solicitors

forms:
solicitor (singular)
solicitors (plural)

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

noun

solicitor


beggared

forms:
beggar (canonical)
beggars (third-person singular)
beggared (past)
beggared (past participle)
beggaring (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: The past tense and past participle of beggar.

verb

beggar

expansion: [POS TABLE]


advising

forms:
advise (canonical)
advises (third-person singular)
advised (past)
advised (past participle)
advising (present participle)

advis

e


aiming

forms:
aim (canonical)
aims (third-person singular)
aimed (past)
aimed (past participle)
aiming (present participle)

aim


sillier

forms:
silly (positive)
sillier (comparative)
silliest (superlative)

pos: adj

glosses: The comparative form of silly; more silly.

adjective

silly

sillier

silliest


guards

forms:
guard (singular)
guards (plural)

pos: noun

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

noun

guard


guards

forms:
guard (canonical)
guards (third-person singular)
guarded (past)
guarded (past participle)
guarding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of guard.


facing

forms:
face (canonical)
faces (third-person singular)
faced (past)
faced (past participle)
facing (present participle)

text: I'm facing the bell tower.

ipa: /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/

sampa: /"feIsIN/

verb

fac


jail

forms:
jail (singular)
jails (plural)

glosses: A place where people who have done a crime or a suspected of having done a crime are kept.

ipa: /dʒeɪl/


jail

forms:
jail (canonical)
jails (third-person singular)
jailed (past)
jailed (past participle)
jailing (present participle)


ads

forms:
ad (singular)
ads (plural)

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

enpr: ădz

ipa: /ædz/

noun

ad


admits

forms:
admit (canonical)
admits (third-person singular)
admitted (past)
admitted (past participle)
admitting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of admit.

ipa: /ədˈmɪts/

verb

admit

t


addresses

forms:
address (singular)
addresses (plural)

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

noun

address

addresses


addresses

forms:
address (canonical)
addresses (third-person singular)
addressed (past)
addressed (past participle)
addressing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of address.

verb

es


flats

forms:
flat (singular)
flats (plural)

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

text: The flats in this neighborhood are really expensive.

noun

flat


flats

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


centred

forms:
centre (canonical)
centres (third-person singular)
centred (past)
centred (past participle)
centring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of centre.

verb

centr


centred

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

glosses: If something is centred, it is in the centre or middle.

adjective

more: true


complimented

forms:
compliment (canonical)
compliments (third-person singular)
complimented (past)
complimented (past participle)
complimenting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of compliment.

verb

compliment


minoring

forms:
minor (canonical)
minors (third-person singular)
minored (past)
minored (past participle)
minoring (present participle)

text: I'm minoring in French.

minor


scenes

forms:
scene (singular)
scenes (plural)

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

noun

scene


sod

forms:
sod (singular)
sods (plural)

glosses: A sod is somebody you don't like, usually a man.

text: I'm not having these silly old sods coming to the party. No way!

text: Shut up. You little sod.

text: He's not had much sleep though, poor sod.

glosses: Sod is a layer of earth with grass growing in it.

text: By the time I came along there was little of such unturned prairie sod In Falrweather Township.

text: We encourage residents to conserve water by planting ground covers instead of laying sod.


sod

forms:
sod (canonical)
sods (third-person singular)
sodded (past)
sodded (past participle)
sodding (present participle)

glosses: You use sod to show you're not happy about something.

text: I looked at the clock, it said twenty to eight, I thought, "sod it! I ain't getting up."

text: Who are you to tell me to sod off, you little bastard?

verb

sod

d


beaches

forms:
beach (singular)
beaches (plural)

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

noun

beach

beaches


beaches

forms:
beach (canonical)
beaches (third-person singular)
beached (past)
beached (past participle)
beaching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of beach.


maniacs

forms:
maniac (singular)
maniacs (plural)

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

maniac


labouring

forms:
labour (canonical)
labours (third-person singular)
laboured (past)
laboured (past participle)
labouring (present participle)

verb

labour


refurbished

forms:
refurbish (canonical)
refurbishes (third-person singular)
refurbished (past)
refurbished (past participle)
refurbishing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of refurbish.

refurbish


defeats

forms:
defeat (canonical)
defeats (third-person singular)
defeated (past)
defeated (past participle)
defeating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of defeat.

defeat


defeats

forms:
defeat (singular)
defeats (plural)

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


admires

forms:
admire (canonical)
admires (third-person singular)
admired (past)
admired (past participle)
admiring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of admire.

admir


adulthood

forms: adulthood (singular)

glosses: Adulthood is the state or condition of being an adult.

text: He has just entered adulthood.

noun

adulthood


buying

forms:
buy (canonical)
buys (third-person singular)
bought (past)
bought (past participle)
buying (present participle)

buy

buys

bought

bought

buying


fielding

forms:
field (canonical)
fields (third-person singular)
fielded (past)
fielded (past participle)
fielding (present participle)

verb

field


recall

forms:
recall (canonical)
recalls (third-person singular)
recalled (past)
recalled (past participle)
recalling (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + call(to call again)

ety-prefix

re

call

expansion: re- + call

glosses: If you recall something, you think about something you learned or experienced in the past.

text: She recalled a childhood summer camp in the Tetons, singing around a campfire.

text: She recalled an incident at school when her son was seven.

text: I don't recall seeing any situation like that.

text: And you have a two children, as I recall.

text: He recalls that his grandmother gave him his first taste of wine at age 4 or 5.

glosses: If you recall a worker, you officially ask them to come back to a job or place.

text: The workers were recalled after a two month layoff.

glosses: If you recall a product, you tell stores and customers to send it back because it has a problem.

glosses: If you recall someone, you call them again.

ipa: /rɪˈkɔːl/

enpr: rĭˈkôl

ipa: /rɪˈkɔl/

hyphenation: re‧call; re‧call


recall

forms:
recall (singular)
recalls (plural)

glosses: Recall is your ability to think about something you learned or experienced in the past.

text: You can improve your recall by using memory tricks.

glosses: A recall is a request to stores and customers to send back a product because it has a problem.

text: The company is announcing the recall of fifteen different products.

ipa: /ˈriːkɔːl/

enpr: ˈrēˌkôl

ipa: /ˈriˌkɔl/


projects

forms:
project (singular)
projects (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈprɒdʒɛkts/

enpr: prŏjʹĕkts'

ipa: /ˈprɑdʒˌɛkts/

ipa: /ˈprɑdʒɛkts/

hyphenation: proj‧ects; pro‧jects

noun

project


projects

forms:
project (canonical)
projects (third-person singular)
projected (past)
projected (past participle)
projecting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of project.

enpr: prə-jĕktsʹ

ipa: /prəˈdʒɛkts/


creeping

forms:
crept (past)
crept (past participle)
creep (canonical)
creeps (third-person singular)
creeped (past)
creeped (past participle)
creeping (present participle)

ipa: /ˈkriːpɪŋ/

creep

creeps

crept

crept

creeping


dropping

forms:
drop (canonical)
drops (third-person singular)
dropped (past)
dropped (past participle)
dropping (present participle)

enpr: drŏpʹĭng

hyphenation: drop‧ping

verb

drop

p


dropping

forms:
dropping (singular)
droppings (plural)

text: A rabbit's droppings.


compilations

forms:
compilation (singular)
compilations (plural)

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

noun

compilation

compilations


journeyed

forms:
journey (canonical)
journeys (third-person singular)
journeyed (past)
journeyed (past participle)
journeying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of journey.

verb

journey


childhood

forms: childhood (singular)

glosses: Childhood is the state or condition of being an child, that is, being under 18 years of age.

text: Childhood is the first stage of every man's life.

noun

childhood


penetrated

forms:
penetrate (canonical)
penetrates (third-person singular)
penetrated (past)
penetrated (past participle)
penetrating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of penetrate.

verb

penetrat


conducting

forms:
conduct (canonical)
conducts (third-person singular)
conducted (past)
conducted (past participle)
conducting (present participle)

enpr: kəndŭktʹĭng

ipa: /kənˈdʌktɪŋ/

hyphenation: con‧duct‧ing

conduct


beaming

forms:
beam (canonical)
beams (third-person singular)
beamed (past)
beamed (past participle)
beaming (present participle)

beam


tackling

forms:
tackle (canonical)
tackles (third-person singular)
tackled (past)
tackled (past participle)
tackling (present participle)

tackl


biassing

forms:
bias (canonical)
biasses (third-person singular)
biassed (past)
biassed (past participle)
biassing (present participle)

bias

biasses

biassed

biassing


tanks

forms:
tank (singular)
tanks (plural)

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

noun

tank


tanks

forms:
tank (canonical)
tanks (third-person singular)
tanked (past)
tanked (past participle)
tanking (present participle)


stirring

forms: stirring (positive)

text: He gave such a stirring speech that many people were moved to tears.

ipa: /ˈstɝɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈstɜːrɪŋ/


stirring

forms:
stir (canonical)
stirs (third-person singular)
stirred (past)
stirred (past participle)
stirring (present participle)

verb

stir

r


complimenting

forms:
compliment (canonical)
compliments (third-person singular)
complimented (past)
complimented (past participle)
complimenting (present participle)

compliment


frequenting

forms:
frequent (canonical)
frequents (third-person singular)
frequented (past)
frequented (past participle)
frequenting (present participle)

frequent


bellies

forms:
belly (singular)
bellies (plural)

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

noun

belly

bellies


positives

forms:
positive (singular)
positives (plural)

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

positive


allies

forms:
ally (singular)
allies (plural)

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

ally

allies


allies

forms:
ally (canonical)
allies (third-person singular)
allied (past)
allied (past participle)
allying (present participle)

verb

all

y


sins

forms:
sin (singular)
sins (plural)

