deafen

forms:
deafen (canonical)
deafens (third-person singular)
deafened (past)
deafened (past participle)
deafening (present participle)

glosses: If a sound deafens you, it is so loud that it makes you lose your hearing.

text: The flash temporarily blinded him, and he was deafened by the roar.

text: He was suddenly awakened by a deafening crash.

glosses: A deafening silence is failure to get a reply or reaction when one is needed or expected.

text: My request for additional funds was met with a deafening silence.

ipa: /ˈdɛfən/

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


heavenly

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

pos: adj

etymology_text: heaven + -ly

ety-suffix

heaven

ly

expansion: heaven + -ly

glosses: Heavenly things are related to heaven in some religions.

text: Every day, we thank our heavenly father for all that we have.

text: Heavenly choirs sing the praises of Jesus.

glosses: If something is heavenly, it is extremely pleasant.

text: The smell of that coffee is heavenly.

glosses: Heavenly things are related to outer space or located there.

text: In 1609, Galileo made his first observations of heavenly bodies with a telescope.

ipa: /ˈhɛvənli/

adj

more: true

expansion: [POS TABLE]


churn

forms:
churn (canonical)
churns (third-person singular)
churned (past)
churned (past participle)
churning (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: If you churn something, you stir it quickly and multiple times.

text: To make butter, we churn the milk.

glosses: If something churns, it moves around a lot.

text: I was so nervous my stomach was churning.

enpr: chû(r)n

ipa: /tʃɜː(r)n/

ipa: /tʃɚn/


churn

forms:
churn (singular)
churns (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: A churn is a machine that churns things.

text: Put the milk in the butter churn.


bearskin

forms:
bearskin (singular)
bearskins (plural)

glosses: A bearskin is a hat that is worn by British soldiers for special occasions.


saucer

forms:
saucer (singular)
saucers (plural)

glosses: A saucer is a small plate that goes under a cup.

text: His tea arrived in a small white cup with two packets of sugar on the saucer.


redden

forms:
redden (canonical)
reddens (third-person singular)
reddened (past)
reddened (past participle)
reddening (present participle)

etymology_text: red + -en

ety-suffix

red

en

expansion: red + -en

glosses: If something reddens, it becomes more red.

text: There were still tears in his reddened eyes.

glosses: If a person or a person's face reddens, they are embarrassed.

text: His face reddened as he realized nobody was laughing at his jokes.

ipa: /ˈrɛdn̩/

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

hyphenation: red‧den


alas

forms: alas

pos: intj

text: I thought you'd be here, but alas!

text: Alas! I wasn't able to make it.


hindrance

forms:
hindrance (singular)
hindrances (plural)

glosses: A hindrance is something that makes something more difficult.

text: He long hair was a hinderance, always falling in her face.

ipa: /ˈhɪndr(ə)ns/

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

hyphenation: hin‧drance


a whole nother

forms: a whole nother

pos: phrase

glosses: You use "a whole nother" thing to say that something is completely different from the previous topic.

text: We already speak Spanish. Why do we have to learn a whole nother language?

glosses: You use "a whole nother" thing to say that something to say that it's off topic.

text: That's interesting, but that's the subject of a whole nother program.


hasten

forms:
hasten (canonical)
hastens (third-person singular)
hastened (past)
hastened (past participle)
hastening (present participle)

etymology_text: haste + -en

haste

expansion: haste + -en

glosses: If you hasten to do something, you try to do it very soon and very quickly.

text: After the play ended, she hastened to leave.

glosses: If you hasten an event, you try to make it happen very soon and very quickly.

text: We've known for a long time that loneliness hastens death, but haven't been able to explain how.

hyphenation: has‧ten


disappearance

forms:
disappearance (singular)
disappearances (plural)

etymology_text:
dis- + appear + -ance
disappear + appearance

ety-affix

dis

appear

ance

glosses: The disappearance of something is when it is gone and we can't find it or it doesn't exist anymore.

text: Detroit Police say they are still investigating the children's disappearance.

text: We still don't understand the disappearance of Flight 804.

text: The rate of disappearance of species in Hawaii continues to increase.

ipa: /dɪsəˈpɪərəns/


stethoscope

forms:
stethoscope (singular)
stethoscopes (plural)

glosses: A stethoscope is a tool that doctors and nurses use to listen to sounds inside the body.

text: The doctor checked the patient's abdomen with a stethoscope.

ipa: /ˈstɛθəskəʊp/

ipa: /ˈstɛθəsˌkoʊp/

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


skidmark

forms:
skidmark (singular)
skidmarks (plural)


headdress

forms:
headdress (singular)
headdresses (plural)

glosses: A headdress is anything that is worn on the head, but especially something very decorative.

noun

headdresses


scent

forms:
scent (singular)
scents (plural)

text: The scent of fresh bread filled the house.

text: The dogs followed the scent to a hole in the ground.

enpr: sĕnt

ipa: /sɛnt/

homophones: cent sent


scent

forms:
scent (canonical)
scents (third-person singular)
scented (past)
scented (past participle)
scenting (present participle)

text: The flowers scented the room.

text: He gave her a scented card.

glosses: If you scent something such as danger or a story, you have a feeling that it exists.

text: When the president didn't appear, the newspapers scented a story.

glosses: If an animal scents something, it smells it.

text: The deer ran when they scented the hunter.


holler

forms:
holler (canonical)
hollers (third-person singular)
hollered (past)
hollered (past participle)
hollering (present participle)

glosses: If you holler, you yell or scream as loud as you can.

text: Hollering at your enemy will not help you.

hyphenation: hol‧ler


holler

forms:
holler (singular)
hollers (plural)

text: Give a holler to call Jim.


moderation

forms:
moderation (singular)
moderations (plural)

etymology_text: moderate + -ation

ety-suffix

moderate

ation

expansion: moderate + -ation

glosses: Moderation is the quality of doing things at a reasonable level, not too much or too little, too hard or too gently, etc.

text: It's OK to have some sweets, as long as you do so in moderation.

text: I try to remember that a healthy path is balance, variety and moderation.

text: The president, widely respected as a voice of wisdom and moderation, has died.

enpr: mŏd'ə-rāʹ-shən

ipa: /ˌmɑdəˈreɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌmɒdəˈreɪʃən/

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

hyphenation: mo‧de‧ra‧tion


loosen

forms:
loosen (canonical)
loosens (third-person singular)
loosened (past)
loosened (past participle)
loosening (present participle)

etymology_text: loose + -en

loose

expansion: loose + -en

glosses: If you loosen something, you make it looser.

text: Can you loosen the lid on this jar for me.

text: His grip on the gun loosened, but only for a second.

text: Before you plant the seeds, lift the soil to loosen it without actually turning it over.

glosses: If somebody loosens up, they become more relaxed.

text: She loosened up after she'd had a glass of wine.

glosses: If your joints or muscles loosen up, they start to move more easily.

text: I took a deep breath, and I could feel the muscles in my chest loosen.

glosses: If you loosen somebody's tongue, you make them talk about something they would not talk about before.

text: But what truly loosened my tongue was knowing I was on home ground.

ipa: /ˈluːsn̩/


sawgrass

forms:
sawgrass (singular)
sawgrasses (plural)

glosses: Sawgrass is a type of grass in the Cladium species, it has long sedges with saw-like sharp, serrated edges,

noun

sawgrasses


cuboid

forms:
cuboid (singular)
cuboids (plural)

glosses: A cuboid is a 3D shape with rectangular sides.


ram

forms:
ram (singular)
rams (plural)

enpr: răm

ipa: /ræm/


ram

forms:
ram (canonical)
rams (third-person singular)
rammed (past)
rammed (past participle)
ramming (present participle)

glosses: If you ram something, it means that you hit it hard, causing damage.

text: The racer rammed into the barriers when turning.

glosses: If you ram someone during sexual intercourse, it means that you thrust your partner forcefully.

verb

ram

m


impound

forms:
impound (canonical)
impounds (third-person singular)
impounded (past)
impounded (past participle)
impounding (present participle)

glosses: If something is impounded, it is taken away and put in a pound.

text: The car was impounded for seven days.

glosses: If documents, vehicles, etc. is impounded, a court holds on to it.

text: The court impounded a document to keep it safe.

ipa: /ɪmˈpaʊ̯nd/

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


impound

forms:
impound (singular)
impounds (plural)

glosses: An impound is a place where things are impounded.

ipa: /ˈɪmpaʊ̯nd/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impound2.wav


chainsaw

forms:
chainsaw (singular)
chainsaws (plural)

text: He used the chainsaw to cut through the tree.


cultivated

forms:
cultivate (canonical)
cultivates (third-person singular)
cultivated (past)
cultivated (past participle)
cultivating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cultivate.

ipa: /ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd/

hyphenation: cul‧ti‧vat‧ed

cultivat

e


cancan

forms:
cancan (singular)
cancans (plural)

glosses: The cancan is a dance where people stand in a line and kick their legs high in the air.


heptadecagons

forms:
heptadecagon (singular)
heptadecagons (plural)

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

noun

heptadecagon


Lewis

forms: Lewis

pos: name

ipa: /ˈluːɪs/

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

hyphenation: Lew‧is


possessor

forms:
possessor (singular)
possessors (plural)

glosses: A possessor of something is someone who has it.

text: You are now the proud possessor of a university degree.

text: Intelligence is a gift over which its possessor has little control.

ipa: /pəˈzɛsə/

ipa: /pəˈzɛsɚ/


humble

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

glosses: If you are humble, you are aware of your own weaknesses and do not want or accept recognition of your good qualities or successes.

text: You can tell he's very quiet and humble and he keeps to himself.

text: I have a family that certainly keeps me humble.

glosses: A humble place or thing is ordinary and not special.

text: In my humble opinion, we need to make these changes quickly.

text: From humble beginnings, she rose to fame.

ipa: /ˈhʌmbəl/


humble

forms:
humble (canonical)
humbles (third-person singular)
humbled (past)
humbled (past participle)
humbling (present participle)

glosses: If you humble someone, you easily beat them, even though they have a strong advantage.

text: The weak will grow strong, and the mighty will be humbled.

glosses: If you are humbled, you are shown that you are not as important or good as you thought you were.

text: I was also honored and deeply humbled to see the great work that my students are doing.

text: I often felt humbled by my parents who left so much behind in their home country.

verb

humbl


shotgun

forms:
shotgun (singular)
shotguns (plural)

glosses: The shotgun seat in a car is the seat that is next to the driver seat.


volley

forms:
volley (singular)
volleys (plural)

glosses: A volley of bullets, arrows, etc. is a group of them fired at the same time.

text: The army fired a volley of bullets.

glosses: A volley is when a ball is hit before it touches the ground.

ipa: /ˈvɒli/

ipa: /ˈvɑli/


volley

forms:
volley (canonical)
volleys (third-person singular)
volleyed (past)
volleyed (past participle)
volleying (present participle)

glosses: If a ball is volleyed, it is hit before it touches the ground.

text: The tennis player volleyed the ball over the net.


cultivator

forms:
cultivator (singular)
cultivators (plural)

glosses: A cultivator is a tool or machine that breaks up the earth for farming or gardening.

text: He drove the cultivator around the fields before seeding.

glosses: A cultivator is a person who helps plants grow.


