

ipa: /ˈhæm/

ipa: /ˈhæːm/


affection

forms:
affection (singular)
affections (plural)

glosses: Affection is the state of being affected.

glosses: An affection is a condition, state, or quality of something.

text: Your weight is an affection of your body.

glosses: If someone has affection for something or someone else, they love it; they like doing it; they are attached to it.

text: I have affection for her.

glosses: An affection is a disease or malady of the body.


adventures

forms:
adventure (singular)
adventures (plural)

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

ipa: /ədˈvɛnt͡ʃɚz/

ipa: /ədˈvɛnt͡ʃəz/

hyphenation: ad‧ven‧tures

noun

adventure


adventures

forms:
adventure (canonical)
adventures (third-person singular)
adventured (past)
adventured (past participle)
adventuring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of adventure.

verb

adventur


enthusiastic

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

glosses: Very excited to do something; motivated.

text: Jane was the most enthusiastic about shopping.

ipa: /ɛnθuziˈæstɪk/


constructed

forms:
construct (canonical)
constructs (third-person singular)
constructed (past)
constructed (past participle)
constructing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of construct.

ipa: /kənˈstrʌktəd/

construct


frontier

forms:
frontier (singular)
frontiers (plural)

glosses: The frontier is part of a country that is next to another country.

glosses: A frontier is an area where few or no people live.

text: Many settlers were killed on the frontier during colonial days in America.

text: Outer space is said to be the last frontier.

ipa: /ˈfrʌntɪə/

ipa: /frʌnˈtɪr/

hyphenation: fron‧tier


bolding

forms:
bold (canonical)
bolds (third-person singular)
bolded (past)
bolded (past participle)
bolding (present participle)


rapidest

forms:
rapid (positive)
rapider (comparative)
rapidest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of rapid; most rapid.

adjective

rapid


berated

forms:
berate (canonical)
berates (third-person singular)
berated (past)
berated (past participle)
berating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of berate.


eve

forms:
eve (singular)
eves (plural)

glosses: The day or night before, usually used for holidays.

text: My parents always let me open one gift on Christmas Eve.

text: My friend Stacy throws the best New Year's Eve parties.

text: One the eve of our wedding anniversary, I give my wife a red rose.

enpr: ēv

ipa: /iːv/


booming

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

glosses: If a business or economy is booming, it is experiencing a period of prosperity, or rapid economic growth.

text: The power of China's booming economy continues to stun the world.

glosses: If a person's voice is booming, it is loud and resonant.

text: He was asked to be emcee at the function as he has a booming voice.

ipa: /ˈbuːmɪŋ/


booming

forms:
boom (canonical)
booms (third-person singular)
boomed (past)
boomed (past participle)
booming (present participle)


bouncing

forms:
bounce (canonical)
bounces (third-person singular)
bounced (past)
bounced (past participle)
bouncing (present participle)

ipa: /ˈbaʊnsɪŋ/

sampa: /"baUnsIN/

verb

bounc


peopling

forms:
people (canonical)
peoples (third-person singular)
peopled (past)
peopled (past participle)
peopling (present participle)

peopl


bogging

forms:
bog (canonical)
bogs (third-person singular)
bogged (past)
bogged (past participle)
bogging (present participle)

bog


eastern

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

etymology_text: east + -ern

ety-suffix

east

ern

expansion: east + -ern

glosses: Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.

text: Washington, D.C. is on the eastern side of United States.

ipa: /ˈiːstə(r)n/


bolded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bold.


rapid

glosses: If an action or idea is rapid, it happens quickly.

ipa: /ˈræpɪd/


rapid

forms:
rapid (singular)
rapids (plural)


populists

forms:
populist (singular)
populists (plural)

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

noun

populist


prosperity

forms:
prosperity (singular)
prosperities (plural)

glosses: Prosperity refers to the state when someone has a lot of money or good fortune.

