homograph

forms:
homograph (singular)
homographs (plural)

glosses: A word that is spelled the same as another but has a different meaning and may have a different pronunciation.

ipa: /ˈhɒməgrɑːf/

ipa: /ˈhɑːməgræf/


paramedic

forms:
paramedic (singular)
paramedics (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: A paramedic is a person who is trained to medically help people who have had an injury outside of a hospital and prepares them to be taken to a hospital.

text: The paramedic rushed the victim to the ambulance.

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


Jesus

forms: Jesus

pos: name

glosses: Jesus of Nazareth was a religious prophet and leader in Palestine who lived from around 4 BC to AD 30, when he was crucified.

text: Jesus was crucified by Pontius Pilate, under pressure from some Jewish leaders.

glosses: Jesus (IPA ⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /he'sus/) is a boy's name, especially in Spanish-speaking counties.

enpr: jē'zəs

ipa: /ˈdʒiːzəs/


Jesus

forms: Jesus!

pos: intj

glosses: You use Jesus when you are surprised or not happy about something. Some people do not like to use this phrase.

text: Jesus, that's heavy.

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

interjection

Jesus!


protested

forms:
protest (canonical)
protests (third-person singular)
protested (past)
protested (past participle)
protesting (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: The past tense and past participle of protest.

verb

protest


Delphi

forms: Delphi

text: The people went to Delphi to visit the oracle of Apollo.

glosses: Delphi is a computer programming language based on PASCAL.

text: Delphi was written in 1986 for Apple computers.

glosses: Delphi is a method for getting agreement from a group of experts.

text: We wanted the best solution so we organized the group using the Delphi method.


bishops

forms:
bishop (singular)
bishops (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈbɪʃəps/

noun

bishop


valley

forms:
valley (singular)
valleys (plural)

glosses: An long, low area between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.

glosses: Any structure resembling #1, for example, the point where two angled roofs meet.

enpr: văl'ē

ipa: /ˈvæli/

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


printer

forms:
printer (singular)
printers (plural)

glosses: The person who runs a printing press or the owner of a printing business.

glosses: A machine, usually attached to a computer, used to print words or images onto paper.

text: I used the printer to make a copy of my project.

ipa: /ˈprɪntə(r)/

ipa: /ˈprɪntɚ/

hyphenation: print‧er


nude

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

pos: adj

glosses: Someone who is nude is not wearing clothes or some other covering.

glosses: A term used in fashion (clothing, makeup) indicating the color of bare skin.

enpr: n(y)o͞od

ipa: /n(j)uːd/

adjective

more: true


nude

forms:
nude (singular)
nudes (plural)

glosses: A painting or other artwork that shows human figures that are partially or totally naked.


title: x ray

redirect: X-ray

pos: hard-redirect


wider

forms:
wide (positive)
wider (comparative)
widest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of wide; more wide.

wide

wider

widest


medicines

forms:
medicine (singular)
medicines (plural)

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

text: She takes a number of different medicines because of her poor health.

noun

medicine


planet

forms:
planet (singular)
planets (plural)

glosses: A planet is one of the 8 bodies that orbit the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

text: Our planet is named Earth.

ipa: /ˈplænɪt/


mathematics

forms: mathematics (singular)

text: Use of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are part of basic mathematics.

ipa: /mæθ(ə)ˈmætɪks/

hyphenation: ma‧the‧ma‧tics


title: druming

redirect: drumming


presumptuous

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

glosses: If someone is presumptuous, they don't know the limits of what is appropriate or allowed.

text: I hope I won't be considered presumptuous if I give some advice.

ipa: /prəˈzəmptʃuəs/


locations

forms:
location (singular)
locations (plural)

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

location


frog

forms:
frog (singular)
frogs (plural)

ipa: /frɒɡ/

ipa: /frɑɡ/


anchorage

forms:
anchorage (singular)
anchorages (plural)

glosses: A harbor, river, or other area that can hold a ship while it is anchored.

ipa: /ˈæŋkərɪd͡ʒ/

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


tiger

forms:
tiger (singular)
tigers (plural)

glosses: A tiger is a mammal. It comes from Asia.

text: I'm going to take the kids to the zoo to see a tiger.

enpr: tī'gər

ipa: /ˈtaɪɡɚ/

ipa: /ˈtaɪɡə/

hyphenation: ti‧ger


non

forms: non

pos: prefix

glosses: non or non- means the same as not, but makes not part of the word it changes. When you add non- to a word it makes that word mean the opposite.

text: That drink is non-alcoholic, it has no alcohol in it.

text: He is a non-believer; he does not believe at all.

ipa: /ˈnɒn/

ipa: /ˈnɑn/

prefix

non


guys

forms:
guy (singular)
guys (plural)

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

text: Who are those guys?

text: Hi guys!

enpr: gīz

ipa: /ɡaɪz/

noun

guy


equips

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of equip.

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

verb

equip

p


justly

pos: adv

etymology_text: just + -ly

ety-suffix

just

ly

expansion: just + -ly

glosses: To do something justly is to do it in a way that is fair, that shows justice; it means acting as if everyone is equal.

text: She justly said no, she would not stand on a stage with someone who was saying bad things about another person.

text: He justly put the toy away for the rest of the day after the children were fighting about it.

ipa: /ˈdʒʌstli/

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


labium

forms:
labium (singular)
labia (plural)

glosses: A labium is a part of the body that is similar to lips; it is one of the two pairs of folds of skin on either side of the vulva.

enpr: lā'bē-əm

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

noun

labium

labia


guy

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

glosses: A guy is a rope from the top of something to the ground to keep it from falling over.

enpr: gī

ipa: /gaɪ/

sampa: /gaI/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Typheuss-Guy.wav


Seoul

forms: Seoul

enpr: sōl

ipa: /səʊl/

ipa: /soʊl/

sampa: /soUl/

homophones: soul sole


dates

forms:
date (singular)
dates (plural)

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

text: He goes out on a lot of dates.

text: I like to eat dates because they're healthy for you.

date


dates

forms:
date (canonical)
dates (third-person singular)
dated (past)
dated (past participle)
dating (present participle)

text: He never dates his letters.

text: She only dates older men.

verb

dat

e


marriage

forms:
marriage (singular)
marriages (plural)

glosses: The life two people have together while they are married.

text: The marriage seemed good until he left her.

glosses: When two people of becoming married; a wedding.

glosses: Two different things that have been made into one thing.

text: Music videos are a marriage of music and television.

ipa: /ˈmærɪdʒ/

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


department

forms:
department (singular)
departments (plural)

glosses: A department is a part of a business, school, hospital or other institution that has a particular job.

text: The Department of Health is planning to build three new hospitals in the area.

text: It's often difficult to get the various government departments to work together.

text: He was in the Department of Law at the Keele University for nearly 20 years.

text: Professor Swallow, became Head of the English Department at Rummidge University.

text: The toy department is over there past

glosses: A department is a part of a large store, which sells one kind of product.

text: You can find balls in the sporting goods department.

glosses: Somebody's department is the things that they are good at or responsible for.

text: Sorry, I can't help you. That's not my department.

ipa: /dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/

ipa: /dəˈpɑrtmənt/

hyphenation: de‧part‧ment


introducing

forms:
introduce (canonical)
introduces (third-person singular)
introduced (past)
introduced (past participle)
introducing (present participle)

introduc


else

forms: else

pos: prep

glosses: You use else to show that something is not the same one as another thing.

text: OK, he's cute, but what else has he got?

text: I don't think this one fits me. Do you have anything else in the same colour?

text: I've told you most of it. There's not much else I can think of.

ipa: /ɛls/; sometimes /ɛlts/


else

forms:
else (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: You use x or else y to say that if x doesn't happen or isn't true, y would happen or would be true.

text: They don't want to be here or else they would have come.

glosses: You use or else to say that if something doesn't happen, it will be bad.

text: You'd better clean your room, or else.


presumed

forms:
presume (canonical)
presumes (third-person singular)
presumed (past)
presumed (past participle)
presuming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of presume.

presum


banzai

forms: banzai

text: The soldier cried banzai as he attacked his enemy.

ipa: /bɑːnˈzaɪ/


tapioca

forms: tapioca (singular)

glosses: The dried root of this plant that has been crushed. Tapioca is used to make pudding and pie filling; it makes them thick.

text: I love tapioca pudding, it's my favorite.

ipa: /tæpiˈoʊkə/

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

noun

tapioca


district

forms:
district (singular)
districts (plural)

glosses: A district is an area of land that shares certain characteristics.

text: Roppongi and Kabukicho are Tokyo's main entertainment districts.

text: The lake district is one of England's most beautiful areas.

glosses: A district is an area of land that is defined for political reasons such as elections or administration.

text: Washington is located in the District of Columbia.

enpr: dĭs′trĭkt

ipa: /ˈdɪstrɪkt/

hyphenation: dis‧trict


math

forms:
math (singular)
maths (plural)

text: $170 a month? That doesn't sound right. Let me check your math.

text: I have 2 more maths to take before I can graduate.

ipa: /mæθ/


decide

forms:
decide (canonical)
decides (third-person singular)
decided (past)
decided (past participle)
deciding (present participle)

glosses: If you decide something, there were different things you could do, but you choose one.

text: The government has decided to cut spending.

text: I need to work on English, so I decided not to play soccer this year.

text: Have you decided on a name for the new dog?

text: We've decided against going out tonight because of the rain.

text: I haven't decided what to do yet.

ipa: /dɪˈsaɪd/

verb

decid


automobile

forms:
automobile (singular)
automobiles (plural)

glosses: An automobile is a vehicle with four wheels and an engine or motor, made for people to ride in.

text: The American automobile industry creates a lot of jobs.


AC

forms: AC

pos: abbrev

glosses: AC is a short version of "alternating current" (a kind of electricity).

text: The lamp uses AC.

