autumns

forms:
autumn (singular)
autumns (plural)

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

autumn


thermometer

forms:
thermometer (singular)
thermometers (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: A thermometer is an instrument that is used to find the temperature of something.

ipa: /θɚˈmɑmɪtɚ/

ipa: /θəˈmɒmɪtə/

hyphenation: ther‧mom‧e‧ter

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


loudspeakers

forms:
loudspeaker (singular)
loudspeakers (plural)

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

loudspeaker


familiarise

forms:
familiarize (canonical)
familiarizes (third-person singular)
familiarized (past)
familiarized (past participle)
familiarizing (present participle)

pos: verb

etymology_text: familiar + -ise

ety-suffix

familiar

ise

expansion: familiar + -ise

glosses: If you familiarise, you make yourself or someone else familiar with something.

text: You need to familiarise yourself with the rules so you won't have to look them up later.

ipa: /fəˈmɪliəraɪ̯z/

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

hyphenation: fa‧mil‧iar‧ise

verb

familiariz

e


comedian

forms:
comedian (singular)
comedians (plural)

glosses: A comedian is someone who makes people laugh by telling funny stories.

ipa: /kəˈmiːdiən/

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


geologies

forms:
geology (singular)
geologies (plural)

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

noun

geology

geologies


fonts

forms:
font (singular)
fonts (plural)

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

font


insteps

forms:
instep (singular)
insteps (plural)

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

instep


bark

forms:
bark (singular)
barks (plural)

glosses: The outside part of a tree; the skin of the tree.

text: I made the tea from sassafras bark.

text: I heard a bark and turned to see the dog.

ipa: /bɑrk/

sampa: /bArk/

ipa: /bɑːk/


bark

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

glosses: When an animal barks it makes a loud, sharp sound.

text: I couldn't sleep because the dog was barking all night!

text: He barked out orders, one after another.


axe

forms:
axe (singular)
axes (plural)

glosses: An axe is a tool made from a short blade on a long handle. Axes are often used to cut wood.

enpr: ăks

ipa: /æks/


axe

forms:
axe (canonical)
axes (third-person singular)
axed (past)
axed (past participle)
axing (present participle)

glosses: If you axe something, you chop it with an axe.

glosses: If you axe something, you end or reduce it in a sudden or mean way.

text: The government announced its plans to axe public spending.

text: The broadcaster axed the series because far less people than expected watched it.

glosses: If you axe someone, you fire a person from their job.

text: He got axed in the last round of firings.

verb

ax


nickname

forms:
nickname (singular)
nicknames (plural)

glosses: A nickname is something people call you that is not your real name. This is often something your friends call you for fun, or that you call yourself.

text: My name is James, but my friends call my Ferret -- that's my nickname.

text: The name "Jenny" started as a nickname for "Jennifer."

ipa: /nɪk neɪm/

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

hyphenation: nick‧name


nickname

forms:
nickname (canonical)
nicknames (third-person singular)
nicknamed (past)
nicknamed (past participle)
nicknaming (present participle)

glosses: If you nickname something, you give it a nickname.

text: My boyfriend Charles is nicknamed Frosty because he loves winter.

nicknam


enemies

forms:
enemy (singular)
enemies (plural)

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

noun

enemy

enemies


adopted

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

verb

adopt


carriages

forms:
carriage (singular)
carriages (plural)

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

noun

carriage


arc

forms:
arc (singular)
arcs (plural)

glosses: An arc is electricity that is jumping from one place to another. This is very bright and looks like lightning.

enpr: äk

ipa: /ɑːk/

enpr: ärk

ipa: /ɑrk/


arc

forms:
arc (canonical)
arcs (third-person singular)
arced (past)
arced (past participle)
arcing (present participle)

glosses: If something arcs, it makes an electrical curve.

glosses: If something arcs, it goes along a curved path.