prosperity

prosperities


monopoly

forms:
monopoly (singular)
monopolies (plural)

glosses: A monopoly is a situation where one company owns all or almost all of the market for a product or service; they have little or no business competition.

enpr: mənŏ'pəlē"

ipa: /məˈnɒpəˌli/

enpr: mənä'pəlē"

ipa: /məˈnɑpəˌli/


juxtaposing

forms:
juxtapose (canonical)
juxtaposes (third-person singular)
juxtaposed (past)
juxtaposed (past participle)
juxtaposing (present participle)

verb

juxtapos

e


embassy

forms:
embassy (singular)
embassies (plural)

glosses: The official office and living area of one country in another country. Such as an ambassador.

text: The American embassy to France is located in Paris.

ipa: /ˈɛmbəsi/

noun

embassies


barracks

forms:
barrack (singular)
barracks (plural)

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

barrack


barracks

forms:
barrack (canonical)
barracks (third-person singular)
barracked (past)
barracked (past participle)
barracking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of barrack.


badges

forms:
badge (singular)
badges (plural)

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

badge


badges

forms:
badge (canonical)
badges (third-person singular)
badged (past)
badged (past participle)
badging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of badge.

verb

badg


boosting

forms:
boost (canonical)
boosts (third-person singular)
boosted (past)
boosted (past participle)
boosting (present participle)

boost


barracked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of barrack.


pwned

forms:
pwn (canonical)
pwns (third-person singular)
pwned (past)
pwned (past participle)
pwning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pwn.

pwn


worthy

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

etymology_text: worth + -y

ety-suffix

worth

y

expansion: worth + -y

glosses: If something is worthy, it has value or worth.

ipa: /ˈwɜːði/

ipa: /ˈwɝði/

hyphenation: wor‧thy


bounces

forms:
bounce (canonical)
bounces (third-person singular)
bounced (past)
bounced (past participle)
bouncing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bounce.


bounces

forms:
bounce (singular)
bounces (plural)

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

noun

bounce


bashes

forms:
bash (singular)
bashes (plural)

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

bash

bashes


bashes

forms:
bash (canonical)
bashes (third-person singular)
bashed (past)
bashed (past participle)
bashing (present participle)


hinder

forms:
hinder (canonical)
hinders (third-person singular)
hindered (past)
hindered (past participle)
hindering (present participle)

glosses: If you hinder something, then you delay it or make it slower to happen.

text: My airplane flight was hindered because of rain.

ipa: /ˈhɪndə/

ipa: /ˈhɪndɚ/

hyphenation: hin‧der


atmospheric

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

glosses: If something is atmospheric, it relates to, is made by, or comes from the atmosphere in some way.

glosses: If something is atmospheric, it has a particular emotional or aesthetic quality to it.

ipa: /ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk/

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


virus

forms:
virus (singular)
viruses (plural)

glosses: A virus is a very small thing that can make people sick by getting into a living cell to copy itself.

glosses: A computer virus is software that attacks your computer.

enpr: vīʹrəs

ipa: /ˈvaɪrəs/


chewing

forms:
chew (canonical)
chews (third-person singular)
chewed (past)
chewed (past participle)
chewing (present participle)

verb

chew


flus

forms:
flu (singular)
flus (plural)

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

noun

flu


ashamed

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

text: You should be ashamed of yourself for hitting your sister.

text: I'm ashamed at how I behaved today; I shouldn't have yelled at you.

text: John has always been ashamed of his large birthmark.

ipa: /əˈʃeɪmd/


ashamed

forms:
ashame (canonical)
ashames (third-person singular)
ashamed (past)
ashamed (past participle)
ashaming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ashame.

verb

asham


regularizes

forms:
regularize (canonical)
regularizes (third-person singular)
regularized (past)
regularized (past participle)
regularizing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of regularize.

regulariz


chew

glosses: If you chew something, you cut it up with your teeth.

text: Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!

text: The mouse chewed a hole into the box.

ipa: /tʃuː/

enpr: cho͞o

ipa: /tʃu/


myths

forms:
myth (singular)
myths (plural)