Ebenezer

forms: Ebenezer

ipa: /ɛbəˈnizɚ/

ipa: /ɛbəˈniːzə/

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


billboard

forms:
billboard (singular)
billboards (plural)

glosses: A billboard is a large advertisement that is usually beside a road or highway.

text: On the side of the road, we saw a billboard advertising shoes.

ipa: /ˈbɪlbɔːd/


motherhood

forms: motherhood (singular)

glosses: Motherhood is the state of being a mother.

text: Balancing marriage, motherhood and her career will not be easy.

text: Most of my women friends have walked down the expected path from marriage to motherhood.

ipa: /ˈmʌðəhʊd/

ipa: /ˈmʌðɚˌhʊd/

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

hyphenation: mo‧ther‧hood


hexagon

forms:
hexagon (singular)
hexagons (plural)

enpr: hĕk'səgən

enpr: hĕk'səgŏn


bribery

forms:
bribery (singular)
briberies (plural)

glosses: Bribery is the crime of paying someone in power to use their power to help you.

text: The company was under investigation for bribery in the awarding of a government contract.

ipa: /ˈbraɪbəri/

noun

bribery

briberies


motherly

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

glosses: If you act in a motherly way, you are caring and helpful, like a mother.

text: She spoke in a soft motherly voice.

ipa: /ˈmʌðəli/

ipa: /ˈmʌðɚli/

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


heptagon

forms:
heptagon (singular)
heptagons (plural)

enpr: hĕp'təgŏn

enpr: hĕp'təgən


quindecagon

forms:
quindecagon (singular)
quindecagons (plural)

glosses: A quindecagon is a shape with fifteen sides.


genitalia

forms: genitalia (plural)

glosses: Genitalia are the body parts used for sex and reproduction, especially the parts on the outside of the body.

text: His pants were down, and his genitalia were clearly visible.

text: The law makes it illegal to show female breasts and genitalia.


incels

forms:
incel (singular)
incels (plural)

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

incel


madden

forms:
madden (canonical)
maddens (third-person singular)
maddened (past)
maddened (past participle)
maddening (present participle)

glosses: If you madden a person or animal, you make them angry or crazy.

text: She fought like a maddened animal.

text: I couldn't block out the maddening noise.

ipa: /ˈmædən/

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

hyphenation: mad‧den


jealousy

forms:
jealousy (singular)
jealousies (plural)

glosses: Jealousy is the bad feeling you get when somebody else has something that you want.

text: I felt great jealousy towards them and their successes

glosses: Jealousy is the bad feeling you get when somebody you're interested in shows interest in another, or when the other person shows interest in them.

text: Men act violently out of sexual jealousy more than women.

ipa: /ˈdʒɛləsi/

hyphenation: jeal‧ous‧y

jealousies


Republic of China

forms: Republic of China

glosses: The Republic of China is a country in east Asia.


surreptitiously

forms: surreptitiously (positive)

glosses: If you do something surreptitiously, you do it in secret.

text: As they were speaking, he surreptitiously took the diamond.


hmm

forms: hmm

glosses: You use hmm when you are thinking about what to say or what to do.

text: Hmm... What should I do?


ratings

forms:
rating (singular)
ratings (plural)

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

rating


deaf-mute

forms: deaf-mute (positive)

glosses: : A person who can not hear and can not speak (excluding sign lenguage). In modern times some people consider the word offensive and prefer just deaf.


versatile

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

glosses: Something that is versatile is able to change easily and do different things.

text: The writer is versatile because he can write romance stories, science fiction stories, and action stories.

ipa: /ˈvɝsətl̩/

ipa: /ˈvɜːsətaɪl/

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

hyphenation: ver‧sa‧tile


deafmute

forms: deafmute (positive)


ruthlessness

forms: ruthlessness (singular)

etymology_text: ruthless + -ness

ety-suffix

ruthless

ness

expansion: ruthless + -ness

glosses: Ruthlessness is the property of being ruthless.


compulsive

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

glosses: If you are compulsive, you do things without planning or control.

text: Her compulsive gambling was causing a lot of problems in her life.

ipa: /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/

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


defiance

forms:
defiance (singular)
defiances (plural)

glosses: Defiance is the state or act of refusing to do what you are told to do.

ipa: /dɪˈfaɪ(j)əns/


flank

forms:
flank (canonical)
flanks (third-person singular)
flanked (past)
flanked (past participle)
flanking (present participle)

glosses: If an attacking group flanks someone, it comes from both sides.

ipa: /flæŋk/


flank

forms:
flank (singular)
flanks (plural)

glosses: A flank is the part of the body between the ribs and the hip.


postscript

forms:
postscript (singular)
postscripts (plural)

glosses: A postscript is a message that is put at the end of a letter and is put after the author's signature.

text: He added a postscript to the end of the letter.

glosses: A postscript is something that is added to a story or play after it is finished.

text: The author explained in the postscript of the book why she wrote the book.


dean

forms:
dean (singular)
deans (plural)

glosses: A dean is the head of a department of a university or college.

text: The dean welcomed the students to another year of study at Humber College.

enpr: dēn

ipa: /diːn/


get up

forms: get up

text: I get up very early to go swimming."


valedictory

forms:
valedictory (singular)
valedictories (plural)

text: The valedictorian delivered the valedictory speech.

ipa: /ˌvælɪˈdɪktəri/

ipa: /ˌvæləˈdɪktəri/

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

hyphenation: va‧le‧dict‧o‧ry

noun

valedictories


commend

forms:
commend (canonical)
commends (third-person singular)
commended (past)
commended (past participle)
commending (present participle)

glosses: If you commend someone, you praise or give them credit for something good.

text: The president commended the soldier for their bravery.

ipa: /kəˈmɛnd/


hendecagon

forms:
hendecagon (singular)
hendecagons (plural)

glosses: A hendecagon is a shape with eleven sides.


North Korea

forms: North Korea

text: The capital city of North Korea is Pyongyang.

audio: En-us-North Korea.ogg


lightbulb

forms:
lightbulb (singular)
lightbulbs (plural)


defiant

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

glosses: If you are defiant, you refuse to do what you are told to do.

ipa: /dɪˈfaɪ(j)ənt/

ipa: /dɪˈfaɪənt/


farewell

forms: farewell

glosses: You use farewell when you are leaving or departing.

text: Farewell! I will miss you.

ipa: /fɛrˈwɛl/

ipa: /fɛəˈwɛl/


farewell

forms:
farewell (singular)
farewells (plural)

glosses: A farewell is when a person says "farewell" to someone else. This means to wish for happiness and safety.


contronym

forms:
contronym (singular)
contronyms (plural)

glosses: A contronym is a word with two different meanings, which are the opposite of each other. The meaning can only be understood in the context of the sentence.


tributary

forms:
tributary (singular)
tributaries (plural)

glosses: A tributary is a river or stream that flows into a larger body of water, such as a river or lake.

glosses: A tributary is a state that pays another state, often in return for protection.

tributaries


expedition

forms:
expedition (singular)
expeditions (plural)

glosses: An expedition is a long trip that people go on for a specific reason.

text: The expedition across the Alps lasted two weeks.

ipa: /ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/


goosebumps

forms: goosebumps (plural)

glosses: Goosebumps are bumps on your skin that appear whenever you are cold.


novice

forms:
novice (singular)
novices (plural)

glosses: A novice is a person who is new to a field or activity.

text: I was once a novice at football.

ipa: /ˈnɒvɪs/

ipa: /ˈnɑvɪs/

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


regolith

forms:
regolith (singular)
regoliths (plural)

glosses: A regolith is a layer of loose material such as dust, soil, and broken rock which covers solid rock. It can be found on planets and the moon.

ipa: /ˈrɛɡəlɪθ/


humanity

forms:
humanity (singular)
humanities (plural)

text: Have we lost all humanity?

text: The worker was praised for his humanity and respect.

ipa: /hjuˈmænɪti/

humanities


fallopian tube

forms:
fallopian tube (singular)
fallopian tubes (plural)

glosses: The fallopian tube is a tube in female mammals that moves the egg from the ovary to the uterus.

fallopian tube


amulet

forms:
amulet (singular)
amulets (plural)

glosses: An amulet is an object a person keeps because he thinks it gives him good luck.

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


faeces

forms: faeces (plural)

glosses: Faeces are the solid waste from the intestines, also called excrement, shit or poo.

text: The street was dirty, with dog faeces all over the footpath.

ipa: /ˈfiːsiːz/


myometrium

forms:
myometrium (singular)
myometria (plural)

glosses: The myometrium is the thick wall of the uterus made of smooth muscle.

text: The cells of the myometrium get larger during pregnancy.

ipa: /ˌmaɪəʊˈmiːtriəm/

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

myometria


Ron

forms: Ron

glosses: Ron is a shortened male given name for Ronald.


they're

forms: they're

pos: contraction

text: They're just sitting around all the time.

ipa: /ðɛə(r)/

ipa: /ðeɪɚ/

homophones: their there


shorthand

forms: shorthand (positive)

glosses: Shorthand is a shortened or simplified way of referring to something.

ipa: /ˈʃɔːthænd/

ipa: /ˈʃɔrthænd/


den

forms:
den (singular)
dens (plural)

glosses: A den is a place where a wild animal lives.

text: The wolf went back to his den to sleep after a day of hunting.

glosses: A den is a small cave in the side of a hill.

ipa: /dɛn/


nah

forms: nah

glosses: You use "nah" as a casual way of saying "no".

text: Nah, I'm not gonna make a funny prank at the teacher. You should do it if you are wanting me to do that.


dubious

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

glosses: A dubious decision or opinion is one that you don't believe is honest, safe, or reliable.

glosses: If you are dubious about something, you are not sure if you should believe or trust it.


an apple a day keeps the doctor away

forms: an apple a day keeps the doctor away

glosses: An apple a day keeps the doctor away means that healthy food keeps you healthy.


nonagon

forms:
nonagon (singular)
nonagons (plural)

hyphenation: non‧a‧gon


writ

forms:
writ (singular)
writs (plural)

glosses: A writ is a document form a court that says you have to do something.

text: The writ was given to tell information to everyone.


slime

forms:
slime (singular)
slimes (plural)

glosses: Slime is a moist soft, sticky substance.

glosses: Slime is mucus-resembling or viscous substance.

slime


second hand

forms:
second hand (singular)
second hands (plural)

glosses: The second hand is the clock hand that shows the number of seconds passed.


mortars

forms:
mortar (singular)
mortars (plural)

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

mortar

mortars


prong

forms:
prong (singular)
prongs (plural)

text: The broccoli was stuck on one prong of my fork.

ipa: /prɒŋ/

ipa: /prɑŋ/

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


periodic

forms: periodic (positive)

glosses: Something that is periodic happens regularly.