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

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


skeleton

forms:
skeleton (singular)
skeletons (plural)

glosses: A skeleton is the bones that support the body of an animal or person.

text: She lost so much weight while she was sick that she became a skeleton.

glosses: The skeleton of something is the core of it, the part that give it structure.

glosses: A skeleton is a frame that provides support to a building or other construction.

enpr: skĕˈ -lə-tən

ipa: /ˈskɛlətən/


identity

forms:
identity (singular)
identities (plural)

glosses: Your identity is your name, your personality, and the things that make you different from other people.

text: Before I can give you money from your bank account, you have to prove your identity.

text: I don't know the identity of the person who walked past while I was looking the other way.

ipa: /aɪˈdɛntəti/

audio: EN-AU ck1 identity.ogg

noun

identity

identities


mixes

forms:
mix (canonical)
mixes (third-person singular)
mixed (past)
mixed (past participle)
mixing (present participle)

verb

mix

es


mixes

forms:
mix (singular)
mixes (plural)

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

noun

mixes


microeconomics

forms: microeconomics (singular)

etymology_text: micro- + economics

ety-prefix

micro

economics

expansion: micro- + economics

glosses: Microeconomics is the study of the economic behaviour of small economic groups like firms and families.


indeed

forms:
indeed (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: You use indeed to make your words stronger.

text: OK David, thanks very much indeed for your time.

text: We are very fortunate indeed to have such beautiful weather.

text: "Have you finished?" "Oh, yes, yes indeed."

glosses: You use indeed to add surprising information.

text: Often we didn't know their phone numbers. Nor indeed did many of them even have phones.

ipa: /ɪnˈdiːd/


destructive

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

glosses: If something (or someone) is destructive it destroys; it causes destruction.

ipa: /dɪˈstrʌktɪv/

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


idiot

forms:
idiot (singular)
idiots (plural)

glosses: A common term for a person who is not very smart.

ipa: /ˈɪdiːət/


equipped

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of equip.

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


jazz

forms: jazz (singular)

glosses: Jazz is a kind of music invented by African Americans. It usually has a strong rhythm and is often played with horns.

text: Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller were famous for playing jazz.

glosses: A group of ideas you do not want to think about.

text: Yes, I've heard about the health risks and all that jazz.

text: Stop talking jazz.

enpr: jăz

ipa: /d͡ʒæz/

noun

jazz


sisters

forms:
sister (singular)
sisters (plural)

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

sister


euro

forms:
euro (singular)
euro or euros (plural)

glosses: Official name of the money used in 15 countries of Europe.

ipa: /ˈjuərəʊ/

euro

euro

euros


weird

forms:
weird (positive)
weirder (comparative)
weirdest (superlative)

glosses: Very strange or unusual. Very different from others of its kind or what is expected. Something that is weird is not at all normal.

text: People laughed at the boy because he was weird.

text: Eating fish with chocolate syrup is so weird.

text: The strange man scared them because he looked weird.

ipa: /wɪəd/

ipa: /wiɚd/

adj

weird

weirder

weirdest


magnification

forms:
magnification (singular)
magnifications (plural)

glosses: Magnification is the act or result of making something look bigger.

text: The magnification of this small bug can help us see hidden details.

text: Things are easier to see at higher magnifications.

ipa: /ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/


begins

forms:
begin (canonical)
begins (third-person singular)
began (past)
begun (past participle)
beginning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of begin.

begin

begins

began

begun

beginning


geometry

forms:
geometry (singular)
geometries (plural)

glosses: A kind of mathematics that is about shapes and spaces.

text: Using geometry we can find out the area of a circle.

ipa: /dʒiːɒmətriː/

irrnoun

geometries


merry

forms:
merry (positive)
merrier (comparative)
merriest (superlative)

text: We were all feeling very merry that night.

glosses: If something is merry it makes people happy.

text: I am wishing you a merry Christmas!

text: His family will be going back to merry old England soon.

adjective

merry

merrier

merriest


count

forms:
count (canonical)
counts (third-person singular)
counted (past)
counted (past participle)
counting (present participle)

glosses: If you count something, you find how many there are, usually by looking at them one by one.

text: OK kids, first everyone get on the bus, and then we'll count to see that everyone's here.

text: I counted 43. How many did you get?

text: I counted up the mistakes and divided by the total.

text: My daughter can count to twenty by twos.

glosses: If something counts, it is accepted, allowed, or included.

text: If you use your hands in soccer, the goal doesn't count.

text: That's not the answer we were looking for, but it counts as correct.

text: Do you count the pet as part of the family?

text: Hey, count me in. I want to play too.

glosses: If something counts, it's important or useful.

text: If you're trying to lose weight, the kind of food you eat really does count.

text: The way you dress can count for a lot when you're looking for a job.

glosses: If you count on somebody or something, you depend on them.

text: If you have any problems, you can count on me to help out.

ipa: /kaʊnt/

audio: en-uk-to count.ogg


count

forms:
count (singular)
counts (plural)

text: Our new-student count is now up to 124, five more students than last time.

text: The study will include a count of the number of birds on the island.

text: We're going to jump on the count of three: one, two, three!

glosses: If you loose count of something, you can't count them all.

text: I've lost count of the number of times she's said that.

glosses: In law a count is a crime that a court has charged you with.

glosses: A count is European title, similar to earl.


economy

forms:
economy (singular)
economies (plural)

glosses: The economy is the use of the resources of a community or system.

text: We wonder about the ability of our businesses to compete in the global economy.

text: The economy was growing at a rate of 2% per year.

text: Small businesses provided most of the new jobs in our economy.

text: The economy has not been this strong since 2007.

glosses: Economy is the careful and minimal use of resources.

text: The schools were closed for reasons of economy.

text: We bought a small economy car.

text: You can save 50 cents by getting the economy size.

text: These cars are fun to drive, plus they have high fuel economy.

glosses: Economy is the section of the airplane with the smallest seats and cheapest ticket prices.

text: We decided to fly business class instead of economy.

glosses: A market economy is an economy with free competition between businesses.

text: China will continue to move towards a market economy.

ipa: /iːˈkɒnəmi/

enpr: /ĕ'kô'nô'mĕ/

noun

economy

economies


flour

forms: flour (singular)

glosses: Flour is grain (or other plants parts) that has been crushed.

ipa: /ˈflaʊə/

ipa: /ˈflaʊɚ/

flour


sisterhood

forms:
sisterhood (singular)
sisterhoods (plural)

glosses: Sisterhood is the relationship between sisters.

glosses: Sisterhood is the relationship between all women. All women on earth and living are considered "sisters".

glosses: A sisterhood is a group of sisters, especially women who agree to live or work together for religious purposes.


Mary

forms: Mary

text: We named our daughter Mary.

text: This is my friend, Mary.

glosses: Mary is the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.

text: Some people claim to have seen Mary appear to them.

enpr: mârʹē

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-John.d.new77-Mary.wav

homophones: marry merry


altar

forms:
altar (singular)
altars (plural)

hyphenation: al‧tar


fever

forms:
fever (singular)
fevers (plural)

glosses: A fever is when you are hot because you are sick and your temperature will be higher than normal.

text: I took some medicine to lower my fever.

text: Our son had a fever of 102 degrees Fahrenheit (39 Celsius).

ipa: /ˈfiːvə/

ipa: /ˈfiːvɚ/


bedroom

forms:
bedroom (singular)
bedrooms (plural)

glosses: A room in a house that is used for sleeping. This is where the bed is kept.

text: I hate camping. I wish I was back in my bedroom, sleeping in my own bed.

ipa: /ˈbɛdˌrum/


flexible

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

glosses: When something is flexible, it can bend.

text: The thin wood stick was so flexible that it would bend but not break.

glosses: By extension, the word is used as a metaphor. For example, when a person or thing is flexible, they can change.

text: Jim was very flexible and enjoyed every new experience when he travelled.

text: I think we can make working hours much more flexible.

text: They used to treat everyone the same but now take a more flexible approach.


depend

forms:
depend (canonical)
depends (third-person singular)
depended (past)
depended (past participle)
depending (present participle)

glosses: When you depend on something, you need it; you rely on it; you trust it.

text: I knew I could depend on you to meet your aunt at the station.

ipa: /dɪˈpɛnd/

sampa: /dI"pEnd/

hyphenation: de‧pend


Mr.

forms: Mr.

glosses: Mr. is a shortened form of mister. You use Mr. before a man's name, usually the last name or the full name.

text: Mr. Brakel, the doctor will see you now.

text: This is Mr. Terry McGinty.

glosses: You use Mr. before a man's title for certain titles, such as justice, mayor, president, etc.

text: Yes, we can do that Mr. Mayor.


modern

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

glosses: If something is modern, it happened in current times.

text: The new house has all modern conveniences.

glosses: Some new styles or forms of art and fiction writing are called modern.

text: Much modern art looks odd to many people.

ipa: /ˈmɒd(ə)n/

ipa: /ˈmɑdɚn/


lady

forms:
lady (singular)
ladies (plural)

text: Please direct this lady to the soft furnishings department.

glosses: The wife of a lord or a woman who holds the office in her own right.

text: Lady Diana was very popular with the British people.

text: Mary, please try to act more like a lady in public.

text: If you are not ladylike, you will not be seen as a lady.

ipa: /ˈleɪdi/

sampa: /"leIdi/

hyphenation: la‧dy

lady

ladies


pleasant

forms:
more pleasant (comparative)
most pleasant (superlative)
pleasant (positive)
pleasanter (comparative)
pleasantest (superlative)

glosses: If something is pleasant, it is enjoyable or agreeable.

text: When it rains in the summer, it is a pleasant event.

glosses: A pleasant person is one who is socially acceptable or polite.

text: The man was pleasant with his smile and quiet laugh.

ipa: /'plεzənt/

adj

pleasant

pleasanter

pleasantest


birthday

forms:
birthday (singular)
birthdays (plural)

text: They will need your birthday on the application.

text: My birthday is September 14, 1972.

glosses: The same day of the year you were born, happening every year. Often there is a party for a person's birthday.

text: My birthday is September 14.

text: We celebrated my birthday a week late this year.


thou

pos: pron

glosses: Another word for you; thou is an old word, and people do not use it much anymore. Often when thou is used it is with other old words.

text: What hast thou done? (i.e. What have you done?)

ipa: /ðaʊ/

sampa: /DaU/


thou

forms: thou

pos: det

glosses: Used before a word that means the person or people someone is talking to.

text: Blow, blow, thou winter wind, thou art not so unkind as man's ingratitude.


built

forms:
build (canonical)
builds (third-person singular)
built (past)
built (past participle)
building (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of build.

ipa: /'bɪlt/

build

builds

built

built

building


goods

forms:
good (singular)
goods (plural)

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

text: The big company sells both goods and services.

ipa: /ɡʊdz/

noun

good


algebra

forms: algebra (singular)

glosses: Algebra is a kind of mathematics where a letter (called a variable) can replace a number that is not known.

text: Using algebra, we can define a line with the formula y=x+3

algebra


introduces

forms:
introduce (canonical)
introduces (third-person singular)
introduced (past)
introduced (past participle)
introducing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of introduce.

verb

introduc


mister

forms:
mister (singular)
misters (plural)

glosses: You use mister before a man's name, usually the last name or the full name.

text: Mister Brakel, the doctor will see you now.

text: This is Mr. Terry McGinty.

glosses: You call a man mister when you don't know his name.

text: Excuse me, mister, I think you dropped this.