font

glosses: A set of signs that have the same typeface (e.g., Helvetica), style (e.g., italic), and weight (e.g., bold).

text: examples of different fonts:

ipa: /fɒnt/

sampa: /fQnt/

ipa: /fɑnt/

sampa: /fAnt/

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


super-

forms: super-

pos: prefix

glosses: This means above, more than, or better (more good) than.

text: Supersonic flight is fast than the speed of sound.

text: He actually seems to think he is superhuman!

text: The superscript is higher than other letter, the subscript is lower.


hero

forms:
hero (singular)
heroes (plural)

glosses: A hero is a person who is very brave and does great things. The hero may be real or not real, and often defeats dangerous enemies of the people.

text: The hero Hercules was said to have killed the nine head snake called "hydra."

text: I'm sorry your son died in battle, but he died a hero.

glosses: Your hero is a person you greatly admire. This may also be someone you want to be similar to.

text: Leonardo DaVinci used to be my hero.

glosses: Your hero is someone who saves or defends you.

text: "Oh, my hero!" she said to her rescuer.

glosses: A hero is the main character in a story or film (movie).

text: A female hero is a heroine.

glosses: A good person with special powers; a superhero.

ipa: /hɪroʊ/

ipa: /hɪərəʊ/

heroes


ante-

forms: ante-

glosses: This means before what is named by the rest of the word.

text: The time before the U.S. civil war is often called the antebellum era. (Note: "bellum" means war in Latin.)


strawberries

forms:
strawberry (singular)
strawberries (plural)

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

strawberry

strawberries


sub-

forms: sub-

text: Subsonic flight is slower than the speed of sound.

text: A subground part of a house is called a basement.

text: Something that is substandard has poor quality.

prefix

sub-


bedded

forms:
bed (canonical)
beds (third-person singular)
bedded (past)
bedded (past participle)
bedding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bed.

verb

bed

d


title: isn’t

redirect: isn't

pos: hard-redirect


flooring

forms:
floor (canonical)
floors (third-person singular)
floored (past)
floored (past participle)
flooring (present participle)

ipa: /ˈflɔːrɪŋ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-flooring.wav

floor


flooring

forms:
flooring (singular)
floorings (plural)

glosses: Flooring is any material that is used to make floors.


peaches

forms:
peach (singular)
peaches (plural)

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

text: Peaches are my favorite fruit.

noun

peach

peaches


dialects

forms:
dialect (singular)
dialects (plural)

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

enpr: dī'əlĕkts"

dialect


bestial

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

pos: adj

glosses: If something is bestial, it is similar to an beast (or might be a beast).

text: In the game Heretic, players shoot undead warriors and bestial horrors.

glosses: If something is bestial, it is typical of a beast.

text: I'm tired of your bestial behavior. You need to start acting like a human being!

ipa: /ˈbɛsʧəl/

ipa: /ˈbiːstiəl/

adjective

more: true


gap

forms:
gap (singular)
gaps (plural)

glosses: A gap is a difference in the level of two groups.

text: The money is to help bridge the gap between rich schools and poor schools.

text: The gender gap in education is widening; fewer girls are going to school.

text: The plan should narrow the growing gap between what students know and what businesses want.

text: The company has closed the wage gap by raising women's salaries.

glosses: A gap is a small space or a short time between two things.

text: Watch the gap between the platform and the train.

text: There was a two-hour gap between when he arrived and the meeting time.

text: Josh is one student who fell through the gaps and never learned to read.

glosses: A gap is missing space, time, information, etc.

text: We don't know exactly what happened, but the new information will help us fill in some gaps in the story.

text: There are still some gaps in the budget, but most things have been paid for.

enpr: gap

ipa: /ɡæp/

audio: EN-AU ck1 gap.ogg


sneezes

forms:
sneeze (singular)
sneezes (plural)

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

noun

sneeze


sneezes

forms:
sneeze (canonical)
sneezes (third-person singular)
sneezed (past)
sneezed (past participle)
sneezing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of sneeze.