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

noun

sin


sins

forms:
sin (canonical)
sins (third-person singular)
sinned (past)
sinned (past participle)
sinning (present participle)

verb

n


steep

forms:
steep (positive)
steeper (comparative)
steepest (superlative)

glosses: If a hill or slope is steep, it goes up at a high angle.

text: Be very careful; the hill is very steep and it's easy to fall and hurt yourself.

glosses: If a price or cost of something is steep, it is very high or expensive.

text: $500 for an old, used television set? No thanks, that's too steep for me.

enpr: stēp

ipa: /stiːp/

adj

steep

steeper

steepest


steep

forms:
steep (canonical)
steeps (third-person singular)
steeped (past)
steeped (past participle)
steeping (present participle)

text: The accident is steeped in mystery.

text: The town is steeped in history.


penetrates

forms:
penetrate (canonical)
penetrates (third-person singular)
penetrated (past)
penetrated (past participle)
penetrating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of penetrate.

verb

e


adopts

forms:
adopt (canonical)
adopts (third-person singular)
adopted (past)
adopted (past participle)
adopting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of adopt.

adopt


tablet

forms:
tablet (singular)
tablets (plural)

glosses: A tablet is a small, hard medicine or vitamin that you take by mouth.

text: Take only one 600-milligram tablet of calcium a day.

glosses: A tablet is a hard surface for writing on.

text: The agreement is not written on tablets of stone.

glosses: A tablet is a tablet computer; a large touch-screen device.

text: I bring a tablet to work rather than a laptop because it is more portable.

enpr: tăbʹlət

ipa: /ˈtæblət/

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


adjusts

forms:
adjust (canonical)
adjusts (third-person singular)
adjusted (past)
adjusted (past participle)
adjusting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of adjust.

adjust


treasuring

forms:
treasure (canonical)
treasures (third-person singular)
treasured (past)
treasured (past participle)
treasuring (present participle)

treasur


scholars

forms:
scholar (singular)
scholars (plural)

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

noun

scholar


keeping

forms:
keep (canonical)
keeps (third-person singular)
kept (past)
kept (past participle)
keeping (present participle)

keep

keeps

kept

kept

keeping


conducted

forms:
conduct (canonical)
conducts (third-person singular)
conducted (past)
conducted (past participle)
conducting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of conduct.

ipa: /kənˈdʌktɪd/

verb

conduct


threats

forms:
threat (singular)
threats (plural)

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

ipa: /θrɛts/

noun

threat


defeating

forms:
defeat (canonical)
defeats (third-person singular)
defeated (past)
defeated (past participle)
defeating (present participle)

verb

defeat


majors

forms:
major (singular)
majors (plural)

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

noun

major


majors

forms:
major (canonical)
majors (third-person singular)
majored (past)
majored (past participle)
majoring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of major.


patting

forms:
pat (canonical)
pats (third-person singular)
patted (past)
patted (past participle)
patting (present participle)

verb

pat

t


betting

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

ipa: /ˈbɛtɪŋ/

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

bet

bets

bet

bet

betting


bothered

forms:
bother (canonical)
bothers (third-person singular)
bothered (past)
bothered (past participle)
bothering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bother.

text: It really bothered me that Susie borrowed my shirt without asking me.

bother


barks

forms:
bark (singular)
barks (plural)

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

noun

bark


barks

forms:
bark (canonical)
barks (third-person singular)
barked (past)
barked (past participle)
barking (present participle)


exploring

forms:
explore (canonical)
explores (third-person singular)
explored (past)
explored (past participle)
exploring (present participle)

verb

explor


sketching

forms:
sketch (canonical)
sketches (third-person singular)
sketched (past)
sketched (past participle)
sketching (present participle)

sketch

es


conducts

glosses: The third-person singular form of conduct.


conducts

forms:
conduct (singular)
conducts (plural)

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


rehearses

forms:
rehearse (canonical)
rehearses (third-person singular)
rehearsed (past)
rehearsed (past participle)
rehearsing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of rehearse.

rehears


bursts

forms:
burst (singular)
bursts (plural)

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

noun

burst

bursts


bursts

forms:
burst (canonical)
bursts (third-person singular)
burst (past)
burst (past participle)
bursting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of burst.

burst

burst

bursting


adopting

forms:
adopt (canonical)
adopts (third-person singular)
adopted (past)
adopted (past participle)
adopting (present participle)

verb

adopt


rubbishing

forms:
rubbish (canonical)
rubbishes (third-person singular)
rubbished (past)
rubbished (past participle)
rubbishing (present participle)

rubbish


retires

forms:
retire (canonical)
retires (third-person singular)
retired (past)
retired (past participle)
retiring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of retire.

retir


bets

forms:
bet (singular)
bets (plural)

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


stronger

forms:
strong (positive)
stronger (comparative)
strongest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of strong; more strong.

text: I've gotten much stronger since I started lifting weights a few months ago.

ipa: /strɒŋɡə/

ipa: /strɔŋɡɚ/

adj

strong

stronger

strongest


laboured

forms:
labour (canonical)
labours (third-person singular)
laboured (past)
laboured (past participle)
labouring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of labour.

verb

labour


replying

forms:
reply (canonical)
replies (third-person singular)
replied (past)
replied (past participle)
replying (present participle)

repl


reserving

forms:
reserve (canonical)
reserves (third-person singular)
reserved (past)
reserved (past participle)
reserving (present participle)

reserv


fielded

forms:
field (canonical)
fields (third-person singular)
fielded (past)
fielded (past participle)
fielding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of field.

field


associating

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

associat


beached

forms:
beach (canonical)
beaches (third-person singular)
beached (past)
beached (past participle)
beaching (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of beach.

beach


accorded

forms:
accord (canonical)
accords (third-person singular)
accorded (past)
accorded (past participle)
according (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of accord.

accord


xenophobe

forms:
xenophobe (singular)
xenophobes (plural)

etymology_text: xeno + -phobe

ety-suffix

xeno

phobe

expansion: xeno + -phobe

glosses: A xenophobe is someone who has xenophobia.

glosses: A xenophobe is someone who has the fear of strangers or foreigners.

text: That xenophobe was afraid of the new member.

ipa: /ˈzinəfoʊb/

ipa: /ˈzɛnəfəʊb/

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

hyphenation: xe‧no‧phobe


socking

forms:
sock (canonical)
socks (third-person singular)
socked (past)
socked (past participle)
socking (present participle)

ipa: /ˈsɑkɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈsɒkɪŋ/

hyphenation: sock‧ing

verb

sock


socked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sock.


batters

forms:
batter (singular)
batters (plural)

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

noun

batter


batters

forms:
batter (canonical)
batters (third-person singular)
battered (past)
battered (past participle)
battering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of batter.


mating

forms:
mate (canonical)
mates (third-person singular)
mated (past)
mated (past participle)
mating (present participle)

ipa: /ˈmeɪtɪŋ/

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

verb

mat


biasing

forms:
bias (canonical)
biases (third-person singular)
biased (past)
biased (past participle)
biasing (present participle)

bias


bothering

forms:
bother (canonical)
bothers (third-person singular)
bothered (past)
bothered (past participle)
bothering (present participle)

text: The mosquitoes are bothering me, I think I'm going to go inside now.

bother


retired

forms:
retire (canonical)
retires (third-person singular)
retired (past)
retired (past participle)
retiring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of retire.


adjusting

forms:
adjust (canonical)
adjusts (third-person singular)
adjusted (past)
adjusted (past participle)
adjusting (present participle)

adjust


admitting

forms:
admit (canonical)
admits (third-person singular)
admitted (past)
admitted (past participle)
admitting (present participle)

ipa: /ədˈmɪtɪŋ/

admit


tackled

forms:
tackle (canonical)
tackles (third-person singular)
tackled (past)
tackled (past participle)
tackling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tackle.

tackl


beams

forms:
beam (singular)
beams (plural)

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

ipa: /biːmz/

noun

beam


beams

forms:
beam (canonical)
beams (third-person singular)
beamed (past)
beamed (past participle)
beaming (present participle)


kept

forms:
keep (canonical)
keeps (third-person singular)
kept (past)
kept (past participle)
keeping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of keep.

ipa: /ˈkɛpt/

sampa: /"kEpt/

keep


compliments

forms:
compliment (singular)
compliments (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈkɑmplɪmənts/

ipa: /ˈkɒmplɪmənts/

hyphenation: com‧pli‧ments

compliment


compliments

forms:
compliment (canonical)
compliments (third-person singular)
complimented (past)
complimented (past participle)
complimenting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of compliment.


tidier

forms:
tidy (positive)
tidier (comparative)
tidiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of tidy; more tidy.

text: John always keeps his bedroom tidier than Joe. He's just a neater, cleaner child.

adjective

tidy

tidier

tidiest


refurbishing

forms:
refurbish (canonical)
refurbishes (third-person singular)
refurbished (past)
refurbished (past participle)
refurbishing (present participle)

verb

refurbish


affects

forms:
affect (canonical)
affects (third-person singular)
affected (past)
affected (past participle)
affecting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of affect.

affect


beamed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of beam.


sketches

forms:
sketch (singular)
sketches (plural)

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

noun

sketch

sketches


sketches

forms:
sketch (canonical)
sketches (third-person singular)
sketched (past)
sketched (past participle)
sketching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of sketch.


ally

forms:
ally (singular)
allies (plural)

glosses: Two countries are allies if they support, help, and defend each other.

text: England and the United States have been allies for most of the last two centuries.

text: France got involved in World War I because its ally, Russia, was involved.

text: She's heading to Europe to talk with NATO allies about what message the West should send Russia.

text: China remains North Korea's most powerful ally.

text: We are looking for more chances to work closely with our friends and allies.

glosses: Two people or groups can also be allies.