glosses: You use mister before a man's title for certain titles, such as justice, mayor, president, etc.

text: Yes, we can do that Mr. Mayor.

ipa: ˈmistər


attacked

forms:
attack (canonical)
attacks (third-person singular)
attacked (past)
attacked (past participle)
attacking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of attack.

ipa: /əˈtækt/

attack


maize

forms: maize (singular)

glosses: Maize is a kind of grain, usually with large yellow seeds, that is often eaten (also called corn).

text: We will be eating maize tomorrow.

text: We planted some maize in out garden last year.

ipa: /meɪz/

sampa: /meIz/


fought

forms:
fight (canonical)
fights (third-person singular)
fought (past)
fought (past participle)
fighting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fight.

ipa: /fɔːt/

ipa: /fɔt/

fight

fights

fought

fought

fighting


attacking

ipa: /əˈtækɪŋ/


heard

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hear.

ipa: /'hɜːd/

ipa: /'hɝd/

hear

hears

heard

heard

hearing


smallest

forms:
small (positive)
smaller (comparative)
smallest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of small; most small.

glosses: The smallest thing is the most small thing.

text: When the smallest thing gets in your eye, it can hurt very much.

ipa: /ˈsmɔːlɪst/

hyphenation: small‧est

adj

small

smaller

smallest


maybe

forms:
maybe (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: If you say that maybe something will happen or that maybe it is true, you mean there is a chance of those things.

text: Maybe someday I'll learn how to drive.

text: Yeah. I thought, you know, maybe if I tried again, it might work.

glosses: You use maybe when you are not sure about something.

text: Maybe you ought to look at this again.

text: There are, uh, maybe twenty or twenty two people in the group.

text: "Is that the right answer?" "No, maybe not."

text: It's good, maybe even great.


speech

forms:
speech (singular)
speeches (plural)

glosses: When we have speech, we have the ability to speak.

text: Speech is a special human ability.

glosses: When we give a speech, we speak to a group of people.

text: The valedictorian gave a speech to all of the students in his school.

ipa: /ˈspiːtʃ/

noun

speech

speeches


Mr

forms: Mr

glosses: Mr is a shortened form of mister. You use Mr before a man's name, usually the last name or the full name.

text: Mr Brakel, the doctor will see you now.

text: This is Mr Terry McGinty.

glosses: You use Mr before a man's title for certain titles, such as justice, mayor, president, etc.

text: Yes, we can do that Mr Mayor.


securities

forms:
security (singular)
securities (plural)

glosses: Securities are financial documents, like stocks, bonds and notes.

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

security

securities


freedom

forms:
freedom (singular)
freedoms (plural)

etymology_text: free + -dom

ety-suffix

free

dom

expansion: free + -dom

glosses: The state of being free; the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.

text: He enjoyed his freedom after he was released from prison.

glosses: The state of being without restraints or constraints.

text: Freedom of speech is important in a democracy.

enpr: frē'dəm

ipa: /ˈfriːdəm/

ipa: /ˈfridəm/

hyphenation: free‧dom


hell

forms: hell

glosses: In some religions and myths, hell is a place where you may go after you die. Hell is usually seen as a bad place where bad people are punished.

enpr: hel

ipa: /hɛl/

sampa: /hEl/


hell

forms:
hell (singular)
hells (plural)

glosses: Something that is very hard to do or makes you suffer.

text: My new boss is making my job hell.


hell

glosses: You say hell when you are having a hard time.

text: Oh, hell! I got another parking ticket.

glosses: Hell may be added to show strong feeling.

text: I'm sure as hell not going there!

text: Hell yeah (yes)! I'd love to go with you!

text: What the hell are you doing!?

text: There is no way in hell I would do that!


bateau

forms:
bateau (singular)
bateaux (plural)

glosses: A bateau is a light river boat with a flat bottom.

text: The guide used a bateau to get us across the river.

ipa: /bæˈtoʊ/

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

noun

bateau

bateaux


physics

forms: physics (singular)

glosses: Physics is the kind of science that is about how the world and universe work. Usually, physics is about things like movement, heat, light, sound, and electricity.


equipping

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

text: We're equipping the baseball team with new bats and balls.

verb

equip

p


dice

forms:
die (singular)
dice (plural)

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

glosses: Sometimes used in the singular, a dice is a cube, each side of which is marked with a different number of spots from 1 to 6.

enpr: dīs

ipa: /daɪs/

sampa: /daIs/

noun

die

dice


dice

forms:
dice (canonical)
dices (third-person singular)
diced (past)
diced (past participle)
dicing (present participle)

glosses: If you dice something, you cut it into cubes (usually small cubes).

verb

dic

e


amounted

forms:
amount (canonical)
amounts (third-person singular)
amounted (past)
amounted (past participle)
amounting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of amount.

ipa: /əˈmaʊntɪd/

amount


pretty

glosses: You use pretty before an adjective or adverb to mean "more than a little".

text: She was pretty sure that he'd say yes.

glosses: You use pretty before an adjective or adverb to mean "very".

text: That sounds like a pretty good idea.


pretty

forms:
pretty (positive)
prettier (comparative)
prettiest (superlative)

glosses: If something is pretty, people like to look at it.

text: Those flowers are so pretty.

text: I want to have a pretty painting in my house.

text: My girlfriend is very pretty.

adj

pretty

prettier

prettiest


kilometer

forms:
kilometer (singular)
kilometers (plural)

glosses: A kilometer is a measurement of distance. It is 1,000 meters (3,280.8 feet or 0.621 miles).

text: Four times around the track is one kilometer.

ipa: /kɪləmiɾɚ/


alcohol

forms:
alcohol (singular)
alcohols (plural)

glosses: Alcohol is the chemical in some drinks that makes you drunk (intoxicated).

text: beer, wine, and whiskey all have alcohol in them.

glosses: Another chemical similar to the one that makes you drunk.

text: The scientist used an alcohol to fuel the burner.


submerge

forms:
submerge (canonical)
submerges (third-person singular)
submerged (past)
submerged (past participle)
submerging (present participle)

glosses: Someone submerges something when they make the thing sink; they make it go down into water so that the water is covering it.

text: He submerged his arm in the lake to try to clean the mud off it.

glosses: Something submerges when it sinks; it goes down into the water so that the water is covering it.

text: The boat submerged completely, but then part of it came back up out of the water.

ipa: /sʌbˈmɜːdʒ/

ipa: /sʌbˈmɝdʒ/

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

verb

submerg


attacks

forms:
attack (singular)
attacks (plural)

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

ipa: /əˈtæks/


attacks

forms:
attack (canonical)
attacks (third-person singular)
attacked (past)
attacked (past participle)
attacking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of attack.


amounting

ipa: /əˈmaʊntɪŋ/


Mrs

forms: Mrs

glosses: Mrs is a shortened form of mistress. You use Mrs before a married woman's name, usually the last name or the full name.

text: Mrs Brakel, the doctor will see you now.

text: This is Mrs June Hagerty.

glosses: You call a woman Mrs when you don't know her name.

text: Excuse me, Mrs, I think you dropped this.


introduced

forms:
introduce (canonical)
introduces (third-person singular)
introduced (past)
introduced (past participle)
introducing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of introduce.

ipa: /ˌɪntrəˈduːst/

ipa: /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːst/

hyphenation: in‧tro‧duced


urban

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

glosses: If something is urban, it is related to cities

text: an urban neighborhood or region

ipa: /ˈɜːrbən/

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


bible

forms:
bible (singular)
bibles (plural)

glosses: A bible is any book that is considered an authority in a particular subject.

text: The Blue Book is the bible for the value of used automobiles.

ipa: /'baɪbəl/


amounts

forms:
amount (singular)
amounts (plural)

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

ipa: /əˈmaʊnts/


amounts

glosses: The third-person singular form of amount.


specified

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of specify.

text: All of the directions to the party were specified in detail.

specif

y


shelves

forms:
shelf (singular)
shelves (plural)

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

noun

shelf

shelves


assumption

forms:
assumption (singular)
assumptions (plural)

glosses: An assumption is a guess or belief about something without having enough information to know if it is true. In maths or science: something assumed to be true in order to build an argument or calculation.

text: You shouldn't make the assumption that guns are only a problem in big cities.

text: To calculate the age of a rock we make the assumption that the rate of radioactive decay is constant.


depress

forms:
depress (canonical)
depresses (third-person singular)
depressed (past)
depressed (past participle)
depressing (present participle)

glosses: If you depress something, you push or hold it down.

text: He depressed the button with his finger.

glosses: If something is depressed it is being made low.

text: The prices were depressed by too much being available.

glosses: If something depresses you, it makes you very sad.

text: Sad songs always depress me.

ipa: /dəˈprɛs/

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

verb

depress

es


musical instrument

forms:
musical instrument (singular)
musical instruments (plural)

glosses: A musical instrument is a tool for making music.

text: My cousin can play many musical instruments.

text: Guitars, drums, and horns are all musical instruments.


calf

forms:
calf (singular)
calves (plural)

glosses: A calf is a young cow or the young of certain other large mammals.

text: The cow gave birth to a calf today.

glosses: The back of the leg below the knee is called the calf.

text: The muscle in my calf hurt after I ran for two hours.

ipa: /kɑːf/

noun

calf

calves


ere

forms: ere

ipa: /ɛə/

ipa: /ɛər/

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

homophones: air aire Ayr err heir


seeds

forms:
seed (singular)
seeds (plural)

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

ipa: /siːdz/

seed


seeds

forms:
seed (canonical)
seeds (third-person singular)
seeded (past)
seeded (past participle)
seeding (present participle)


plain

forms:
plain (positive)
plainer (comparative)
plainest (superlative)

glosses: If something is plain, it is clear and easy to see or understand.

text: The plain and simple truth was that it was John's fault.

glosses: If something is plain, it is simple and undecorated.

text: This dress is too plain. There is nothing interesting about it at all.

glosses: If someone or something is plain, they are not beautiful or pretty.

enpr: plān

ipa: /pl̩eɪn/

adj

plain

plainer

plainest


plain

forms:
plain (singular)
plains (plural)

glosses: A place with flat ground, often covered in grass.

text: Many animals live on the plains of Africa.


redundant

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

glosses: repeating oneself or using extra words; saying the same thing again in a slightly different way.

glosses: Being dismissed from a job because you are no longer needed.

hyphenation: re‧dun‧dant


shocking

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

glosses: If something is shocking, it causes someone to feel shocked or startled.

text: Did you hear the shocking news that Dan was fired for stealing?

glosses: If something is shocking, it is unusually obscene or lewd.

glosses: If something is shocking, it is very bad.