verb

sneez


influencing

forms:
influence (canonical)
influences (third-person singular)
influenced (past)
influenced (past participle)
influencing (present participle)

enpr: ĭnflüənsĭng

sampa: /InfluEnsIN/

influenc


protector

forms:
protector (singular)
protectors (plural)

glosses: A protector is someone that protects or guards something. This can be either because of a job, or as their own decision.

glosses: A protector is a device that is made to protect something.

glosses: A protector is someone who stops interference.

enpr: prə-tĕk'tər

ipa: /prəˈtɛktɚ/

ipa: /prəˈtɛktə/

hyphenation: pro‧tec‧tor


psychoses

forms:
psychosis (singular)
psychoses (plural)

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

text: Our clinic treats many psychoses, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

ipa: /ˈsɑɪˌkosiz/

noun

psychosis

psychoses


Modern English

forms: Modern English

pos: name

glosses: Modern English is the language in England from 500 years ago until now. The English we use now is a type of Modern English.


flatter

forms:
flat (positive)
flatter (comparative)
flattest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of flat; more flat.

ipa: /ˈflætɚ/

ipa: /ˈflætə/

hyphenation: flat‧ter

adj

flat

flatter

flattest


flatter

forms:
flatter (canonical)
flatters (third-person singular)
flattered (past)
flattered (past participle)
flattering (present participle)

glosses: To compliment someone, sometimes insincerely and sometimes to win favour.

glosses: To enhance someone's vanity by giving them praise.


bestiality

forms: bestiality (singular)

glosses: The quality of being bestial. This most often means behaving (acting) like a wild animal.

ipa: /ˈbɛsʧəlˌlɪtɪ/

ipa: /ˈbiːstiəˌlɪtɪ/

noun

bestiality


coasts

forms:
coast (singular)
coasts (plural)

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

coast


coasts

forms:
coast (canonical)
coasts (third-person singular)
coasted (past)
coasted (past participle)
coasting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of coast.


decomposition

forms:
decomposition (singular)
decompositions (plural)

glosses: Decomposition is the act of decomposing.

ipa: /diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/


going to

forms: going to

pos: phrase

glosses: If you are going to do something, you plan to do it.

text: I'm going to go to the toilet.

text: Tonight, we are going to talk about this interesting problem.

text: Aren't you going to answer the phone?

text: Where is he going to get the money?

glosses: If you say something is going to happen, you think it is very likely to happen.

text: Is it going to rain tomorrow?

text: It's going to be very difficult to win the game.

text: Don't worry! Nothing bad is going to happen.

text: I want to start, but it's not going to happen this year.


delegating

forms:
delegate (canonical)
delegates (third-person singular)
delegated (past)
delegated (past participle)
delegating (present participle)

verb

delegat


comedians

forms:
comedian (singular)
comedians (plural)

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

noun

comedian


wheels

forms:
wheel (singular)
wheels (plural)

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

wheel


wheels

forms:
wheel (canonical)
wheels (third-person singular)
wheeled (past)
wheeled (past participle)
wheeling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of wheel.


superlatives

forms:
superlative (singular)
superlatives (plural)

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

superlative


trips

forms:
trip (singular)
trips (plural)

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

trip


trips

forms:
trip (canonical)
trips (third-person singular)
tripped (past)
tripped (past participle)
tripping (present participle)

verb

p


foolishly

pos: adv

etymology_text: foolish + -ly

ety-suffix

foolish

ly

expansion: foolish + -ly

ipa: /ˈfuːlɪʃli/


delegated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of delegate.


almonds

forms:
almond (singular)
almonds (plural)

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

noun

almond


mildest

forms:
mild (positive)
milder (comparative)
mildest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of mild; most mild.

adjective

mild

milder

mildest


milder

glosses: The comparative form of mild; more mild.