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

noun

myth


populist

forms:
populist (singular)
populists (plural)

glosses: A politician who wants to create programs just because they are popular.


tranquility

forms:
tranquility (singular)
tranquilities (plural)

glosses: The absence of disturbance; peacefulness.

tranquility

tranquilities


atmospherical

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

glosses: If something is atmospherical, it relates to, is made by, or comes from the atmosphere in some way.

glosses: If something is atmospherical, it has a particular emotional or aesthetic quality to it.


boom

forms:
boom (singular)
booms (plural)

glosses: A boom is the sound that is made from an explosion.

text: The boom of that volcano hurt my ears.

glosses: A boom can also be any movable pole; in sailing, it is a pole that comes from the bottom of a sail.

enpr: boo͞m

ipa: /buːm/

ipa: /bum/


boom

forms:
boom (canonical)
booms (third-person singular)
boomed (past)
boomed (past participle)
booming (present participle)


frostings

forms:
frosting (singular)
frostings (plural)

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

frosting


bash

forms:
bash (singular)
bashes (plural)

glosses: If you are going to a bash, you are going to a large party.

text: We are going to have a bash!

text: The guys went out to bash a few gays.

ipa: /bæʃ/


bash

forms:
bash (canonical)
bashes (third-person singular)
bashed (past)
bashed (past participle)
bashing (present participle)

glosses: To bash someone is to attack them, often with fists; to strike hard.

text: Gay bashing is deplorable.

text: The bully always bashes the little kids.

glosses: If someone bashes your idea, that means they don't like it.

text: My plan was subject to much bashing by the press.

glosses: To bash is to run into; to collide; to smash.

text: I was bashed against the wall, and it hurt.


amused

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of amuse.

text: While I was waiting for the bus, I amused myself by counting the cars that went by.

verb

amus


amused

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

text: The children played a game while their amused parents watched.


photography

forms: photography (singular)

etymology_text: photo- + -graphy

word parts

photo-

-graphy

expansion: photo- + -graphy

glosses: Photography is the art of taking photographs.

ipa: /fəˈtɒɡrəfi/

ipa: /fəˈtɑɡrəfi/

hyphenation: pho‧tog‧ra‧phy


regularized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of regularize.


juxtaposed

forms:
juxtapose (canonical)
juxtaposes (third-person singular)
juxtaposed (past)
juxtaposed (past participle)
juxtaposing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of juxtapose.

verb

juxtapos


astonished

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

glosses: If you are astonished, you are surprised or amazed.

text: I was astonished to find myself at work on time.


astonished

forms:
astonish (canonical)
astonishes (third-person singular)
astonished (past)
astonished (past participle)
astonishing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of astonish.

text: The tight rope walkers astonished the entire crowd.

text: Mother astonished the whole family when she bought a new car.

astonish

es


expose

forms:
expose (canonical)
exposes (third-person singular)
exposed (past)
exposed (past participle)
exposing (present participle)

glosses: If x is exposed to y, x sees, is touched by, or is influenced by y.

text: She got sick when she was exposed to the virus.

text: Have you been exposed to opera?

text: Batman took off his mask and exposed his identity.

glosses: To put light on photographic film, which either ruins it or takes a picture.

text: Has this film been exposed?

text: The police exposed the film of them hitting the man, they did not want it to be on TV.

ipa: /ɪkˈspəʊz/

ipa: /ɪkˈspoʊz/

expos


affixed

forms:
affix (canonical)
affixes (third-person singular)
affixed (past)
affixed (past participle)
affixing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of affix.

affix


boo

forms: boo

glosses: Boo is a word that is sometimes shouted to scare a person.

text: He jumped up from behind the box and yelled "boo!" I was frightened.

text: Ghosts say "boo".

glosses: If someone in an audience says "boo", that means that they do not like the show.

text: Boo, get off the stage.

ipa: /buː/


boo

forms:
boo (singular)
boos (plural)

glosses: A loud and sometimes frightening yell or shout.