text: We didn't like each other, but we had the same goals, so we became uneasy allies.

text: His party, and its allies in the media, have helped him survive several political scandals.

text: He could no longer protect even his closest allies.

text: The enemy of my enemy is my ally.

text: It's important to identify your key allies.

text: This little blue pill is your ally in the war against weight gain.

enpr: ă'lī

ally


ally

forms:
ally (canonical)
allies (third-person singular)
allied (past)
allied (past participle)
allying (present participle)

glosses: If you ally yourself with someone, you become their ally.

text: Some Indian groups allied themselves with the French, others with the English.

text: During World War II, the United States was allied with Russia, but after the war, that changed.

glosses: If two things are allied, they are related, are connected, or have many similarities.

text: The bird was closely allied to the tits of England.

enpr: əlī'

ipa: /əˈlaɪ/

verb

all


translates

forms:
translate (canonical)
translates (third-person singular)
translated (past)
translated (past participle)
translating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of translate.

translat


scholar

forms:
scholar (singular)
scholars (plural)

glosses: A scholar is a student who studies at school or college.

glosses: A scholar is a person who knows many things.

text: Socrates was an ancient Greek scholar.

glosses: A scholar is a somebody who studies for their whole life.

ipa: /ˈskɒlə/

ipa: /ˈskɑlɚ/

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


audits

forms:
audit (canonical)
audits (third-person singular)
audited (past)
audited (past participle)
auditing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of audit.

audit


tipped

forms:
tip (canonical)
tips (third-person singular)
tipped (past)
tipped (past participle)
tipping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tip.

tip

p


tidies

forms:
tidy (canonical)
tidies (third-person singular)
tidied (past)
tidied (past participle)
tidying (present participle)

tid


initiates

forms:
initiate (canonical)
initiates (third-person singular)
initiated (past)
initiated (past participle)
initiating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of initiate.

initiat


initiates

forms:
initiate (singular)
initiates (plural)

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

noun

initiate


resisting

forms:
resist (canonical)
resists (third-person singular)
resisted (past)
resisted (past participle)
resisting (present participle)

ipa: /rɪˈzɪstɪŋ/

hyphenation: re‧sist‧ing

verb

resist


retiring

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

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


retiring

forms:
retire (canonical)
retires (third-person singular)
retired (past)
retired (past participle)
retiring (present participle)

retir


advises

forms:
advise (canonical)
advises (third-person singular)
advised (past)
advised (past participle)
advising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of advise.

advis


affecting

ipa: /əˈfɛktɪŋ/

hyphenation: af‧fect‧ing


affecting

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

glosses: If something is affecting, it makes you feel strong feelings, especially sadness or pity.

text: It was very affecting to see the tears of disappointment in his eyes.


replied

forms:
reply (canonical)
replies (third-person singular)
replied (past)
replied (past participle)
replying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reply.

repl


tipping

text: Tipping is customary in the United States when you receive good service.


sailed

forms:
sail (canonical)
sails (third-person singular)
sailed (past)
sailed (past participle)
sailing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sail.

sail


split

forms:
split (canonical)
splits (third-person singular)
split (past)
split (past participle)
splitting (present participle)

glosses: If a group of people splits or is split, the people don't agree, so the group becomes more than one group.

text: Female voters overall are evenly split between Obama (48%) and McCain (47%).

text: A year after splitting with his wife, he's back in New Zealand.

glosses: If you split something, you separate, cut, or break it into different parts.

text: East and West Germany were split apart at the end of World War II.

text: She split the wood in half.

text: They split into two teams.

text: The two agreed to split the bill.

glosses: If you split your skin, you cut it by hitting it.

glosses: A splitting headache is a very painful headache.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of split.

enpr: spliĭt

ipa: /spliɪt/

sampa: /spliIt/

split

splits

split

split

splitting


split

forms:
split (singular)
splits (plural)

glosses: A split between two groups is a strong disagreement.

text: Time brought about the split between Moscow and Beijing.

glosses: A split in something, is a place where it breaks into two or where there is a long thing opening.

text: The split in the wood had grown wider over the years.

glosses: If you do the splits, you spread your legs so that your feet are pointing away from each other.


struggled

forms:
struggle (canonical)
struggles (third-person singular)
struggled (past)
struggled (past participle)
struggling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of struggle.

struggl


tougher

forms:
tough (positive)
tougher (comparative)
toughest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of tough; more tough.

adjective

tough

tougher

toughest


representatives

forms:
representative (singular)
representatives (plural)

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

noun

representative


slid

forms:
slide (canonical)
slides (third-person singular)
slid (past)
slid (past participle)
sliding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of slide.

ipa: /'slɪd/

slide

slides

slid

slid

sliding


substantial

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

glosses: If something is substantial, it is not small.

text: The children spent a substantial portion of the day in free play or unstructured time.

text: The company needs to make substantial reductions in spending.

text: After the accident, he lost a substantial amount of blood.

text: Changing the light bulbs might translate into very substantial energy savings.

text: Soft background music results in substantial improvement in reading comprehension.

text: We found no substantial evidence supporting these beliefs.

text: China has a substantial impact on the global economy.

text: That will help, but I'm not sure it will make a substantial difference.

text: They would likely benefit from a substantial decline in home prices.

text: Such a program will require substantial resources to develop and maintain.


fields

forms:
field (singular)
fields (plural)

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

field


fields

forms:
field (canonical)
fields (third-person singular)
fielded (past)
fielded (past participle)
fielding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of field.


logging

forms:
logging (singular)
loggings (plural)

glosses: Logging is the act or instance of cutting trees.

text: The loggings were spread over large areas, but mainly near the few roads that existed.

glosses: Logging is the act of making an entry in a log.


logging

forms:
log (canonical)
logs (third-person singular)
logged (past)
logged (past participle)
logging (present participle)

verb

log

g


admiring

forms:
admire (canonical)
admires (third-person singular)
admired (past)
admired (past participle)
admiring (present participle)

admir


admiring

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

glosses: If you are admiring of somebody or something, you think them good or nice; you respect them.

text: I was very admiring of these two young women who worked so hard.


pocketing

forms:
pocket (canonical)
pockets (third-person singular)
pocketed (past)
pocketed (past participle)
pocketing (present participle)

pocket


X-rayed

forms:
X-ray (canonical)
X-rays (third-person singular)
X-rayed (past)
X-rayed (past participle)
X-raying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of X-ray.

X-ray


pocketed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pocket.


addressing

forms:
address (canonical)
addresses (third-person singular)
addressed (past)
addressed (past participle)
addressing (present participle)

address


reserve

forms:
reserve (canonical)
reserves (third-person singular)
reserved (past)
reserved (past participle)
reserving (present participle)

glosses: If you reserve a room, a table, seat etc. you arrange for it to be kept for you, usually for a particular date and time.

text: This parking spot is reserved for the general manager.

text: We had reserved a room at the hotel.

glosses: When you're cooking, if you reserve something, you put it aside to use later.

text: Cook pasta as directed on package and reserve 1/4 cup of pasta cooking water.

glosses: If you reserve something for a particular situation, you usually don't use it except in that situation.

text: She spoke to me in a voice usually reserved for young children.

glosses: If you reserve the right to do something, you let people know that these are your legal rights and you may use or defend them.

text: This program is copyrighted © 2008 by CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

ipa: /rɪˈzɝv/

ipa: /rɪˈzɜːv/

hyphenation: re‧serve

reserv


reserve

forms:
reserve (singular)
reserves (plural)

glosses: Reserves are extra amounts of something that are for the future.

text: Canada has 179 billion barrels of oil reserves - second only to Saudi Arabia.

text: The central bank's cash and gold reserves have fallen by 25 percent since June 2001.

text: This special sugar is your body's quick, easy-access energy reserve.

text: She always had some water in reserve.

glosses: Reserve is a feeling of holding back, controlling yourself, and not being very friendly.

text: We listened to all this talk about change with a certain reserve.

glosses: Reserves are extra players on a team, or fighters in an army in case somebody is hurt or needs a rest.

text: Their best player spent a season on injured reserve after hurting his knee.

text: She joined the Army Reserve during her time in university.

glosses: A reserve is an area of land or water that is protected from humans.

text: These lands (such as national parks and nature reserves) supply cities with clean drinking water.

glosses: A reserve (or reservation) is an area of land that belongs to a group of indigenous people, such as a First Nations group in Canada.


penetrate

forms:
penetrate (canonical)
penetrates (third-person singular)
penetrated (past)
penetrated (past participle)
penetrating (present participle)

glosses: If you penetrate something, you enter it.

text: The rocket was the first to penetrate space.

text: Light penetrates into the windows during the daytime.

text: A penis penetrates the vagina during intercourse.

ipa: /ˈpɛnɪtreɪt/

hyphenation: pen‧e‧trate

penetrat


bothers

forms:
bother (canonical)
bothers (third-person singular)
bothered (past)
bothered (past participle)
bothering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bother.

bother


bothers

forms:
bother (singular)
bothers (plural)

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


tank

forms:
tank (singular)
tanks (plural)

glosses: A tank is a large, strong container for gas or liquid.

text: The gas stove was connected to a propane tank.

text: When the house needs heat, hot water from the storage tank is transferred to the house.

text: The firefighter was in full gear: helmet, flashlight, oxygen tank strapped across his back.

text: The fuel tank holds 40 liters.

text: The most common sources of groundwater pollution are leaking underground storage tanks.

text: She was pumping gas into the tank of her 1977 Ford LTD.

text: There was a large fish tank in which a few small orange fish were swimming.

text: A notebook and pen lie on top of the toilet tank.

text: I returned the car to her with an empty tank.

glosses: A tank is a large metal vehicle with a gun that runs on tracks.

text: They do not have heavy weapons such as tanks and armored vehicles.