adjective

periodic


dale

forms:
dale (singular)
dales (plural)

glosses: A dale is a big valley that is very broad and open.

text: It took the hiker a day to walk through the dale.

ipa: /deɪl/

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


turd

forms:
turd (singular)
turds (plural)

noun

uncountable: true


denominators

forms:
denominator (singular)
denominators (plural)

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

denominator

denominators


messy

forms:
messy (positive)
messier (comparative)
messiest (superlative)

etymology_text: mess + -y

ety-suffix

mess

y

expansion: mess + -y

glosses: Something that is messy is very chaotic and not organized.

text: His sister's bedroom can be a bit messy at times.

ipa: /ˈmɛsi/

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

hyphenation: mess‧y

adj

messy

messier

messiest


brandy

forms:
brandy (singular)
brandies (plural)

glosses: Brandy is a type of spirit produced by distilled wine.

enpr: brănʹdē

ipa: /ˈbrændi/

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

noun

brandy

brandies


secondhand

forms: secondhand (positive)

glosses: A secondhand item is one that was owned by somebody before.

text: That car retailer sells secondhand cars.

ipa: /ˈsɛk(ə)nd hand/


auto-

forms: auto-

pos: prefix

glosses: "auto-" is a prefix that is related to yourself.

text: Autobiographies are written biographies about yourself.

glosses: "auto-" is a prefix that describes something that automatically does something.

text: An automobile moves by itself without needing you to make it move.

text: Autotune is a type of program that automatically tunes your recorded voice.


px

forms: px

pos: abbrev

glosses: "px" is an abbreviation for pixels, usually used to show that a widget (such as an image) on the computer is a number of pixels long.

text: We need an image that is 400px long to place into this program.


boomerang

forms:
boomerang (singular)
boomerangs (plural)

glosses: A boomerang is a curved weapon made of wood that you can throw and it returns to you.

ipa: /ˈbuːməræŋ/

ipa: /ˈbuməræŋ/

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

hyphenation: boo‧me‧rang


interrogation

forms:
interrogation (singular)
interrogations (plural)

glosses: Interrogation is the process of asking someone questions to get information from them.

text: The police use interrogation to investigate people suspected of crimes.


voyages

forms:
voyage (singular)
voyages (plural)

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

voyage

voyages


garrison

forms:
garrison (singular)
garrisons (plural)

glosses: A garrison is a group of soldiers who stay in a place, such as a fort, usually to defend it from a possible attack.

ipa: /ˈɡarɪs(ə)n/


menstruation

forms:
menstruation (singular)
menstruations (plural)

glosses: Menstruation is the flow of blood and fluid out through the vagina.

text: She had her first menstruation at age 13.

ipa: /ˌmɛnstrʊˈeɪʃn/

ipa: /ˌmɛnstruˈeɪʃ(ə)n/

audio: menstruation US.ogg

audio: menstration US.ogg

hyphenation: men‧stru‧a‧tion


pentadecagon

forms:
pentadecagon (singular)
pentadecagons (plural)

glosses: A pentadecagon is a shape with 15 sides.

ipa: /ˌpɛntəˈdɛkəɡən/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-pentadecagon.wav


ruthless

forms: ruthless (positive)

etymology_text: ruth + -less

ety-suffix

ruth

less

expansion: ruth + -less

glosses: A ruthless person tries to achieve their goals despite knowing that it will cause pain or damage.

glosses: A ruthless action is carried out despite knowing that it will cause pain or damage.

ipa: /ˈruːθləs/

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


monkey business

forms: monkey business

glosses: Monkey business is time improper or dishonest behaviour.

ipa: /ˈmʌŋkɪ ˌbɪznɪs/

ipa: /ˈmʌŋki ˌbɪznɪs/

audio: en-au-monkey business.ogg

hyphenation: monk‧ey busi‧ness


contempt

forms: contempt (singular)

glosses: Contempt is the feeling that a person or a thing is useless or deserves to be looked down upon.

glosses: If you treat someone with contempt, you treat them as inferior or worthless.

ipa: /kənˈtɛmpt/


twit

forms:
twit (singular)
twits (plural)


spoonbill

forms:
spoonbill (singular)
spoonbills (plural)

glosses: A spoonbill is a type of water bird with a spoon-shaped beak.


intently

pos: adv

etymology_text: intent + -ly

intent

ly

expansion: intent + -ly

glosses: If you do something intently, you are very focused on doing it.

text: He listened intently to his grandfather's stories.

text: The students, intently studying, did not see the teacher enter the room.

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛntli/

hyphenation: in‧tent‧ly


enterprise

forms:
enterprise (singular)
enterprises (plural)

text: The enterprise grew every year and now earns millions.

ipa: /ˈɛntəˌpraɪz/

ipa: /ˈɛntɚˌpraɪz/

hyphenation: en‧ter‧prise


wonky

forms:
wonky (positive)
wonkier (comparative)
wonkiest (superlative)

glosses: Something that is wonky it is not straight or level.

adjective

wonky

wonkier

wonkiest


haggle

forms:
haggle (canonical)
haggles (third-person singular)
haggled (past)
haggled (past participle)
haggling (present participle)

glosses: If you haggle, you bargain to find a price that is acceptable for the seller and the buyer.

text: I haggled on the price for the shoes.

ipa: /ˈhæɡəl/

verb

haggl

e


bling

forms: bling (singular)

glosses: Bling is expensive clothes or jewelry of high prestige.

enpr: blĭng

ipa: /blɪŋ/

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


rip-offs

forms:
rip-off (singular)
rip-offs (plural)

glosses: The plural form of rip-off; more than one (kind of) rip-off.

noun

rip-off

rip-offs


daunting

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

glosses: If something is daunting, you feel that should not try it because it will be very difficult.

text: The from the bottom of the hill, the ride up looked daunting.

ipa: /ˈdɔːntɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈdɔntɪŋ/

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

hyphenation: daunt‧ing


Wally

forms: Wally

glosses: Wally is a nickname given to the male given name for Waldo.


pixel

forms:
pixel (singular)
pixels (plural)

text: If you look close enough at an image on the computer, you can see pixels on the picture. They are shaped like squares.

ipa: /ˈpɪksəl/

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


blender

forms:
blender (singular)
blenders (plural)

glosses: A blender is an appliance used to crush food into smaller pieces.

text: I used the blender to make your smoothie.

ipa: /ˈblɛndɚ/

ipa: /ˈblɛndə/


Mark

forms: Mark

ipa: /maːk/

ipa: /mɑː(r)k/

ipa: /mɑrk/

homophones: mark marque


chaotic

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

glosses: Someone or something that is chaotic is unpredictable.

ipa: /keɪˈɒtɪk/

ipa: /keɪˈɑtɪk/

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

hyphenation: cha‧ot‧ic


screw driver

forms:
screw driver (singular)
screw drivers (plural)


assuage

forms:
assuage (canonical)
assuages (third-person singular)
assuaged (past)
assuaged (past participle)
assuaging (present participle)

glosses: If you assuage a feeling, you make it less intense.

text: We tried to assuage her anger about the damage.

ipa: /əˈsweɪdʒ/

hyphenation: as‧suage

verb

assuag


filth

forms: filth (singular)

glosses: Filth is the dirt that appears on objects.

glosses: Filth is someone or something that is disgusting.

noun

filth


deduce

forms:
deduce (canonical)
deduces (third-person singular)
deduced (past)
deduced (past participle)
deducing (present participle)

glosses: If someone deduces something, the person reaches a conclusion based on a logical process.

ipa: /dɪˈdjuːs/

ipa: /dɪˈdʒuːs/

ipa: /dɪˈduːs/

verb

deduc


two thousand

forms: two thousand

pos: det

glosses: ordinal two thousandth) Two thousand (2000) is a number that has two thousands.

text: The number two thousand can be written as "2000".

text: Julius Caesar lived about two thousand years ago.

text: Just over two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ died on a crucifix.


scoff

forms:
scoff (canonical)
scoffs (third-person singular)
scoffed (past)
scoffed (past participle)
scoffing (present participle)

glosses: If you scoff at someone or at something, you laugh at someone or something with contempt.

glosses: If you scoff your food, you eat it very quickly.

ipa: /skɒf/

ipa: /skɔːf/


Brett

forms: Brett

ipa: /brɛt/

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


first name

forms:
first name (singular)
first names (plural)

glosses: Your first name is your given name, not your family name.

text: John Smith's first name is "John".


inceldom

forms: inceldom (singular)

etymology_text: incel + -dom

ety-suffix

incel

dom

expansion: incel + -dom

text: Her inceldom made her feel lonely.

ipa: /ˈɪnsɛldəm/


Jimmy

forms: Jimmy

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɪmi/

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

hyphenation: Jim‧my


weren't

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

text: They weren't doing anything to upset you.

ipa: /ˈwɜːnt/

ipa: /ˈwɝnt/

be

am

is

are

was

were

been

being


Greg

forms: Greg

glosses: Greg is a male given name; it is often, but not always, a shortened form of Gregory.

ipa: /ɡrɛɡ/


deflect

forms:
deflect (canonical)
deflects (third-person singular)
deflected (past)
deflected (past participle)
deflecting (present participle)

glosses: If you deflect something, you hit it to change its direction.

text: I was able to deflect the ball coming at me.

ipa: /dɪˈflɛkt/

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


rip-off

forms:
rip-off (singular)
rip-offs (plural)

glosses: A rip-off is something that costs much more than it is actually worth.

text: $200 for a pair of shoes!? That is a rip-off.

glosses: A rip-off of something is a poor imitation of it.

text: This cheap company produces rip-offs of the popular Nike shoes.


scrutinize

forms:
scrutinize (canonical)
scrutinizes (third-person singular)
scrutinized (past)
scrutinized (past participle)
scrutinizing (present participle)

etymology_text: scrutiny + -ize

scrutiny

ize

expansion: scrutiny + -ize

glosses: If you scrutinize something, you look into it very carefully.

text: The group scrutinizes the government's actions.

ipa: /ˈskruːtɨnaɪz/

enpr: skro͞otʹn-īz

ipa: /ˈskrutn̩ˌaɪz/

hyphenation: scru‧ti‧nize

verb

scrutiniz


citation

forms:
citation (singular)
citations (plural)

glosses: A citation is a notice given to a person who has to go to court.

glosses: A citation is the paper notice given to a person who has to go to court.

glosses: A citation is the act of citing a section of a book, or from another person, in their own words.

ipa: /ˌsaɪˈteɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌsaɪˈteɪʃn̩/

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

hyphenation: ci‧tat‧ion


necromancer

forms:
necromancer (singular)
necromancers (plural)

glosses: A necromancer is someone who summons dead people.

ipa: /ˈnekrə(ʊ)ˌmænsə/

ipa: /ˈnekrəˌmænsɚ/

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


smear

forms:
smear (canonical)
smears (third-person singular)
smeared (past)
smeared (past participle)
smearing (present participle)

glosses: If you smear a substance on a surface, you spread it by rubbing.

