without

forms: without

glosses: Used to say that you don't have something or that something isn't in a place.

text: I went all the way to school without my books.

text: It's hard to make a word without a, e, i, o, or u.

text: The picture's OK, but the room looks better without it.

glosses: Used to say that somebody didn't do something or that something didn't happen.

text: She walked past without looking at me.

text: Without stopping, he ran all the way home.

ipa: /wɪθˈaʊt/

ipa: [wɪθˈɐʊt]

hyphenation: with‧out


hang

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

pos: verb

glosses: When you hang things, you suspend them in the air using rope, wire, or some other means.

text: Now, I hang this picture on the wall.

text: I hung the picture on the wall yesterday.

text: The picture was still hanging on the wall this morning.

text: He hung onto the rope so that he would not fall.

enpr: hăng

ipa: /hæŋ/

hang

hangs

hung

hung

hanging

expansion: [POS TABLE]


hang

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

glosses: When a person is held in the air by a rope around his/her neck until dead, the person is hanged.

text: Some states and nations hanged people as punishment for murdering of another.


real

forms:
more real (comparative)
most real (superlative)
real (positive)
realer (comparative)
realest (superlative)

pos: adj

text: Strange as the story sounded, the story was real.

glosses: Something that is not artificial is real.

text: The nice shoes were of real leather.

enpr: rēəl, riəl, rēl

ipa: /ˈriːəl/

adjective

more: true

real

realer

realest


nonsensical

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

etymology_text:
non- + sense + -ical
nonsense + sensical

ety-affix

non

sense

ical

2compound: sensical

glosses: When something is nonsensical, it makes no sense and has no reason; it means nothing.

ipa: /nɒnˈsɛnsɪk(ə)l/

hyphenation: non‧sen‧si‧cal


cracker

forms:
cracker (singular)
crackers (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: A dry, thin, crispy, and usually salty or savory biscuit.

text: These crackers taste good with cheese.

glosses: A person or thing that cracks things (for example, a whip cracker or a nutcracker).

enpr: krăk'ə(r)

ipa: /ˈkrækə(r)/


homeward

forms: homeward

pos: prep

etymology_text: home + -ward

ety-suffix

home

ward

expansion: home + -ward

glosses: Moving in the direction of or facing home

ipa: /ˈhoʊmwɚd/

ipa: /ˈhəʊmwəd/


hide

forms:
hide (canonical)
hides (third-person singular)
hid (past)
hidden (past participle)
hiding (present participle)

glosses: When you hide something, you put it where others will not find it.

text: I hide candy to keep it from my brother.

text: He hid the money under a rock so no one would steal it.

glosses: When you hide, you go where others will not find you.

text: When my father is angry, I hide under the bed.

enpr: hīd

ipa: /haɪd/

hide

hides

hid

hidden

hiding


hide

forms:
hide (singular)
hides (plural)

text: Many cloths are made from the hide of a cow.


avoid

forms:
avoid (canonical)
avoids (third-person singular)
avoided (past)
avoided (past participle)
avoiding (present participle)

glosses: When you avoid something, you stay away from it or you don't do it.

text: Are you avoiding me?

text: You can't avoid doing your homework.

ipa: /əˈvɔɪd/

hyphenation: a‧void


just

forms:
just (positive)
Superlative–

pos: adv

glosses: When you just do something, you only did that thing.

text: He was hungry, and he just wanted a good meal.

glosses: When you just did something, you only did it a short time ago.

text: I just left the house.

ipa: /dʒʌst/

sampa: /dZVst/


just

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

text: It seems like a just punishment to put someone in jail for stealing.


sponging

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

verb

spong

e


meant

forms:
mean (canonical)
means (third-person singular)
meant (past)
meant (past participle)
meaning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mean.

text: I didn't understand what he meant when he said that she's gone.

text: Don't act like you don't understand me. You know what I meant!

text: That was my favorite dress; it really meant a lot to me.

ipa: /'mɛnt/

mean

means

meant

meant

meaning


parties

forms:
party (singular)
parties (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈpɑrtiz/

ipa: /ˈpɑːtiz/

noun

party

parties


parties

forms:
party (canonical)
parties (third-person singular)
partied (past)
partied (past participle)
partying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of party.

verb

part

y


further

forms: further

glosses: When something is further away, it is at a longer distance.

text: We walked further than we had planned.

text: He lives further off in that direction.

enpr: fûr′thər


further

forms:
farther (comparative)
farthest (superlative)
far (positive)
further (comparative)
furthest (superlative)

text: Some further problems have come up.

adj

far

farther

farthest

further

furthest


further

forms:
further (canonical)
furthers (third-person singular)
furthered (past)
furthered (past participle)
furthering (present participle)

glosses: When you further something, you encourage it to grow.

text: Further the economy.

glosses: When you further something, you support it to progress or grow.


leeward

forms: leeward

glosses: moving or facing the way the wind is moving


leeward

forms: leeward (positive)

text: All was quiet on the leeward side of the island.


underneath

forms: underneath

glosses: If x is underneath y, x is right under, below, or covered by y.

text: The cat was hiding underneath the car.

text: My bag was underneath my jacket.

ipa: /ʌndəˈniθ/

ipa: /ʌndɚˈniθ/


underneath

forms: underneath (singular)

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

noun

underneath


woundings

forms:
wounding (singular)
woundings (plural)

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

text: The woundings were especially violent.

wounding


on board

forms: on board

glosses: On or onto a boat, airplane, train, etc. as a passenger or crew.

text: When everyone is on board, the doors will close.

text: He looked back at the people on the ground as he got on board the plane.

text: Have the passengers gone on board yet?

audio: en-au-on board.ogg


on board

pos: phrase

glosses: As a member of a group working together.

text: It's good to have you on board for this project.

glosses: If you take something on board, you accept and understand it.

text: I told her what I thought, but she did not take my advice on board.


avoids

glosses: The third-person singular form of avoid.

verb

avoid


structured

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

glosses: Something that is structured is organized and has structure.


structured

forms:
structure (canonical)
structures (third-person singular)
structured (past)
structured (past participle)
structuring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of structure.

structur


expect

forms:
expect (canonical)
expects (third-person singular)
expected (past)
expected (past participle)
expecting (present participle)

glosses: When you expect something you anticipate it.

text: I expect a letter in the mail from my friend today.

glosses: When you learn that you conceived a baby, it is said that you are expecting.

text: My sister is married just one week, and she tells me she is expecting.

ipa: /ɪkˈspɛkt/

hyphenation: ex‧pect


westwards

forms: westwards

etymology_text: west + -wards

ety-suffix

west

wards

expansion: west + -wards


whence

forms: whence

text: Whence did you come?

text: It grows naturally in the West Indies, whence the Mr. Miller sent me the seeds.

text: This is the stone whence he pulled the sword.

text: Tell me the town whence they came.

enpr: hwĕns

ipa: /ʍɛns/

sampa: /Wens/

enpr: wĕns

ipa: /wɛns/

sampa: /wens/


forehead

forms:
forehead (singular)
foreheads (plural)

glosses: The forehead is the part of a human face between the hair and the eyebrows.

text: Kip brushed his hair off his forehead.

ipa: /ˈfɒrɪd/


marks

forms:
mark (singular)
marks (plural)

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

noun

mark


marks

forms:
mark (canonical)
marks (third-person singular)
marked (past)
marked (past participle)
marking (present participle)


famine

forms:
famine (singular)
famines (plural)

glosses: If a place is affected by famine, there is not enough food for everyone.

text: Over a million people died during the 1984 famine in Ethiopia.

ipa: /ˈfæmɪn/

hyphenation: fam‧ine


due

forms: due (positive)

glosses: If something is due, it should happen at a particular time.

text: We are due to arrive at Peason International Airport at 5:23.

text: Your homework is due on Tuesday.

text: The payment is due at the end of the month.

glosses: If someone is due something, they should get it.

text: He's due $50 for the work he did last week.

text: Our thanks is due to all the wonderful teachers who helped us.

text: Please pay due attention.

ipa: /djuː/

enpr: do͞o

ipa: /du/

sampa: /du/

homophones: dew do


due

forms: due

text: Due to the recent changes, we were not able to complete this in time.

text: The problems were due to bad weather.


due

forms:
due (singular)
dues (plural)


due

forms:
due (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: directly in a direction (north, south, east, or west)

text: Walk due south for one kilometre.


structures

forms:
structure (singular)
structures (plural)

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

structure


structures

glosses: The third-person singular form of structure.


exist

forms:
exist (canonical)
exists (third-person singular)
existed (past)
existed (past participle)
existing (present participle)

glosses: If something exist, it is real and has some kind of being.

text: Dinosaurs used to exist.

text: She thinks that aliens do not exist.

text: Your ideas only exist in your mind.

text: There exists a possibility that we will win.

ipa: /ɪɡˈzɪst/


marking

forms:
marking (singular)
markings (plural)

glosses: An animal's marking is its coloring and patterns.

text: A zebra's marking is typically black and white stripes.


tickle

forms:
tickle (canonical)
tickles (third-person singular)
tickled (past)
tickled (past participle)
tickling (present participle)

glosses: When you tickle someone, you touch them in a way that makes them laugh.

text: He tickled Nancy's tummy, and she started to giggle.

ipa: /ˈtɪkl̩/

hyphenation: tick‧le

verb

tickl


tickle

forms:
tickle (singular)
tickles (plural)


clad

forms:
clothed (past)
clothed (past participle)
clothe (canonical)
clothes (third-person singular)
clad (past)
clad (past participle)
clothing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of clothe.

cloth

clothe

clothes

clad

clothing


follow

forms:
follow (canonical)
follows (third-person singular)
followed (past)
followed (past participle)
following (present participle)

glosses: If the first thing occurs after the second, thing the first thing follows a second thing.

text: Every year summer always follows spring.

glosses: If a first thing goes behind a second thing, the first thing follows the second.

text: A dog that is trained well should always follow its owner.

ipa: /ˈfɒləʊ/

ipa: /ˈfɑloʊ/


speed

forms:
speed (canonical)
speeds (third-person singular)
sped (past)
sped (past participle)
speeding (present participle)

glosses: When you speed, you move or do something very fast.

text: The child speeds through his studies so he can go out and play.

text: The plane sped through the air.

glosses: When you speed in a car, you drive faster than the law allows.

text: If you speed in your car, you might have an accident.

ipa: /spiːd/

speed

speeds

sped

sped

speeding


speed

forms:
speed (singular)
speeds (plural)

glosses: The speed of something is how fast it moves.

text: sound moves at a very high speed.


contra

forms: contra

text: Consider the problems of the nurse contra those of the doctor.