psycho-

forms: psycho-

glosses: If something is psycho- it is about the mind or psychology.

text: He has psychosomatic symptoms, even though his body is healthy.

glosses: If something is psycho- it is about the soul.

ipa: /ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/

prefix

psycho-


rhotic

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

glosses: If a sound in a word is rhotic, it has the sound the letter r makes in most American, Canadian, and Irish ways of talking.

glosses: If a dialect (form of a language) or accent is rhotic, it uses this sound after a vowel: often used in dividing English accents into the rhotic and the non-rhotic. (Note that all accents of English pronounce the rhotic sound if "r" or "rh" is immediately followed by a vowel – which means it is always pronounced at the start of a word.)

ipa: /ˈrəʊtɪk/

enpr: rōt'ĭk

ipa: /ˈroʊtɪk/

sampa: /"roUtIk/


non-rhotic

forms: non-rhotic (positive)

etymology_text: non- + rhotic

ety-prefix

non

rhotic

expansion: non- + rhotic

glosses: If a dialect (form of a language) or accent is non-rhotic, it only pronounces the rhotic sound for the letter R when it is before a vowel (more precisely, the rhotic sound is pronounced if "r" or "rh" is immediately followed by a vowel – which also means it is always pronounced at the start of a word). Most British accents in England and Wales are non-rhotic (with the notable exception of West-Country accents), as are all Australian accents and most accents of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Maine in New England, United States.


speeches

forms:
speech (singular)
speeches (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈspiːt͡ʃɪz/

hyphenation: speech‧es

noun

speech

speeches


almond

glosses: An almond is the nut which comes from the almond tree.

glosses: The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell.

glosses: The color of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.

ipa: /ˈɑːmənd/

ipa: /ˈɑːlmənd/


firetruck

forms:
firetruck (singular)
firetrucks (plural)

etymology_text: fire + truck

compound

fire

truck

expansion: fire + truck

glosses: A firetruck is a truck that firemen use to help put out fires.

text: The firetruck went quickly through the streets.


bakery

forms:
bakery (singular)
bakeries (plural)

glosses: A bakery is a place where bread and similar kinds of food are baked and sold.

noun

bakery

bakeries


whips

forms:
whip (singular)
whips (plural)

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

whip


whips

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


garage

forms:
garage (singular)
garages (plural)

glosses: A garage is building that you keep cars in.

text: They lived in a large country house with a two-car garage.

text: Hotel guests have free access to the underground parking garage.

text: Here people leave their car windows open, their garage doors up, and their kids' bikes lying on grass.

text: The guy at the garage said it would take three days to fix the car.

ipa: /ɡəˈrɒʒ/

ipa: /ˈgæˌrɪdʒ/

sampa: /"g{%rIdZ/

ipa: /ɡəˈrɑːʒ/

audio: EN-AU ck1 garage.ogg


strawberry blond

forms: strawberry blond (positive)

glosses: If hair is strawberry blond it is light red, or a color between red and blond.

glosses: If you are strawberry blond you have this color hair.


calculations

forms:
calculation (singular)
calculations (plural)

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

hyphenation: cal‧cu‧la‧tions

calculation


beefs

forms:
beef (singular)
beefs (plural)

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

beef


bankrupt

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

glosses: If you are bankrupt you have declared bankruptcy (protection by law from debt you cannot pay).

text: I don't have to pay now because I am bankrupt.

text: I have been bankrupt all summer.

glosses: If you are bankrupt of something, you do not have that thing. For example, someone who is "morally bankrupt" has no morals.

text: We can't survive if our country becomes morally bankrupt.