ipa: /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈʃɑkɪŋ/


shocking

forms:
shock (canonical)
shocks (third-person singular)
shocked (past)
shocked (past participle)
shocking (present participle)

verb

shock


completely

etymology_text: complete + -ly

ety-suffix

complete

ly

expansion: complete + -ly

glosses: When something is completely some quality, it is absolutely that quality, in every way.

text: The man was completely honest in his business.

text: This is completely different from what people might believe.

text: The discovery has given us a completely new way of looking at thing.

ipa: /kəmˈpliːtli/

hyphenation: com‧plete‧ly


worn

forms:
wear (canonical)
wears (third-person singular)
wore (past)
worn (past participle)
wearing (present participle)

text: It's a shame that this dress was only worn before it was ruined.

text: The school demands that the uniform is worn every day.

ipa: /wɔrn/

ipa: /wɔːn/

wear

wears

wore

worn

wearing


destroy

forms:
destroy (canonical)
destroys (third-person singular)
destroyed (past)
destroyed (past participle)
destroying (present participle)

glosses: If you destroy something, you break it or make it not exist anymore.

text: The house was destroyed by the bomb.

glosses: If you destroy someone you hurt them badly, especially their feelings, or cause them much trouble.

text: Mary was destroyed by her failiure to get into college.

text: The other kids destroyed him with cruel lies.

ipa: /dɪˈstrɔɪ/

hyphenation: de‧stroy


typing

forms:
type (canonical)
types (third-person singular)
typed (past)
typed (past participle)
typing (present participle)

text: He is typing his message on the computer.

verb

typ


walks

forms:
walk (canonical)
walks (third-person singular)
walked (past)
walked (past participle)
walking (present participle)

ipa: /wɔks/

ipa: /wɔːks/

ipa: /wɑks/

walk


walks

forms:
walk (singular)
walks (plural)

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

text: There are many walks of life.


relative clause

forms:
relative clause (singular)
relative clauses (plural)

glosses: A relative clause is a kind of subordinate clause; it usually modifies a noun.

text: In the sentence I caught the dog that bit you, the relative clause that bit you modifies the noun dog.


successful

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

etymology_text: success + -ful

ety-suffix

success

ful

expansion: success + -ful

glosses: If you are successful, you are effective at something.

text: The successful business man knows how to get money for his work.

glosses: If you have done something right, you are successful.

text: The cook was successful when she made the best pepperoni pizza in town.

ipa: /səkˈsɛsfl̩/


explain

forms:
explain (canonical)
explains (third-person singular)
explained (past)
explained (past participle)
explaining (present participle)

glosses: If you explain something, you talk about it so that somebody can understand it.

text: Can you explain the difference between the two?

text: He explained the difference between the two.

text: Explaining my thoughts on the topic was useless.

ipa: /ɛkˈspleɪn/


sole

forms: sole (positive)

ipa: /səʊl/

ipa: /soʊl/

homophones: Seoul soul

adj

sole


sole

forms:
sole (singular)
soles (plural)


provide

forms:
provide (canonical)
provides (third-person singular)
provided (past)
provided (past participle)
providing (present participle)

glosses: When you provide something, you make it available.

text: The restaurant provided food for the party.

glosses: Something is provided when an agreement or legal process requires it.

text: laws provide punishment for crimes.

glosses: When you provide, you give means of support.

text: parents try to provide for their children.

ipa: /prəˈvaɪd/

verb

provid


donation

forms:
donation (singular)
donations (plural)

glosses: A donation is a gift of money or something useful to a person or organization.

text: Your donation was greatly appreciated. Be sure to donate canned goods to the shelter again next year.

ipa: /dəʊˈneɪʃən/


xylophone

forms:
xylophone (singular)
xylophones (plural)

glosses: A xylophone is a musical instrument made from wooden bars in a row. The bars are hit with sticks or mallets to make music.

enpr: zīʹlə-fōn'

hyphenation: xy‧lo‧phone


everyday

forms: everyday (positive)

glosses: something that is done a lot or happens a lot; something that is ordinary.

text: These are my everyday clothes.


moment

forms:
moment (singular)
moments (plural)

glosses: A moment is a very short time. It is not an exact measurement.

text: Geraldine sat on the bed and thought for a moment.

text: He jumped out of the way at the last moment.

text: Don't worry. I'll be back in a moment.

text: I'm sorry. She's on the phone at the moment. Can I ask who's calling?

text: Just a moment, please, Sam. I'm talking to your sister.

text: It was a lie, but one of no great moment.

ipa: /'məʊmənt/

ipa: /'moʊmənt/


presume

forms:
presume (canonical)
presumes (third-person singular)
presumed (past)
presumed (past participle)
presuming (present participle)

glosses: If you presume something, you believe that it is true without evidence.

text: The boy has been missing for a week, and is presumed dead.

glosses: If you presume to do something, you do it though it is rude or wrong.

text: I wouldn't presume to go to the party without an invitation.

glosses: If x presumes y, then x requires y and builds on it.

text: This books presumes a basic understanding of English grammar.

ipa: /prɪˈzjuːm/

ipa: /priˈz(j)um/

ipa: /prɘˈzjʉːm/

presum


industrialize

forms:
industrialize (canonical)
industrializes (third-person singular)
industrialized (past)
industrialized (past participle)
industrializing (present participle)

glosses: If a place or business industrializes, it adds factories and machines to do work that was previously done by hand or not done at all.

text: France was slow to industrialize for most of the Third Republic (1870–1940).

text: Farms are getting bigger as farming is beginning to industrialize.

ipa: /ɪnˈdʌstriəlaɪz/

hyphenation: in‧dus‧tri‧al‧ize

industrializ


self-destruct

forms:
self-destruct (canonical)
self-destructs (third-person singular)
self-destructed (past)
self-destructed (past participle)
self-destructing (present participle)

etymology_text: self- + destruct

ety-prefix

self

destruct

expansion: self- + destruct

glosses: If something self-destructs, it destroys itself.

text: The weapon was made to self-destruct if stolen.


depressing

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

glosses: If something is depressing it makes you sad.

text: I find news about problems in the world depressing.

ipa: /dɪˈprɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/

ipa: /dɪˈprɛsɪŋ/


depressing

forms:
depress (canonical)
depresses (third-person singular)
depressed (past)
depressed (past participle)
depressing (present participle)

glosses: The present participle of depress. If you are depressing something, you are making it lower.


introduce

forms:
introduce (canonical)
introduces (third-person singular)
introduced (past)
introduced (past participle)
introducing (present participle)

glosses: If you introduce someone or something, you make them known to someone else.

text: Let me introduce you to my friend.

ipa: /ˌɪntrəˈdus/

ipa: /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs/

hyphenation: in‧tro‧duce

verb

introduc


creation

forms:
creation (singular)
creations (plural)

text: The creation of a house takes time.

glosses: A creation is something that is created.

text: The new dress was a great creation of beauty.

glosses: The time at beginning of the world and when God created everything is called creation.

text: The Bible says that the creation took six days and God rested on the seventh.

glosses: The whole world is the creation in many religious traditions.

text: The Bible says that God made all of the creation in six days.

ipa: /kriːˈeɪʃən/

ipa: [kriːˈʲeɪʃɘn]

hyphenation: cre‧ation


ought

forms:
ought (present)
oughtn't (negative)

glosses: If you ought to do something, doing it is better than not doing it.

text: I think perhaps we ought to help her.

text: It's dangerous and there ought not to be any children close by.

text: We really ought to go a bit early because of the snow.

text: What time ought the school to open?

text: I suppose I ought to write her an e-mail.

glosses: If something ought to be true, you have reason to believe it, but you don't know, or it is not true.

text: He ought to be here by now.

text: You ought to be able to finish that in an hour.

ipa: /ɔːt/

ipa: /ɔt/

ought

oughtn't


permission

forms:
permission (singular)
permissions (plural)

glosses: If you have permission to do something, then the person who has authority over you or over that thing allows you to do it.

text: My father gave me permission to go to the city.

enpr: pərmĭ'shən

ipa: /pəˈmɪʃən/

ipa: /pɚˈmɪʃən/

hyphenation: per‧mis‧sion


wheat

forms:
wheat (singular)
wheats (plural)

glosses: A kind of grain that is used to make flour for bread.

text: Farmers have grown wheat for thousands of years.

text: We grow two wheats here, hard wheat and soft wheat.

glosses: A light brown color, like that of wheat.

ipa: /wiːt/


protests

forms:
protest (canonical)
protests (third-person singular)
protested (past)
protested (past participle)
protesting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of protest.

protest


protests

forms:
protest (singular)
protests (plural)

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


perhaps

glosses: If you say that perhaps something will happen or that perhaps it is true, you mean it may happen or be true.

text: Perhaps someday I'll learn how to drive.

text: If I tried again, perhaps it might work.

glosses: You use perhaps when you are not sure about something.

text: We shouldn't do it, we don't want to do it, and perhaps most importantly, we don't have the money to do it.

text: Nokia is perhaps Finland's best-known company.

ipa: /pəˈhæps/

ipa: /pɚˈhæps/


soul

forms:
soul (singular)
souls (plural)

glosses: A part of you that cannot be seen or touched. Souls are prominent in some religions and myths.

text: He went to church hoping to save his soul.

text: ghosts are said to be souls of people who have died.

text: There is a pain deep in my soul.

text: I love his music because it is full of soul.

glosses: A kind of music. Soul is usually sung and is often by African Americans.

text: She was the greatest soul singer of her time.

ipa: /səʊl/

ipa: /soʊl/

homophones: Seoul sole


cigarette

forms:
cigarette (singular)
cigarettes (plural)

glosses: A cigarette is tobacco that has been rolled in paper for smoking.

text: He went outside and lit a cigarette.

text: Many people smoke cigarettes.

hyphenation: cig‧a‧rette


coin

forms:
coin (singular)
coins (plural)

text: The United States makes several different coins including the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter.

ipa: /kɔɪn/

sampa: /kOIn/


coin

forms:
coin (canonical)
coins (third-person singular)
coined (past)
coined (past participle)
coining (present participle)

glosses: When you invent a new word or phrase, you coin the word or phrase.

text: The host of a radio show coined the phrase "rock and roll" for music of the 1950s.


insure

forms:
insure (canonical)
insures (third-person singular)
insured (past)
insured (past participle)
insuring (present participle)

glosses: If you insure something, you pay money so that if something bad happens to it, you will get more money.

text: We will insure your home against damage caused by fire.

text: The car was only insured for $10,000.

glosses: Insure is a less common spelling of ensure.

ipa: /ɪnˈʃʊə/

ipa: /ɪnˈʃʊɚ/

insur


comparative

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

glosses: You use comparative to show that something is not great but is better than something else.