contra

forms:
contra (singular)
contras (plural)

glosses: A contra was a member of a particular guerrilla group in Nicaragua.


underground

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

etymology_text: under- + ground

ety-prefix

under

ground

expansion: under- + ground

text: Underground water is drying up.

text: The underground music scene is really interesting.

text: Underground drug sales have increased over the last year.

ipa: /ˌʌndəˈɡraʊnd/

ipa: /ˌʌndɚˈɡraʊnd/

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

hyphenation: un‧der‧ground


underground

forms: underground

text: Let's go underground. It's safer down there.

text: The new trains will run underground.

glosses: If you go underground, you keep your activities secret.


underground

forms:
underground (singular)
undergrounds (plural)

glosses: The underground is a system of trains that runs mostly under the ground.

text: The London underground is a great way to move about the city.


shape

forms:
shape (singular)
shapes (plural)

glosses: The shape of a thing is its external form.

text: The cake was made into the shape of a car.

enpr: shāp

ipa: /ʃeɪp/

sampa: /SeIp/


shape

forms:
shape (canonical)
shapes (third-person singular)
shaped (past)
shaped (past participle)
shaping (present participle)

glosses: When you shape something, you change its shape.

text: I will shape the material to look any way you want it.

verb

shap


leftward

forms: leftward

etymology_text: left + -ward

ety-suffix

left

expansion: left + -ward


skywards

forms: skywards

etymology_text: sky + -wards

sky

expansion: sky + -wards


strike

forms:
strike (canonical)
strikes (third-person singular)
struck (past)
struck (past participle)
striking (present participle)

text: If you strike a person, it will hurt.

text: He struck the boy with his hand.

glosses: When an idea strikes you, it occurs to you suddenly or with force.

text: To play with fire strikes me as a bad idea.

glosses: When a clock rings a bell to tell you the time, the clock strikes the time.

text: The children ran out of the school when the clock struck twelve.

glosses: A disease can strike a person. That person is stricken with disease.

text: The child was stricken with a serious blood disease.

glosses: When you strike a part from a document, it is stricken from the document.

text: The errors were stricken from the dictionary.

glosses: When bad luck strikes you, you are stricken with bad luck.

ipa: /straɪk/

strike

strikes

struck

struck

striking


strike

forms:
strike (singular)
strikes (plural)

glosses: When a group of people stop working to improve or defend their working conditions or pay, they go on strike.

text: Every secretary at the company went on strike for better pay.


networks

forms:
network (singular)
networks (plural)

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

noun

network


networks

forms:
network (canonical)
networks (third-person singular)
networked (past)
networked (past participle)
networking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of network.


goalward

forms: goalward

etymology_text: goal + -ward

ety-suffix

goal

expansion: goal + -ward

glosses: Moving in the direction of or facing the goal; toward a goal.


re

forms: re

text: In your earlier e-mail re our problems, you made some suggestions.

ipa: /reɪ/


whereupon

forms: whereupon

text: She saw him, whereupon she began running.

ipa: /ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɑn/

ipa: /ˌwɛərəˈpɒn/

hyphenation: where‧upon


inwards

forms: inwards

etymology_text: in + -wards

in

expansion: in + -wards

glosses: moving in the direction of or facing in.

ipa: /ˈɪnwɚdz/

ipa: /ˈɪnwədz/

hyphenation: in‧wards


sunwards

forms: sunwards

etymology_text: sun + -wards

sun

expansion: sun + -wards


sunward

forms: sunward

etymology_text: sun + -ward

expansion: sun + -ward

glosses: Sunward means moving in the direction of or facing the sun.


à la

forms: à la

glosses: à la refers to being according to, or in the style of something.

text: I hadn't cooked tomatoes à la crème in a long time.

text: He read a short poem he'd written à la E. E. Cummings.


henceforth

forms: henceforth

text: Since we are no longer together, her troubles will, henceforth, not bother me.

ipa: /hɛnsˈfɔrθ/

sampa: /hEns"fOrT/


westward

forms: westward

etymology_text: west + -ward

expansion: west + -ward


networked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of network.


welcome

forms: welcome

pos: intj

glosses: You say welcome as a greeting when someone arrives.


welcome

forms:
welcome (canonical)
welcomes (third-person singular)
welcomed (past)
welcomed (past participle)
welcoming (present participle)

glosses: To greet or affirm the arrival of someone.

glosses: When you welcome ideas, you accept them gladly and willingly.

text: We welcome any suggestions you have so that we may improve our services.

verb

welcom


welcome

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

glosses: When someone is welcome, their arrival makes people happy.

text: You are welcome to stay at my house whenever you want.


welcome

forms:
welcome (singular)
welcomes (plural)

text: Everyone, give a warm welcome to Mr. John Smith!


heavenwards

forms: heavenwards

etymology_text: heaven + -wards

ety-suffix

heaven

expansion: heaven + -wards


skyward

forms: skyward

etymology_text: sky + -ward

expansion: sky + -ward

glosses: Moving in the direction of or facing the sky.


chez

forms: chez

text: The painting remains chez Catherine and Stephane De Beyrie.

ipa: /ʃe/


marked

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

glosses: Something that is marked is significant or notable.

text: There is a marked difference between the small and large shirts.


marked

forms:
mark (canonical)
marks (third-person singular)
marked (past)
marked (past participle)
marking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mark.

ipa: /mɑːkt/

ipa: /mɑrkt/

verb

mark


allowing

forms: allowing

glosses: You use allowing for something, to show that you have thought about that thing in making your decision or getting your answer.

text: Even allowing for inflation, $3.7 million is too big a change.

text: Allowing that there is never a single correct solution to this problem, the following example offers one possible solution.

ipa: /əˈlaʊɪŋ/


allowing

forms:
allow (canonical)
allows (third-person singular)
allowed (past)
allowed (past participle)
allowing (present participle)

allow


earthwards

forms: earthwards

etymology_text: earth + -wards

ety-suffix

earth

expansion: earth + -wards


onwards

forms: onwards

etymology_text: on + -wards

on

expansion: on + -wards

text: The explorers moved onwards, ever deeper into the jungle.


sport

forms:
sport (singular)
sports (plural)

glosses: Sport is physical exercise which involves players playing in a team.

text: What sport shall we play?

text: In sports news, England lost to Spain 3 to 2.

text: Be a good sport and open the door for me.

text: It was good sport to surprise him like that.

text: hunters have been killing sharks for sport.

ipa: /spɔrt/

ipa: /spɔːt/

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


sport

forms:
sport (canonical)
sports (third-person singular)
sported (past)
sported (past participle)
sporting (present participle)


irrespective

forms: irrespective

etymology_text: ir- + respective

ety-prefix

ir

respective

expansion: ir- + respective

glosses: If x is true irrespective of y, y doesn't matter to or change x.

text: Everyone on the team was sick, but they managed to win irrespective.

text: We all have the same rights irrespective of color, religion, sex, or age.

ipa: /ɪrɪˈspɛktɪv/


sports

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

text: He is making sports to keep fit.

ipa: /spɔrts/

ipa: /spɔːts/

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

noun

sport


sports

glosses: The third-person singular form of sport.


overboard

forms: overboard

etymology_text: over- + board

ety-prefix

over

board

expansion: over- + board

glosses: If someone or something goes overboard, it goes over the side of a boat.

text: When they threw the cut fish overboard, the sharks attacked.

text: Don't drop any garbage overboard, please.

ipa: /ˈəʊvə(r)ˌbɔː(r)d/

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


gadget

forms:
gadget (singular)
gadgets (plural)

glosses: Gadget is a name you can call a device or machine when you cannot remember its real name; especially

text: a clever device that has a specific use:

text: He bought a new gadget for cutting fruits and vegetables.

text: a complicated or awkward device:

text: What does that gadget do?

ipa: /ɡædʒɪt/

ipa: /ɡædʒət/

hyphenation: gad‧get

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


sideways

forms: sideways

ipa: /ˈsaɪdweɪz/

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


southwards

forms: southwards

etymology_text: south + -wards

ety-suffix

south

expansion: south + -wards

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


seaward

forms: seaward

etymology_text: land + -ward

land

expansion: land + -ward

glosses: moving in the direction of or facing the sea


ceilingwards

forms: ceilingwards

etymology_text: ceiling + -wards

ceiling

expansion: ceiling + -wards


whereabouts

forms: whereabouts

glosses: Used to ask in what general place somebody or something is.

text: Whereabouts do you come from in Korea?


whereabouts

forms:
whereabouts (singular)
whereabouts (plural)

glosses: The general location where somebody or something is.

text: The police are looking for him but say his whereabouts are unknown.

ipa: /ˈʍɛərəˌbaʊts/

noun

whereabouts

whereabouts


vis-à-vis

forms: vis-à-vis

text: Women still earn less money vis-à-vis men.

text: We stood vis-à-vis the beautiful painting.


favour

forms:
favour (singular)
favours (plural)

text: Can you please do me a favour by washing the dishes?

text: May I ask you a favour?

ipa: /ˈfeɪvɚ/

ipa: /ˈfeɪvə/

hyphenation: fa‧vour


favour

forms:
favour (canonical)
favours (third-person singular)
favoured (past)
favoured (past participle)
favouring (present participle)

glosses: When you favour someone, you like them and prefer them over other people.


seawards

forms: seawards

etymology_text: sea + -wards

ety-suffix

sea

expansion: sea + -wards


northwards

forms: northwards

etymology_text: north + -wards

north

expansion: north + -wards


northward

forms: northward

etymology_text: north + -ward

expansion: north + -ward

ipa: /ˈnɔrθwɚd/

ipa: /ˈnɔːθwəd/

hyphenation: north‧ward


preparatory

forms: preparatory (positive)

glosses: Preparatory work, meetings, etc. are related to getting ready for something.

text: Most of the preparatory work had been done, but the building had not actually started.


preparatory

forms: preparatory

glosses: If x is preparatory to y, x happens before y to get ready for y.

text: They began gathering equipment preparatory to climbing the mountain.


local

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

glosses: Something is local if it comes from a specific place. It often it means a place near the person who is speaking.

text: We do not like fruit grown in other countries. We like to eat local fruit.

ipa: /ˈləʊkl/

ipa: /ˈloʊkl/

sampa: /"loUkl/


local

forms:
local (singular)
locals (plural)

glosses: A person is local if the person comes from a specific place.

text: They did not trust people from other places. They only trust locals.


rearward

forms: rearward

etymology_text: rear + -ward

rear

expansion: rear + -ward

ipa: /ˈrir.wɝ d/


overland

forms: overland

etymology_text: over- + land

ety-prefix

land

expansion: over- + land

text: The mail traveling overland to the small towns could take weeks.