text: 1968 was the year Soviet tanks rolled into Prague.

glosses: The tank is a room, usually in a police station, for keeping people locked up.

text: The police threw him in the holding tank with us.

ipa: /tæŋk/


tank

forms:
tank (canonical)
tanks (third-person singular)
tanked (past)
tanked (past participle)
tanking (present participle)

glosses: If something tanks, it gets worse quickly.


toughest

forms:
tough (positive)
tougher (comparative)
toughest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of tough; most tough.


predicted

forms:
predict (canonical)
predicts (third-person singular)
predicted (past)
predicted (past participle)
predicting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of predict.

predict


reserved

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reserve.


reserved

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

glosses: If someone is reserved, they are quiet, and don't like to talk about their feelings.

text: She greeted us warmly, but her fried was more reserved.


affected

forms:
affect (canonical)
affects (third-person singular)
affected (past)
affected (past participle)
affecting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of affect.

ipa: /əˈfɛktɪd/

hyphenation: af‧fect‧ed

affect


affected

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

glosses: If x is affected by y, then y causes a change in x.

text: The girls are still very affected by the loss of their father.

glosses: If something that somebody does is affected, it is not natural or not real.

text: The young ladies looked on with affected interest.

text: He spoke with a very affected accent.


editors

forms:
editor (singular)
editors (plural)

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

noun

editor


reserves

glosses: The third-person singular form of reserve.


reserves

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

reserve


minored

forms:
minor (canonical)
minors (third-person singular)
minored (past)
minored (past participle)
minoring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of minor.

text: I majored in Business and minored in English.

verb

minor


panicking

forms:
panic (canonical)
panics (third-person singular)
panicked (past)
panicked (past participle)
panicking (present participle)

panic

k


alcoholics

forms:
alcoholic (singular)
alcoholics (plural)

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

noun

alcoholic

alcoholics


patted

forms:
pat (canonical)
pats (third-person singular)
patted (past)
patted (past participle)
patting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pat.

verb

pat


resists

forms:
resist (canonical)
resists (third-person singular)
resisted (past)
resisted (past participle)
resisting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of resist.

resist


drops

forms:
drop (singular)
drops (plural)

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

enpr: drŏps

ipa: /drɑps/

ipa: /drɒps/

noun

drop


drops

forms:
drop (canonical)
drops (third-person singular)
dropped (past)
dropped (past participle)
dropping (present participle)


sue

forms:
sue (canonical)
sues (third-person singular)
sued (past)
sued (past participle)
suing (present participle)

glosses: If you sue someone, you take them to court to make them do something they don't want to do, often to make them pay you money.

text: They successfully sued the company they had worked for, winning a combined award of $275,000.

text: He once threatened to sue a reporter who wrote a negative story about him.

text: The customers hired a lawyer and sued the store.

text: Georgia's laws limit how much businesses must pay in damages if they're sued.

text: He later sued the government, claiming he was illegally held at the airport.

text: The cases involve US companies being sued in US courts for things they did in other countries.

text: They are suing over the broken contract.

ipa: /suː/

verb

su

e


tackles

forms:
tackle (canonical)
tackles (third-person singular)
tackled (past)
tackled (past participle)
tackling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of tackle.

tackl


tackles

forms:
tackle (singular)
tackles (plural)

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

noun

tackle


stocked

forms:
stock (canonical)
stocks (third-person singular)
stocked (past)
stocked (past participle)
stocking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stock.

verb

stock


abbeys

forms:
abbey (singular)
abbeys (plural)

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

noun

abbey

abbeys


bored

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

glosses: If you are bored, you have nothing to do or there is nothing interesting.

text: After ten years at the same job, he had grown bored with work.

text: I just get bored with doing the same thing over and over.

ipa: /bɔːd/

ipa: /bɔːrd/


bored

forms:
bore (canonical)
bores (third-person singular)
bored (past)
bored (past participle)
boring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bore.

verb

bor


tips

forms:
tip (singular)
tips (plural)

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

text: I make good tips at the bar where I work, especially on the weekends.

noun

tip


tips

forms:
tip (canonical)
tips (third-person singular)
tipped (past)
tipped (past participle)
tipping (present participle)


drinking water

forms:
drinking water (singular)
drinking waters (plural)


audited

forms:
audit (canonical)
audits (third-person singular)
audited (past)
audited (past participle)
auditing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of audit.

verb

audit


stall

forms:
stall (singular)
stalls (plural)

glosses: A stall is a small room or area, usually for one person, animal, etc.

text: I stepped into a shower stall and turned on the cold water.

text: The market stalls in the main towns were filled with fresh fruits and vegetables.

text: A very small horse stretches his head over his stall door to see us.

glosses: A stall is when something flying loses lift because it is not moving at a good angle to the air.

text: The airplane went into a stall and started dropping.

ipa: /stɔːl/

ipa: /stɔl/

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


stall

forms:
stall (canonical)
stalls (third-person singular)
stalled (past)
stalled (past participle)
stalling (present participle)

glosses: If something stalls, it stops improving or progressing.

text: Talks between Israel and the Palestinians have stalled.

glosses: If an engine or vehicle stalls, it stops working because there is too much load and not enough fuel.

text: The truck was stalled in the middle of the street.

glosses: If you stall, you purposefully slow things down or make people wait because you're not ready.

text: "Can you tell me again?" she said, stalling for time.


tremendous

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

glosses: If something is tremendous, it is very good or very big.

text: We've put a tremendous amount of effort into solving this case.

text: This is a tremendous, tremendous opportunity, and we should not let it get away.

text: The Soviet Union was under tremendous pressure during World War II.

text: A good leader can have a tremendous impact on a company.

text: The college has undergone tremendous growth in the last few years.

text: These changes present a tremendous opportunity for business looking to expand in Africa.

text: I have tremendous respect for what they've done.

text: People do not see this as a tremendous success.

text: She has tremendous energy for an 85-year-old.


tidied

forms:
tidy (canonical)
tidies (third-person singular)
tidied (past)
tidied (past participle)
tidying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tidy.

tid

y


belongs

forms:
belong (canonical)
belongs (third-person singular)
belonged (past)
belonged (past participle)
belonging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of belong.

text: This car belongs to me and my sister.

text: Who do you think this dog belongs to?

text: The dictionary belongs in the reference section.

belong


albums

forms:
album (singular)
albums (plural)

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

noun

album

albums


threat

forms:
threat (singular)
threats (plural)

glosses: A threat is something or someone that might be bad or dangerous, or cause a problem.

text: The product posed a serious health threat and should not be used.

text: She sensed the threat of rain in the bleary sky.

text: There appears to be a credible terrorist threat against the plane.

text: Iraq poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States.

text: I looked about to make sure there were no immediate threats to my life.

text: Countries that face no serious external military threats should have no military forces.

text: Canadian social policies are not widely perceived to be under threat.

text: Increasing water shortages constitute the single greatest threat to the area.

text: Unemployed workers could become a threat to social stability.

text: We have a responsibility to alert the public to the potential health threat.

text: The government no long sees him as a security threat.

text: We must confront this threat sooner rather than later.

glosses: A threat is the words somebody uses to tell you they will do something bad to you unless you do what they want you to.

text: He made a lot of threats, but he didn't do anything.

enpr: thrĕt

ipa: /θrɛt/

sampa: /TrEt/


creeps

forms:
creep (singular)
creeps (plural)

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

text: Spiders give me the creeps.

text: I get the creeps walking down that street, even during the day.

ipa: /kriːps/

creep


creeps

forms:
crept (past)
crept (past participle)
creep (canonical)
creeps (third-person singular)
creeped (past)
creeped (past participle)
creeping (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of creep.

creeps


classics

forms:
classic (singular)
classics (plural)

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

classic

classics


whaled

forms:
whale (canonical)
whales (third-person singular)
whaled (past)
whaled (past participle)
whaling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of whale.

verb

whal


buckets

forms:
bucket (singular)
buckets (plural)

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

noun

bucket

buckets


whales

forms:
whale (singular)
whales (plural)

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

enpr: wālz

ipa: /weɪlz/

sampa: /weIlz/

whale


whales

glosses: The third-person singular form of whale.


session

forms:
session (singular)
sessions (plural)

glosses: A session is the period of time of an activity.

text: There will be a presentation by Michael Hirschorn, followed by a question-and-answer session.

text: She remembers participating in the 1967 recording session for "All You Need Is Love".

text: Contact us to schedule a training session or for more information.

text: Signs of depression substantially declined after four months of weekly therapy sessions.

text: We attended a conference session about marketing and we decided to start our own marketing program.

text: During the second session, participants were reminded of the purpose of the study.

text: One basic educational methods class was offered during a five-week summer session.

text: The testing sessions lasted approximately 30 minutes each.

text: On-road training with the devices was conducted in eight two-hour sessions.

text: The U.N. Security Council was holding an emergency session that has just closed.

text: The speaker arrived late for the opening session.

text: He was among the fastest drivers in both practice sessions.

text: The afternoon session was as surprising as the morning one.

text: We can remove lines around the eyes with three to four laser treatments (around $400 per session).

text: Gradually increase the intensity and duration of your exercise sessions.

glosses: If something is in session, it's happening at that time.

text: Some schools offer open houses, and most will invite you to observe their classes in session.


toughing

forms:
tough (canonical)
toughs (third-person singular)
toughed (past)
toughed (past participle)
toughing (present participle)

verb

tough


wickeder

forms:
wicked (positive)
wickeder (comparative)
wickedest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of wicked; more wicked.

adjective

wicked

wickeder

wickedest


sin

forms:
sin (singular)
sins (plural)

glosses: A sin is a bad action that breaks laws or rules, especially religious ones.

text: 32 percent of Catholics said they confess their sins to a priest less than once a year.