text: They lived in the comparative comfort of her uncle's house.

glosses: You use comparative to show that someone or something is not quite a beginner, etc., but almost the same as one.

text: The absent father was a comparative stranger to the son.

glosses: Comparative study is a form of study that looks at how things are alike and different.

text: The study of how the anatomy of animals are alike and different is called comparative anatomy.

hyphenation: com‧par‧a‧tive


comparative

forms:
comparative (singular)
comparatives (plural)

glosses: A comparative is a form of a comparable adjective. You use it to show that something is "more big", "more good", etc.

text: For example:

text: big is a comparable adjective and bigger is the comparative.

text: intelligent is a comparable adjective. Its comparative is more intelligent.

text: My students always forget the -er in comparatives.


destruct

forms:
destruct (canonical)
destructs (third-person singular)
destructed (past)
destructed (past participle)
destructing (present participle)

glosses: If something destructs it destroys itself. Usually we say self-destruct instead.

text: The weapon was made to self-destruct if stolen.

ipa: /dɪˈstrʌkt/


involve

forms:
involve (canonical)
involves (third-person singular)
involved (past)
involved (past participle)
involving (present participle)

glosses: If an activity involves something, then that thing is used in or is part of the activity.

text: The job involves the use of special computer software.

text: The process involves both thinking and writing about the changes.

text: The attack also involved fighters from a variety of countries.

ipa: /ɪnˈvɒlv/

ipa: /ɪnˈvɑlv/

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

hyphenation: in‧volve

involv


mundane

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

text: My life is very mundane. I wish it was more exciting.

ipa: /mʌnˈdeɪn/


lower

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

text: New Orleans is lower than Denver.

ipa: /ˈləʊə/

ipa: /ˈloʊɚ/

adj

low

lower

lowest


lower

forms:
lower (canonical)
lowers (third-person singular)
lowered (past)
lowered (past participle)
lowering (present participle)

glosses: If you lower something, you move it down.

text: The man was lowered into the hole on a rope, so he could save the child.


marry

forms:
marry (canonical)
marries (third-person singular)
married (past)
married (past participle)
marrying (present participle)

glosses: When two people marry they become husband and wife; that is, they become married. In many countries this is a legal agreement. In some cultures marrying is a part of the religion. Marrying is often done with a wedding (a special day for those people to marry).

text: I cannot believe he married her when there are nicer girls out there.

glosses: If you marry two things, you connect them or make them into one thing.

text: I have two different ideas I would like to marry together.

text: Music videos married music to television.

ipa: /ˈmærɪ/

enpr: mărʹē

homophones: Mary merry

verb

marr


protect

forms:
protect (canonical)
protects (third-person singular)
protected (past)
protected (past participle)
protecting (present participle)

glosses: If you protect something or someone, you keep it safe; you stop it from being harmed.

text: The knight protected the castle.

ipa: /prəˈtɛkt/


opportunity

forms:
opportunity (singular)
opportunities (plural)

glosses: An opportunity is a time, place, or situation in which something can happen, usually something good.

text: Sleep provides an opportunity for the body to repair itself.

text: The sun was warm, so I took the opportunity for a long walk in the park.

text: Fans will have the opportunity to see the top players on Monday.

text: Today, anyone can come for free, so don't miss this great opportunity.

text: This is a workplace that provides equal opportunity for all.

text: In the poor economy, there are decreasing employment opportunities.

enpr: ä'pər-to͞oʹnə-tē

ipa: /ˌɑpɚˈtunəti/

noun

opportunities


arithmetic

forms: arithmetic (singular)

glosses: The kind of mathematics in which addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are done on numbers.

text: My son is starting to do simple arithmetic like 2+2=4.

enpr: ərĭth'mətĭk

ipa: /əˈrɪθmətɪk/

hyphenation: arith‧met‧ic


employ

forms:
employ (canonical)
employs (third-person singular)
employed (past)
employed (past participle)
employing (present participle)

glosses: If you employ someone, you pay them to do a job.

text: The tanning company currently employs over 240 people in Caledonia.

text: She had been employed by the hospital as a nurse for only four months.

text: Various methods are employed to change the way it looks.

ipa: /ɪmˈplɔɪ/


employ

forms:
employ (singular)
employs (plural)

glosses: If you have someone in your employ, you are paying them to do a job.


product

forms:
product (singular)
products (plural)

glosses: A product is an item that can be bought.

text: That store sells many different products.

glosses: The product is the end result of a process, such as someone's efforts or of a certain situation.

text: Skill is the product of hours of practice; His reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue.

glosses: A product is the number you get when you multiply two other numbers.

text: The product of 2 and 3 is 6.

glosses: A product is a chemical substance that is made as a result of a chemical reaction.

ipa: /ˈprɑːˌdʌkt/

hyphenation: prod‧uct


enjoy

forms:
enjoy (canonical)
enjoys (third-person singular)
enjoyed (past)
enjoyed (past participle)
enjoying (present participle)

glosses: If you enjoy something, it gives you joy, happiness and pleasure.

text: We enjoy dancing. When we dance, we feel happy and good.

ipa: /ɛnˈdʒɔɪ/

hyphenation: en‧joy


gone

forms:
go (canonical)
goes (third-person singular)
went (past)
gone (past participle)
going (present participle)

enpr: gŏn

ipa: /gɒn/

sampa: /gQn/

ipa: /gɑn/

sampa: /gAn/

go

goes

went

gone

going


gone

forms: gone (positive)

glosses: Not there any more, because it has moved or because it does not exist anymore.


gone

forms:
gone (singular)
gones (plural)

text: Katie: "Doctor, is he okay?."

text: The doctor: "I'm sorry, he's gone".

text: Katie: "Oh, God no, please don't tell me my father's gone! (crying)."


expense

forms:
expense (singular)
expenses (plural)

glosses: An expense is something for which you spend money.

text: Food is a huge expense for many people around the world.

glosses: An expense is an amount of money that you spend.

text: If your income is less than your expenses, you have a serious problem.

text: The company paid all of his expenses when he was in Shanghai.

text: The building was repaired at great expense.

glosses: If you do x at the expense of y, x hurts y because it makes y have less money, less time, less social status, etc.

text: She often makes jokes at her own expense.

text: We have to decide whether safety at the expense of freedom is worth the cost.

ipa: /ɪkˈspɛns/

hyphenation: ex‧pense


shocked

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

glosses: If you are feeling shocked, you feel surprised, startled, or confused.

text: I'm shocked that you would do such a terrible thing!

ipa: /ʃɒkt/


shocked

forms:
shock (canonical)
shocks (third-person singular)
shocked (past)
shocked (past participle)
shocking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of shock.

verb

shock


describe

forms:
describe (canonical)
describes (third-person singular)
described (past)
described (past participle)
describing (present participle)

glosses: If you describe something, you say what it looks like, sounds like, acts like, etc.

text: Their wedding day, as described by Emma in her book, was "a perfect September day."

text: The problems described above in Chapter 2, are found around the world.

text: Henry Tyler would not have described her as a happy woman.

text: These cheeses have a certain smell, as described in the section on soft cheeses.

text: The hospital described her condition as serious.

text: The instructions describe how to put it together.

text: In the story, he describes falling through the air for hours.

glosses: If something describes a circle, arc, etc., it follows that shape.

text: His finger slowly described a circle in the water.

ipa: /dɪˈskraɪb/

hyphenation: de‧scribe

describ


encourage

forms:
encourage (canonical)
encourages (third-person singular)
encouraged (past)
encouraged (past participle)
encouraging (present participle)

glosses: If you encourage someone, you make them feel that they want to, or can, do something.

text: We're trying to encourage more people to give money to the hospital.

text: I encouraged my son to audition for the school play.

text: It will be difficult, but I'm encouraged by our success so far.

glosses: If x encourages y, x makes y more likely to happen.

text: The water encourages the breakdown of the wood.

ipa: /ɪnˈkʌrɪʤ/

sampa: /In"kVrIdZ/

ipa: /ɪnˈkɝrɪʤ/

hyphenation: en‧cour‧age

encourag


prevent

forms:
prevent (canonical)
prevents (third-person singular)
prevented (past)
prevented (past participle)
preventing (present participle)

glosses: When you prevent something, you stop it from happening.

text: To prevent accidents, you must do everything with care.

text: No one can prevent us from going.

enpr: /prə-věnt'/

ipa: /prəˈvɛnt/

hyphenation: pre‧vent


corn

forms:
corn (singular)
corns (plural)

glosses: Corn is a kind of grain, usually with large yellow seeds, that is often eaten (also called maize).

text: We will be eating corn tomorrow.

text: We planted some corn in our garden last year.

text: We put several barley corns into the soup.

ipa: /kɔːn/

ipa: /kɔrn/


occasion

forms:
occasion (singular)
occasions (plural)

text: Often she had to rush home on occasions when she might have preferred to stay out.

text: He met her on several occasions while a student in Germany.

glosses: An occasion is a good time to do something.

text: The visit to Ottawa was a good occasion for us to get together.

text: Nov 12 is a happy occasion. It is my 25th wedding anniversary.

text: a good opportunity or chance

ipa: /əˈkeɪʒən/


occasion

forms:
occasion (canonical)
occasions (third-person singular)
occasioned (past)
occasioned (past participle)
occasioning (present participle)

text: Now we come to the problems that have occasioned this meeting.


zombie

forms:
zombie (singular)
zombies (plural)

glosses: A zombie is type of fictional creature. It is a dead body that has been brought back to life. Usually a zombie moves slowly, growls, and will want to eat people's brains.

glosses: Someone who looks very tired and messy may be called a zombie. It is equivalent to saying someone "looks like a corpse".

ipa: /ˈzɒmbi/

enpr: zŏmʹbē

ipa: /ˈzɑmbi/

hyphenation: zom‧bie


securely

etymology_text: secure + -ly

ety-suffix

secure

expansion: secure + -ly

text: Mike placed his bicycle securely on the rack, ensuring that it would not fall.

ipa: /səˈkjʊrli/

ipa: /səˈkjʊəli/

hyphenation: se‧cure‧ly


vampire

forms:
vampire (singular)
vampires (plural)

glosses: A mythical person who is dead but acts alive and drinks blood.

glosses: A person who has a disease called vampirism. People who have this disease are sensitive to light, have a desire for blood, and can see well at night.

glosses: A person who seems to take your energy; that is, they make you tired.

glosses: Someone or something that drains (takes away) something.

ipa: /ˈvæmpaɪə/


ghost

forms:
ghost (singular)
ghosts (plural)

glosses: A ghost is the soul of a dead person that shows up after death.