overland

forms: overland (positive)

text: The overland route was much slower than going by sea.


rightwards

forms: rightwards

etymology_text: right + -wards

ety-suffix

right

expansion: right + -wards


rightward

forms: rightward

etymology_text: right + -ward

ward

expansion: right + -ward

ipa: /ˈraɪtwɚd/

ipa: /ˈraɪtwəd/

hyphenation: right‧ward


sponges

forms:
sponge (singular)
sponges (plural)

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

noun

sponge


sponges

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of sponge.

verb

spong


failing

forms:
failing (singular)
failings (plural)

glosses: A failing is a weakness or problem in somebody's character or personality.

text: We hired him despite his failings.


failing

forms: failing

glosses: If something doesn't happen or isn't true.

text: We should be able to go on Monday, and failing that, certain on Tuesday.

text: If you have family nearby, they would be the first to turn to for help. Failing this, a neighbor may be willing to come.


failing

forms:
fail (canonical)
fails (third-person singular)
failed (past)
failed (past participle)
failing (present participle)

fail


by chance

forms: by chance

glosses: If something happens by chance, that means it happens even though it was not planned or expected.

text: It is a good thing I saw her by chance, since I needed to tell her something and couldn't call her!


outwards

forms: outwards

etymology_text: out + -wards

ety-suffix

out

expansion: out + -wards

ipa: /ˈaʊtwɚdz/

ipa: /ˈaʊtwədz/

ipa: /ˈæotwɘdz/

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


inward

forms: inward

etymology_text: in + -ward

in

expansion: in + -ward

ipa: /ˈɪnwəd/


share

forms:
share (canonical)
shares (third-person singular)
shared (past)
shared (past participle)
sharing (present participle)

glosses: When you share something, you let another person use it.

text: We can both sit down if you share the chair.

glosses: When two people divide a thing between them, they share that thing.

text: I will share this big piece of cake with you.

ipa: /ʃɛə/

ipa: /ʃɛər/

verb

shar


share

forms:
share (singular)
shares (plural)

glosses: Several people can get a share of something if they divide it between them.

text: I will give you a share of this big bag of candy.

glosses: A share is a part of a company's capital, it entitles the holder to a proportion of the profits.


matoke

forms: matoke (singular)

glosses: Matoke is a meal of steamed green plantain and is one of the national dishes of Uganda.

ipa: /maˈtəʊkeɪ/


pursuant

forms: pursuant

text: Pursuant to the promises made to Parliament, an investigation was begun.

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


exclusive

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

glosses: If a group is exclusive, it excludes people or things that do not meet certain standards, criteria or conditions.

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

hyphenation: ex‧clu‧sive


exclusive

forms: exclusive

text: The rent is $800 per month, exclusive of sales tax.


southward

forms: southward

etymology_text: south + -ward

ety-suffix

expansion: south + -ward

glosses: Moving or facing south; towards the south.

ipa: /ˈsaʊθwəd/


earthward

forms: earthward

etymology_text: earth + -ward

earth

expansion: earth + -ward

glosses: Moving in the direction of or facing the earth


modulo

forms: modulo

text: 21 and 84 are congruent to each other modulo 9, since both numbers leave the same remainder, 3, when divided by 9.

text: Thus 21 modulo 9 is 3 - because when 21 is divided by 9, the remainder is 3.

ipa: /ˈmɒdjʊləʊ/


eastward

forms: eastward

etymology_text: east + -ward

east

expansion: east + -ward

ipa: /ˈistwɚd/

ipa: /ˈiːstwəd/

hyphenation: east‧ward


shorewards

forms: shorewards

etymology_text: shore + -wards

shore

expansion: shore + -wards


came

forms:
come (canonical)
comes (third-person singular)
came (past)
come (past participle)
coming (present participle)

text: He came to my house yesterday.

sampa: /"keIm/

ipa: /'keɪm/

come

comes

came

come

coming

expansion: [POS TABLE]


innovations

forms:
innovation (singular)
innovations (plural)

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

text: This business is very cutting-edge. They encourage their employees to create new innovations for how to conduct business.

noun

innovation


shoreward

forms: shoreward

etymology_text: shore + -ward

ety-suffix

expansion: shore + -ward

glosses: moving in the direction of or facing the shore

text: John saw a ship heading shoreward, towards Liverpool.


unbeknown

forms: unbeknown

glosses: If something is unbeknown to somebody, they don't know about it.

text: Unbeknown to his wife, he had bought a new car.


staff

forms:
staff (singular)
staffs or staves (plural)

glosses: A long, straight stick that is mostly used to help people walk and is sometimes used in martial arts.

glosses: A staff is five lines that music is written on.

enpr: stäf

ipa: /stɑːf/

noun

staff

staves


staff

forms:
staff (canonical)
staffs (third-person singular)
staffed (past)
staffed (past participle)
staffing (present participle)

glosses: When you staff a business, you provide them with employees.


including

forms: including

glosses: Used to make clear that something is also part of a group.

text: We had a big family: eleven of us, including mum and dad.

text: It costs $1,000 or $1,070 including tax.

ipa: /ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/


including

forms:
include (canonical)
includes (third-person singular)
included (past)
included (past participle)
including (present participle)

verb

includ

e


including

pos: conj

glosses: You use including to add more information.

text: We provide legal, including political, support as well.

text: We were asked to help, including to help pay for certain expenses.


dive

forms:
dove (past)
dive (canonical)
dives (third-person singular)
dived (past)
dived (past participle)
diving (present participle)

glosses: When you dive, you go under the water, usually jumping head first.

text: She dived under the water and came up blowing air.

text: He dove into the pool and started swimming.

glosses: When you dive into action, you do something with great interest.

text: They dove into the work when they liked it.

ipa: /ˈdaɪv/

sampa: /"daIv/

dive

dives

dove

dived

diving

div


unbeknownst

forms: unbeknownst

glosses: If something is unbeknownst to somebody, they don't know about it.

text: Unbeknownst to his wife, he had bought a new car.


qua

forms: qua

text: A scientist may believe certain things qua practical man, but not qua scientist.

ipa: /kwɑː/


goalwards

forms: goalwards

etymology_text: goal + -wards

ety-suffix

goal

expansion: goal + -wards


landward

forms: landward

etymology_text: land + -ward

land

expansion: land + -ward

glosses: If you are moving landwards, you are moving in the direction of or facing the land.


fix

forms:
fix (canonical)
fixes (third-person singular)
fixed (past)
fixed (past participle)
fixing (present participle)

text: The mechanic fixes my car.

text: The mother fixed the broken toy.

glosses: When you fix something to something else, you attach it or hold it in place.

text: A piece of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.

text: A leech can fix itself to your skin without you feeling it.

glosses: When you fix something at a certain time, you make a rule or agreement that the time will not change.

text: The Constitution fixes the date when Congress must meet.

glosses: If you fix an animal, you remove its reproductive organs so that it can not have babies.

text: After you fix a male cat, it doesn't fight with other cats as much.

glosses: If you fix a game, contest, or election, somebody unfairly controls what will happen before it is over.

text: Someone has fixed the game so that none can win.

glosses: When you attack or punish someone, you fix them.

text: If you do anything wrong in that city, they will fix you.

text: Don't go into my room, or I'll fix you!

text: Don't worry about it, we're fixed with the cops.

ipa: /fɪks/

verb

fix

es


rearwards

forms: rearwards

etymology_text: rear + -wards

ety-suffix

rear

expansion: rear + -wards


wanting

forms:
want (canonical)
wants (third-person singular)
wanted (past)
wanted (past participle)
wanting (present participle)

ipa: /ˈwɑntɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈwɒntɪŋ/

verb

want


wanting

forms: wanting (positive)

text: After we hired him, we found his abilities wanting.


wanting

forms: wanting

text: I've got a right shoe wanting a left.


excepting

forms:
except (canonical)
excepts (third-person singular)
excepted (past)
excepted (past participle)
excepting (present participle)

except


excepting

forms: excepting

glosses: but not; with the exception of something.

text: Excepting yesterday, she worked ever day this week.

text: Nothing excepting a major disaster can stop her.


leftwards

forms: leftwards

etymology_text: left + -wards

ety-suffix

left

expansion: left + -wards


touching

forms:
touch (canonical)
touches (third-person singular)
touched (past)
touched (past participle)
touching (present participle)

ipa: /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/

hyphenation: touch‧ing

verb

touch


touching

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

glosses: If something is touching it makes you feel sad or have pity.

text: What a touching story!


touching

forms: touching

text: There has been a number of difficulties touching on almost every aspect of the business.


eastwards

forms: eastwards

etymology_text: east + -wards

ety-suffix

expansion: east + -wards


vs

forms: vs

text: The first wrestling match is Jones vs Smith.


standard

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

glosses: If something is standard, it is typical or usual.

text: The store sells standard American food.

ipa: /ˈstændɚd/


standard

forms:
standard (singular)
standards (plural)

glosses: A standard is a quality that is the minimum or usual.

text: ninety percent correct is the standard for an A at our school.

glosses: A standard is a military or ceremonial flag carried on a pole or hoisted on a rope.


ceilingward

forms: ceilingward

etymology_text: ceiling + -ward

ceiling

expansion: ceiling + -ward

glosses: moving in the direction of or facing the ceiling.


sideward

forms: sideward

etymology_text: side + -ward

side

expansion: side + -ward


favor

forms:
favor (singular)
favors (plural)

text: Can you please do me a favor by washing the dishes?

ipa: /ˈfeɪvɚ/

ipa: /ˈfeɪvə/

hyphenation: fa‧vor


favor

forms:
favor (canonical)
favors (third-person singular)
favored (past)
favored (past participle)
favoring (present participle)

glosses: When you favor someone, you like them and prefer them over other people.


bill

forms:
bill (singular)
bills (plural)

glosses: A bill is a piece of paper money; a banknote.

text: I paid for my sandwich using a twenty-dollar bill.

glosses: A bill is a piece of paper telling you what other people have done for you and how much you owe them.

text: "Ask the waitress if we can have the bill now."

glosses: A bird's bill is its beak (the hard mouth part).

text: The toucan is known for its colorful bill.

text: The bill passed the Senate.

ipa: /bɪl/

audio: en-uk-the bill.ogg


bill

forms:
bill (canonical)
bills (third-person singular)
billed (past)
billed (past participle)
billing (present participle)

glosses: If you bill someone, you give or send them a bill.

text: The shop billed me $100 for tickets.

glosses: If you bill a person or an event, you announce them.

text: He was billed as "The Great Houdini".


sans

forms: sans

glosses: If you say that X is sans Y, it does not have Y, it is without Y.

text: It's often difficult for movie stars to have lunch sans photographers.

ipa: /sænz/

sampa: /s{nz/


outward

forms: outward

etymology_text: out + -ward

out

expansion: out + -ward

enpr: out'wərd

enpr: out'wəd

hyphenation: out‧ward


develop

forms:
develop (canonical)
develops (third-person singular)
developed (past)
developed (past participle)
developing (present participle)

glosses: When you develop something, you create or make it better.

text: The people who are best at anything have to develop their ability over time.

glosses: When plants and animals grow, they develop.

text: As children grow their minds and bodies develop.