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


strings

forms:
string (singular)
strings (plural)

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

glosses: As a group, the stringed instruments in an orchestra.

text: It looks like a good offer, but there are strings attached.

ipa: /strɪŋz/

string


strings

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of string.

strings

strung

strung

stringing


unafraid

forms: unafraid (positive)

etymology_text: un- + afraid

ety-prefix

un

afraid

expansion: un- + afraid

glosses: If you are unafraid of something, then you do not fear or are not afraid of it.

text: She's unafraid of hard work.

ipa: /ʌnəˈfreɪd/


internet

forms:
internet (singular)
internets (plural)

etymology_text: inter- + net

inter

net

expansion: inter- + net

glosses: The Internet, the largest worldwide internet.

text: Wireless Internet connection is available throughout the hotel.

glosses: An internet is any set of computer networks; an intranet.

ipa: /ˈɪntəˌnɛt/

enpr: ĭnʹtərnĕt'

ipa: /ˈɪntɚˌnɛt/


clouds

forms:
cloud (singular)
clouds (plural)

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

ipa: /klaʊdz/

noun

cloud


clouds

forms:
cloud (canonical)
clouds (third-person singular)
clouded (past)
clouded (past participle)
clouding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of cloud.


super

forms: super (positive)

glosses: If something is super it is better than average, better than usual.

ipa: /ˈsupɚ/


super

forms:
super (singular)
supers (plural)

text: We asked the super to fix our window last week but he still hasn't done it.

glosses: Short for supervisor; a manager or boss.

text: We were just talking to the super about the problem.


super

forms: super

pos: intj

glosses: You say super! if you are very happy or excited about something.

text: You got the prize, super!


ravens

forms:
raven (singular)
ravens (plural)

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

raven


potentials

forms:
potential (singular)
potentials (plural)

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

potential


centimetres

forms:
centimetre (singular)
centimetres (plural)

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

centimetre


uses

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

ipa: ˈjuwzɨz

verb

us

e


uses

forms:
use (singular)
uses (plural)

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

ipa: ˈjuwsɪz

noun

use


camping

forms:
camping (singular)
campings (plural)

glosses: Camping is the recreational activity of temporarily living in a tent.

text: Camping is a favorite summer activity.

ipa: /ˈkæmpɪŋ/


camping

forms:
camp (canonical)
camps (third-person singular)
camped (past)
camped (past participle)
camping (present participle)

verb

camp


jewelers

forms:
jeweler (singular)
jewelers (plural)

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

noun

jeweler


sneezed

forms:
sneeze (canonical)
sneezes (third-person singular)
sneezed (past)
sneezed (past participle)
sneezing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sneeze.

verb

sneez


labours

forms:
labour (singular)
labours (plural)

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

noun

labour


labours

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of labour.


withdrawn

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

glosses: People who are withdrawn keeps to themselves and do not seek out or even welcome contact with others.

text: After his parents died, he just became completely withdrawn.

ipa: /wɪðˈdrɔːn/


withdrawn

forms:
withdraw (canonical)
withdraws (third-person singular)
withdrew (past)
withdrawn (past participle)
withdrawing (present participle)

withdraw

withdraws

withdrew

withdrawn

withdrawing


bones

forms:
bone (singular)
bones (plural)

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

bone


bones

forms:
bone (canonical)
bones (third-person singular)
boned (past)
boned (past participle)
boning (present participle)

verb

bon


hyena

forms:
hyena (singular)
hyenas (plural)

glosses: A hyena is an animal that looks like a dog. It lives in Africa and Asia.

enpr: hī-ēʹnə

ipa: /haɪˈiːnə/


duster

forms:
duster (singular)
dusters (plural)

glosses: A duster is something that removes dust, usually a cloth.

glosses: A duster is a person who dusts something.

text: The homeowner became the duster when she starting dusting.

glosses: A duster is a baseball pitch intentional to hit a batter.

ipa: /ˈdʌstɚ/

ipa: /ˈdʌstə/

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


chuck

forms:
chuck (canonical)
chucks (third-person singular)
chucked (past)
chucked (past participle)
chucking (present participle)

text: Ouch! Why'd you throw the ball so hard? You didn't have to chuck it at me!