enpr: smî(r)

ipa: /smɪə(r)/

enpr: smîr

ipa: /smiɚ/


obese

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

text: The man with the obese belly walked to the nearest McDonalds.

text: That guy in the restaurant is so obese.

ipa: /oʊˈbis/

ipa: /əʊˈbiːs/

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


consequently

forms:
consequently (positive)
Superlative–

etymology_text: consequent + -ly

ety-suffix

consequent

expansion: consequent + -ly

glosses: The word consequently is used show what happened as a result or consequence of an event.

text: He did not wake up early in the morning. Consequently, he was late to work.

text: The man looked at a pet shop nearby. Consequently, he remembered the dog he had left at home.

ipa: /ˈkɒnsɪˌkwɛntli/

ipa: /ˈkɑːnsɪˌkwɛntli/


spine

forms:
spine (singular)
spines (plural)

glosses: Your spine is the set of bones down the middle of your back.

glosses: Spines are sharp, pointy parts on an animal or a plant.

glosses: The spine of a book is the narrow, hard part that joins the pages together.

ipa: /spaɪn/

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


fistfight

forms:
fistfight (singular)
fistfights (plural)

glosses: A fistfight is a fight that is fought using bare fists.

text: The two men got into a fistfight behind the bar.

ipa: /ˈfɪstˌfaɪt/


fistfight

forms:
fistfight (canonical)
fistfights (third-person singular)
fistfought (past)
fistfought (past participle)
fistfighting (present participle)

glosses: If you fistfight, you fight using your bare fists.

verb

fistfight

fistfights

fistfought

fistfighting


fluctuate

forms:
fluctuate (canonical)
fluctuates (third-person singular)
fluctuated (past)
fluctuated (past participle)
fluctuating (present participle)

glosses: If something fluctuates, it changes often but not regularly.

text: The price of gasoline has been fluctuating wildly.

ipa: /ˈflʌktʃʊeɪt/

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

fluctuat


denominator

forms:
denominator (singular)
denominators (plural)

glosses: The denominator is the lower part of the fraction.

text: In the fraction 3/4, the numerator is 3 and the denominator is 4.

ipa: /dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtə(r)/

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


pricey

forms:
pricey (positive)
pricier (comparative)
priciest (superlative)

etymology_text: price + -y

ety-suffix

price

expansion: price + -y

glosses: If something is pricey, it costs a lot of money.

ipa: /ˈpraɪsi/

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

adj

pricey

pricier

priciest


time-out

forms:
time-out (singular)
time-outs (plural)

glosses: In sports a time-out is when the coach asks for a short stop in the game to talk with the team.

text: The coach of the home team is asking for a time-out.

glosses: A time-out is a short period to relax from a situation that causes stress.

text: I need a time-out from this meeting.

hyphenation: time‧out


Brady

forms: Brady

text: Tom Brady is a famous football player.


valedictorian

forms:
valedictorian (singular)
valedictorians (plural)

glosses: The valedictorian of a class is a student that says the valedictory speech. They usually have the highest marks of the class.

text: The highest placing person in the exam was chosen as the valedictorian.

ipa: /vælədɪkˈtɔrɪən/


scrutinise

forms:
scrutinise (canonical)
scrutinises (third-person singular)
scrutinised (past)
scrutinised (past participle)
scrutinising (present participle)

etymology_text: scrutiny + -ise

ety-suffix

ise

expansion: scrutiny + -ise

glosses: If you scrutinise something, you look into it very carefully.

text: The group scrutinises the government's actions.

ipa: /ˈskruːtɨnaɪz/

ipa: /ˈskrutn̩ˌaɪz/

hyphenation: scru‧ti‧nise

verb

scrutinis


untied

forms: untied (positive)

glosses: A string, rope, etc. that is untied is not tied.

text: Your shoelaces are untied.


untied

forms:
untie (canonical)
unties (third-person singular)
untied (past)
untied (past participle)
untying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of untie.

untie

unties

untied

untying


sadden

forms:
sadden (canonical)
saddens (third-person singular)
saddened (past)
saddened (past participle)
saddening (present participle)

glosses: If something saddens you, it makes you feel less happy.

text: I was saddened by the news of his illness.

text: It saddened her to see him crying.

ipa: /ˈsædən/

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


timeout

forms:
timeout (singular)
timeouts (plural)

glosses: In sports a timeout is when the coach asks for a short stop in the game to talk with the team.

text: The coach of the home team is asking for a timeout.

glosses: A timeout is a short period to relax from a situation that causes stress.

text: I need a timeout from this meeting.


beep

forms:
beep (canonical)
beeps (third-person singular)
beeped (past)
beeped (past participle)
beeping (present participle)

glosses: If something beeps, it makes a short high-pitched sound; it is a sound that sounds like "beep".

text: He is an impatient driver. He kept beeping at the car in front of him.

enpr: bēp

ipa: /biːp/

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


beep

forms:
beep (singular)
beeps (plural)

glosses: A beep is a short high-pitched sound that sounds like "beep".


hype

forms:
hype (singular)
hypes (plural)

glosses: Hype is excitement for something that is upcoming in the future.

text: After a storm of hype, the group's debut album was finally released.

ipa: /haɪp/


hype

forms:
hype (canonical)
hypes (third-person singular)
hyped (past)
hyped (past participle)
hyping (present participle)

glosses: If someone hypes about something, they are promoting or advertising heavily.

text: They started to hype about the new album weeks before its release date.

hyp


Mike

forms: Mike

glosses: Mike is a male given name that is short for "Michael".

ipa: [mɑik]


mortar

forms:
mortar (singular)
mortars (plural)

glosses: A mortar is kind of large gun that fires explosive shells.

glosses: Mortar is a type of paste used to stick bricks together.

glosses: A mortar is a bowl used with a pestle to crush food or drugs into smaller pieces.

ipa: /'mɔːtə/

ipa: /'mɔrtər/


Johnson

forms: Johnson

ipa: /ˈdʒɑnsən/

ipa: /ˈdʒɒnsən/


consecutive

forms: consecutive (positive)

glosses: Consecutive events follow one another with no other in between.

text: We were given homework over five consecutive days.

ipa: /kɒnsɛkjʊtɪv/

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


Lisa

forms: Lisa

enpr: lēʹsə

ipa: /ˈliːsə/

ipa: /ˈlisə/


thrive

forms:
thrived (past)
thrived (past participle)
thrive (canonical)
thrives (third-person singular)
throve (past)
thriven (past participle)
thriving (present participle)

glosses: To thrive is to grow or develop well or vigorously.

text: In its new place on the windowsill, the plant is sure to thrive and bloom regularly.

ipa: /θraɪv/

thriv

thrive

thrives

throve

thriven

thriving


apps

forms:
app (singular)
apps (plural)

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

noun

app


dependent clause

forms: dependent clause

glosses: A dependent clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb.

text: The dependent clause in the sentence I will do so, when you give it to me would be when you give it to me.


gorge

forms:
gorge (singular)
gorges (plural)

glosses: A gorge is a narrow valley and normally has steep rocky walls and a stream.

text: The Kali Gandaki Gorge is the deepest in the world.

enpr: gôj

ipa: /ɡɔːdʒ/

enpr: gôrj

ipa: /ɡɔrd͡ʒ/


gorge

forms:
gorge (canonical)
gorges (third-person singular)
gorged (past)
gorged (past participle)
gorging (present participle)

glosses: If a person gorge themselves, they eat greedily and in large quantities.

text: They gorged themselves on chocolate and cake.

verb

gorg


blister

forms:
blister (singular)
blisters (plural)

glosses: A blister is a painful bump on skin that is caused by excessive rubbing or because of extreme heat.

ipa: /ˈblɪstɚ/

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


blister

forms:
blister (canonical)
blisters (third-person singular)
blistered (past)
blistered (past participle)
blistering (present participle)

glosses: If someone blisters, they develop a blister.


garrisons

forms:
garrison (singular)
garrisons (plural)

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

noun

garrison


overwhelmed

forms:
overwhelm (canonical)
overwhelms (third-person singular)
overwhelmed (past)
overwhelmed (past participle)
overwhelming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of overwhelm.

verb

overwhelm


peel

forms:
peel (canonical)
peels (third-person singular)
peeled (past)
peeled (past participle)
peeling (present participle)

glosses: If you peel a fruit, you remove its skin.

text: I am going to peel this banana.

glosses: If you peel something thin and flat off, you remove it.

text: After peeling off this old wallpaper, I can add new wallpaper.

ipa: /piːl/


peel

forms:
peel (singular)
peels (plural)

text: Banana peels are slippery.


squid

forms:
squid (singular)
squids (plural)

glosses: A squid is a cephalopod (a type of sea creature) with a large head and ten legs.

text: The squid is not able to grow a leg after it is severed.

ipa: /skwɪd/


weld

forms:
weld (canonical)
welds (third-person singular)
welded (past)
welded (past participle)
welding (present participle)

glosses: If two things are welded together, they are joined together, usually using metal.

text: The workers welded a piece of steel to the bridge.

glosses: If you weld two things, you bring them together very closely.

ipa: /wɛld/

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


weld

forms:
weld (singular)
welds (plural)

glosses: A weld is the piece of metal that joins two things together.


adequacy

forms:
adequacy (singular)
adequacies (plural)

glosses: Adequacy is the property of being good enough or sufficient.

text: The fire department was sent to see adequacy of the escape plan.

noun

adequacy

adequacies


idolize

forms:
idolize (canonical)
idolizes (third-person singular)
idolized (past)
idolized (past participle)
idolizing (present participle)

etymology_text: idol + -ize

ety-suffix

idol

expansion: idol + -ize

glosses: When you idolize something, you love and admire it very strongly.

text: He idolized his mother.

ipa: /ˈaɪdəlaɪz/

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

verb

idoliz


smudge

forms:
smudge (singular)
smudges (plural)

text: He rubbed the smudge off the glass.

text: There was a smudge on the boy's homework.

ipa: /smʌdʒ/


smudge

forms:
smudge (canonical)
smudges (third-person singular)
smudged (past)
smudged (past participle)
smudging (present participle)

glosses: If you smudge something, you rub something in or make it dirty.

text: The painter accidentally smudged his painting.

text: She smudged her makeup when she rubbed her eyes.

smudg


boiler

forms:
boiler (singular)
boilers (plural)

glosses: A boiler is a large container where water is heated, usually for the purpose of heating a building.

text: The water from the boiler heats the whole building.

ipa: /ˈbɔɪlə/

ipa: /ˈbɔɪlɚ/

hyphenation: boil‧er


foreshadow

forms:
foreshadow (canonical)
foreshadows (third-person singular)
foreshadowed (past)
foreshadowed (past participle)
foreshadowing (present participle)

etymology_text: fore- + shadow

ety-prefix

fore

shadow

expansion: fore- + shadow

glosses: If an event is foreshadowed, it is hinted that it will happen.

text: The downfall of the company was foreshadowed by the stock market crash.

ipa: /fɔːˈʃadəʊ/

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

hyphenation: fore‧sha‧dow


conventional

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

glosses: Something that is conventional is what is generally done, believed, or ordinary.