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

hyphenation: de‧ve‧lop


accessible

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

glosses: If something is accessible, you can use it, look at it, enter it, etc.

text: The building has been changed to make it wheelchair accessible.

text: To make it accessible, we'll need to take off some other pieces that are in the way.

glosses: If someone is accessible, they are friendly and easy to talk to.

ipa: /əkˈsɛsəbˑl/

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


years

forms:
year (singular)
years (plural)

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

text: The man lived for one hundred years.

noun

year


comparable adjective

forms:
comparable adjective (singular)
comparable adjectives (plural)

glosses: An adjective that has comparative and superlative forms.

text: "happy" and intelligent are comparable adjectives.


networking

forms:
network (canonical)
networks (third-person singular)
networked (past)
networked (past participle)
networking (present participle)

verb

network


networking

forms: networking (singular)

glosses: The act of connecting computers into a network.

glosses: The act of meeting new people in a business setting.

noun

networking


suit

forms:
suit (singular)
suits (plural)

glosses: A suit is a set of clothes that includes a coat or and pants or dress.

text: Everyone wears a suit where I work.

glosses: A suit is a case in a court of law which concerns a dispute between two people or organizations.

text: The law suit was for one million dollars.

glosses: A suit is a set in a pack of cards, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds or clubs.

ipa: /s(j)uːt/

ipa: /s(j)ut/


suit

forms:
suit (canonical)
suits (third-person singular)
suited (past)
suited (past participle)
suiting (present participle)

glosses: If something suits you it fits you; that is, it is right for you or good for you.

text: I love my new job, it suits me fine.


evening

forms:
evening (singular)
evenings (plural)

glosses: Evening is the time, late in the day just before or after sun sets.

text: We eat a big meal in the evening.

enpr: ēv'nĭng

ipa: /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

audio: en-us-evening (noun).ogg


evening

forms:
even (canonical)
evens (third-person singular)
evened (past)
evened (past participle)
evening (present participle)

verb

even


receive

forms:
receive (canonical)
receives (third-person singular)
received (past)
received (past participle)
receiving (present participle)

glosses: When you receive something, you get something that was sent or given to you.

text: I receive letters in the mail every day.

text: It is better to give than to receive.

ipa: /rɪsiːv/

hyphenation: re‧ceive

receiv


underfoot

forms: underfoot

etymology_text: under- + foot

ety-prefix

under

foot

expansion: under- + foot

text: The snow underfoot crunched as we walked.

ipa: /ʌndɚˈfʊt/

ipa: /ʌndəˈfʊt/


dove

forms:
dove (singular)
doves (plural)

glosses: A dove is a pigeon, especially one smaller in size; they are often shown in art as being white.

text: A dove holding an olive branch is a symbol of peace.

ipa: /dʌv/

sampa: /dVv/


dove

forms:
dove (past)
dive (canonical)
dives (third-person singular)
dived (past)
dived (past participle)
diving (present participle)

text: He dove into the water.

enpr: dōv

ipa: /dəʊv/

ipa: /doʊv/

sampa: /doUv/

dive

verb

div


windward

forms: windward

etymology_text: wind + -ward

ety-suffix

wind

expansion: wind + -ward

glosses: Moving or facing into the wind; where the wind is coming from.


windward

forms: windward (positive)

text: The waves were crashing on the windward side of the island.


travel

forms:
traveled (past)
traveled (past participle)
traveling (present participle)
travel (canonical)
travels (third-person singular)
travelled (past)
travelled (past participle)
travelling (present participle)

glosses: When you travel, you visit someplace; you go on a journey or adventure.

text: I traveled to Mexico for a vacation and to visit my cousin.

ipa: /trævəl/

verb

travel

l


travel

forms:
travel (singular)
travels (plural)

text: Astronauts do space travel.


social

forms:
social (singular)
socials (plural)

glosses: A social is a festive gathering to let people introduce oneself to others.

ipa: /ˈsəʊʃəl/


social

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

glosses: When a person or animal is social, it lives with others.

text: dogs are social animals.

glosses: Social change, structure, class, etc. is about society.

text: Our country is going through a period of social change.


landwards

forms: landwards

etymology_text: land + -wards

ety-suffix

land

expansion: land + -wards


virgin

forms:
virgin (singular)
virgins (plural)

glosses: A virgin is someone who has not had sex before.

ipa: /ˈvɝdʒɪn/

ipa: /ˈvɜːdʒɪn/


reunions

forms:
reunion (singular)
reunions (plural)

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

text: I love family reunions because I get to see family members that I haven't seen in a very long time.

noun

reunion


shooting

forms:
shoot (canonical)
shoots (third-person singular)
shot (past)
shot (past participle)
shooting (present participle)

ipa: /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/

hyphenation: shoot‧ing

verb

shoot

shoots

shot

shooting


shooting

forms:
shooting (singular)
shootings (plural)

glosses: A shooting is the event of a person shooting another with a gun.

text: The police are looking for the person responsible for the shooting of a well-known lawyer last night.


nor

forms: nor

glosses: Used to show two things that are both untrue or do not happen.

text: He was calm, neither happy nor sad.

text: Neither my wife nor I knew what to do.

text: I don't belong here. Nor do you.

enpr: nô

ipa: /nɔː/

enpr: nôr

ipa: /nɔːr/


nor

glosses: Nor is used to show that a something that is not true in one case is also not true in another case.

text: I don't belong here, and nor do you.


course

forms:
course (singular)
courses (plural)

glosses: In school, a course is a class in a specific subject.

text: The science course was very difficult.

glosses: A course is the path that something follows in space or in time.

text: During the course of the evening, things went from bad to worse.

text: The economy grew quickly over the course of the next few years.

text: In the course of testing the drug, they found new uses for it.

text: One teacher can completely change the course of your life.

text: We'll have to let the disease take its course.

text: It is important that we decide now on the future course for the company.

text: The wind kept blowing the boat off course.

text: The course of the river has changed over time.

glosses: For a meal, a course is one part of a meal such as dessert.

text: We usually do not eat a meal with nine courses.

text: The game of golf is played on a golf course.

ipa: /kɔː(r)s/

enpr: kô(r)s


course

forms:
course (canonical)
courses (third-person singular)
coursed (past)
coursed (past participle)
coursing (present participle)

glosses: If something courses, it runs or flows through something.

text: Blood courses through the veins and arteries in our bodies.

text: The oil coursed through the engine.

cours


phylum

forms:
phylum (singular)
phyla or phylums (plural)

glosses: Is the basic taxon higher in the rank. In botany phyllum corresponds to division (divisio)

text: Arthopoda is the phylum of spiders.

ipa: /ˈfaɪləm/

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

noun

phylum

phyla

phylums


already

text: When we met, his first wife was already dead.

text: He was already well known, but now he's a superstar.

text: Would you like some coffee." "No, thank you. I've already had two cups.

text: Oh! You're here already. I didn't think you'd be here until 2:00.

ipa: /ɔːlˈrɛdi/

hyphenation: al‧ready


quid

forms:
quid (singular)
quid or quids (plural)

glosses: A quid is one pound in British money (£1).

ipa: /kwɪd/

quid

quid

quids


telling

forms:
tell (canonical)
tells (third-person singular)
told (past)
told (past participle)
telling (present participle)

verb

tell

tells

told

telling


telling

forms: telling (positive)

glosses: If something is telling, it has a strong effect.

glosses: If some kind of evidence is telling, it shows clearly the true nature of someone or something.


dicks

forms:
dick (singular)
dicks (plural)

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

text: What a bunch of dicks! They stole my video games and game console while I was on vacation!

ipa: /dɪks/

noun

dick


dicks

forms:
dick (canonical)
dicks (third-person singular)
dicked (past)
dicked (past participle)
dicking (present participle)


gasoline

forms:
gasoline (singular)
gasolines (plural)

glosses: Gasoline is also known as fuel for vehicles.

text: My car is nearly empty of gasoline. I should refuel it at a gas station soon.


wounding

forms:
wounding (singular)
woundings (plural)


wounding

forms:
wound (canonical)
wounds (third-person singular)
wounded (past)
wounded (past participle)
wounding (present participle)

verb

wound


tropical cyclones

forms:
tropical cyclone (singular)
tropical cyclones (plural)

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

text: We got hit by two tropical cyclones last year.

noun

tropical cyclone


dealt

forms:
deal (canonical)
deals (third-person singular)
dealt (past)
dealt (past participle)
dealing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of deal.

text: The man dealt the cards for the card game.

ipa: /'dεlt/

deal

deals

dealt

dealt

dealing


wounds

forms:
wound (singular)
wounds (plural)

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

enpr: wo͞ondz

ipa: /wuːndz/


wounds

glosses: The third-person singular form of wound.


plums

forms:
plum (singular)
plums (plural)

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

text: Plums are my favorite fruit.

plum


eighty-one

forms: eighty-one

pos: det

glosses: ordinal eighty-first) Eighty-one (81) is the odd number that comes between eighty and eighty-two. It is a square number (9 multiplied by 9 equals 81).

text: I have eighty-one coins in my collection.


afloat

forms: afloat

etymology_text: a- + float

ety-prefix

a

float

expansion: a- + float

glosses: If something is afloat, it is on the water; floating.

text: Although he couldn't swim, the life jacket kept him afloat.

ipa: /əˈfloʊt/

hyphenation: a‧float


include

forms:
include (canonical)
includes (third-person singular)
included (past)
included (past participle)
including (present participle)

glosses: When you include something, you make it part of something else.

text: The store always includes the tax in their price.

glosses: When something has another thing as part of it, it includes the other.

text: The price of the hotel room includes a free breakfast.

ipa: /ɪnˈkluːd/

verb

includ


chairperson

forms:
chairperson (singular)
chairpersons or chairpeople (plural)

etymology_text: chair + person

compound

chair

person

expansion: chair + person

glosses: A chairperson is the person who controls a meeting or an organization.

text: Alan Eastwood is the former chairperson of the Police Federation.

text: Mr Saatchi will continue as chairperson but is being replaced as chief executive by Robert Louis-Dreyfus.