text: I thought of all the seven deadly sins, pride was the worst for Christians.

text: Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

text: When you fight against me, brother, you commit the ultimate sin.

text: It is a crime against man and a sin against God!

text: This war has shown me that there is sin in human beings.

text: Many people only think homosexual sex is a sin, but the attraction to people of the same gender is too.

enpr: sĭn

ipa: /sɪn/

sampa: /sIn/


sin

forms:
sin (canonical)
sins (third-person singular)
sinned (past)
sinned (past participle)
sinning (present participle)

glosses: If you sin, you do something bad that breaks laws or rules, especially religious ones.

text: I wanted him to say,' Yes, I have sinned. I'm sorry.

verb

sin

n


sin

forms: sin or SIN

pos: abbrev

glosses: A SIN is a social insurance number, an identification number used by the government of Canada.

glosses: Sin is short for sine, a trigonometric function.

text: Cos75° is equal to sin15°.

abbreviation

sin or SIN


Boston

forms: Boston

pos: name

glosses: Boston is a town in Lincolnshire, England.

ipa: /ˈbɔstən/

ipa: /ˈbɑstən/

ipa: /ˈbɒstən/


accords

forms:
accord (singular)
accords (plural)

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

noun

accord


accords

forms:
accord (canonical)
accords (third-person singular)
accorded (past)
accorded (past participle)
according (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of accord.


basements

forms:
basement (singular)
basements (plural)

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

basement

basements


rubbishes

forms:
rubbish (canonical)
rubbishes (third-person singular)
rubbished (past)
rubbished (past participle)
rubbishing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of rubbish.

verb

rubbish

es


behaves

forms:
behave (canonical)
behaves (third-person singular)
behaved (past)
behaved (past participle)
behaving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of behave.

behav


bibles

forms:
bible (singular)
bibles (plural)

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

noun

bible


initiating

forms:
initiate (canonical)
initiates (third-person singular)
initiated (past)
initiated (past participle)
initiating (present participle)

verb

initiat


replies

forms:
reply (canonical)
replies (third-person singular)
replied (past)
replied (past participle)
replying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of reply.

repl


replies

forms:
reply (singular)
replies (plural)

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

noun

reply

replies


tidiest

forms:
tidy (positive)
tidier (comparative)
tidiest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of tidy; most tidy.

text: Lauren has the tidiest house I've ever seen. Nothing is ever out of place.

adjective

tidy

tidier


loves

forms:
love (canonical)
loves (third-person singular)
loved (past)
loved (past participle)
loving (present participle)

ipa: /lʌvz/

verb

lov


loves

forms:
love (singular)
loves (plural)

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

noun

love


spare

forms:
spare (canonical)
spares (third-person singular)
spared (past)
spared (past participle)
sparing (present participle)

glosses: If you spare (somebody) something, you make it available even though you don't have much of it.

text: Excuse, me! Can you spare a few minutes to look at this?

text: Can you spare me twenty dollars till the weekend?

text: Sorry, man – I can't spare anything. I need it all for gas.

text: I'm afraid we're too busy to spare anyone to help you right now.

glosses: If you have something to spare, you have something extra.

text: She had five minutes to spare before he was due to pick her up.

text: Sorry, no time to spare! Got to go! Bye!

text: She could get it all inside with room to spare.

glosses: If you spare somebody something not nice, they don't have to experience it.

text: The phone rang, sparing me from having to give an answer.

text: "But for your information --;" she lifted a silencing, hand. "Spare me the details, will you?"

text: "I'm so upset, I think I'm going to be sick." "Oh, please! Spare me!"

glosses: If somebody is spared, they live, even though they were expected to die.

text: The accident took the life of his wife, but spared his son.

text: Please, I beg you, spare him his life!

glosses: If you spare no expense, effort, detail, etc., you do everything you can.

text: They spared no expense for their wedding.

glosses: If you spare a thought for somebody, you think of them, usually at a time that you are happy, but they are not.

glosses: If you spare somebody's feelings, you try not to do or say things that will upset them.

text: She never hid the truth to spare somebody's feelings.

ipa: /ˈspɛə(r)/

ipa: /'speʳ/

verb

spar


spare

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

glosses: A spare part, room, key, etc. is an extra one, one that is not being used.

text: The bags were in the small backseat because the spare tire filled most of the trunk.

text: I've got a spare bedroom. You can stay there.

text: It took a long time to find enough spare parts to put the car back together.

glosses: Your spare time is time when you are not working and you can relax or have fun.

text: He spends most of his spare time playing guitar with his friends.

glosses: Spare change is coins that are not worth much and that you can give away.

text: I often find spare change lying on the floor.

glosses: If something is spare, it is plain and has no decoration.

text: The room was very spare, with only a window, a single chair, and a ceiling light.


spare

forms:
spare (singular)
spares (plural)

glosses: A spare is an extra thing, such as a key, just in case it is needed.

text: Don't worry! I've got a spare in the back room.

glosses: A spare is a tire that you keep in your car in case one of the other tires has a problem.


tanked

forms:
tank (canonical)
tanks (third-person singular)
tanked (past)
tanked (past participle)
tanking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tank.

tank


tanked

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

text: Oh man, Don is so tanked! I bet he won't remember this tomorrow!


pats

forms:
pat (singular)
pats (plural)

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

noun

pat


pats

forms:
pat (canonical)
pats (third-person singular)
patted (past)
patted (past participle)
patting (present participle)

verb

t


rubbished

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rubbish.


stable

forms:
stabler (comparative)
stablest (superlative)
stable (positive)
more stable (comparative)
most stable (superlative)

glosses: If something is stable, it is unlikely to move or change.

text: That number has remained relatively stable over the years.

text: Ghana is often cited as one of the most stable democracies in West Africa.

text: Five of the six victims remained hospitalized Tuesday in stable condition.

text: Children need a stable environment at home.

text: Our bodies maintain a stable body temperature.

text: These young adults have relatively close and stable relationships with their parents.

text: The Middle East is less stable today than at any time in the past quarter century.

text: Each couple must on average have slightly more than two children if a population is to remain stable.

text: Iron-57 and iron-58 are fairly stable, but iron-59 decays to cobalt-59 in a month.

glosses: If you are stable, you are calm and don't get upset easily.

text: I'm a lot more stable than I was as a teen.

text: Feeling happy, secure, and stable with the guy you're dating doesn't mean he's boring.

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

hyphenation: sta‧ble

adj

stable

stabler

stablest


stable

forms:
stable (singular)
stables (plural)

glosses: A stable is a building for housing animals like horses and cows.


recognizes

forms:
recognize (canonical)
recognizes (third-person singular)
recognized (past)
recognized (past participle)
recognizing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of recognize.

verb

recogniz


conceives

forms:
conceive (canonical)
conceives (third-person singular)
conceived (past)
conceived (past participle)
conceiving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of conceive.

ipa: /kənˈsiːvz/

conceiv


biases

forms:
bias (singular)
biases or biasses (plural)

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

noun

bias

biases

biasses


biases

forms:
bias (canonical)
biases (third-person singular)
biased (past)
biased (past participle)
biasing (present participle)


benches

forms:
bench (singular)
benches (plural)

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

bench

benches


benches

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of bench.


pockets

forms:
pocket (singular)
pockets (plural)

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

pocket


pockets

forms:
pocket (canonical)
pockets (third-person singular)
pocketed (past)
pocketed (past participle)
pocketing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of pocket.


struggling

forms:
struggle (canonical)
struggles (third-person singular)
struggled (past)
struggled (past participle)
struggling (present participle)

verb

struggl

e


treasures

forms:
treasure (singular)
treasures (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈtrɛʒɚz/

ipa: /ˈtrɛʒəz/

hyphenation: treas‧ures

noun

treasure


treasures

forms:
treasure (canonical)
treasures (third-person singular)
treasured (past)
treasured (past participle)
treasuring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of treasure.

text: He treasures the jewels that belonged to his mother.

verb

treasur


tries

forms:
try (canonical)
tries (third-person singular)
tried (past)
tried (past participle)
trying (present participle)

tr


tries

forms:
try (singular)
tries (plural)

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

text: You get three tries to get the ball through the hoop in order to win.

noun

try

tries


struggle

glosses: If you struggle to do something difficult, you work very hard to do it.

text: They struggled to survive in New York City on $25,000 a year.

text: She struggled to her feet after being hit by the bicycle.

text: The company is struggling to maintain the same level of profits.

text: She wrote about struggling to balance motherhood, work and love.

text: The fishermen struggled against the powerful winds and high waves that had come in with a late-night storm.


struggle

forms:
struggle (singular)
struggles (plural)

glosses: A struggle is a fight, often long and hard, or needing a lot of effort.

text: As long as they are not willing to make peace, there will be armed struggle.

text: Nature is really an ongoing struggle for survival.

text: The fighting has been mainly a power struggle between these two groups.

text: This has been part of life in Indonesia since its struggle against the Dutch for independence.

text: They had become deeply involved in the people's struggle for freedom and democracy.

text: They are already engaged in a power struggle for control of the post-American Iraq.

text: The basis of most movies is a struggle between good guys and bad guys.


bearing

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

ipa: /ˈbɛərɪŋ/

bear

bears

bore

born

bearing


bearing

forms:
bearing (singular)
bearings (plural)

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


stocks

forms:
stock (singular)
stocks (plural)

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

stock


stocks

forms:
stock (canonical)
stocks (third-person singular)
stocked (past)
stocked (past participle)
stocking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of stock.


ultimate

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

glosses: The ultimate goal, success, decision, etc. is the final one.

text: You can't have ultimate success without a lot of little successes.

text: The moon is good, but there's no question that Mars is the ultimate goal.

text: Presidents have the ultimate responsibility to keep us safe.