text: The conventional temperature is at 22C.

text: The train runs on conventional rails.

text: I prefer more conventional clothing.

ipa: /kənˈvɛnʃənəl/


title: chinese radical

redirect: radical

pos: hard-redirect


atomic bomb

forms:
atomic bomb (singular)
atomic bombs (plural)

noun

atomic bomb

atomic bombs


frauds

forms:
fraud (singular)
frauds (plural)

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

fraud


computer game

forms:
computer game (singular)
computer games (plural)

glosses: A computer game is a type of game that is played on a computer.

text: Why do you always play computer games instead of doing homework?

computer game

computer games


atomic bombs

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


shuffle

forms:
shuffle (canonical)
shuffles (third-person singular)
shuffled (past)
shuffled (past participle)
shuffling (present participle)

glosses: If you shuffle, you drag your feet along the floor without lifting them up.

text: He shuffled out of the room.

text: I shuffled my feet in embarrassment.

glosses: If you shuffle something, you rearrange something in a random order.

text: The dealer will shuffle the playing cards to make the game fair.

text: I shuffle all of the music in my playlist.

ipa: /ˈʃʌfəl/

verb

shuffl


shuffle

forms:
shuffle (singular)
shuffles (plural)

glosses: If you make a shuffle, you drag your feet along the floor without lifting them up.

text: The sad young girl left with a tired shuffle.

glosses: A shuffle is the rearrangement of something in a random order.

text: You don't do very good shuffles. Why not make me do it instead?


discord

forms:
discord (singular)
discords (plural)

glosses: Discord is disagreement and bad feelings between people.

text: The idea created discord among them.

glosses: Discord is when notes in music don't sound good when played at the same time.

ipa: /ˈdɪskɔrd/

ipa: /ˈdɪskɔːd/

hyphenation: dis‧cord


discord

forms:
discord (canonical)
discords (third-person singular)
discorded (past)
discorded (past participle)
discording (present participle)

glosses: If you discord, you disagree with someone.

ipa: /dɪsˈkɔrd/

ipa: /dɪsˈkɔːd/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-discord2.wav


prick

forms:
prick (singular)
pricks (plural)

glosses: A prick is an annoying or rude person, usually a man.

text: Nobody cares, prick.

glosses: A prick is a short pain from a small sharp object like a needle.

ipa: /prɪk/


prick

forms:
prick (canonical)
pricks (third-person singular)
pricked (past)
pricked (past participle)
pricking (present participle)

glosses: If you prick something, it means that you pierce or poke it slightly.

text: John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the nurse gave him an injection.


sequential

forms: sequential (positive)

glosses: Something that is sequential follows in consecutive order.

text: 1, 2, and 3 is in sequential order.


trump

forms:
trump (singular)
trumps (plural)

glosses: In a game of cards, a trump is a card of the most powerful suit.

glosses: If you have a trump card (or just a trump), you have something that gives you an advantage.

ipa: /trʌmp/

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


trump

forms:
trump (canonical)
trumps (third-person singular)
trumped (past)
trumped (past participle)
trumping (present participle)

glosses: If someone or something trumps another, it matters more or is more powerful.


legion

forms:
legion (singular)
legions (plural)

text: The film won him a legion of followers.

glosses: A legion is a part of the Roman army with 3000 to 6000 soldiers

text: Caesar and his legions defeated the Gauls.

ipa: /ˈliːdʒən/

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


overwhelms

forms:
overwhelm (canonical)
overwhelms (third-person singular)
overwhelmed (past)
overwhelmed (past participle)
overwhelming (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of overwhelm.


swindle

forms:
swindle (canonical)
swindles (third-person singular)
swindled (past)
swindled (past participle)
swindling (present participle)

glosses: If you swindle someone out of money, you trick them into giving you the money.

ipa: /ˈswɪnd(ə)l/

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

swindl


swindle

forms:
swindle (singular)
swindles (plural)

glosses: A swindle is the deception of money-related items.


blunder

forms:
blunder (singular)
blunders (plural)


blunder

forms:
blunder (canonical)
blunders (third-person singular)
blundered (past)
blundered (past participle)
blundering (present participle)

glosses: A blunder means to make a clumsy or stupid mistake.

text: She made a blunder while preparing the customer's order.


flick

forms:
flick (singular)
flicks (plural)

text: With a quick flick of his wrist, he threw the ball.

text: She gave a flick of her hair and left the room.

text: The newest flick is Solo: A Star Wars Story.

text: My favourite flick is It's a Wonderful Life.

ipa: /flɪk/


flick

forms:
flick (canonical)
flicks (third-person singular)
flicked (past)
flicked (past participle)
flicking (present participle)

glosses: If you flick something, you move it or hit it very quickly.

text: She flicked his hair affectionately.


conforms

forms:
conform (canonical)
conforms (third-person singular)
conformed (past)
conformed (past participle)
conforming (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of conform.

conform


legions

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

noun

legion


app

forms:
app (singular)
apps (plural)

text: There are various apps on the internet that you can download or purchase.

ipa: /æp/

ipa: [æʔp̚]


plantation

forms:
plantation (singular)
plantations (plural)

glosses: A plantation is a large-scale growth of crops, usually with only one type of crop grown.

ipa: /plænˈteɪʃən/


mainstream

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

glosses: Something that is mainstream is used or accepted by a lot of people.

text: The news story wasn't covered by the mainstream media.

text: The show quickly gained a mainstream audience.

ipa: /ˈmeɪnstriːm/


mainstream

forms: mainstream (singular)

glosses: The mainstream is something that is common or accepted by a lot of people.


elucidates

forms:
elucidate (canonical)
elucidates (third-person singular)
elucidated (past)
elucidated (past participle)
elucidating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of elucidate.

verb

elucidat


orchards

forms:
orchard (singular)
orchards (plural)

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

noun

orchard


dodecagon

forms:
dodecagon (singular)
dodecagons (plural)


skewer

forms:
skewer (singular)
skewers (plural)

glosses: A skewer is a long piece of wood or metal used to hold pieces of food, typically meat, while cooking.

text: He used a skewer to put pieces of meat together for his kebab.

ipa: /ˈskjuːə/

ipa: /ˈskjuːər/

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

hyphenation: skew‧er


skewer

forms:
skewer (canonical)
skewers (third-person singular)
skewered (past)
skewered (past participle)
skewering (present participle)

glosses: If someone skewers pieces of food, they pierce them through a skewer.

text: He skewered pieces of meat to make his kebab.

glosses: If you skewer someone, you criticize them strongly, often in a humorous way.


Egyptians

forms:
Egyptian (singular)
Egyptians (plural)

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

Egyptian


elucidated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of elucidate.


Sophie

forms: Sophie

ipa: /ˈsəʊfi/

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


overwhelm

forms:
overwhelm (canonical)
overwhelms (third-person singular)
overwhelmed (past)
overwhelmed (past participle)
overwhelming (present participle)

etymology_text: over- + whelm

glosses: If you are overwhelmed by a feeling, you feel it very strongly, and you cannot deal with it.

glosses: If a problem overwhelms you, it's too difficult for you to solve or deal with.

glosses: If one army overwhelms another, they completely defeat them.

text: The team was able to overwhelm their opponents and win first place

ipa: /ˌəʊvəˈʍɛlm/

ipa: /ˌoʊvɚˈʍɛlm/

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


vineyard

forms:
vineyard (singular)
vineyards (plural)


semester

forms:
semester (singular)
semesters (plural)

text: This semester I will be taking four subjects.

text: I will be graduating at the end of the semester.


conformed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of conform.


conspiring

forms:
conspire (canonical)
conspires (third-person singular)
conspired (past)
conspired (past participle)
conspiring (present participle)

verb

conspir


inflict

forms:
inflict (canonical)
inflicts (third-person singular)
inflicted (past)
inflicted (past participle)
inflicting (present participle)

glosses: If you inflict something on someone, you cause an unpleasant situation for them.

ipa: /ɪnˈflɪkt/

hyphenation: in‧flict


thrash

forms:
thrash (canonical)
thrashes (third-person singular)
thrashed (past)
thrashed (past participle)
thrashing (present participle)

glosses: If you thrash someone or something, you beat it violently.

text: She thrashed him across the head and shoulders.

text: After cutting, the wheat had to be thrashed.

glosses: If you thrash a person, you defeat them.

ipa: /θræʃ/

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

thrash

es


thrashed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of thrash.


conspired

glosses: The past tense and past participle of conspire.


cobs

forms:
cob (singular)
cobs (plural)

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

enpr: kŏbz

ipa: /kɒbz/

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

noun

cob


conspire

glosses: If people are conspiring, they are making secret plans together, usually to cause harm.

text: The group was caught conspiring to overthrow the leader.

text: The senators conspired to kill Caesar, an act they accomplished.

ipa: /kənˈspaɪə(r)/

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


goads

forms:
goad (canonical)
goads (third-person singular)
goaded (past)
goaded (past participle)
goading (present participle)

verb

goad


goads

forms:
goad (singular)
goads (plural)

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


conspires

glosses: The third-person singular form of conspire.


leeway

forms: leeway (singular)

glosses: Leeway is the amount of freedom to move or act that is available.

text: The rules gives the person some leeway into his duties.


Vermont

forms: Vermont

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

text: Vermont was accepted as a state in 1791.

text: Montpelier is the capital of Vermont.

ipa: /vəˈmɒnt/

ipa: /vɚˈmɑnt/


Delaware

forms: Delaware

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

text: Delaware is one of the 13 original states.

ipa: /ˈdɛləweə(r)/

ipa: /ˈdɛləwɛr/


title: micro-second

redirect: microsecond


skillful

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

etymology_text: skill + -ful

ety-suffix

skill

ful

expansion: skill + -ful

glosses: A skillful person is someone who is skilled in doing something.

ipa: /ˈskɪlfəl/


overwhelming

forms: overwhelming (positive)

glosses: If evidence or numbers are overwhelming they are far more than needed.

text: The police believed their evidence against Curtis was overwhelming.

text: The overwhelming majority of Muslims disagree with that idea.

glosses: If you feel that something is overwhelming you feel that it is too much for you.

text: Parts of this job are probably very overwhelming for him.

text: The music gave me a sense of overwhelming joy and love.

ipa: /ˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋ/

ipa: /ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ/

adj

expansion: [POS TABLE]


overwhelming

ipa: /ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ/

verb

overwhelm


decrucify

forms:
decrucify (canonical)
decrucifies (third-person singular)
decrucified (past)
decrucified (past participle)
decrucifying (present participle)

text: Jesus was later decrucified to be put in a tomb.

decrucif

y


decrucifies

glosses: The third-person singular form of decrucify.


orchard

forms:
orchard (singular)
orchards (plural)

glosses: An orchard is a plantation of fruit such as apples, plums, and peaches.

text: Many farms allow people to come and pick apples in their orchards.

hyphenation: or‧chard


elevators

forms:
elevator (singular)
elevators (plural)