text: The house was haunted by the ghost of the little boy who used to live here.

glosses: A ghost is any faint thing that looks like a shadow.

ipa: /gəʊst/

ipa: /goʊst/


heaven

forms: heaven

glosses: In some religions and myths, heaven is a place where you may go after you die. Heaven is usually seen as a happy place where good people are rewarded.

text: I miss my grandmother, but I know she's with God in heaven.

enpr: hĕv'ən

ipa: /ˈhɛvən/

hyphenation: hea‧ven


heaven

forms:
heaven (singular)
heavens (plural)

text: I looked up to the heavens in delight.

text: The planets make their way through the heavens.

glosses: Much happiness, or a cause of much happiness.

text: He's been in heaven ever since we told him.

text: Our marriage has been pure heaven.


mix

forms:
mix (canonical)
mixes (third-person singular)
mixed (past)
mixed (past participle)
mixing (present participle)

glosses: If you mix something, you stir two or more things together.

text: Mix the eggs and milk with the flour.

glosses: If you mix something, you combine items from two or more sources which are normally kept separate.

text: Don't mix the light clothes with the dark clothes in the washing machine.

text: I'll mix the rhythm tracks down to a single track.

glosses: To make a finished version of a recording.

text: I'm almost done mixing this song.

ipa: /ˈmɪks/

sampa: /"mIks/

verb

mix


mix

forms:
mix (singular)
mixes (plural)

glosses: A mix is two or more things that have been mixed together; it is a mixture.

text: Now add the raisins to the mix.

glosses: The result of combining items normally kept separate.

text: The laundry is a mix of light and dark clothes.

text: The rhythm mix sounds muddy.

text: I've almost finished the mix for this song.

noun

mixes


quit

forms:
quit (past)
quit (past participle)
quit (canonical)
quits (third-person singular)
quitted (past)
quitted (past participle)
quitting (present participle)

glosses: If you quit something, you stop doing it; that is, you do not do it any more.

text: It was very hard to quit smoking.

text: Please quit bothering me!

text: I'll need to quit typing meanings soon.

text: He always quits working too early.

glosses: If you quit a job, it means you are not going to work anymore. After you quit, you will no longer have that job.

text: I'm quitting my job now!

glosses: The past tense and past participle of quit.

enpr: /kwĭt/

ipa: /kwɪt/

sampa: /kwIt/

quit

quits

quit

quit

quitting

verb

t


pence

forms:
penny (singular)
pence (plural)

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

text: These apples are twenty pence each.

noun

penny

pence


politic

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

glosses: Actions or words that are politic are carefully chosen not to upset people.

text: The senator gave a very politic reply.

ipa: /ˈpɒlətɪk/

ipa: /ˈpɑlətɪk/


mythic

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

etymology_text: myth + -ic

ety-suffix

myth

ic

expansion: myth + -ic

glosses: If something is mythic it is from a myth (a story about gods).

text: There are many mythic stories about the Norse god Thor.

glosses: If something is mythic it is not real or not true; that is, it is like something from an fictional story or old myth.

text: A dragon is a mythic animal.

text: A mythic way to kill bees is with alcohol but it does not really work

glosses: If something is mythic or of mythic proportions it is very great or amazing.

text: His skill with the baseball bat was mythic.

text: His team had a win of mythic proportions.

enpr: mĭth'ĭk

ipa: /ˈmɪθɪk/

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


likely

forms:
likelier (comparative)
likeliest (superlative)
likely (positive)
more likely (comparative)
most likely (superlative)

etymology_text: like + -ly

like

expansion: like + -ly

glosses: If something is likely, it is probably true or will probably happen.

text: It seems likely that he will miss the meeting.

text: The most likely explanation is that there was a simple mistake.

text: People from that area are more likely to be short.

ipa: /ˈlaɪkli/

adj

likely

likelier

likeliest


likely

glosses: You use likely to say that you think something is true or will happen.

text: Likely, over the next few years, more changes will happen.

text: It wouldn't likely have been very useful.

text: Police have made good progress in their investigation but would not likely make any arrests within a week.


fill

forms:
fill (canonical)
fills (third-person singular)
filled (past)
filled (past participle)
filling (present participle)

glosses: If you fill something, you put something in it until there is no space left.

text: She added some games to fill the gap in the schedule.

text: His eyes filled with tears as he watched her walk away.

text: She filled the car up with gas.

text: He's so mean, he just fills me with anger every time I think of him.

text: Suddenly, the screen was filled with light.

text: I fill up the dog's new dish to the top and stick it on the floor.

text: Instead of eating a good dinner she just fills up on bread.

glosses: If you fill in something, you give the missing information, especially personal information on a form.

text: She gave me another form to fill in for housing benefit.

text: When I got back, she filled me in on what had been happening.

glosses: If you fill out, your body reaches its adult shape, especially women's breasts and men's shoulders.

enpr: fĭl

ipa: /fɪl/


fill

forms:
fill (singular)
fills (plural)

glosses: The full amount of food or drink that a person can eat or drink.

text: Don't feed him any more, he's had his fill.

text: I've had my fill of alcohol for tonight.

glosses: Fill is extra material, often of low quality, used to give something more volume.

text: They used the rocks as fill under the new house.


particular

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

glosses: A particular thing is the one that you mean and not any other.

text: Usually it is not allowed, but in this particular case, it's OK.

text: I don't see any way to solve this particular problem.

glosses: A particular thing is a special or great one.

text: She took no particular interest in what they were saying.

glosses: If somebody is particular, they will accept only the best or only things that they like.

ipa: /pɜrˈtɪkjəlɜr/

hyphenation: par‧tic‧u‧lar


particular

forms:
particular (singular)
particulars (plural)

glosses: If you talk about something in particular, you mean that more than other; especially.

text: It's true of many small cars, but the Honda in particular.

text: In particular, I'd like you to think about the first problem.

glosses: The particulars are the detailed information.

text: The two stories are quite similar, though they differ in some particulars.

text: We've spent a good deal of time considering the particulars of the situation.


destroyer

forms:
destroyer (singular)
destroyers (plural)

etymology_text: destroy + -er

ety-suffix

destroy

er

expansion: destroy + -er

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

hyphenation: des‧troy‧er


mythology

forms:
mythology (singular)
mythologies (plural)

glosses: Mythology is the study of stories about gods. Such stories are called myths.

glosses: A mythology is all the myths from a certain religion.

glosses: A mythology is all the background stories from a fictional world.

text: Tolkien invented an complex mythology for Middle Earth.

text: The mythology behind Superman is really very deep.

enpr: mĭthôlôjē

ipa: /mɪˈθɒləʤi/

ipa: /mɪˈθɑːləʤi/

noun

mythology

mythologies


farming

forms:
farm (canonical)
farms (third-person singular)
farmed (past)
farmed (past participle)
farming (present participle)

text: My grandfather has been farming his land for many years.

ipa: /ˈfɑrmɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈfɑːmɪŋ/

hyphenation: farm‧ing

verb

farm


invest

forms:
invest (canonical)
invests (third-person singular)
invested (past)
invested (past participle)
investing (present participle)

glosses: If you invest your money, you use your money to make more money.

text: IBM may invest new money in the company.

text: If you invested heavily in Internet companies in the 90s, you made a lot of money.

glosses: If you invest in something, you spend time or money to make it better.

text: The province has invested $20 million to improve transportation in cities.

text: She invested all her spare time to make her small business succeed.

glosses: If you invest someone with a power, you give it to them.

glosses: If something invests someone with a quality, it makes them appear to have that quality.

text: His white hair invested him with a sense of intelligence.

ipa: /ɪnˈvɛst/

hyphenation: in‧vest


union

forms:
union (singular)
unions (plural)

glosses: A union is when many things are joined together.

text: The League of Nations was a union between many nations.

text: The union of these two companies was painless.

text: marriage is the union of two lives.

ipa: /juːŋjən/


lay

forms:
lay (canonical)
lays (third-person singular)
laid (past)
laid (past participle)
laying (present participle)

glosses: When you lay something, you place it down flat.

text: Sally carefully laid out her clothing on the bed.

glosses: When an animal lays an egg, it makes and places it outside its body.

enpr: lā

ipa: /leɪ/

sampa: /leI/

lay

lays

laid

laid

laying


lay

forms:
lay (singular)
lays (plural)

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


barrack

forms:
barrack (singular)
barracks (plural)

glosses: A barrack is a building for soldiers to live and sleep in. The building is more commonly called barracks. A barrack used to mean "a temporary hut", but now is usually used for permanent buildings.

audio: EN-AU ck1 barrack.ogg


barrack

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

text: The soldier was barracked during his stay at basic training.

text: My opponent barracked me during our match.


mythical

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

etymology_text: myth + -ical

ety-suffix

ical

expansion: myth + -ical

glosses: If something is mythical it is from a myth (a story about gods).

text: There are many mythical stories about the Norse god Thor.

glosses: If something is mythical it is not real or not true; that is, it is like something from a fictional story or old myth.

text: A dragon is a mythical animal.

text: A mythical way to kill bees is with alcohol but it does not really work

glosses: If something is mythical or of mythical proportions it is very great or amazing.

text: His skill with the baseball bat was mythical.

text: His team had a win of mythical proportions.

enpr: mĭth'ĭkəl

ipa: /ˈmɪθɪkəl/

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


myth

forms:
myth (singular)
myths (plural)

glosses: A myth is a story about gods and great heroes. Usually these gods are seen as very human, but with great power. The word myth is usually used for stories from old religions that few people believe any more.

text: There are many myths about the Norse god Thor.

glosses: A myth is something many people believe but that is not true.

text: It is only a myth that people use only 10% of their brains.

enpr: mĭth

ipa: /mɪθ/


undead

forms: undead (positive)

etymology_text: un- + bold

ety-prefix

un

bold

expansion: un- + bold

glosses: If someone is undead they are not dead or alive, or they are both dead and alive.

text: ghosts, zombies, and vampires are undead.

text: We watched a movie about the undead.

ipa: /ʌnˈdɛd/

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


otherwise

glosses: You use otherwise to connect two clauses where the second clause shows the bad thing that would happen if the first clause doesn't happen.

text: You need the proper license. Otherwise you can't do business.

glosses: You use otherwise to connect two clauses where the second clause shows what would have happened if the first clause hadn't happened.

text: I missed the bus. Otherwise, I would have been here earlier.

glosses: If you think or say otherwise, you don't agree.

text: She says we should put him in piano lessons, but I think otherwise.

text: She has some cuts, but is otherwise fine.

text: He just had to wash the dishes. Otherwise, everything was done.