boo

forms:
boo (canonical)
boos (third-person singular)
booed (past)
booed (past participle)
booing (present participle)

glosses: To boo someone is to shout or yell at them.

text: When it was my turn to sing a song, the crowd booed at me.


legends

forms:
legend (singular)
legends (plural)

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

noun

legend


cheating

forms:
cheat (canonical)
cheats (third-person singular)
cheated (past)
cheated (past participle)
cheating (present participle)

ipa: /ˈtʃiːtɪŋ/

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

verb

cheat


cheating

forms: cheating (singular)

noun

cheating


era

forms:
era (singular)
eras (plural)

glosses: A time period, generally more than one year. Often used to show a time when something important was happening.

text: The Elizabethan era is when Queen Elizabeth was the Queen of England.

text: During the World War II era, jazz music was popular.

glosses: A geological series of rocks laid down over several hundred million years.

text: Dinosaurs lived during the Mesozoic era.

enpr: îr'ə

enpr: ĕr'ə

ipa: /ˈɛrə/


ascribed

forms:
ascribe (canonical)
ascribes (third-person singular)
ascribed (past)
ascribed (past participle)
ascribing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ascribe.

verb

ascrib


peopled

forms:
people (canonical)
peoples (third-person singular)
peopled (past)
peopled (past participle)
peopling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of people.

peopl


astonishing

ipa: /əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ/

ipa: /əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ/

hyphenation: as‧ton‧ish‧ing


candle

forms:
candle (singular)
candles (plural)

glosses: A piece of wax with a wick inside that you burn to get light.

glosses: A unit of how light strength, now replaced by the SI unit candela.

glosses: a fast growing, light colored, shoot on a pine tree in the spring.

ipa: /ˈkændəl/

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


candle

forms:
candle (canonical)
candles (third-person singular)
candled (past)
candled (past participle)
candling (present participle)

glosses: To watch the growth of something growing inside an egg, using a bright light source.

glosses: To dry pottery before the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware.

candl


escorting

forms:
escort (canonical)
escorts (third-person singular)
escorted (past)
escorted (past participle)
escorting (present participle)

escort


faked

forms:
fake (canonical)
fakes (third-person singular)
faked (past)
faked (past participle)
faking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fake.

fak


visibility

forms:
visibility (singular)
visibilities (plural)

etymology_text: visible + -ity

ety-suffix

visible

ity

expansion: visible + -ity

glosses: The visibility of something is the state of the thing being visible.

glosses: Visibility is how well a particular thing can be seen.

text: The visibility from that angle was good

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


eldest

forms:
older (comparative)
oldest (superlative)
old (positive)
elder (comparative)
eldest (superlative)

text: I am the eldest in my family.

adjective

old

older

oldest

elder

eldest


bounce

forms:
bounce (canonical)
bounces (third-person singular)
bounced (past)
bounced (past participle)
bouncing (present participle)

glosses: To bounce is to change the direction of motion after hitting an object.

text: The tennis ball bounced off the wall.

glosses: To bounce is to make something move quickly up and down, or down and up.

text: He bounced the child on his knee.

glosses: To bounce a check, is to be refused by a bank.

enpr: bouns

ipa: /baʊns/

sampa: /baUns/

verb

bounc


bounce

forms:
bounce (singular)
bounces (plural)

glosses: A bounce is a change of direction of motion, often after hitting an object.

text: The poor bird made a big bounce off my car when we hit each other.

glosses: A bounce can also mean movement that is up and down, up and down (repeated).


chewed

forms:
chew (canonical)
chews (third-person singular)
chewed (past)
chewed (past participle)
chewing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of chew.

chew


creaks

forms:
creak (singular)
creaks (plural)

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

ipa: /kriːks/

noun

creak


creaks

forms:
creak (canonical)
creaks (third-person singular)
creaked (past)
creaked (past participle)
creaking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of creak.