glosses: The ultimate test, responsibility, power, etc. is the one that is more important, bigger, stronger, etc. than the others.

text: They are trying to build the ultimate computer, one that can do anything and everything.

text: If you could save someone's life, I think that's the ultimate goal.

ipa: /ˈʌltɪmɪt/

ipa: /ˈʌltəmɪt/

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


developing

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

verb

develop


cocks

forms:
cock (singular)
cocks (plural)

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

ipa: /kɒks/

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

noun

cock


cocks

forms:
cock (canonical)
cocks (third-person singular)
cocked (past)
cocked (past participle)
cocking (present participle)


blades

forms:
blade (singular)
blades (plural)

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

blade


blades

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of blade.

verb

blad


tried

glosses: The past tense and past participle of try.

ipa: /traɪd/

y


bolts

forms:
bolt (singular)
bolts (plural)

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

ipa: /bəʊlts/

ipa: /boʊlts/

noun

bolt

bolts


bolts

forms:
bolt (canonical)
bolts (third-person singular)
bolted (past)
bolted (past participle)
bolting (present participle)


admired

forms:
admire (canonical)
admires (third-person singular)
admired (past)
admired (past participle)
admiring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of admire.

verb

admir


admired

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

glosses: If something or someone is admired, people think it is good or they like it.

text: The Rolling Stones are a very admired band.


belonged

forms:
belong (canonical)
belongs (third-person singular)
belonged (past)
belonged (past participle)
belonging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of belong.

text: The jewel belonged to her grandmother before it was given to her.

belong


ceilings

forms:
ceiling (singular)
ceilings (plural)

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

noun

ceiling

ceilings


stringed

forms: stringed (positive)

glosses: If something is stringed, it has strings.

text: Violins, cellos, and guitars are stringed instruments.


biasses

forms:
bias (singular)
biases or biasses (plural)

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

bias


biasses

forms:
bias (canonical)
biasses (third-person singular)
biassed (past)
biassed (past participle)
biassing (present participle)

verb

biasses


quotations

forms:
quotation (singular)
quotations (plural)

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

noun

quotation


loved

forms:
love (canonical)
loves (third-person singular)
loved (past)
loved (past participle)
loving (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of love.

ipa: /lʌvd/

verb

lov


loved

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

glosses: If something is loved by you, you feel great affection for it.

text: John was loved by many people and he will be greatly missed.

text: Thanks for throwing me such a great birthday party! I feel so loved right now!

text: Buddy Bear was my most loved stuffed animal as a kid.


toughs

forms:
tough (canonical)
toughs (third-person singular)
toughed (past)
toughed (past participle)
toughing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of tough.

tough


whaling

forms:
whale (canonical)
whales (third-person singular)
whaled (past)
whaled (past participle)
whaling (present participle)

ipa: /ˈweɪlɪŋ/

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

whal


lists

forms:
list (singular)
lists (plural)

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

noun

list


lists

forms:
list (canonical)
lists (third-person singular)
listed (past)
listed (past participle)
listing (present participle)


pitch

forms:
pitch (singular)
pitches (plural)

glosses: In baseball, a pitch is when the pitcher throws the ball to the batter, who tries to hit it.

text: Matsuzaka collected 10 strikeouts while throwing 108 pitches during a 4-1 win over Kansas City.

text: The batter was going to swing at the pitch but it was too high.

text: Gonzalez reached first in the fifth after being hit by a pitch.

glosses: In football (soccer), a pitch is the place where the game is played.

text: She kicked the ball halfway down the pitch.

glosses: A pitch is a level of excitement, anger, etc.

text: The anger over the changes has pushed this feeling to a fever pitch.

glosses: A pitch is a sound at a particular frequency, how high or low a note is.

text: We need to listen for small changes of pitch and rhythm that lie beyond the limits of Western music.

text: You can hear their worry in the pitch of their voices.

glosses: Somebody's pitch is how well they can produce or recognize a specific note.

text: He has perfect pitch; at age eight he played the entire Bach Toccata in D Minor by ear.

glosses: A pitch is an explanation to encourage somebody to do something, often to convince them to buy something.

text: He was no good at all at fast-talking sales pitches over the telephone.

glosses: Pitch is a sticky, black substance used to seal things like roofs.

text: The night was pitch black.

glosses: A pitch is the angle, up or down of a surface or vehicle.

ipa: /pɪtʃ/

pitches


pitch

forms:
pitch (canonical)
pitches (third-person singular)
pitched (past)
pitched (past participle)
pitching (present participle)

text: He pitched the ball for his dog.

glosses: If you pitch something, you promote or attempt to sell something.

text: We pitched our ideas to various companies.

text: The decided to pitch the tent over there.

verb

pitch


recognized

forms:
recognize (canonical)
recognizes (third-person singular)
recognized (past)
recognized (past participle)
recognizing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of recognize.

ipa: /ˈrɛkəɡnaɪzd/

hyphenation: rec‧og‧nized

recogniz


bulging

forms:
bulge (canonical)
bulges (third-person singular)
bulged (past)
bulged (past participle)
bulging (present participle)

bulg


toughed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tough.


earths

forms:
earth (singular)
earths (plural)

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

noun

earth


vast

forms:
vaster (comparative)
vastest (superlative)
vast (positive)
more vast (comparative)
most vast (superlative)

glosses: If something is vast, it is very, very big.

text: Tax rates will go up for the vast majority of the population.

text: The system wastes vast sums of money.

text: To do such work takes vast amounts of time and patience.

text: The army marched over the vast territories of Russia.

text: We saw vast improvements in their test scores.

text: Two boats simply wouldn't be able to find each other in these vast oceans.

text: Indonesia is stretches over a vast number of islands.

text: They're building a vast network of power lines to transport the electricity.

text: He has a vast collection of photos.

text: The building was vast and empty.

text: The problem is that distances are so vast.

enpr: väst

ipa: /vɑːst/

ipa: /væst/

adj

vast

vaster

vastest


editor

forms:
editor (singular)
editors (plural)

glosses: An editor is someone who edits or changes the text in a document.

text: Simple English Wiktionary welcomes all editors to edit its pages.

glosses: An editor is a computer program that allows users to add text to a document.

text: Simple English Wiktionary has a special editor for adding or modifying pages.

ipa: /ˈɛdɪtə/


penetrating

forms:
penetrate (canonical)
penetrates (third-person singular)
penetrated (past)
penetrated (past participle)
penetrating (present participle)

verb

penetrat


penetrating

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

text: The skunk produces a penetrating odor.

text: Sarah has such a penetrating gaze that it makes me uncomfortable.


tidy

forms:
tidy (positive)
tidier (comparative)
tidiest (superlative)

glosses: If something is tidy, it is clean and everything is in its place.

text: Her small, tidy, little house seemed very nice.

text: The book had a neat and tidy ending.

glosses: A tidy person is somebody who keeps thing clean and organized.

text: They're planning to sell them for a tidy profit.

ipa: /ˈtaɪdi/

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

adj

tidy


tidy

forms:
tidy (canonical)
tidies (third-person singular)
tidied (past)
tidied (past participle)
tidying (present participle)

glosses: If you tidy something up, you pick up things and put everything back where it belongs.

text: Give me a minute to go tidy up the room.

text: He must have made the bed and tidied up.

verb

tid


brakes

forms:
brake (singular)
brakes (plural)

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

ipa: /breɪks/

noun

brake


brakes

forms:
brake (canonical)
brakes (third-person singular)
braked (past)
braked (past participle)
braking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of brake.

verb

brak


wickedest

forms:
wicked (positive)
wickeder (comparative)
wickedest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of wicked; most wicked.

adjective

wicked

wickeder


belonging

forms:
belong (canonical)
belongs (third-person singular)
belonged (past)
belonged (past participle)
belonging (present participle)

ipa: /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ/

ipa: /bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/

hyphenation: be‧long‧ing

verb

belong


belonging

forms:
belonging (singular)
belongings (plural)

glosses: Your belongings are the things that you own.

text: Make sure you take all your belongings when you leave.


treasured

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

glosses: If something is treasured, it is considered to be important.

ipa: /ˈtrɛʒəd/

ipa: /ˈtrɛʒɚd/

hyphenation: treas‧ured


treasured

forms:
treasure (canonical)
treasures (third-person singular)
treasured (past)
treasured (past participle)
treasuring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of treasure.

text: That was a treasured thing.

treasur


tubing

forms:
tube (canonical)
tubes (third-person singular)
tubed (past)
tubed (past participle)
tubing (present participle)

tub


explored

forms:
explore (canonical)
explores (third-person singular)
explored (past)
explored (past participle)
exploring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of explore.

explor


transformations

forms:
transformation (singular)
transformations (plural)

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

noun

transformation


precedes

forms:
precede (canonical)
precedes (third-person singular)
preceded (past)
preceded (past participle)
preceding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of precede.

verb

preced


stock

forms:
stock (singular)
stocks (plural)

glosses: Your stock is the collection of things that you have available, usually to sell.

text: It depend on where the store got its stock from.

text: Storms cause a great deal of damage to the nation's housing stock.

text: Going out of business! All stock must be sold.

text: They kept a stock of food in the basement.

text: Publishing such experiments adds to our stock of knowledge.

text: Police found a stock of weapons in the house.

text: I asked the stock boy where to find the juice.

text: Overfishing has wiped out much of the world's fish stocks.

text: ETFs are mutual funds that trade on stock exchanges, just as stocks do.

text: He invests 85% of his money in bonds and 15% in stocks.

text: The S&P 500 index, which tracks stocks in all sectors of the economy, remains virtually unchanged.

text: The prices for all three stocks are likely to decline.

glosses: If something is in stock it is at the store and available for sale.

text: I think we have five more in stock.