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

noun

elevator


dawned

forms:
dawn (canonical)
dawns (third-person singular)
dawned (past)
dawned (past participle)
dawning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dawn.

verb

dawn


recursive

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

glosses: If a process is recursive, it uses its previous output as its next input.

ipa: /rɪˈkɜː(r)sɪv/

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


toasty

forms:
toasty (positive)
toastier (comparative)
toastiest (superlative)

etymology_text: toast + -y

ety-suffix

toast

expansion: toast + -y

glosses: Something that is toasty is cooked in a way that resembles toast.

text: These roasted marshmallows look toasty.

glosses: If you feel toasty, you feel comfortably warm.

text: I am feeling toasty with that new fireplace.

ipa: /ˈtoʊsti/

adj

toasty

toastier

toastiest


clams

forms:
clam (singular)
clams (plural)

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

noun

clam


clams

forms:
clam (canonical)
clams (third-person singular)
clammed (past)
clammed (past participle)
clamming (present participle)

verb

m


video game

forms:
video game (singular)
video games (plural)

etymology_text: video + game

compound

video

game

expansion: video + game

glosses: A video game is a game that is played on an electronic device, such as on a computer, a console, a tablet, or a smartphone.

text: Video games are addictive because they are so fun that you want to try it again so many times.

ipa: /ˈvɪdiːəʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/

ipa: /ˈvɪdioʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/

hyphenation: vid‧eo game

noun

video game

video games


grenade

forms:
grenade (singular)
grenades (plural)

glosses: A grenade is a hand-held military bomb that has a timed fuse.

ipa: /ɡrəˈneɪd/


fort

forms:
fort (singular)
forts (plural)

glosses: A fort is a fortified building designed for military defense.

ipa: /fɔrt/

ipa: /fɔːt/


foremen

forms:
foreman (singular)
foremen (plural)

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

foreman

foremen


decrucified

glosses: The past tense and past participle of decrucify.


calculus

forms:
calculus (singular)
calculi or calculuses (plural)

glosses: Calculus is a branch of mathematics that involves understanding mathematical functions.

text: One use of calculus is for finding rates of change and maximization.

calculus

calculi

calculuses


eons

forms:
eon (singular)
eons (plural)

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

eon


Jewfro

forms:
Jewfro (singular)
Jewfros (plural)

glosses: A Jewfro is a type of curly hairstyle that is worn by people of the Ashkenazi Jewish descent.


serial

forms:
serial (singular)
serials (plural)

glosses: A serial is a story or play appearing in pieces on a radio or magazine.

text: The Asterix comics appeared in magazines as a serial for many years.

ipa: /ˈsɪəriːəɫ/


serial

forms: serial (positive)

glosses: If something is considered to be serial, it takes place in multiple times.

text: A newspaper is a serial publication.


firing pin

forms:
firing pin (singular)
firing pins (plural)

glosses: A firing pin is a part of a firearm that is used to hit the primer of a cartridge to fire rounds.


primers

forms:
primer (singular)
primers (plural)

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

primer


ejaculation

forms:
ejaculation (singular)
ejaculations (plural)

glosses: Ejaculation is the action of ejecting semen from the body.

text: Ejaculation is essential to reproduction.

ipa: /iˌdʒækjuˈleɪʃən/

hyphenation: eja‧cu‧la‧tion


endow

forms:
endow (canonical)
endows (third-person singular)
endowed (past)
endowed (past participle)
endowing (present participle)

glosses: To endow is to give income or property to an organization

text: Donors were able to endow Harvard University with $37.1 billion.

ipa: /ɪnˈdaʊ/

hyphenation: en‧dow


justifiable

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

etymology_text: justify + -able

ety-suffix

justify

able

expansion: justify + -able

glosses: Something that is justifiable can be given a reason.

text: The arrest of the man was perfectly justifiable given that he had just robbed a bank.


rotations

forms:
rotation (singular)
rotations (plural)

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

noun

rotation


vale

forms:
vale (singular)
vales (plural)

enpr: vāl

ipa: /veɪl/

homophones: veil vail


microseconds

forms:
microsecond (singular)
microseconds (plural)

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

microsecond


clotheslines

forms:
clothesline (singular)
clotheslines (plural)

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

clothesline


primer

glosses: A primer is a part of a pistol, rifle and other firearms that is used to ignite gunpowder or other explosives when struck by the firing pin.


dawning

forms:
dawn (canonical)
dawns (third-person singular)
dawned (past)
dawned (past participle)
dawning (present participle)


modifications

forms:
modification (singular)
modifications (plural)

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

modification


air drafts

forms:
air draft (singular)
air drafts (plural)

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

air draft


no longer

forms: no longer

glosses: If something is no longer true, it used to be true, but it is not true now, not anymore.

text: I quit last week, so I no longer work there.

ipa: /nəʊˈlɒŋ.ɡə/

ipa: /noʊˈlɔŋ.ɡɚ/


stock ticker symbol

forms:
stock ticker symbol (singular)
stock ticker symbols (plural)

glosses: A ticker symbol is a small abbreviation a company uses for stock indexes. They make the name of the company easier to remember.

text: "GOOG" is the stock ticker symbol for Google.


surround sound

forms: surround sound (singular)

glosses: Surround sound is a system of sound surrounding the listener to make an effect that feels real, usually using a few speakers.


kernel

forms:
kernel (singular)
kernels (plural)

ipa: /ˈkɜːnəl/

ipa: /ˈkɝnəl/


curly

forms:
curly (positive)
curlier (comparative)
curliest (superlative)

etymology_text: curl + -y

ety-suffix

curl

expansion: curl + -y

glosses: Something that is curly is rounded or spiral in shape.

text: I have curly hair.

ipa: /ˈkɝli/

ipa: /ˈkɜːli/

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

adj

curly

curlier

curliest


cob

forms:
cob (singular)
cobs (plural)

glosses: A cob is the part of the corn that is made of a hard husk surrounded by many kernels.

ipa: /kɑb/

enpr: kŏb

ipa: /kɒb/


reignite

forms:
reignite (canonical)
reignites (third-person singular)
reignited (past)
reignited (past participle)
reigniting (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + ignite

ety-prefix

re

ignite

expansion: re- + ignite

glosses: If something is reignited, it is set on fire again.

text: The cigarette reignited the campfire.

glosses: If an argument, debate, etc. is reignited, it starts again.

text: The mayor reignited talks of a new subway.

text: The shooting reignited tensions between the two groups.

verb

reignit

e


Jewfros

forms:
Jewfro (singular)
Jewfros (plural)

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

noun

Jewfro


elevator

forms:
elevator (singular)
elevators (plural)

glosses: An elevator is a machine that moves people and goods up and down between floors of a building.

text: Take the elevator to floor 13.

text: He took the elevator from his office to the parking garage.

glosses: A grain elevator is a building that is used to store wheat, corn, or other grains.

ipa: /ˈɛləveɪtə/

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


decantations

forms:
decantation (singular)
decantations (plural)

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

decantation


stock ticker symbols

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

stock ticker symbol


withstand

forms:
withstand (canonical)
withstands (third-person singular)
withstood (past)
withstood (past participle)
withstanding (present participle)

glosses: If something can withstand something else, it can resist it.

text: Their relationship withstood the test of time.

text: These houses withstood the hurricane.

ipa: /wɪðˈstænd/

hyphenation: with‧stand

withstand

withstands

withstood

withstood

withstanding


negate

forms:
negate (canonical)
negates (third-person singular)
negated (past)
negated (past participle)
negating (present participle)

glosses: If x negates y, x makes y lose the effect that it had.

text: smartphones have so many features that negate the need to carry other devices.

ipa: /nɪˈɡeɪt/

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

verb

negat


eon

forms:
eon (singular)
eons (plural)

glosses: An eon is a period of 1,000,000,000 (one billion) years.

text: It feels like it's been an eon since we last saw each other.


livelihoods

forms:
livelihood (singular)
livelihoods (plural)

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

noun

livelihood


blow the whistle

forms: blow the whistle

glosses: If you blow the whistle on someone, you report them to the authorities about illegal or immoral things that they may have done.

text: He blew the whistle on the corruption in the company.

text: They were fired from their jobs after blowing the whistle on the poor management of money in the company.

glosses: If you blow the whistle, this means a game or match ends or that a referee is going to do something.

text: The referee blew the whistle in the middle of the game after one of the players was fouled.

audio: en-au-blow the whistle.ogg


business plan

forms:
business plan (singular)
business plans (plural)

glosses: A business plan is a formal document that shows the business goals and the plans for reaching them. It may also contain other information about the business itself.


title: Sun

redirect: sun


air draft

forms:
air draft (singular)
air drafts (plural)

glosses: Air draft is the distance from the surface of the water to the highest point on a vessel (a ship or boat).


myometria

forms:
myometrium (singular)
myometria (plural)

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

myometrium

myometria


title: Main Page/Sister projects

redirect: Wiktionary:Main Page/Sister projects


trumps

forms:
trump (singular)
trumps (plural)

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

trump


trumps

forms:
trump (canonical)
trumps (third-person singular)
trumped (past)
trumped (past participle)
trumping (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of trump.


foreman

forms:
foreman (singular)
foremen (plural)

etymology_text: fore- + man

ety-prefix

fore

man

expansion: fore- + man

glosses: A foreman is a worker, especially a man, who supervises and directs other workers.

text: The foreman told his employees to get back to work.

ipa: /ˈfɔː(r)mən/


decantation

glosses: Decantation refers to the act of pouring out the liquid or water (which contains the dust or soil particles) without disturbing the particles at the bottom.

ipa: /ˌdiːkænˈteɪʃən/


fortified

forms:
fortify (canonical)
fortifies (third-person singular)
fortified (past)
fortified (past participle)
fortifying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fortify.

verb

fortif


rotation

forms:
rotation (singular)
rotations (plural)

glosses: Rotation is the action of moving around an axis or center.

glosses: A rotation is one full turn back to the original position.

text: The planet Earth completes one rotation each day.

ipa: /roʊˈteɪʃən/

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


title: window-shopping

redirect: window shopping


photographed

forms:
photograph (canonical)
photographs (third-person singular)
photographed (past)
photographed (past participle)
photographing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of photograph.

photograph


business plans

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

noun

business plan


interweaves

forms:
interweave (canonical)
interweaves (third-person singular)
interwove (past)
interwoven (past participle)
interweaving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of interweave.

interweave

interweaves

interwove

interwoven

interweaving


public relations

forms: public relations (singular)

glosses: Public relations refers to the practice of managing the spread of information between a person or an organization and the public, commonly referred to as PR.

text: Every company has a public relations department that is responsible for creating a good public image of the company.


fulfil

forms:
fulfil (canonical)
fulfils (third-person singular)
fulfilled (past)
fulfilled (past participle)
fulfilling (present participle)

glosses: If you fulfil something, you meet expectations.

text: He fulfilled his contract.

text: The group fulfilled their promises to the company.