ipa: /ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/

ipa: /ˈʌð.ɚˌwaɪz/


wed

forms:
wed (past)
wed (past participle)
wed (canonical)
weds (third-person singular)
wedded (past)
wedded (past participle)
wedding (present participle)

glosses: When people wed they become married. Wed is an old word, most people say marry now.

text: I'd love to be wed, but I cannot find a girl to marry me.

glosses: When two things are wed they are made into one thing.

text: Music videos wed music to television.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wed.

enpr: wĕdʹ

ipa: /'wεd/

sampa: /"wEd/

wed

weds

wed

wed

wedding

verb

d


wed

forms: Wed

glosses: Short for Wednesday, used only in writing.

text: Wed, January 13, at 5:00 pm

abbreviation

Wed


quiz

forms:
quiz (singular)
quizzes (plural)

glosses: A small group of questions asked together. Often a quiz is like a small test in school.

text: I thought we were going to have a test, but it was only a short quiz.

glosses: A quiz is a game where a person asks questions to other people.

ipa: /kwɪz/

sampa: /kwIz/

noun

quiz

quizzes


quiz

forms:
quiz (canonical)
quizzes (third-person singular)
quizzed (past)
quizzed (past participle)
quizzing (present participle)

glosses: To give someone a quiz, often a written quiz on paper.

text: The teacher quizzed him on biology.

verb

quizzed

quizzing


acceptable

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

etymology_text: accept + -able

ety-suffix

accept

able

expansion: accept + -able

glosses: When something is acceptable it is capable of being accepted or is worth being accepted.

text: You ideas are acceptable to the group.

text: The quality of the work ranged from excellent to acceptable.

glosses: When something is welcome or pleasing, it is acceptable.

text: Any kind words for my work are acceptable.


wedding

forms:
wedding (singular)
weddings (plural)

glosses: A wedding is a special time when two people marry each other.

text: The wedding was very beautiful.

glosses: Two different things things that have been made into one thing.

text: Music videos are a wedding of music and television.

ipa: /ˈwɛdɪŋ/

hyphenation: wed‧ding


wedding

forms:
wed (canonical)
weds (third-person singular)
wedded (past)
wedded (past participle)
wedding (present participle)


desert

forms:
desert (singular)
deserts (plural)

glosses: A desert is a bare area of land, especially one with little water or plants.

ipa: /'dɛzət/

enpr: dĕ'zə(r)t

poses:
noun 1
noun


desert

glosses: A desert is something that is earned or deserved.


desert

forms:
desert (canonical)
deserts (third-person singular)
deserted (past)
deserted (past participle)
deserting (present participle)

glosses: To leave, abandon or forsake someone or something.

text: When he left without us, we felt deserted.

enpr: dĭzû(r)t'


rather

glosses: If something is rather large, different, difficult, etc., it is quite that way.

text: I saw something rather unusual this morning.

glosses: When you would rather do something, you want to do it more than something else.

text: I would rather see a film (than stay home).

text: He went rather than stay behind and be alone.

glosses: You use or rather to change what you have just said.

text: I went there, or rather I had planned to go there, last week.

enpr: rä′thə(r)

enpr: răth′ər

enpr: rä’thə

hyphenation: rath‧er


rather

forms: rather

glosses: You use rather to show that you agree strongly.

text: "Did you like the movie?" "Rather!"


drumming

forms: drumming (singular)

text: We could hear the drumming from far away.

glosses: Drumming is the act of hitting a drum to make music.

ipa: /'drʌmɪŋ/

noun

drumming


drumming

forms:
drum (canonical)
drums (third-person singular)
drummed (past)
drummed (past participle)
drumming (present participle)

verb

drum

m


direct

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

glosses: If something is direct, it is straight and as short as possible with nothing extra in between.

text: It's a direct flight from Tokyo to Toronto with no stop in Vancouver.

text: These improvement are a direct result of the recent changes.

text: In talking to the president, she was more direct: "Your product is making me sick."

text: There is growing contact, both direct and indirect, between the people.

ipa: /dɪˈrɛkt/

sampa: /dI"rEkt/

hyphenation: di‧rect


direct

forms:
direct (canonical)
directs (third-person singular)
directed (past)
directed (past participle)
directing (present participle)

glosses: If you direct something somewhere, you point it there.

text: He directed his light to the corner where he heard the noise.

text: Can you please direct your attention to the screen.

text: Can you direct me to the station, please?

glosses: If you direct something such as an organisation, you are in charge of if.

text: She directed the investigation into the crash.

glosses: If you direct a play or film, you tell the actors how to act.

glosses: If you direct something, you tell people what to do.

text: He directed that the money go to the church after he died.

text: Please close your books where you are directed to do so.


direct

forms:
direct (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: If you go somewhere or do something direct, you do so by the shortest route without anything extra in between.


miss

forms:
miss (canonical)
misses (third-person singular)
missed (past)
missed (past participle)
missing (present participle)

glosses: If you miss something, you don't hit it.

text: I missed the target.

glosses: If you miss someone or something when they are gone or away, you wish they were there with you.

text: I miss you so much. When are you coming home?

glosses: If you miss an event, you aren't able to go.

text: I'm going to have to miss the party because I can't find a babysitter.

glosses: If you miss something, you aren't able to get on it in time.

text: I'm sorry I'm late; I missed the bus.

text: You better hurry or we're going to miss the train!

glosses: If you miss something, you don't understand it.

text: You're missing the point of what I'm saying.

ipa: /mɪs/

miss

es


miss

forms:
miss (singular)
misses (plural)

glosses: You use miss before an unmarried woman's name, usually the last name or the full name.

text: Miss Brakel, the doctor will see you now.

text: This is Miss June Hagerty.

glosses: You call a young woman miss when you don't know her name.

text: Excuse me, miss, I think you dropped this.

noun

misses


pressure

forms:
pressure (singular)
pressures (plural)

glosses: In science, pressure is force applied over an area.

text: It hurt when the doctor put pressure on her cut foot.

text: He accidentally put too much air in his flat tire. The air put so much pressure on the tire that it exploded.

glosses: If a person is under pressure, they feel stressed.

text: She has been under a lot of pressure lately because of her final exams. If she fails them, she will not graduate.

enpr: prĕshʹ-ə(r)

ipa: /ˈprɛʃə(r)/

hyphenation: pres‧sure


pressure

forms:
pressure (canonical)
pressures (third-person singular)
pressured (past)
pressured (past participle)
pressuring (present participle)

glosses: When you pressure someone, you try to make them do something, especially something they do not want to do.

text: Her friends tried to pressure her into smoking, even after Maya kept saying "no."

text: His parents tried to pressure him into becoming a lawyer, but Jamal knew he wanted to be a doctor.

verb

pressur

e


carry

forms:
carry (canonical)
carries (third-person singular)
carried (past)
carried (past participle)
carrying (present participle)

glosses: If you carry something, you lift it up and move it to another place.

text: Let me carry those bags in for you.

text: We walked through the trees, picked some apples, and carried them to the water.

text: He carried her out of the bathroom and dropped her onto the bed.

glosses: If a vehicle carries people or things, it moves them from one place to another.

text: A plane carrying 155 people crashed into the Hudson River.

text: As the ship carried her across the sea, she studied the map of Europe.

text: He hired a truck to carry beds, clothes, and food.

glosses: If a path, such as a river bed, a wire, or a hose carries something somewhere, the thing travels along the path.

text: The main line carrying cold water to the house can be as small as one inch in diameter.

text: It's the white plastic pipe that carries away the water when you empty the bathtub.

text: One digital cable line could carry hundreds of channels of video, several phone calls and an interactive line for playing games or tapping data bases all at the same time.

text: The moon has an orbit that carries it around the earth about once a month.

glosses: If moving water or air carries something, it moves it.

text: The river carried the leaves under the bridge.

text: Her voice was carried off by the wind.

text: The smoke from the fire filled the air, carried on the breeze.

glosses: If you carry something, you usually have it with you.

text: Sorry, I don't carry a watch.

text: Outside the country, you must carry your passport at all time.

text: He sat back down on his chair and pulled out the pack of cigarettes he carried in his shirt pocket.

glosses: If something carries a quality, it has it.

text: Those ideas now carry almost no value.

text: Certain foods carry with them the danger of heart disease.

text: Elias's vote carried a lot of weight. (=it was important)

text: This medicine carries with it the potential to help millions of people.

glosses: If the media carries some news, advertisement, or show, it prints it or puts it on TV or radio.

text: The website carried a video showing policemen beating up children.

text: I couldn't find a channel that carried the hockey game.

text: At 4:00, we'll be carrying the president's speech live.

text: TV stations are not allowed to carry beer advertisements.

glosses: If something carries some information, the information is printed on it.

text: The drug now carries a warning that it should not be given to children.

text: The sign carried the words: Toronto, 150 km.

glosses: If a store carries something, they have it available to buy.

text: My local supermarket doesn't carry my favorite brand of ice cream.

glosses: If something unmoving carries a weight or load, it supports it, keeping it up.

text: In a fire, the wall are not going to be able to carry the load and the house will collapse.

glosses: If you carry insurance, you have it in case of a loss.

text: Schools are increasing the amount of insurance they carry to protect themselves.

text: This American-made product carries a two-year warranty.

glosses: If you carry a disease, you can give it to other people.

text: Most people who carry the virus never get sick.

text: Flies carry diseases that can get passed on to people and animals.

glosses: If you get/are carried away, you lose control of yourself because you are so happy, angry, etc.

text: Teens sometimes get carried away with buying stuff.

text: Everyone seemed to be carried away with talk of freedom.

text: I just wanted to hold you, but I got carried away.

glosses: If a crime carries a punishment, that is the punishment for committing that crime.

text: Violating the law carries a penalty of up to five years in prison and a $50,000 fine.

glosses: If a sound carries, it can be heard a long distance away.

text: The sound of the bells carried for miles.

glosses: If you can carry a tune, you can sing the correct notes.

text: He couldn't carry a tune, but he loved to sing.

glosses: If one voice or instrument in a group carries the melody, it sings or plays the melody while the others provide harmony.

text: The highest voice carries the melody.

glosses: If someone or something carries the day, they win.

text: Don't worry if we don't carry the day this year.

glosses: If a suggestion, idea, or proposal is carried or carries, it gets the most votes and wins.

text: 59% of the votes for approving the budget: The motion carries.

glosses: If a candidate in an election carries an area, they win in that area.

glosses: If you carry your body or yourself in a certain way, that is the way that you stand or move.