ascribes

glosses: The third-person singular form of ascribe.


opped

forms:
op (canonical)
ops (third-person singular)
opped (past)
opped (past participle)
opping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of op.

verb

op

p


midlands

forms:
midland (singular)
midlands (plural)

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

noun

midland


ease

forms: ease (singular)

glosses: The state of being comfortable or relaxed.

text: She enjoyed the ease of living in a house where the servants did all the work.

text: His mind was at ease when he took the test. He knew he had studied well.

glosses: Free from effort, difficulty or hardship.

text: He passed all the exams with ease.

text: He played the piano with ease.

text: After winning the lottery, she lived a life of ease.

text: We took our ease on the patio.

ipa: /iːz/

ease


ease

forms:
ease (canonical)
eases (third-person singular)
eased (past)
eased (past participle)
easing (present participle)

glosses: To free or lessen (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.

text: He eased his conscience telling her what he had done wrong.

text: He loosened his shoe to ease the pain.

glosses: To loosen or relax the tension on (something).

text: We eased the rope, then lowered the sail.

glosses: To reduce the difficulty of (something).

text: We had to ease the entry requirements.

glosses: To move (something) slowly and carefully.

text: He eased the car into the parking space.

verb

eas


frost

forms:
frost (singular)
frosts (plural)

glosses: Frost is a cover of thin ice on things. Some of these are tree branches, plants, leaves, wires, poles, cars, rooftops, or windows. Frost is like dew, only frozen. Frost can be light or heavy.

text: The car windows were heavy with frost.

ipa: /frɒst/

ipa: /frɔːst/


frost

forms:
frost (canonical)
frosts (third-person singular)
frosted (past)
frosted (past participle)
frosting (present participle)

text: The refrigerator frosted the glasses.

glosses: To cover a cake with icing/frosting to looking like frost.

text: Lilly frosted the birthday cake.

text: I think the boss's decision frosted him a bit.


whiskeys

forms:
whiskey (singular)
whiskeys or whiskies (plural)

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

noun

whiskey

whiskeys


venerate

forms:
venerate (canonical)
venerates (third-person singular)
venerated (past)
venerated (past participle)
venerating (present participle)

glosses: To treat with great respect and deference.

text: They wanted to venerate the spirit of the great man.

glosses: To revere or hold in high value, esteem, awe.

text: He came to venerate the memory of the significant or holy event.

text: The children were taught to venerate their parents and grandparents.

ipa: /ˈvɛnəreɪt/

verb

venerat


unpopular

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

etymology_text: un- + popular

word parts

un-

popular

expansion: un- + popular

ipa: /ʌnˈpɒpyələr/

hyphenation: un‧pop‧u‧lar


fir

forms:
fir (singular)
firs (plural)

glosses: A kind of tree that keeps its leaves all year.

text: My Christmas tree is a fir tree.

ipa: /fɜː(r)/

ipa: /fɝː/


conservatives

forms:
conservative (singular)
conservatives (plural)

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

noun

conservative


wake up

forms: wake up

pos: phrase

glosses: You wake up when you stop sleeping and become awake.

glosses: You wake somebody up when you stop them from sleeping and they are awake.

ipa: /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/

audio: en-uk-to wake up.ogg


faxing

forms:
fax (canonical)
faxes (third-person singular)
faxed (past)
faxed (past participle)
faxing (present participle)

verb

fax


badge

forms:
badge (singular)
badges (plural)

glosses: A badge can be any token, sign, or emblem, that is worn on a person's clothing.

text: Check out my new badge, I got it for tying a new knot.

glosses: A badge can be a small card that tells information or identifies the person who is wearing it.

text: Write your name on your badge for the first day of school.

ipa: /bædʒ/

sampa: /b{dZ/

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


badge

forms:
badge (canonical)
badges (third-person singular)
badged (past)
badged (past participle)
badging (present participle)

glosses: To badge is to mark with a badge; reward.

text: The army will badge you for your efforts.