ipa: /fʊlˈfɪl/

verb

fulfil

l


clam

forms:
clam (singular)
clams (plural)

glosses: A clam is a type of shellfish with a hard shell and a small opening that allows the flow of nutrients in and out of it.

ipa: /klæm/


clam

forms:
clam (canonical)
clams (third-person singular)
clammed (past)
clammed (past participle)
clamming (present participle)

clam


partitioning

forms:
partition (canonical)
partitions (third-person singular)
partitioned (past)
partitioned (past participle)
partitioning (present participle)

partition


compact disc

forms:
compact disc (singular)
compact discs (plural)

glosses: A compact disc is a plastic disc that is used to store computer files.

text: The entire music album is on that compact disc.


interwoven

ipa: /ˈɪntərwəʊvən/


brighten

forms:
brighten (canonical)
brightens (third-person singular)
brightened (past)
brightened (past participle)
brightening (present participle)

etymology_text: bright + -en

ety-suffix

bright

en

expansion: bright + -en

glosses: If something brightens, it becomes brighter, less dark.

text: As the sun came up, the room brightened.

glosses: If someone brightens, they become happier.

text: She brightened when she thought about the holiday plans.

glosses: If you brighten someone or something, you make it brighter.

text: Having the grandchildren visit brightened their day.

ipa: /ˈbraɪtən/

ipa: [ˈbraɪ̯ʔn̩]


modification

forms:
modification (singular)
modifications (plural)

glosses: A modification to something is a change or adjustment to something.

text: The modification of the computer allowed it to access the Internet easier.

text: The modifications made broke the device.

ipa: /ˌmɑdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

hyphenation: mod‧i‧fi‧ca‧tion


beatboxing

forms: beatboxing (singular)

glosses: Beatboxing is making percussive noises with the mouth, lips, tongue and voice. Performers try an imitate the sounds of a drum machine and is used a lot in hip hop music.


fortify

glosses: If you fortify something, you strengthen it with tough materials.

text: The castle was fortified with an extra layer of stone.

ipa: /ˈfɔrtɪfaɪ/

ipa: /ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ/

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

hyphenation: for‧ti‧fy

verb

y


livelihood

forms:
livelihood (singular)
livelihoods (plural)

glosses: Someone's livelihood is how they support themselves, usually related to jobs and money.

text: The livelihoods of the farmers were destroyed when the drought came.

text: His livelihood depends on tourism.

ipa: /ˈlaɪvlɪhʊd/

ipa: /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/

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


groupings

forms:
grouping (singular)
groupings (plural)

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

noun

grouping

groupings


clothesline

forms:
clothesline (singular)
clotheslines (plural)

glosses: A clothesline is a place to hang clothing to dry and is usually made of rope or plastic wire.

text: Please help me to hang these towels on the clothesline outside.

enpr: klōthz'līn

ipa: /ˈkləʊðzlaɪn/

ipa: /ˈkloʊðzlaɪn/

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


fleeing

forms:
flee (canonical)
flees (third-person singular)
fled (past)
fled (past participle)
fleeing (present participle)

flee

flees

fled

fled

fleeing


microsecond

forms:
microsecond (singular)
microseconds (plural)

etymology_text: micro- + second

ety-prefix

micro

second

expansion: micro- + second

glosses: A microsecond is one millionth (0.000001 or 10⁻⁶ or ¹/_(1,000,000)) of a second. The symbol is μs/µs.


councillors

forms:
councillor (singular)
councillors (plural)

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

noun

councillor


interwove

ipa: /ˈɪntərwoːv/


orbiting

forms:
orbit (canonical)
orbits (third-person singular)
orbited (past)
orbited (past participle)
orbiting (present participle)

verb

orbit


scrambled

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

glosses: Food that has been scrambled has been mixed and cooked.

text: He made scrambled eggs for breakfast.


scrambled

forms:
scramble (canonical)
scrambles (third-person singular)
scrambled (past)
scrambled (past participle)
scrambling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of scramble.

scrambl


trailers

forms:
trailer (singular)
trailers (plural)

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

noun

trailer


orbited

glosses: The past tense and past participle of orbit.


partitioned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of partition.


drainage

forms:
drainage (singular)
drainages (plural)

etymology_text: drain + -age

ety-suffix

drain

age

expansion: drain + -age

glosses: To use a drainage is engage in the action or process of draining something.

text: The pot has holes in the base for good drainage

ipa: /ˈdreɪnədʒ/


unwarier

forms:
unwary (positive)
unwarier (comparative)
unwariest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of unwary; more unwary.

adjective

unwary

unwarier

unwariest


federate

forms:
federate (canonical)
federates (third-person singular)
federated (past)
federated (past participle)
federating (present participle)

glosses: If a group of countries, etc. federate, they join in a federation or alliance.

text: The colonies decided to federate, forming the country of Canada.

ipa: /ˈfɛdəreɪt/

verb

federat


brightened

glosses: The past tense and past participle of brighten.

brighten


lawyer up

forms:
lawyer up (canonical)
lawyers up (third-person singular)
lawyered up (past)
lawyered up (past participle)
lawyering up (present participle)

glosses: If a person, company, etc. lawyers up, they get a lawyer to represent them when doing something, usually in court.

text: The oil companies lawyered up and sued the government.

lawyer up

lawyers up

lawyered up

lawyering up


predictions

forms:
prediction (singular)
predictions (plural)

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

noun

prediction


unchangeables

forms:
unchangeable (singular)
unchangeables (plural)

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

unchangeable


unrecyclables

forms:
unrecyclable (singular)
unrecyclables (plural)

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

unrecyclable


firing pins

forms:
firing pin (singular)
firing pins (plural)

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

firing pin


fled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flee.


CD

forms:
CD (singular)
CDs (plural)

glosses: A CD is a type of plastic disk that is used to store computer files.

text: The singer released his new CD album.

glosses: This is the Roman numeral for four hundred (400). It may be written as CD or cd.


noticeable

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

etymology_text: notice + -able

ety-suffix

notice

able

expansion: notice + -able

glosses: Something that is noticeable is very easily seen or noticed.

text: There was a noticeable increase in work being done.

text: The event caused some noticeable drama between the teams.

ipa: /ˈnoʊtɪsəbl̩/

ipa: /ˈnəʊtɪsəbl̩/

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

hyphenation: no‧tice‧able


retrieving

forms:
retrieve (canonical)
retrieves (third-person singular)
retrieved (past)
retrieved (past participle)
retrieving (present participle)

verb

retriev


supercontinents

forms:
supercontinent (singular)
supercontinents (plural)

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

noun

supercontinent


hear through the grapevine

forms: hear through the grapevine

glosses: When you hear something through the grapevine, you hear it from other people and not from the source, which are usually rumors.

text: I heard through the grapevine that the company will be closing down at the end of this year.

audio: en-au-hear through the grapevine.ogg


title: post meridium

redirect: post meridiem


brightens

forms:
brighten (canonical)
brightens (third-person singular)
brightened (past)
brightened (past participle)
brightening (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of brighten.


stew

forms:
stew (singular)
stews (plural)

glosses: Stew is a dish that is made with meat and/or vegetables cooked in liquid.

glosses: A stew is an add-on to staple foods such as rice and pasta, usually in the form of soup, vegetables etc.

ipa: /stʃʉː/

ipa: /stjuː/

enpr: sto͞o

ipa: /stu/


stew

forms:
stew (canonical)
stews (third-person singular)
stewed (past)
stewed (past participle)
stewing (present participle)

glosses: If you stew something, it means that you cook by slowly boiling or simmering.

text: I'm going to stew some meat.

text: The meat is stewing nicely.

glosses: If you stew tea, it means that you brewed it for too long that the flavour becomes too strong.


down payment

forms: down payment

glosses: A down payment is a payment made when you buy something, with the rest to be paid later.


title: ante meridium

redirect: ante meridiem


scrambles

forms:
scramble (canonical)
scrambles (third-person singular)
scrambled (past)
scrambled (past participle)
scrambling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of scramble.


scrambles

forms:
scramble (singular)
scrambles (plural)

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

scramble


unwariest

forms:
unwary (positive)
unwarier (comparative)
unwariest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of unwary; most unwary.


flee

forms:
flee (canonical)
flees (third-person singular)
fled (past)
fled (past participle)
fleeing (present participle)

text: The prisoner tried to flee, but was caught by the guards.

glosses: If you flee a place, you escape from it.

text: The culprit fled the crime scene.

text: Millions of people fled the country during the war.

ipa: /fliː/

flee


councillor

forms:
councillor (singular)
councillors (plural)

text: Half of the councillors voted against expanding the metro.

ipa: /ˈkaʊns(ɪ)lə/

homophones: counselor counsellor


retrieves

glosses: The third-person singular form of retrieve.


sloths

forms:
sloth (singular)
sloths (plural)

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

sloth


post meridiem

forms: post meridiem

pos: prep

glosses: Usually abbreviated p.m., a post meridiem time is noon or later.

text: In the winter, the sun can set as early as 4:30 post meridiem.


pervert

forms:
pervert (singular)
perverts (plural)

glosses: A pervert is a person who has inappropriate habits.

text: That pervert was looking into the changeroom.


retrieved

glosses: The past tense and past participle of retrieve.


elm

forms:
elm (singular)
elms (plural)

text: The city cut down several of the elm trees in the forest.

glosses: Elm wood is the wood that comes from this tree.

text: The dining table is made entirely out of elm wood.


beech

forms:
beech (singular)
beeches (plural)

text: There were lots of beech trees in the forest.

beech

beeches


lamebrain

forms:
lamebrain (singular)
lamebrains (plural)

glosses: A lamebrain is a person who is rather shallow.

ipa: /ˈleɪmbreɪn/


interweaving

forms:
interweave (canonical)
interweaves (third-person singular)
interwove (past)
interwoven (past participle)
interweaving (present participle)

interweave


beeches

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


supercontinent

forms:
supercontinent (singular)
supercontinents (plural)

glosses: A supercontinent is a very large continent that was broken up into smaller ones in Earth's past.

text: The supercontinent of Pangaea was made up of all of today's continents.

glosses: A supercontinent is a large area of land that is made up of many different continents, like Africa-Eurasia.


prediction

forms:
prediction (singular)
predictions (plural)

glosses: A prediction is an idea or guess of what will happen in the future.

text: The president gave a prediction as to whether or not the bill would be passed.

glosses: A prediction is a guess of the chance something will happen based on data.

text: The prediction on who would win the election was off by 10%.

ipa: /prɪˈdɪkʃn/

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


obnoxious

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

glosses: Something that is obnoxious is not very pleasant or good.

text: That person was acting in a very obnoxious way.

ipa: /əbˈnɒkʃəs/

ipa: /əbˈnɑkʃəs/


magnifying glasses

forms:
magnifying glass (singular)
magnifying glasses (plural)

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

magnifying glass

magnifying glasses


retrieve

forms:
retrieve (canonical)
retrieves (third-person singular)
retrieved (past)
retrieved (past participle)
retrieving (present participle)

glosses: If you retrieve something, you go and get it back.

text: He went into the classroom to retrieve his textbook.