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

text: He didn't know that she was carrying his child.

glosses: If you carry something too far/to extremes/to excess, you don't stop it at a reasonable time.

glosses: If you carry extra pounds/kilograms, you weigh more than you should.

glosses: If you carry a number during addition or multiplication, you add it to the column on the left.

text: Seven times eight is fifty six, carry five. Seven times nine is sixty three, plus five is sixty eight. Six hundred eighty six.

glosses: If you carry a loss forward, you realize it in a future reporting period.

text: If your net capital loss is more than this limit, you can carry the loss forward to later years.

text: if several unprofitable years follow, the opportunity to carry forward the loss will be gone.

glosses: If you carry something off, you do it successfully.

text: They tried, but they just weren't good enough musicians to carry it off.

glosses: If you carry on, you continue doing what you were doing.

text: We want to carry on doing this for the next five years.

text: I'm not sure that was, but let's just carry on as usual.

text: She's carrying on long conversations with people who aren't there.

text: Come on, lets carry on with the game.

text: She carried on down the road without stopping until he came to the edge of the village.

glosses: If you carry on about something, you talk about it in an annoying way.

text: Cindy was always carrying on about how cute her dog was.

glosses: If you carry out something requiring planning, you do it.

text: They weren't able to carry out the attack because of the weather.

glosses: If something carries or is carried over into a new situation, it continues to happen or be useful in the new situation.

text: Was there anything you learned from that experience that you have carried over into your current job?

glosses: If something carries you through, it helps you get to the end.

text: Their love of the game carried them through the difficult times.

glosses: If you carry something through, you complete it.

text: Once you have an idea, you've got to carry it through all the way.

enpr: kărʹē

carr

y


carry

forms:
carry (singular)
carries (plural)

glosses: A carry is a play in American football where a player holds the ball and runs with it.

text: No player in NFL history has ever had that many carries.

glosses: The carry is the distance a ball, arrow, bullet, etc. travels.

text: The fairway is 15 yards wide and the carry was 370.

glosses: A carry is a way of moving somebody from one place to another.

text: He picked her up and put her over his shoulder in a fireman's carry,

text: Lifesavers must be able to tow a person of their own weight ten yards by each of the following methods: (a) head carry, using two arms and swimming on back; (b) under-arm carry, using two hands and swimming on back; (c) cross-chest carry, using one arm and side stroke.

noun

carry

carries


inform

forms:
inform (canonical)
informs (third-person singular)
informed (past)
informed (past participle)
informing (present participle)

glosses: If you inform someone of something, you give them knowledge about it.

text: Unfortunately, they did not fully inform the public of the problem.

glosses: If something informs your opinion, decision, etc., it helps you come to it.

text: Our decision was informed by a good deal of research.

ipa: /ɪnˈfɔrm/

ipa: /ɪnˈfɔːm/

hyphenation: in‧form


date

forms:
date (singular)
dates (plural)

glosses: A date is a particular day in a month or year.

text: "What's the date on Friday?" "Uh, the 17th, I think."

text: Charles suggested they get together at a later date to sort it out.

text: The last date for orders is 25 October 1991.

text: Please write your birth date here.

glosses: A date is an agreement to meet on particular day at a particular time.

text: Can we set a date for the next meeting? How about June 21st?

glosses: A date is a time when you go out with a romantic partner.

text: I've got a date with Michael tonight. We're going to that new restaurant.

glosses: You date is the person you are meeting romantically.

text: Who's your date for the dance?

glosses: If you say that something is true to date, you mean in the past until the present.

text: To date, we've had no problems with the new computers.

glosses: A date is a sweet fruit that grows on date palm trees and is often dried.

ipa: /deɪt/


date

forms:
date (canonical)
dates (third-person singular)
dated (past)
dated (past participle)
dating (present participle)

glosses: If you date something, you write the date on it.

text: You need to date this form at the top, here.

text: The letter was dated Jan 8, 1969.

glosses: If you date something, you find out how old it is, especially something very old.

text: We have not been successful in dating the painting, though we believe it is from the 17th century.

text: Scientists have dated it to about 2 million years ago.

glosses: If something dates, it goes out of style and looks old fashioned.

text: Unfortunately, this jacket has dated rather more quickly than I had hoped.

glosses: If something dates from a particular time, it first existed at that time.

text: The earliest electronic computers date from the mid-20th century (around 1940–1945).

glosses: If you date someone, you have a romantic relationship with them.

text: They dated for almost a year in high school.

verb

dat


mile

forms:
mile (singular)
miles (plural)

glosses: A mile is a measurement of distance. It is equal to 1.609 km (5280 feet, or 1760 yards).

text: It's about a mile and a half to the school.

text: She was driving at speeds over 80 miles an hour.

glosses: For ships and airplanes a nautical mile is equal to 1.853 km (6080.20 feet).

glosses: You use miles to talk about a long distance.

text: We're miles from home and we have no food or radio.

ipa: /maɪl/


clothing

forms:
clothing (singular)
clothings (plural)

glosses: When you speak of clothes in general, you speak of clothing.

text: shoes, shirts, and trousers are types of clothing.

text: You need to wear warm clothing in the winter.

ipa: /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈkləʊðɪŋ/


clothing

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

text: Clothing the poor is a goal for many societies.

cloth

clothe

clothes

clad

clothing


industrialise

forms:
industrialise (canonical)
industrialises (third-person singular)
industrialised (past)
industrialised (past participle)
industrialising (present participle)

glosses: If a place or business industrialises, it adds factories and machines to do work that was previously done by hand or not done at all.

text: France was slow to industrialise for most of the Third Republic (1870–1940).

text: Farms are getting bigger as farming is beginning to industrialise.

ipa: /ɪnˈdʌstriəlaɪz/

hyphenation: in‧dus‧tri‧al‧ise

industrialis


lord

forms:
lord (singular)
lords (plural)

glosses: The Lord is a Judeo-Christian title for God.

text: Please join me in the Lord's prayer.

glosses: A lord is a person who has authority over others; a ruler.

glosses: A Lord is a title given by a king or queen.

text: The royals are sailing with friends Lord and Lady Romsey and their two children.

text: The lords of the house will arrive later.

glosses: Lord is a title of respect used with mayors, judges, etc.

text: The lord mayor will be giving a speech at 12:30.

ipa: /lɔːd/

ipa: /lɔrd/

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


lord

forms:
lord (canonical)
lords (third-person singular)
lorded (past)
lorded (past participle)
lording (present participle)


divorce

forms:
divorce (singular)
divorces (plural)

glosses: Divorce is the legal ending of a marriage.

text: Did you know that Richard and Sarah got a divorce?

text: There is a geographic divorce between the United States and Mexico.

ipa: /dɪˈvɔːs/

ipa: /dɪˈvɔrs/

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


divorce

forms:
divorce (canonical)
divorces (third-person singular)
divorced (past)
divorced (past participle)
divorcing (present participle)

glosses: To divorce is to legally end a marriage between two people.

text: The captain of a ship can marry couples, but cannot divorce them.

glosses: If you divorce someone, you end your marriage to them.

text: Lucy divorced Steve when she found that he had been unfaithful.

glosses: To separate something that was connected.

text: The smaller group voted to divorce itself from the larger one.

text: Edna and Simon divorced last year; he got the house, and she got the business.

divorc


proper

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

glosses: The proper way, place, use, etc. is the right one.

text: What is the proper way to write a letter?

glosses: If something is proper, it is polite or acceptable.

text: It's not proper for you to live alone like this.

text: She was a very proper young lady.

text: Why don't you get a proper job at a good company?

glosses: The x proper is the main or important part of x, not the parts near it.

text: We stayed in a village and only went into the city proper during the day.

enpr: präpʹər


oppose

forms:
oppose (canonical)
opposes (third-person singular)
opposed (past)
opposed (past participle)
opposing (present participle)

glosses: If you oppose something, you try to stop it or fight against it.

text: We would strongly oppose any changes.

text: Do you favor or oppose more taxes?

text: The opposing team just scored again.

ipa: /əˈpəʊz/

ipa: /əˈpoʊz/

hyphenation: op‧pose

oppos


proxy

forms:
proxy (singular)
proxies (plural)

glosses: A proxy is something or someone that acts in place of another.

noun

proxy

proxies


proxy

forms: proxy (positive)

glosses: A "proxy x" is an x that is being used as a proxy.

text: He used a proxy computer for the operation.


proxy

forms:
proxy (canonical)
proxies (third-person singular)
proxied (past)
proxied (past participle)
proxying (present participle)

verb

prox


die

forms:
die (canonical)
dies (third-person singular)
died (past)
died (past participle)
dying (present participle)

glosses: If a person or animal dies, it stops living.

text: My father died last year in a car crash, I really miss him.

text: The song is about her brother who died young at the age of ten.

text: Many more people die of heart attacks than from violence.

text: She died from being sick.

text: The idea died once the money was all gone.

text: Rock and roll will never die.

text: The car died suddenly on the highway.

text: My computer died on me over the weekend.

glosses: If you're dying for something, you want it very much.

text: I'm dying for a chance to meet him.

enpr: dī

ipa: /daɪ/

sampa: /daI/

homophones: dye Di Dai

die

dies

died

dying


die

forms:
die (singular)
dies (plural)

glosses: A die is a piece of metal or other hard material used to shape, cut, or mold a product.


die

forms:
die (singular)
dice (plural)

glosses: A die is a cube, each side of which is marked with a different number of spots from 1 to 6.

noun

dice


imagine

forms:
imagine (canonical)
imagines (third-person singular)
imagined (past)
imagined (past participle)
imagining (present participle)

glosses: If you imagine something, you make a picture of it in your head.

text: Imagine that you're sitting at a table with all the food you can eat.

text: I imagined myself fighting a monster.

text: I imagined myself in a forest while an animal was chasing after me.

text: I felt creepy when I imagined a spider crawling on me.

text: It feels fun to imagine myself in the 50s and 90s, i wasn't even born in those decades.

glosses: If you imagine something, you think or believe it without knowing.

text: I imagine everybody will be there.

text: Maybe you just imagined that the phone rang.

ipa: /ɪˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪn/

hyphenation: imag‧ine

verb

imagin


operate

forms:
operate (canonical)
operates (third-person singular)
operated (past)
operated (past participle)
operating (present participle)

glosses: If you operate a machine, you control it.

text: Everyone on board is able to operate the ship.

text: Does the device operate independently or does it need to connect to other devices?

glosses: If organizations or people operate, they work or do business.

text: The business will continue to operate under the same name.

text: The school operates a system for selling used textbooks.

text: It's really hard to operate with the kids running around.

glosses: If a doctor operates, he cuts into a client's body to fix it.

ipa: /ˈɒpəreɪt/

ipa: /ˈɑpəreɪt/

hyphenation: op‧er‧ate

operat