glosses: If something is out of stock it is not at the store and available for sale.

text: I'm sorry, we're all out of stock.

glosses: Stock is a basic soup made from boiling meat, bones, or vegetables.

text: Add a cup of chicken stock and half a cup of cream and cook for 10 minutes.

glosses: If you take stock of a situation, you think about it and plan what to do next.

enpr: stŏk

ipa: /stɒk/

sampa: /stQk/

homophones: stork stalk


stock

forms:
stock (canonical)
stocks (third-person singular)
stocked (past)
stocked (past participle)
stocking (present participle)

glosses: If a store stocks a product, it has it available to be sold.

text: They are expensive, and most stores won't stock them.

glosses: If you stock x with y, you fill x with y.

text: I've stocked the fridge with beer for the party.

glosses: If you stock up on something, you get more than you use in a short time.

text: Residents there are stocking up on food and water for the winter.


stock

forms: stock (positive)

glosses: If something is stock, it is the usual one with no special changes or additions.

text: The car's engine, tires, brakes and steering are all stock.

text: The stories are boring and rely on stock characters.

text: Just get any stock photo of a business meeting.


bucks

forms:
buck (singular)
bucks (plural)

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

text: I won two hundred bucks at the casino this weekend.

noun

buck


bucks

forms:
buck (canonical)
bucks (third-person singular)
bucked (past)
bucked (past participle)
bucking (present participle)


associated

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of associate.

ipa: /əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd/

ipa: /əˈsoʊʃieɪtɪd/

hyphenation: as‧so‧ci‧ated

verb

associat


tidying

forms:
tidy (canonical)
tidies (third-person singular)
tidied (past)
tidied (past participle)
tidying (present participle)


witness

forms:
witness (singular)
witnesses (plural)

glosses: A witness is somebody who saw something, especially a crime.

text: The journalist spent three years interviewing survivors and witnesses.

text: The hospital has born witness to countless deaths and births.

text: Police took signed statements from the witnesses.

text: The state has no physical evidence and no witnesses.

glosses: A witness is somebody who tells a court what they know about a situation, especially a crime.

text: The witness testified that Simpson was ill at the time.

text: Dr. Yazdi, an expert witness, explained how somebody could have used the computer without the owner knowing.

text: She was the key witness for the defense at the trial.

ipa: /ˈwɪtnəs/

hyphenation: wit‧ness

noun

witnesses


witness

forms:
witness (canonical)
witnesses (third-person singular)
witnessed (past)
witnessed (past participle)
witnessing (present participle)

text: She spoke of the terrible events she witnesses during the war.

text: She witnessed some terrible events during the war.

glosses: If something witnesses something, it experiences it.

verb

witness

es


addressed

forms:
address (canonical)
addresses (third-person singular)
addressed (past)
addressed (past participle)
addressing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of address.

address


allying

forms:
ally (canonical)
allies (third-person singular)
allied (past)
allied (past participle)
allying (present participle)

all


keeps

forms:
keep (canonical)
keeps (third-person singular)
kept (past)
kept (past participle)
keeping (present participle)

keep

keeps


keeps

forms:
keep (singular)
keeps (plural)

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


tackle

forms:
tackle (canonical)
tackles (third-person singular)
tackled (past)
tackled (past participle)
tackling (present participle)

glosses: If you tackle a problem, issue, question, etc., you try to solve it.

text: We want an executive who solves problems and tackles issues.

glosses: If you tackle a person, you jump on them and pull them to the ground, usually in sports such as American football.

glosses: If you tackle a person in soccer, you take the ball from them.

ipa: /ˈtækəl/

hyphenation: tack‧le

tackl


tackle

forms:
tackle (singular)
tackles (plural)

glosses: A tackle is an attempt to pull somebody to the ground, usually in sports such as American football.

text: Gaines Adams put constant pressure on the Atlanta quarterback and finished the game with six tackles and two sacks.

text: Briggs leads the team with 31 solo tackles.

glosses: A tackle is an attempt to take the ball from somebody in sports such as soccer.

glosses: A tackle is a position in American football (see diagram below).

text: Georgia defensive tackle Kade Weston has been out the past two games with an injured knee.

text: He was by far the best left tackle to have played the game in the 24 years.

glosses: Fishing tackle is the equipment used to catch fish.

text: He gathered his camp supplies including fishing tackle.

text: He pulled out shotguns and rifles in padded cases, fishing rods, and a tackle box.

glosses: A block and tackle is a system of ropes and pulleys used to lift heavy weights.


wilder

forms:
wild (positive)
wilder (comparative)
wildest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of wild; more wild.

adjective

wild

wilder

wildest


wildest

glosses: The superlative form of wild; most wild.


struggles

forms:
struggle (canonical)
struggles (third-person singular)
struggled (past)
struggled (past participle)
struggling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of struggle.

verb

struggl


struggles

forms:
struggle (singular)
struggles (plural)

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

noun

struggle


tile

forms:
tile (singular)
tiles (plural)

glosses: A tile is a hard flat building material, usually made of clay or glass.

text: The new floor would be ceramic tile, and the tiles on the walls were being replaced.

text: The walls were wood from the Lace Forest, the roof tiles made of molded riverbank clay.

ipa: /taɪl/

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


tile

forms:
tile (canonical)
tiles (third-person singular)
tiled (past)
tiled (past participle)
tiling (present participle)

glosses: If you tile a surface, you cover it with tiles.

verb

til


widows

forms:
widow (singular)
widows (plural)

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

noun

widow


wrecks

forms:
wreck (singular)
wrecks (plural)

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

wreck


wrecks

forms:
wreck (canonical)
wrecks (third-person singular)
wrecked (past)
wrecked (past participle)
wrecking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of wreck.


absences

forms:
absence (singular)
absences (plural)

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

absence

absences


wools

forms:
wool (singular)
wools (plural)

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

wool


bats

forms:
bat (singular)
bats (plural)

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

ipa: /bæts/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-bats.wav

bat


bats

forms:
bat (canonical)
bats (third-person singular)
batted (past)
batted (past participle)
batting (present participle)

verb

t


twins

forms:
twin (singular)
twins (plural)

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

noun

twin


whistling

forms:
whistle (canonical)
whistles (third-person singular)
whistled (past)
whistled (past participle)
whistling (present participle)

verb

whistl


virtual

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

glosses: A virtual world, tour, address, etc. is one that is made to look like or replace a real one, usually using a computer.

text: He is the designer of three of the top virtual reality games.

text: They study educational uses of online virtual worlds.

text: There are vital virtual communities forming and re-forming out there on the Internet all the time.

text: There's no way to create virtual smell or taste.

glosses: A virtual monopoly, certainty, disappearance, etc. is a one that is close to 100%.

text: Google has a virtual monopoly on web searches.

ipa: /ˈvɜːtʃuəl/

ipa: /ˈvɝtʃuəl/


develops

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of develop.

develop


weapons

forms:
weapon (singular)
weapons (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈwɛpənz/

hyphenation: weap‧ons

noun

weapon


developed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of develop.

ipa: /dɪˈvɛləpt/


bossed

forms:
boss (canonical)
bosses (third-person singular)
bossed (past)
bossed (past participle)
bossing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of boss.

verb

boss


burdens

forms:
burden (singular)
burdens (plural)

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

noun

burden

burdens


burdens

forms:
burden (canonical)
burdens (third-person singular)
burdened (past)
burdened (past participle)
burdening (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of burden.


spot

forms:
spot (singular)
spots (plural)

glosses: A spot is a small area that's different from that area around it.

text: I have a bald spot on my head.

text: I rubbed a sore spot on my shoulder.

text: The paper had a spot of dried blood.

text: The room was in darkness except for one bright spot.

text: Choose fruit with no soft brown spots.

text: She looked at the dark spots one her otherwise clean white pants.

glosses: A spot is a place, position, or period of time.

text: "There... " I said, pointing to a spot near Forest Hills.

text: China is a hot spot for trouble.

text: Most parties have hot and cold spots.

text: Winning the game was one bright spot in an otherwise terrible season.

text: She backed out of my parking spot, drove away.

text: He climbed out of the car on the exact spot where they picked him up.

text: I'm really in a tight spot... Maybe you could help me out.

text: It's easier to get over the rough spots if you have family.

text: This year has had it's trouble spots.

text: Money is such a sore spot for people who are married.

text: When driving behind trucks, stay out of their blind spot.

text: There are some weak spots in the movie, but overall it's quite good.

text: She also had a soft spot in her heart for animals.

text: The ball has to hit the bat on the sweet spot.

glosses: A spot is a place, especially one that you like going to.

text: Pizza and seared halibut are among the excellent dishes at this Wine Country hot spot.

text: Weber County is a hugely popular vacation spot.

text: The Mall of America is my favorite shopping spot.

text: How far until a good fishing spot?

text: The kitchen is the prime gathering spot.

text: A 42-35 victory that gave the Spartans a playoff spot.

text: You still have to earn your spot on the team.

glosses: A spot is a commercial time on TV or Radio.

text: This year, Fox is asking $2.7 million per 30-second spot, and advertisers are lined up for the opportunity.

glosses: A spot of something is a small amount of it.

text: Would you like a spot of tea?

text: Looks like we're in for a spot of rain.

ipa: /spɒt/


spot

forms:
spot (canonical)
spots (third-person singular)
spotted (past)
spotted (past participle)
spotting (present participle)

glosses: If you spot something, you see it, even though it may be difficult to see.

text: I spotted Lisa shopping at the grocery store with Mike yesterday.

text: Good binoculars and spotting scopes can bring you close to the birds without disturbing them.

text: It's much easier to spot a boat in the water than a person.

glosses: If something is spotted, it has or gets spots on it.

text: Oh no! That red wine spotted my new shirt!

text: He was wearing a light suit spotted with rain.