text: The clerk retrieved the item from the back room.

ipa: /rɪˈtriv/

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

verb

e


gulf

forms:
gulf (singular)
gulfs (plural)

glosses: A gulf is a part of an ocean or sea that has land mostly around it.

glosses: Any wide separation, as in position, status, or education.


gulf

forms:
gulf (canonical)
gulfs (third-person singular)
gulfed (past)
gulfed (past participle)
gulfing (present participle)

glosses: When you gulf something, you swallow up or engulf it.


orthodox

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

glosses: Something that is orthodox follows the practices that are accepted by a faith or religion.

text: He's an orthodox Christian, not a Catholic.

glosses: Something that is orthodox follows what is normal or is accepted more often.

text: His fighting style was very orthodox.

ipa: /ˈɔːθədɒks/

ipa: /ˈɔːrθədɑks/

hyphenation: or‧tho‧dox


sloth

glosses: Sloth is the quality of being lazy or unwilling to do work.

text: Sloth is one of the seven deadly sins.

glosses: A sloth is an animal from South America that eats leaves and is usually very slow and inactive.

text: The zoo has several sloths from Brazil.

ipa: /sləʊθ/

ipa: /slɔθ/


title: Hertzsprung–Russell diagram

redirect: Hertzsprung-Russell diagram


title: Hertzsprung–Russell diagrams

redirect: Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams


photographing

forms:
photograph (canonical)
photographs (third-person singular)
photographed (past)
photographed (past participle)
photographing (present participle)

photograph


boo hoo

forms: boo hoo

text: "Boo hoo!" cried Lisa after she lost her saxophone.

glosses: You use boo hoo to say that something is not worth crying about.

text: So you broke it. Boo hoo! Get a grip, and clean up the mess.

audio: en-us-boo hoo.ogg


glens

forms:
glen (singular)
glens (plural)

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

noun

glen


graduations

forms:
graduation (singular)
graduations (plural)

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

graduation


slothful

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

etymology_text: sloth + -ful

word parts

-ful

expansion: sloth + -ful

glosses: Someone who is slothful is lazy or does not want to work.

text: Judging from his work, he's truly slothful.


sledgehammer

forms:
sledgehammer (singular)
sledgehammers (plural)

glosses: A sledgehammer is a large hammer that has a large metal block attached to the handle.

text: These sledgehammers will be used for construction work.


sledgehammer

forms:
sledgehammer (canonical)
sledgehammers (third-person singular)
sledgehammered (past)
sledgehammered (past participle)
sledgehammering (present participle)

glosses: If you sledgehammer something, you hit it with a sledgehammer.


juggernauts

forms:
juggernaut (singular)
juggernauts (plural)

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

noun

juggernaut


multilinguals

forms:
multilingual (singular)
multilinguals (plural)

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

multilingual


elms

forms:
elm (singular)
elms (plural)

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

elm


vector

forms:
vector (singular)
vectors (plural)

glosses: A vector is a quantity with both a size and a direction.

text: In teaching physics, force or velocity vectors can be added to the animation.

glosses: A vector is an animal or insect that carries and spreads a disease.

text: Other forms of this disease used different insect vectors.

ipa: /ˈvɛktə/

enpr: vĕk'tər

ipa: /ˈvɛktɚ/


boardwalks

forms:
boardwalk (singular)
boardwalks (plural)

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

boardwalk


cobblers

forms:
cobbler (singular)
cobblers (plural)

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

cobbler


interweave

forms:
interweave (canonical)
interweaves (third-person singular)
interwove (past)
interwoven (past participle)
interweaving (present participle)

etymology_text: inter- + weave

word parts

inter-

weave

expansion: inter- + weave

glosses: If something is interwoven, it is joined together by weaving.

text: The yarn was carefully interwoven to make the sweater.

glosses: If two or more things are interwoven, they are connected closely.

text: The courts are interwoven with the police.

ipa: /ɪntərˈwiːv/


Ukraine

forms: Ukraine

glosses: Ukraine is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe; the capital city is Kyiv.

ipa: /juːˈkreɪn/

ipa: /juˈkreɪn/


nihonium

forms: nihonium (singular)

glosses: Nihonium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 113 and symbol Nh.

enpr: nĭhō'nēəm

noun

nihonium


tamper

forms:
tamper (canonical)
tampers (third-person singular)
tampered (past)
tampered (past participle)
tampering (present participle)

glosses: If something is tampered with, it is changed or altered without permission.

text: The evidence for this case was tampered with.

text: There have been allegations that the police tampered with the crime scene.

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


magnifying glass

forms:
magnifying glass (singular)
magnifying glasses (plural)

glosses: A magnifying glass is a lens, usually set in a frame with a handle, used to make small things look larger.

text: The printing was so small he needed a magnifying glass to read it.


oganesson

forms: oganesson (singular)

glosses: Oganesson is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 118 and symbol Og.

oganesson


cum

forms:
cum (canonical)
cums (third-person singular)
cummed (past)
cummed (past participle)
cumming (present participle)

ipa: /kʌm/

enpr: kŭm

verb

cum

m


cum

forms: cum (singular)


algorithm

forms:
algorithm (singular)
algorithms (plural)

glosses: An algorithm is a set of steps that reliably solve certain types of problems, such as sorting things alphabetically or doing long division.

text: The new search algorithm was able to find a solution 5% faster than the previous algorithm.

enpr: ălʹgə-rĭ-thəm

ipa: /ˈælɡərɪðəm/

enpr: ălʹgə-rĭ'thəm

ipa: /ˈælɡəˌrɪðəm/

hyphenation: al‧gorithm; al‧go‧rithm


timeouts

forms:
timeout (singular)
timeouts (plural)

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

noun

timeout


juggernaut

glosses: A juggernaut is something that is unstoppable and will destroy everything in its path.

text: The administrator was a juggernaut of a man.

glosses: A juggernaut is a group that is very powerful.

text: The political juggernaut that was the president had seized power.

ipa: /ˈdʒʌ.ɡə.nɔːt/


tricksters

forms:
trickster (singular)
tricksters (plural)

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

trickster


icosagon

forms:
icosagon (singular)
icosagons (plural)

glosses: An icosagon is a shape that has 20 sides and 20 angles.


tennessine

forms: tennessine (singular)

glosses: Tennessine is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 117 and symbol Ts.

enpr: tĕn'əsēn'

tennessine


enjoyable

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

etymology_text: enjoy + -able

ety-suffix

enjoy

expansion: enjoy + -able

glosses: Something that is enjoyable is able to give pleasure.

text: The critic found the movie more enjoyable than others.

text: Some find reading more enjoyable than others.

text: The visit was an enjoyable experience.

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


drivel

forms:
drivel (singular)
drivels (plural)

text: Don't talk such drivel.

hyphenation: driv‧el


drivel

forms:
driveled (past)
driveled (past participle)
driveling (present participle)
drivel (canonical)
drivels (third-person singular)
drivelled (past)
drivelled (past participle)
drivelling (present participle)

glosses: If you drivel on about something, you talk nonsense.

text: He was driveling on about the glory days.

verb

drivel


trailer

forms:
trailer (singular)
trailers (plural)

etymology_text: trail + -er

ety-suffix

trail

er

expansion: trail + -er

glosses: A trailer is something that follows, or trails behind something else.

glosses: A trailer is a vehicle with wheels that is connected to the back of a car or truck, usually to carry something.

text: The trailer of the eighteen-wheeler was carrying fresh produce.

text: Load the luggage into the trailer.

glosses: A trailer is a home with wheels that can be moved around. When it is not being moved around, it can be lived in.

text: We drove our trailer to Yellowstone National Park.

glosses: A movie trailer is a short video that shows a little bit of a movie, video game or television show.

text: The new trailer for Your Name came out yesterday!

ipa: /ˈtreɪlə(r)/

enpr: trāʹlər

ipa: /ˈtreɪlɚ/

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


amperes

forms:
ampere (singular)
amperes (plural)

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

noun

ampere


insanities

forms:
insanity (singular)
insanities (plural)

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

insanity

insanities


dodecahedron

forms:
dodecahedron (singular)
dodecahedrons (plural)


um

forms: um

glosses: You use um to show that you are thinking and not ready to speak.

text: We were prepared, um, in our minds, in our heart, for -- for whatever.

text: What she did isn't so, um, nice.

glosses: You use um to show that you doubt or are not sure about something somebody said.

text: Um, I don't think that works.

text: What? Um, okay. Sure, I guess. I'll tell her.

glosses: You use um with a falling tone to show that you agree.

text: "How does Tuesday sound?" "Um, sure. Sounds good!"

text: Um, excuse me! Are you busy?

glosses: You use um to bring attention to something that just happened or that was just said.

text: Um, did you just call me "stupid"?


fortissimo

forms:
fortissimo (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: If something is played fortissimo it is played very loud.

text: Play the opening section fortissimo instead of forte.


fortissimo

forms:
fortissimo (singular)
fortissimos or fortissimi (plural)

glosses: A fortissimo sign shows that a music piece should be played very loud.

fortissimi


uncouples

forms:
uncouple (canonical)
uncouples (third-person singular)
uncoupled (past)
uncoupled (past participle)
uncoupling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of uncouple.

verb

uncoupl

uncoupling


pines

forms:
pine (singular)
pines (plural)

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

noun

pine


pines

forms:
pine (canonical)
pines (third-person singular)
pined (past)
pined (past participle)
pining (present participle)

verb

pin


moscovium

forms: moscovium (singular)

glosses: Moscovium is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 115 and symbol Mc.

enpr: mŏskō'vēəm

noun

moscovium


glen

forms:
glen (singular)
glens (plural)

glosses: A glen is a narrow valley that usually has a river running through it.

text: The glen runs through the campsite.


tridecagon

forms:
tridecagon (singular)
tridecagons (plural)

glosses: A tridecagon is a shape that has 13 sides and 13 angles.


Englishmen

forms:
Englishman (singular)
Englishmen (plural)

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

Englishman

Englishmen


legalize

forms:
legalize (canonical)
legalizes (third-person singular)
legalized (past)
legalized (past participle)
legalizing (present participle)

etymology_text: legal + -ize

ety-suffix

legal

ize

expansion: legal + -ize

glosses: If something that was against the law is legalized, it becomes allowed under law.

text: There has been a recent push to legalize marijuana in the United States.

ipa: /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/

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

verb

legaliz


multilingual

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

glosses: Something that is multilingual is related to many languages.

text: The sign outside parliament is multilingual.

glosses: Someone that is multilingual can speak many languages.

text: Most immigrants are multilingual and can speak two languages.

ipa: /ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl/


multilingual

forms:
multilingual (singular)
multilinguals (plural)

glosses: A multilingual is someone who knows multiple languages.

text: Being a multilingual gives more opportunities in the workforce.


ampere

glosses: An ampere is the unit used to measure electric current. It is represented by the letter A.

text: The circuit had a current of 6 amperes.

ipa: /ˈæmˌpɪər/

ipa: /ˈæmˌpɛər/

hyphenation: am‧pere