ipa: /ˈtʃɛːpəːs(ə)n/

noun

chairpeople


cartridge

forms:
cartridge (singular)
cartridges (plural)

glosses: A cartridge is a case or container that holds a substance or object which is difficult or awkward to handle; they can usually be changed easily.

ipa: /ˈkɑːtrɪdʒ/

enpr: kärʹtrĭj

ipa: /ˈkɑrtrɪdʒ/

sampa: /"kArtrIdZ/

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


pertaining

forms: pertaining

text: Pertaining to the suggestions, there is a some advantage in this new approach.

text: The books pertaining to this subject can be found in the far section.


pertaining

forms:
pertain (canonical)
pertains (third-person singular)
pertained (past)
pertained (past participle)
pertaining (present participle)

verb

pertain


made

forms:
make (canonical)
makes (third-person singular)
made (past)
made (past participle)
making (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of make.

text: They made the old house out of stone.

text: The children made their bed yesterday.

ipa: /meɪd/

sampa: /meId/

make

makes

made

made

making


sidewards

forms: sidewards

etymology_text: side + -wards

ety-suffix

side

wards

expansion: side + -wards


used

forms:
use (canonical)
uses (third-person singular)
used (past)
used (past participle)
using (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of use.

text: I used the key to enter the house.

ipa: /juːzd/

verb

us


Christ

forms: Christ

pos: name

glosses: In the Christian and Jewish religions, the Christ is the person that God sends to save all humans.

text: Accept Christ into your heart, for he is the son of God.

enpr: krīst

ipa: /kraɪst/

sampa: /"kraIst/


Christ

glosses: Many people use Christ when they are surprised or not happy about something. Some people do not like to use this phrase, as they think this is blasphemy (an insult to God).

text: Christ, that's heavy.

text: Holy Christ! Can't you do anything right?


college

forms:
college (singular)
colleges (plural)

glosses: A college is a school for adults who have finished high school.

text: I graduated from college in 1992 when I was 22 years old.

text: I went to the college of medicine at the University of Wales.

ipa: /ˈkɒlɪd͡ʒ/

ipa: /ˈkɑlɪd͡ʒ/

audio: EN-AU ck1 college.ogg


tropical cyclone

glosses: A storm that has winds of at least 17 m/s (39 mph) but not greater than 33 m/s (74 mph) moving in a circular direction.


piss

forms: piss (singular)

glosses: Piss is a word for urine, the waste liquid from the body of humans and animals that is often a yellowish color.

text: The neighbor's new dog won't stop getting my car wet with its piss.

glosses: Piss is a word for bad alcoholic drinks.

text: I couldn't buy any good beer, so I have to drink this piss.

ipa: /pɪs/

sampa: /pIs/


piss

forms:
piss (canonical)
pisses (third-person singular)
pissed (past)
pissed (past participle)
pissing (present participle)

glosses: If a person or animal pisses, it passes waste liquid from its body.

text: He always pisses so loudly you can hear it from outside the bathroom door.

piss


bloke

forms:
bloke (singular)
blokes (plural)

text: So, I walk in and there's this woman talking to this bloke.

enpr: blōk

ipa: /bləʊk/

ipa: /bloʊk/

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


tells

forms:
tell (canonical)
tells (third-person singular)
told (past)
told (past participle)
telling (present participle)


chairman

forms:
chairman (singular)
chairmen (plural)

etymology_text: chair + -man

glosses: A chairman is the person who controls a meeting or an organization.

text: Alan Eastwood is the former chairman of the Police Federation.

text: Mr Saatchi will continue as chairman but is being replaced as chief executive by Robert Louis-Dreyfus.

text: Mr Chairman, ladies and gentlemen I'd like to present to the board the results of our research.

ipa: /ˈtʃɛːmən/

noun

chairmen


wounded

forms: wounded (plural)

glosses: (usually with "the") People who are injured or have wounds.


wounded

forms:
wound (canonical)
wounds (third-person singular)
wounded (past)
wounded (past participle)
wounding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wound.


wounded

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


cross

forms:
cross (canonical)
crosses (third-person singular)
crossed (past)
crossed (past participle)
crossing (present participle)

glosses: If you cross something, you go from one side of it to the other side.

text: Don't cross the street until the light turns green.

text: We can cross the river at the bridge, or we can get wet.

glosses: If you cross something, you put one part over another perpendicularly.

text: She crossed her ankles: she put one foot on the other side of the other foot.

glosses: If you cross someone, you do something that the person does not like.

text: Don't cross me. Make sure to agree with me.

glosses: If you cross, you go in a path that will intersect with someone else's path.

text: Boats crossing from starboard have right-of-way.

ipa: /krɒs/

sampa: /krQs/

ipa: /krɔːs/

enpr: kräs

ipa: /krɑs/

sampa: /krAs/

verb

cross


cross

forms:
cross (singular)
crosses (plural)

glosses: A cross is a figure made of two straight lines or bars that intersect each other such that at least one of them bisects the other.

text: In Christianity, the death of Jesus is represented by a cross.

noun

crosses


cross

forms:
cross (positive)
crosser (comparative)
crossest (superlative)

glosses: Someone who is cross is angry or annoyed.

text: Jill spoke to me rudely because she was cross.

adj

crosser

crossest


continue

forms:
continue (canonical)
continues (third-person singular)
continued (past)
continued (past participle)
continuing (present participle)

glosses: If something continues, it does not stop.

text: Even though he has died, we will continue the good work he did helping children.

text: We expect that the problems will continue until 8 November, when we get the new computer.

enpr: kən-tĭnʹyo͞o

ipa: /kənˈtɪnjuː/

verb

continu

e


reunion

forms:
reunion (singular)
reunions (plural)

glosses: A reunion is the act of coming back together.

text: It was a happy reunion when the trapped miners finally saw their family again.

glosses: A reunion is a planned event where people gather or see each other after a long period of not seeing each other.

text: Are you going to the family reunion this year?

ipa: /riːˈjuːnjən/

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


draw

forms:
draw (canonical)
draws (third-person singular)
drew (past)
drawn (past participle)
drawing (present participle)

glosses: When you draw, you use a pencil, pen, crayon, etc. to make a picture.

text: She drew a beautiful picture of the sky on a bright white piece of paper.

glosses: If a person is attracted or interested in an event, then he is drawn to it.

text: The discover of gold in the West drew many people living in the East to move westward.

ipa: /drɔː/

ipa: /drɔ/

audio: en-uk-to draw.ogg

draw

draws

drew

drawn

drawing


draw

forms:
draw (singular)
draws (plural)

glosses: When a game is tied and no one has won, then the game is a draw.

text: The game ended 3 to 3. We were disappointed that it was a draw.

glosses: A draw is when the winners of a lottery are announced.

text: The draw is on Tuesday. I hope I won.


party

forms:
party (singular)
parties (plural)

glosses: A party is when people get together for fun or to celebrate something like a birthday.

text: I'm throwing a huge party for my 21st birthday. There'll be cake, games, and lots of fun!

text: The Liberal Party will form the government.

glosses: A party is any group of people who are together for a reason.

text: Inside the restaurant, a party of four had taken their seats.

glosses: A party is one person or group in a disagreement.

irrnoun

parties


party

forms:
party (canonical)
parties (third-person singular)
partied (past)
partied (past participle)
partying (present participle)

glosses: When you party, you go to a party and enjoy yourself.

text: We partied until the early hours.

verb

part

y


connect

forms:
connect (canonical)
connects (third-person singular)
connected (past)
connected (past participle)
connecting (present participle)

glosses: When you connect things, you join, link or unite them.

text: The man connected device to the battery with a wire.

ipa: /kəˈnɛkt/

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

hyphenation: con‧nect


dissolves

forms:
dissolve (canonical)
dissolves (third-person singular)
dissolved (past)
dissolved (past participle)
dissolving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of dissolve.

text: Salt dissolves quickly in water.

dissolv


basis

forms:
basis (singular)
bases (plural)

glosses: The basis of something, is the main ideas or parts that it is built on.

text: On the basis of the information available, we have decided to cancel the project.

text: There is no basis for believing that he was killed.

text: Her experiences in Cambodia formed the basis for her first book.

glosses: If something happens on a regular/daily/weekly etc. basis, it happens regularly, daily, etc.

text: The problems are now happening on a very regular basis.

glosses: If we are on a first-name basis, we use first names when speaking to each other.

text: Josie Parkinson and I are on a first-name basis. I call her "Josie" when I see her.

enpr: bāʹsĭs

ipa: /ˈbeɪsɪs/

noun

basis

bases


clothe

forms:
clothed (past)
clothed (past participle)
clothe (canonical)
clothes (third-person singular)
clad (past)
clad (past participle)
clothing (present participle)

glosses: If you clothe something or someone, you put clothes on them.

text: The mother clothes her children to go to school in the morning.

text: I woke up fully clothed, and I couldn't remember the night before.

glosses: If you clothe somebody, you provide clothes for them.

text: She was struggling to feed and clothe five kids.

ipa: /ˈkləʊð/

ipa: /ˈkloʊð/

sampa: /"kloUz/

verb

cloth

clothe

clothes


roller coaster

forms:
roller coaster (singular)
roller coasters (plural)

glosses: An amusement ride that has a cart on a track; it rises and falls and has twists and turns.

glosses: Any situation in which there are large, quick changes.


client

forms:
client (singular)
clients (plural)

glosses: Your client is a person or group that uses your services or buys your products.

text: As lawyers, we advise our clients not to talk to the media.

text: Each day, our best salespeople will persuade fifteen potential clients to buy the service.

glosses: A client is a computer that accesses most central files through a server.

text: All clients on the network will be updated with the newest OS over the weekend.

ipa: /ˈklʌɪənt/

hyphenation: cli‧ent


dissolve

glosses: To dissolve something is to break it into smaller pieces, often by putting it into a liquid.

text: I like to dissolve my pills in water because I cannot swallow them whole.

text: The group dissolved when the project was completed.