badg


mob

forms:
mob (singular)
mobs (plural)

glosses: The Mafia or a similar group of criminals.

enpr: mŏb

ipa: /mɒb/

sampa: /mQb/

ipa: /mɑb/

sampa: /mAb/


mob

forms:
mob (canonical)
mobs (third-person singular)
mobbed (past)
mobbed (past participle)
mobbing (present participle)

mob

b


constructs

forms:
construct (singular)
constructs (plural)

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

noun

construct


constructs

forms:
construct (canonical)
constructs (third-person singular)
constructed (past)
constructed (past participle)
constructing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of construct.


berating

forms:
berate (canonical)
berates (third-person singular)
berated (past)
berated (past participle)
berating (present participle)

verb

berat


escorts

forms:
escort (singular)
escorts (plural)

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

noun

escort


escorts

forms:
escort (canonical)
escorts (third-person singular)
escorted (past)
escorted (past participle)
escorting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of escort.


isolation

forms:
isolation (singular)
isolations (plural)

etymology_text: isolate + -ion

ety-suffix

isolate

ion

expansion: isolate + -ion

glosses: When something is isolated, not together with others, apart, alone, or separated.

text: Some people in Tibet live in isolation because of the large mountain ranges.

glosses: When a country chooses not to trade or relate with other countries.

text: The isolation of North Korea is a common topic in politics.

ipa: /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Berrely-isolation.wav


booms

forms:
boom (singular)
booms (plural)

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

ipa: /buːmz/

noun

boom


booms

forms:
boom (canonical)
booms (third-person singular)
boomed (past)
boomed (past participle)
booming (present participle)


essay

forms:
essay (singular)
essays (plural)

glosses: Writing that looks at an issue or subject.

text: Each student had to write an essay on his favorite author.

ipa: /ˈɛˌseɪ/


essay

forms:
essay (canonical)
essays (third-person singular)
essayed (past)
essayed (past participle)
essaying (present participle)


ops

forms:
op (canonical)
ops (third-person singular)
opped (past)
opped (past participle)
opping (present participle)


ops

forms:
op (singular)
ops (plural)

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


pwns

forms:
pwned (past)
pwned (past participle)
pwnd (past)
pwnd (past participle)
pwn (canonical)
pwns (third-person singular)
pwnt (past)
pwnt (past participle)
pwning (present participle)

verb

pwn

pwns

pwnd

pwnd

pwning

pwnt

pwnt


escorted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of escort.


hams

forms:
ham (singular)
hams (plural)

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

noun

ham


proprietary

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

glosses: If something is proprietary, it is of or relating to property or ownership, as proprietary rights.

glosses: If something is proprietary, it is of or relating to the quality of being an owner, as the proprietary class.

glosses: If something is proprietary, it is manufactured exclusively by the owner of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret.

text: The profitability of the company is based on its many proprietary products.

text: The software is proprietary

glosses: If something is proprietary, it is privately owned, as a proprietary lake.

glosses: If someone is proprietary, that person is possessive, jealous, or territorial.


legend

forms:
legend (singular)
legends (plural)

glosses: A legend is a story that has been passed down through the years, with no certain starting point, that is part of the history of a place.

glosses: A legend is a small bit of truth that has been made to look better than it actually is.

glosses: A legend is a person who has done an amazing accomplishment.

glosses: A legend is a key to the symbols drawn on a map.


tastiest

forms:
tasty (positive)
tastier (comparative)
tastiest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of tasty; most tasty.

adjective

tasty

tastier


tastier

glosses: The comparative form of tasty; more tasty.


fakes

forms:
fake (singular)
fakes (plural)

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

noun

fake


fakes

forms:
fake (canonical)
fakes (third-person singular)
faked (past)
faked (past participle)
faking (present participle)

verb

fak

e


flu

forms:
flu (singular)
flus (plural)

text: Sally must have the flu, she has been coughing and sneezing all day.

ipa: /fluː/

ipa: /flʉː/

homophones: flew flue