glosses: If you spot someone money, you give or lend it to them.

text: Can you spot me a five for the burger?

glosses: If you spot someone points in a game, you let them have points to make the game more even.

glosses: If your spot someone doing something dangerous, you watch closely to help if needed.

text: I can't do a cartwheel unless someone spots me.

text: For safety reasons, you should always have someone spot you while lifting weights.

verb

spot


arranging

forms:
arrange (canonical)
arranges (third-person singular)
arranged (past)
arranged (past participle)
arranging (present participle)

ipa: /əˈreɪndʒɪŋ/

arrang

e


uniforms

forms:
uniform (singular)
uniforms (plural)

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

noun

uniform


preceded

forms:
precede (canonical)
precedes (third-person singular)
preceded (past)
preceded (past participle)
preceding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of precede.

verb

preced


cans

forms:
can (singular)
cans (plural)

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

noun

can


cans

forms:
can (canonical)
cans (third-person singular)
canned (past)
canned (past participle)
canning (present participle)

verb

n


arranges

glosses: The third-person singular form of arrange.

ipa: /əˈreɪndʒɪz/


loving

forms:
love (canonical)
loves (third-person singular)
loved (past)
loved (past participle)
loving (present participle)

ipa: /ˈlʌvɪŋ/

lov


loving

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

glosses: To be loving is to show love or affection towards someone.

text: She is a loving mother.


borders

forms:
border (singular)
borders (plural)

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

ipa: /bɔrdərz/

ipa: /bɔːdəz/

hyphenation: bor‧ders

noun

border


borders

forms:
border (canonical)
borders (third-person singular)
bordered (past)
bordered (past participle)
bordering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of border.


wrecked

forms:
wreck (canonical)
wrecks (third-person singular)
wrecked (past)
wrecked (past participle)
wrecking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wreck.

verb

wreck


trying

forms:
try (canonical)
tries (third-person singular)
tried (past)
tried (past participle)
trying (present participle)

tr


trying

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

glosses: If something is trying, it is difficult and makes you feel bad and tired.


trial

forms:
trial (singular)
trials (plural)

glosses: A trial is a meeting in court with a judge where two sides explain their positions and the judge or jury makes a decision.

text: He was taken to jail to await trial for murder.

text: Jury selection in the trial began today.

text: He's spending all that money on lawyers defending him at trial.

text: His criminal trial is set to begin Monday.

text: He was charged with murder and went on trial last week.

text: Can a black man get a fair trial in Canada?

text: The judge ruled that the trial would proceed on schedule.

text: I am likely to be a witness in this trial.

text: She will have to be back in court to stand trial again in about eight months.

glosses: A trial is a test to see if something works or not, especially in science.

text: Several randomized clinical trials have shown that aspirin may reduce the risk of cancer.

text: In at least one large controlled trial, researchers found no positive effect for the drug.

text: Dr. Finkel is helping conduct the clinical trial.

glosses: Trial and error is the process of trying things and making mistakes as you learn something.

text: There is some trial and error to finding the right solution.

glosses: A trial is a competition where the winners are chosen to move on to higher level competitions.

text: She finishes in the top three at the Olympic trials in Toronto.

ipa: /ˈtraɪəl/

hyphenation: tri‧al


trial

forms:
trialed (past)
trialed (past participle)
trialing (present participle)
trial (canonical)
trials (third-person singular)
trialled (past)
trialled (past participle)
trialling (present participle)

glosses: If you trial something, you test it to see if it works, especially in science.

trial

l


bulges

forms:
bulge (singular)
bulges (plural)

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

noun

bulge


bulges

forms:
bulge (canonical)
bulges (third-person singular)
bulged (past)
bulged (past participle)
bulging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bulge.

verb

bulg


whipped

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

glosses: If you are whipped, your wife or girlfriend controls you.

ipa: /ʍɪpt/


whipped

forms:
whip (canonical)
whips (third-person singular)
whipped (past)
whipped (past participle)
whipping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of whip.

whip

p


bores

forms:
bore (canonical)
bores (third-person singular)
bored (past)
bored (past participle)
boring (present participle)

ipa: /bɔrz/

ipa: /bɔːz/

bor


bores

forms:
bore (singular)
bores (plural)

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

noun

bore


bugs

forms:
bug (singular)
bugs (plural)

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

ipa: /bʌɡz/

bug


bugs

forms:
bug (canonical)
bugs (third-person singular)
bugged (past)
bugged (past participle)
bugging (present participle)

verb

g


twists

forms:
twist (canonical)
twists (third-person singular)
twisted (past)
twisted (past participle)
twisting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of twist.

twist


twists

forms:
twist (singular)
twists (plural)

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


predicting

forms:
predict (canonical)
predicts (third-person singular)
predicted (past)
predicted (past participle)
predicting (present participle)

predict


biassed

forms:
bias (canonical)
biasses (third-person singular)
biassed (past)
biassed (past participle)
biassing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bias.

bias


biassed

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

text: The newspaper gave a biassed account of the story.

text: I think she's adorable, but I'm biassed--I'm her mum.


treasure

forms:
treasure (singular)
treasures (plural)

glosses: Treasure is a collection of valuable things, such as gold, diamonds, money, etc.

text: Going after buried treasure is just as scary in real life as it is in the movies.

text: I felt like I was in a children's novel, or a story of hidden treasure.

glosses: A treasure is something or someone that is very valuable or important.

text: As an actor, he's a national treasure.

ipa: /ˈtrɛʒɚ/

ipa: /ˈtrɛʒə/

hyphenation: trea‧sure


treasure

forms:
treasure (canonical)
treasures (third-person singular)
treasured (past)
treasured (past participle)
treasuring (present participle)

glosses: If you treasure something that belongs to you, you take good care of it; it is very important to you.

text: We will always treasure the memories of his visits.

treasur


bulge

glosses: A bulge is something which sticks out of a surface.

text: The Earth has a bulge at its center.

ipa: /bʌldʒ/

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


bulge

glosses: If something bulges, it sticks out of a surface.

text: The rock face has many rocks that bulge out from it.


arranged

forms:
arrange (canonical)
arranges (third-person singular)
arranged (past)
arranged (past participle)
arranging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of arrange.

ipa: /əˈreɪndʒd/

arrang


thumbed

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of thumb.

thumb


bulged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bulge.


admitted

forms:
admit (canonical)
admits (third-person singular)
admitted (past)
admitted (past participle)
admitting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of admit.

ipa: /ədˈmɪtɪd/

hyphenation: ad‧mit‧ted

admit


stringing

forms:
string (canonical)
strings (third-person singular)
strung (past)
strung (past participle)
stringing (present participle)

string

strings

strung

strung

stringing


predicts

glosses: The third-person singular form of predict.


triangles

forms:
triangle (singular)
triangles (plural)

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

noun

triangle


tubed

forms:
tube (canonical)
tubes (third-person singular)
tubed (past)
tubed (past participle)
tubing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tube.

verb

tub


X-raying

forms:
X-ray (canonical)
X-rays (third-person singular)
X-rayed (past)
X-rayed (past participle)
X-raying (present participle)

X-ray


trucked

forms:
truck (canonical)
trucks (third-person singular)
trucked (past)
trucked (past participle)
trucking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of truck.

truck


ward

forms:
ward (singular)
wards (plural)

glosses: A ward is an area in a hospital that focused on one kind of medicine.

text: We visited them in the hospital's children's ward.

text: The lower ninth ward of New Orleans was destroyed by the flood.

glosses: A ward is someone, usually a child, who is under the legal care of someone else.

ipa: /wɔːd/

ipa: /wɔrd/


ward

forms:
ward (canonical)
wards (third-person singular)
warded (past)
warded (past participle)
warding (present participle)

glosses: If you ward off something bad, you do something to keep it away.


beaver

forms:
beaver (singular)
beavers (plural)

glosses: A beaver is an animal that lives near water and has a wide flat tail and webbed feet.

ipa: /ˈbiːvə/

enpr: bēʹvər

ipa: /ˈbiːvɚ/


toes

forms:
toe (singular)
toes (plural)

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

noun

toe


tough

forms:
tough (positive)
tougher (comparative)
toughest (superlative)

glosses: If something is tough, it is difficult, not easy.

text: It's important to stay healthy when the going gets tough.

text: It was a tough decision, but I think she make the right choice.

text: The weather makes the overall competition tougher.

text: The wood was tough to break.

glosses: If something is tough, it doesn't change or move easily; it's not soft.

text: The government is taking a tough stance on crime.

text: The public wants tougher enforcement of these laws.

text: The meat was really tough.

text: She was a tough, smart businesswoman.

glosses: If something is tough, it is not nice to experience.

text: He should get the toughest penalty possible for this killing.

glosses: If a person is tough, they are strong and may often fight.

text: He was an older guy, truly tough with huge arms and a gold cross chain.

text: We looked pretty tough on our motorcycles.

ipa: /tʌf/

adjective

tough

tougher


tough

forms:
tough (canonical)
toughs (third-person singular)
toughed (past)
toughed (past participle)
toughing (present participle)

glosses: If you tough something out, it is difficult, but you continue; you don't give up.

text: Even though it rained the whole time, they toughed it out without complaining.


tracing

forms:
trace (canonical)
traces (third-person singular)
traced (past)
traced (past participle)
tracing (present participle)

verb

trac


torching

forms:
torch (canonical)
torches (third-person singular)
torched (past)
torched (past participle)
torching (present participle)

torch


thundered

forms:
thunder (canonical)
thunders (third-person singular)
thundered (past)
thundered (past participle)
thundering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of thunder.

thunder


thunders

glosses: The third-person singular form of thunder.


liquids

forms:
liquid (singular)
liquids (plural)

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

noun

liquid


thumbing

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