Dick

forms: Dick

glosses: Dick is a male given name. It is usually short for Richard.

enpr: dĭk

ipa: /dɪk/

sampa: /dIk/


rollercoaster

forms:
rollercoaster (singular)
rollercoasters (plural)


plume

forms:
plume (singular)
plumes (plural)

glosses: molten material from the earth's mantle coming upward.

text: A plume of water shot up from the broken fire hydrant

ipa: /ˈpljuːm/

ipa: /ˈplum/


plume

forms:
plume (canonical)
plumes (third-person singular)
plumed (past)
plumed (past participle)
pluming (present participle)

text: She wore a plumed hat to the Founders Day Ball.

plum


roller coasters

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

noun

roller coaster


saving

forms:
saving (singular)
savings (plural)

glosses: All the money that you have is your savings.

text: She had lost all her savings when the company went out of business.

glosses: The saving is the difference between the amount you were going to use or spend and the amount you actually did.

text: The fuel savings in moving to a new car can be huge.

text: The lower tax represents a saving of over $300 for the average family.


saving

forms:
save (canonical)
saves (third-person singular)
saved (past)
saved (past participle)
saving (present participle)

verb

sav


saving

forms: saving

text: After the fire, nothing was left saving the clothes I was wearing.


rollercoasters

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

noun

rollercoaster


plum

forms:
plum (singular)
plums (plural)

glosses: A fruit that is often a dark red or purple color.

text: I really like to eat plums.

glosses: A dark blue-red color, the color of some plums.

glosses: A raisin, when it is used in a pudding or a cake.

enpr: plŭm

ipa: /plʌm/

sampa: /plVm/


plum

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


plum

forms:
plum (positive)
Superlative–

text: I've plum forgotten where I placed my book.


educate

forms:
educate (canonical)
educates (third-person singular)
educated (past)
educated (past participle)
educating (present participle)

glosses: When you educate someone, you instruct them; teach; train.

text: He was educated in the public school system.

ipa: /ˈɛdʒəkeɪt/

ipa: /ˈɛdjʊkeɪt/

ipa: /ˈedʒɘkæet/

hyphenation: ed‧u‧cate

verb

educat


dragons

forms:
dragon (singular)
dragons (plural)

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

text: In stories, dragons are shown as dangerous creatures because they breathe fire.

noun

dragon


dragon

glosses: A mythical animal, usually reptile-like, with leathery wings like a bat, claws like a lion, scaly skin and a long tail, and breathes fire.

text: The prince had to kill a dragon before he could rescue the princess.

glosses: A large snake-like creature with the eyes of a rabbit, the horns of an ox, and the claws of a tiger.

glosses: A large reptile, especially a Komodo dragon.

enpr: drăg'ən

ipa: /ˈdrægən/


dissolving

forms:
dissolve (canonical)
dissolves (third-person singular)
dissolved (past)
dissolved (past participle)
dissolving (present participle)

text: The pill is dissolving in the water right now and when it's done I'm going to drink it.


dissolved

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dissolve.


nirvana

forms: nirvana (singular)

glosses: When a person has reached nirvana, he no longer wants to have things.

glosses: When a person has reached nirvana, he is happy and at peace; enlightenment.

glosses: When someone is at a nirvana, he is very happy and pleased; paradise.

ipa: /nɪəˈvɑːnə/

ipa: /nɪrˈvɑːnə/

nirvana


Paul

forms: Paul

glosses: In the New Testament, Paul is the Apostle to the Gentiles and the author of fourteen epistles.

ipa: /pɔːl/

ipa: /pɔl/

ipa: /pɑl/

homophones: pall pawl


albino

forms:
albino (singular)
albinos or albinoes (plural)

ipa: /ælˈbiːnəʊ/

ipa: /ælˈbaɪnoʊ/

albino

albinos

albinoes


rabies

forms: rabies (singular)

glosses: Rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus from mammals.

rabies


extinct

forms: extinct (positive)

glosses: When all of one kind of animal are dead it is extinct.

text: dinosaurs are extinct. No living dinosaurs can be found on Earth.

text: This extinct volcano has not erupted for hundreds of years.

ipa: /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

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


dick

forms:
dick (singular)
dicks (plural)

text: The ladies love his big dick.

text: That guy is such a dick; he wasn't looking where he was going and he hit my car!


dick

forms:
dick (canonical)
dicks (third-person singular)
dicked (past)
dicked (past participle)
dicking (present participle)

glosses: If you dick somebody, you mistreat or take advantage of them.

text: Stop dicking around and get back to work!


massive

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

text: Most dinosaurs were massive animals.

text: My neighbors bought a massive car, but it's too big to drive.


chap

forms:
chap (singular)
chaps (plural)

text: Hullo, old chap, did you just arrive?

text: There's this chap I know in Bangkok, very helpful.

ipa: /tʃæp/


chap

forms:
chap (canonical)
chaps (third-person singular)
chapped (past)
chapped (past participle)
chapping (present participle)

glosses: If something such as your lips chap, they become dry and cracked.

text: His lips chapped in the cold.

verb

chap

p


deal

forms:
deal (singular)
deals (plural)

text: The company made a deal with the agents.

text: OK, so here's the deal.

enpr: dēl

ipa: /diːl/


deal

forms:
deal (canonical)
deals (third-person singular)
dealt (past)
dealt (past participle)
dealing (present participle)

glosses: If you deal with something, such as a problem, you solve it.

glosses: When you deal something, you sell or give or hand it out.

glosses: The exporter deals in food for export to other nations.

deal


said

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of say.

text: I meant every word that I said.

text: The King is said to be a god.

text: The boy said, "This is my dog."

enpr: sĕd

ipa: /sɛd/

say

says

said

saying


said

forms: said (positive)

glosses: The said person or thing is the one that was mentioned before.

text: A gun was found at the scene. The said gun belonged to this man.


said

forms: said

glosses: Said person or thing is the one that was mentioned before.

text: A gun was found at the scene. Said gun belonged to this man.


character

forms:
character (singular)
characters (plural)

glosses: Someone's character is the combination of things that they do, feel, and believe that makes them a certain type of person.

text: He's got a really funny character.

text: He couldn't have done something so mean; it's completely out of character.

glosses: A character is a person in a story, movie, play, etc.

text: The actor played three different characters in the movie.

text: I really want to like the main character in the book, but I find I can't.

glosses: Character is the combination of facts and qualities that makes something different

text: The new factory has certainly changed the character of the city.

text: They believed the war would be local in character and brief in duration.

text: It's a boring room, lacking in character.

glosses: A character is one individual mark in a writing system, such as a letter, number, or punctuation mark.

text: The text was written in a mixture of Chinese characters, Arabic numerals and Roman letters.

glosses: Character is the combination of personal qualities, such as being honest and hard-working, that make you a good person.

text: It has long been claimed that sports build character.

text: She was a good judge of character, which made her a good manager.

text: He is a man, of great character and great faith.

ipa: /ˈkærəktə/

hyphenation: char‧ac‧ter


lightning

forms: lightning (singular)

glosses: A flash of light caused by electrical discharge in the atmosphere.

glosses: An electrical discharge in the atmosphere.

text: That tree was hit by lightning.


pace

forms:
pace (singular)
paces (plural)

glosses: The pace of something is how fast it moves.

text: The pace of change has been very, very slow.

text: Today, the pace of life is so much faster than it used to be.

text: They were frustrated at the pace of development that was taking place there.

glosses: Somebody's pace is their speed, usually walking.

text: He quickened his pace, almost running.

text: The man's long legs forced Kev to pick up his pace.

glosses: A pace is the distance between your feet when you walk.

text: She stopped three paces from the table.

ipa: /peɪs/

ipa: /ˈpɑːtʃe/


pace

forms:
pace (canonical)
paces (third-person singular)
paced (past)
paced (past participle)
pacing (present participle)

text: Groups of men, in all imaginable attitudes, were lying, standing, sitting, or pacing up and down.

pac


pace

forms: pace

glosses: Contrary to the opinion of; Used to express polite disagreement

text: Nor, pace Bush, must all countries be with America or against it.


born

forms:
bear (canonical)
bears (third-person singular)
bore (past)
born (past participle)
bearing (present participle)

glosses: The past participle of bear. Given birth to.

ipa: /ˈboː(r)n/

bear

bears

bore

born

bearing


pilot

forms:
pilot (singular)
pilots (plural)

glosses: A pilot is a person who flies and controls an airplane.

text: I hope the pilot does not crash the plane.

ipa: /ˈpaɪlət/


pilot

forms:
pilot (canonical)
pilots (third-person singular)
piloted (past)
piloted (past participle)
piloting (present participle)

glosses: If you pilot an airplane, you fly and control it.

text: I hired a girl to pilot my new airplane.


appoint

forms:
appoint (canonical)
appoints (third-person singular)
appointed (past)
appointed (past participle)
appointing (present participle)

glosses: If you appoint someone to a job or position, you give the job to them.

text: The president appointed her to investigate the problems.

text: He has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

text: They appointed him team captain.

glosses: If you appoint a time for something, you choose that time.

text: They met at the appointed time.

ipa: /ʌˈpɔɪnt/

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

hyphenation: ap‧point


council

forms:
council (singular)
councils (plural)

glosses: A council is a group of people who are chosen or elected to make laws, rules, and decisions.

text: Town council is considering a road-widening proposal.

text: The student council has collected $5,000 to buy new books for the library.

ipa: /kaʊnsɪl/


amplitude

forms:
amplitude (singular)
amplitudes (plural)

glosses: The biggest possible absolute value of the vertical part of a periodic curve.

glosses: The biggest possible absolute value of something that changes periodically (like a wave).


complaint

forms:
complaint (singular)
complaints (plural)

glosses: A complaint is an expression of dissatisfaction

text: He had a skin complaint and so went to the doctor for advice.

ipa: /kʌmˈpleɪnt/

sampa: /kVm"pleInt/


organise

forms:
organise (canonical)
organises (third-person singular)
organised (past)
organised (past participle)
organising (present participle)

glosses: When you organise something, you plan or arrange it.

text: The student organised his class notes.

glosses: When you organise, you bring together many people for a united action.

text: The dads organised to help their children in school.

ipa: /ˈɔrɡənaɪz/

ipa: /ˈɔːɡənaɪz/

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

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

hyphenation: or‧gan‧ise

organis


bench

forms:
bench (singular)
benches (plural)

glosses: A bench is a long, hard seat for more than one person.

glosses: The bench is the place where players of a sport sit when they are not playing.

text: He watched the first 3 games from the bench.

ipa: /bɛnʧ/

sampa: /bEntS/

audio: EN-AU ck1 bench.ogg

noun

bench

benches


bench

forms:
bench (canonical)
benches (third-person singular)
benched (past)
benched (past participle)
benching (present participle)

glosses: If a coach benches a player, they take the player out of a game.

text: They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was hurt.

glosses: If you bench a weight, you lift it over your chest, lying on your back, on a bench.

text: I heard he can bench 150 pounds.

verb

es


basic

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

text: Everyone in the army has to have basic training.

glosses: When something is basic, it is fundamental or important.

text: Water is a basic necessity of human life: you cannot live without it.

glosses: Something that is basic has a pH level more than 7, and makes acidic solutions more neutral.

ipa: /ˈbeɪsɪk/

hyphenation: ba‧sic


basic

forms:
basic (singular)
basics (plural)

text: Beginners must first learn the basics before they become experts.


relationship

forms:
relationship (singular)
relationships (plural)

etymology_text: relation + -ship

ety-suffix

relation

ship

expansion: relation + -ship

glosses: When there is a relationship between things, there is a connection.

text: There is a clear relationship between fire and heat.

glosses: When people are connected by family, there is a relationship between them.

text: There is a family relationship between Bob Smith and John Smith.

glosses: When people are friends or partners, they have a relationship.

text: John is the boyfriend of Joan. They have a relationship.

ipa: /rɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/


angered

forms:
anger (canonical)
angers (third-person singular)
angered (past)
angered (past participle)
angering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of anger.

verb

anger

expansion: [POS TABLE]


burned

forms:
burn (canonical)
burns (third-person singular)
burned (past)
burned (past participle)
burning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of burn.

burn


organize

forms:
organize (canonical)
organizes (third-person singular)
organized (past)
organized (past participle)
organizing (present participle)

glosses: When you organize something, you plan or arrange it.

text: The student organized his class notes.

glosses: When you organize, you bring together many people for a united action.

text: The dads organized to help their children in school.

hyphenation: or‧gan‧ize

organiz


borough

forms:
borough (singular)
boroughs (plural)

glosses: A town that has a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.

glosses: An administrative district (part of a city) in some cities, for example, London.

glosses: An administrative unit of a city which, under most circumstances according to law, would be considered a larger or more powerful entity; most commonly used in American English to define the five counties that make up New York City.

glosses: Other similar administrative units in cities and states in various parts of the world.

glosses: A district in Alaska that has powers similar to a county.

ipa: /ˈbʌrə/

ipa: /ˈbʌroʊ/


acquire

forms:
acquire (canonical)
acquires (third-person singular)
acquired (past)
acquired (past participle)
acquiring (present participle)

glosses: If you acquire something, you buy or get it.

text: XYZ company has acquired a new factory in Shanghai.

ipa: /əˈkwaɪər/

ipa: /əˈkwaɪə/

hyphenation: ac‧quire

acquir


founders

forms:
founder (singular)
founders (plural)

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

noun

founder


founders

forms:
founder (canonical)
founders (third-person singular)
foundered (past)
foundered (past participle)
foundering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of founder.


forded

forms:
ford (canonical)
fords (third-person singular)
forded (past)
forded (past participle)
fording (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ford.

text: We forded the stream in our car without any problems.

verb

ford


bet

forms:
bet (canonical)
bets (third-person singular)
bet (past)
bet (past participle)
betting (present participle)

glosses: When you bet, you take a chance with money or something else on the result of a future event.

text: I bet five dollars that I would win the game.

text: Would you bet your life on that answer?

text: I bet Tom that he could not run as fast as Joe.

glosses: If you bet something is true, you strongly believe it.

text: I bet you left it on the table.

glosses: You used "you bet" to show you agree with somebody.

text: "Could you help me here?" "You bet! What do you need?"

text: I bet my life that he said it.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bet.

ipa: /ˈbεt/

sampa: /"bEt/

bet

bets

bet

bet

betting


bet

forms:
bet (singular)
bets (plural)

glosses: A bet is the thing of value or amount of money that you bet.

text: Jim had a bet of twenty dollars that he would complete the test on time.

text: Place your bets.

glosses: A good bet is something you should believe, or try.

text: "Where can I get that book?" "I think the school library is your best bet."


burns

forms:
burn (singular)
burns (plural)

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


confer

forms:
confer (canonical)
confers (third-person singular)
conferred (past)
conferred (past participle)
conferring (present participle)

glosses: If two or more people confer, they find out each other's opinion.

text: The referees conferred before awarding the goal to Chelsea.

text: We'd like a few days to confer with out coworkers before deciding.

glosses: If something is conferred on somebody, it is given to them, often officially.

text: That contract confers power on the directors of the company to manage the company.

text: The Red Cross Flag confers some amount of protection on those in care of the organisation.

text: The University will be conferring the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws on Professor Gregory next February.

ipa: /kənˈfʌr/

ipa: /kənˈfɜː/

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

confer

r


anger

forms: anger (singular)

glosses: A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm.


anger

glosses: If you anger someone you make them feel angry.

text: It really angers me when you don't clean up your messes.


claim

forms:
claim (canonical)
claims (third-person singular)
claimed (past)
claimed (past participle)
claiming (present participle)

glosses: If you claim something, you say or write that it is true without proof.

text: It is easy to claim that a god exists, but impossible to prove.

text: He claims to be at home when the shooting happened.

text: He often falsely claimed to be the president of various businesses.

glosses: If you claim something, you say or write that it belongs to you and often you take it.

text: Once you are over 65, there are a variety of government benefits that you can claim.

text: Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack.

text: Nobody has yet claimed the money that was lost last week.

text: Passengers can claim their baggage at the bottom of the stairs.

text: The incident in Kenya has claimed the world's attention.

glosses: If something claims a life, it kills people.

text: The disease has claimed seven people in Taipei so far this month.

ipa: /kleɪm/


claim

forms:
claim (singular)
claims (plural)

glosses: A claim is something that you say or write without proof.

text: It is difficult to believe claims that the world is ending.

text: His claim to be the father is now being investigated.

glosses: If you have a claim to something, you have the right, to own or do it.

text: The government is disputing their claim to the land.

text: The group has made a claim against the owner worth $1 million.

glosses: A claim is something that you say you have the right to.

text: They have begun looking for gold on their claim in Western Alberta.


choice

forms:
choice (singular)
choices (plural)

glosses: If you have a choice, you can decide between two or more things or actions.

text: I don't want to go, but I'm afraid I don't have a choice.

text: Many people face a choice between money and love.

text: You have a choice of three cheeses.

text: It's a small shop without much choice of goods.

text: He didn't have to come; he did it by choice.

glosses: Your choice is the thing that you decide to take or do.

text: His choice of jobs was a good one.

text: I think coming here was the right choice.

ipa: /tʃɔɪs/

sampa: /tSOIs/


choice

forms:
choice (positive)
choicer (comparative)
choicest (superlative)

glosses: Choice food, drink, clothing, etc. is the best of its kind.

text: He let his daughter pick out the choicest pieces of fruit.

glosses: Choice words are very direct and critical.

text: After the terrible evening, she had some choice words to share with him.

adj

choice

choicer

choicest


clothed

forms:
clothed (past)
clothed (past participle)
clothe (canonical)
clothes (third-person singular)
clad (past)
clad (past participle)
clothing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of clothe.

text: Last winter, the mother clothed her children in warm coats.

verb

cloth

clothe

clad


apply

forms:
apply (canonical)
applies (third-person singular)
applied (past)
applied (past participle)
applying (present participle)

glosses: If a rule, a principle, a law, etc. applies, it has some effect on the situation.

text: The new anti-smoking law applies only to public buildings.

text: I understand the idea, but I don't think it applies here.

glosses: If you apply for something, you formally say that you want it or you want to do it.

text: After high school, he applied to three universities and was accepted by all of them.

text: You have to go to the government office to apply for a passport.

glosses: If you apply something such as an idea, rule, formula, or piece of information, etc., you use it to do something, work with something, or handle a situation.

text: I found it hard to apply the principles I learned at school to the problems I faced at work.

text: You can't just take one rule and apply it in every situation.

text: I applied the old saying "what goes around, comes around" to the situation and stopped myself from being mean when I didn't need to.

glosses: If you apply yourself, you focus on something and work hard at it.

text: He's really smart, but he just has a hard time applying himself to his school work.

glosses: If you apply x to y, you put or spread x on y.

text: It's dangerous to 'apply makeup while driving a car.

text: Apply pressure to the cut until the bleeding stops.

glosses: If you apply something, you turn it on, usually by pushing something.

text: Apply the brakes gently to stop the car without sliding.

glosses: If a word applies, it is used to mean a particular thing.

text: The word resident applies to anyone living there.

ipa: /əˈplaɪ/

hyphenation: ap‧ply

appl


biscuits

forms:
biscuit (singular)
biscuits (plural)

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

noun

biscuit


ford

forms:
ford (singular)
fords (plural)

glosses: A place in a stream where the water is not deep, making it possible to cross from one side to the other without a bridge by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.

text: The ford looks shallow enough for us to cross.

ipa: /fɔːd/


ford

text: We forded the stream in our car without any problems.


angers

forms:
anger (canonical)
angers (third-person singular)
angered (past)
angered (past participle)
angering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of anger.


fords

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


Bonn

forms: Bonn

glosses: Bonn is a city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990.


charge

forms:
charge (canonical)
charges (third-person singular)
charged (past)
charged (past participle)
charging (present participle)

glosses: When you charge someone money, you ask them to pay the money for something that you have done for them or sold to them.

text: We charge ten cents a page for copying.

text: The shop charged me $5 to deliver the pizza.

text: The law doesn't limit the size of fees banks can charge.

text: The price the hotel charges is just too expensive.

glosses: When the police charge someone with a crime, they officially say that the person did something illegal.

text: A short time later, police arrested the man and charged him with murder.

text: Many of the people in jail have not been charged with crimes.

glosses: If you charge that something is wrong, you say it is.

text: Many critics charge that our schools are not doing a good job.

glosses: When you charge something at a store, you put it on credit.

text: The business man charged all of his meals to his company.

glosses: When you charge at a thing, you run toward it.

text: The bull charged the man walking in the field.

glosses: When you charge (up) a battery, or when you charge (up) something that has a battery, you put electrical energy into it to be stored.

text: Oh no! I forgot to charge up the camera and the batteries are dead.

text: I don't want to leave the house right now, because my cell phone is charging.

ipa: /ˈʧɑrʤ/

ipa: /ˈʧɑːʤ/

verb

charg


charge

forms:
charge (singular)
charges (plural)

glosses: A charge is a claim the somebody has done something wrong or illegal, especially a claim by police.

text: He says charges against his son are false.

text: The police have filed criminal charges against the company.

text: They will ask the judge to drop the murder charge against Sutherland.

text: Jowdy denied the charges of lying.

glosses: A charge for something is the price of the thing. It often it is for a service or fee for a period of time.

text: The charge for having an item shipped varies according to the weight.

text: The charge each month for the phone service is fifty dollars.

text: The university agreed to let them use the space free of charge.

text: Credit card companies must list the fees and interest charges separately on your monthly bill.

text: Do you want to put that on your charge card?

glosses: If someone is in charge of something, they are responsible for it.

text: Josh is in charge of buying drinks for the party.

text: He took good care of the children in his charge.

glosses: If someone leads the charge, they are working hard to make some kind of change.

text: Amazon.com led the charge in making electronic books popular.

text: These are the workers who have led the charge for employer-paid health care.

text: Teachers have led the charge against the new tests.

glosses: Your charge is the person that you are responsible for, often a child.

text: The teacher smiled at his young charges.

glosses: A charge is a movement towards somebody to attack them.

text: Moriarity then led the charge that pushed Bishop out the door into a hallway.

text: The game ends with the Eagles fighting off a late charge by the Potomac Braves to win, 63-59.

glosses: A charge is the amount of electrical energy that something holds.

text: And once you've used up the electric charge, your electric car stops working.

text: The batteries will slowly lose their charge.

glosses: A charge is the explosive in a gun or a bomb.

text: When the charge exploded, there was a large hole in the wall.


fording

forms:
ford (canonical)
fords (third-person singular)
forded (past)
forded (past participle)
fording (present participle)


commit

forms:
commit (canonical)
commits (third-person singular)
committed (past)
committed (past participle)
committing (present participle)

glosses: If you commit something illegal or bad, you do it.

text: We have committed no offense and ask to be freed at once.

text: The people who have committed this dreadful act should be punished.

glosses: If you commit to something, you agree or say that you will do or participate in something.

text: The president has committed the government to improving schools.

text: We must commit ourselves to the job at hand.

text: After committing to the project last year, they are now trying to pull out.

text: She wants to get married, but he's not ready to commit.

text: The government has committed $10 million towards solving the problem.

glosses: If you commit someone to a place or a process, you send them there, often against their will.

text: He was committed to a mental hospital after he tried to kill himself.

text: The judge committed him to twelve years for the murder.

glosses: If you commit words or idea to something, you record them there.

text: He committed the whole speech to memory.

text: She committed her life's story to paper.

ipa: /kəˈmɪt/

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

hyphenation: com‧mit

commit

t


burning

forms:
burn (canonical)
burns (third-person singular)
burned (past)
burned (past participle)
burning (present participle)

text: the burning sun

text: burning skin

text: her burning heart


pup

forms:
pup (singular)
pups (plural)

glosses: A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, shark and some other animals

text: The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup.

glosses: A young person who does not have much experience

text: The new teacher is a mere pup.

ipa: /pʌp/


printers

forms:
printer (singular)
printers (plural)

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

noun

printer


pissed

forms:
piss (canonical)
pisses (third-person singular)
pissed (past)
pissed (past participle)
pissing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of piss.

ipa: /pɪst/

verb

piss


pissed

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

text: I am so pissed about something.


associate

forms:
associate (canonical)
associates (third-person singular)
associated (past)
associated (past participle)
associating (present participle)

glosses: If you associate two things, you think of them as being connected in some way.

text: People often associate Einstein with science, but he was also a man of peace.

text: I associate Thailand with spicy food and beautiful beaches.

glosses: If you associate with someone else, you spend time with them.

text: Parents are often afraid of their children associating with the wrong group of friends.

enpr: əsō'shiāt

ipa: /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/

ipa: /əˈsoʊʃieɪt/

associat


associate

forms:
associate (singular)
associates (plural)

glosses: An associate is somebody that you do business or work with.

text: I have an associate who might be interested in your product.

glosses: An associate member, professor, producer, etc. is one who is connected but at a lower level.

text: She spent years as an associate professor before becoming a full professor in 1997.

enpr: əsō'shiət

ipa: /əˈsəʊʃiət/

ipa: /əˈsoʊʃiət/


pups

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

text: My dog had 4 pups last week.

ipa: /pʌps/

noun

pup


echo

forms:
echo (singular)
echoes (plural)

glosses: An echo is a reflected sound that is heard again by a person.

glosses: The letter E in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

enpr: ĕkʹō

ipa: /ˈɛkəʊ/

ipa: /ˈɛkoʊ/

echoes


echo

forms:
echo (canonical)
echoes (third-person singular)
echoed (past)
echoed (past participle)
echoing (present participle)

glosses: To repeat back what someone else has just said.

verb

echo


magnitudes

forms:
magnitude (singular)
magnitudes (plural)

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

noun

magnitude


cities

forms:
city (singular)
cities (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈsɪtiz/

hyphenation: cit‧ies

city

cities


founder

forms:
founder (singular)
founders (plural)

glosses: A person who founds and establishes; a person who lays a foundation; an author; a person who starts something.

glosses: An iron worker who runs a blast furnace and the smelting process.

ipa: /ˈfaʊndɚ/

ipa: /ˈfaʊndə/

hyphenation: found‧er


founder

forms:
founder (canonical)
founders (third-person singular)
foundered (past)
foundered (past participle)
foundering (present participle)

glosses: To fill something with water and sink it.


consult

forms:
consult (singular)
consults (plural)

text: I have a consult with a sleep specialist this afternoon.

glosses: : The act of consulting or the results of that consultation;.

text: The council broke; And all grave consults dissolved in smoke. -Dryden.

glosses: : A council; a meeting for consultation.

text: A consult of coquettes. -Swift.

enpr: kŏn'sŭlt

ipa: /ˈkɒnsʌlt/

sampa: /"kQnsVlt/

ipa: /ˈkɑnsʌlt/

sampa: /"kAnsVlt/


consult

forms:
consult (canonical)
consults (third-person singular)
consulted (past)
consulted (past participle)
consulting (present participle)

glosses: If you consult with someone, you ask them their opinion or for advice.

text: I think it would be a good idea to consult a doctor about the pain.

glosses: If you consult a dictionary, the web, a phone book, etc., you look there for information.

enpr: kənsŭlt'

ipa: /kənˈsʌlt/


pair

forms:
pair (singular)
pairs (plural)

text: She has many pairs of shoes, but she only has one pair of pants.

text: Those two make a lovely pair, don't they.

enpr: pâr

ipa: /pɛə(r)/

ipa: /pɛr/

homophones: pare pear


pair

forms:
pair (canonical)
pairs (third-person singular)
paired (past)
paired (past participle)
pairing (present participle)

glosses: If you pair two people or things, you put them together.

text: Young women were often paired with older men.

text: They paired up at the dance.


biscuit

forms:
biscuit (singular)
biscuits (plural)

text: He brought along homemade biscuits for the picnic.

glosses: A biscuit is a small bread usually made with baking soda, similar to a scone, but usually not sweet.

glosses: Biscuit is a form of unglazed earthenware.

enpr: bĭs'kĭt

ipa: /ˈbɪskɪt/

sampa: /"bIskIt/


avatars

forms:
avatar (singular)
avatars (plural)

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

text: I always choose silly avatars to represent me online.

avatar


coppers

forms:
copper (singular)
coppers (plural)

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

text: My grandpa calls pennies "coppers".

copper


altars

forms:
altar (singular)
altars (plural)

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

altar


intelligences

forms:
intelligence (singular)
intelligences (plural)

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

intelligence


virgins

forms:
virgin (singular)
virgins (plural)

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

text: All of my friends and I are virgins; we don't believe in having sex before marriage.

virgin


virginity

forms: virginity (singular)

ipa: /və(r)ˈdʒɪnɪti/

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


bulimia nervosa

forms: bulimia nervosa (singular)

glosses: Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder where people make themselves vomit after eating.

bulimia nervosa


magnitude

glosses: The exact or approximate size, extent or importance of something.

glosses: A number that is assigned to something so that it may be compared to others numerically; it is always a positive number (more than zero).

glosses: A measure of the energy of an earthquake (for example, on the Richter scale).

ipa: /mægnɪtjuːd/

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


concern

forms:
concern (singular)
concerns (plural)

glosses: A concern is something that you think is a problem or needs attention.

text: The government expressed its concern at the fighting in Kenya.

text: Poor sales are causing concern among the owners.

text: Our main concern now is to make sure that everyone is safe.

text: There is widespread concern about the approaching storm.

text: He concern for her children is understandable, given the lack of information.

text: The changes at the school were quite clearly a matter of great interest and concern among students.

glosses: Concern is a feeling that you want to help somebody.

text: Her look of concern made him feel better.

text: XYZ Company is an ongoing concern, and we have no plans to shut it down.

ipa: /kənˈsɝn/

ipa: /kənˈsɜːn/

hyphenation: con‧cern


concern

forms:
concern (canonical)
concerns (third-person singular)
concerned (past)
concerned (past participle)
concerning (present participle)

text: We have received a letter that concerns the recent sale of the property.

text: The article is primarily concerned with Dylan's early life.

glosses: If something concerns you, you think it is a problem or needs attention.

text: The recent losses certainly concern me, but I still think things are looking good.

glosses: You use to whom it may concern at the beginning of a letter when you don't know the name of the person you're writing to.


whoever

pos: pron

text: Whoever thought up that stupid idea?

text: Whoever violates the law will be punished.


mixing

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

ipa: /ˈmɪksɪŋ/

verb

mix


naked

forms: naked (positive)

glosses: If someone is naked, they are not wearing any clothes.

text: She was as naked as the day she was born.

glosses: If something is naked, it is plain or put bluntly.

text: the naked truth, naked facts

glosses: If something is naked, it is not protected.

text: Never have a naked flame near gas cylinders.


freedoms

forms:
freedom (singular)
freedoms (plural)

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

text: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt once made a speech on what he called the "Four Freedoms: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.

noun

freedom


avatar

glosses: A physical representation (for example, a picture) of an idea or concept; a personification.

glosses: A picture representing a person on the internet.

glosses: The incarnation of a god, especially Vishnu.


Saturn

forms: Saturn

glosses: The second largest planet in Earth's solar system; it is known for its big rings.

text: Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun.

glosses: The Roman god of fertility and agriculture.


nudity

forms: nudity (singular)

ipa: /ˈnjudɪˌti/

ipa: /ˈnudɪti/

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widest

forms:
wide (positive)
wider (comparative)
widest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of wide; most wide.

adjective

wide

wider

widest


zipper

forms:
zipper (singular)
zippers (plural)

glosses: A zipper is a device used to join two pieces of cloth for a short amount of time. It usually consists of 2 strips of metal on both pieces of cloth that are then joined together.

enpr: zĭʹpər

ipa: /ˈzɪpɚ/


jellies

forms:
jelly (singular)
jellies (plural)

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

noun

jelly

jellies


formulas

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

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

formula

formulae


frameworks

forms:
framework (singular)
frameworks (plural)

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

framework


especial

forms: especial (positive)

glosses: When something is especial, it is very important or significant.

text: I don't see anything especial about that paint; it seems like an ordinary blue.

ipa: /ɛsˈpɛʃəl/

hyphenation: es‧pe‧cial