glosses: If you chuck something, you throw it away.

text: The fruit has gone bad, I'm going to chuck it.

ipa: /tʃʌk/


chuck

forms:
chuck (singular)
chucks (plural)

glosses: Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.


migrations

forms:
migration (singular)
migrations (plural)

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

noun

migration


alcoholic

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

glosses: If something is alcoholic, it contains alcohol.

text: This wine is very alcoholic.

ipa: /ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/

ipa: /ˌælkəˈhɔlɪk/

hyphenation: al‧co‧hol‧ic


alcoholic

forms:
alcoholic (singular)
alcoholics (plural)

glosses: An alcoholic is a person who drinks too much alcohol and cannot keep from drinking alcohol; someone who is addicted to alcohol.

text: The alcoholic was caught driving dangerously on the road several times.


learned

forms:
learn (canonical)
learns (third-person singular)
learned (past)
learned (past participle)
learning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of learn.

ipa: /lɜːnd/

verb

learn


learned

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

glosses: If you are learned, then you are highly educated.


rewards

forms:
reward (singular)
rewards (plural)

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

noun

reward


rewards

forms:
reward (canonical)
rewards (third-person singular)
rewarded (past)
rewarded (past participle)
rewarding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of reward.


circles

forms:
circle (singular)
circles (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈsɝkl̩z/

ipa: /ˈsɜːkl̩z/

hyphenation: cir‧cles

circle


circles

forms:
circle (canonical)
circles (third-person singular)
circled (past)
circled (past participle)
circling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of circle.

verb

circl


lakes

forms:
lake (singular)
lakes (plural)

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

noun

lake


dreams

forms:
dream (singular)
dreams (plural)

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

ipa: /driːmz/

dream


dreams

forms:
dreamed (past)
dreamed (past participle)
dream (canonical)
dreams (third-person singular)
dreamt (past)
dreamt (past participle)
dreaming (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of dream.

dreams

dreamt

dreamt

dreaming


fowls

forms:
fowl (singular)
fowls (plural)

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

fowl


counterfeiters

forms:
counterfeiter (singular)
counterfeiters (plural)

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

counterfeiter


pad

forms:
pad (singular)
pads (plural)

glosses: A pad is a material that is packed together, usually to be between two other things.

glosses: A pad is a flat thing you can sit on; a cushion.

glosses: A pad is something worn in some sports to protect athletes (players).

glosses: A pad is the thick skin on an animals foot.

glosses: A pad is a stack of paper for writing on.

glosses: A pad is a piece of cloth used to stop menstrual blood from leaking.

glosses: A pad is the place you live; it is your home.

glosses: A pad is a low pitched musical sound that fills in the music. This is often in electronica or blues.

ipa: /pæd/


pad

forms:
pad (canonical)
pads (third-person singular)
padded (past)
padded (past participle)
padding (present participle)

glosses: If you pad something, you add pads to it.

glosses: If something pads something else, it blocks force or hitting.

text: The cushion padded my fall.

glosses: If something pads something, it covers all or most of it.

text: The walls were padded with cloth.

text: The walls were padded so the crazy person who was kept there could not hurt himself.

verb

pad

d


pad

glosses: If you pad along a road, you travel down it.

glosses: If you pad, you walk quietly, usually without any shoes on.


Gila monsters

forms:
Gila monster (singular)
Gila monsters (plural)

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

noun

Gila monster


spokes

forms:
spoke (singular)
spokes (plural)

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

spoke


phases

forms:
phase (singular)
phases (plural)

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

phase


phases

forms:
phase (canonical)
phases (third-person singular)
phased (past)
phased (past participle)
phasing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of phase.

verb

phas


graces

forms:
grace (singular)
graces (plural)

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

noun

grace


graces

forms:
grace (canonical)
graces (third-person singular)
graced (past)
graced (past participle)
gracing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of grace.

verb

grac


buds

forms:
bud (singular)
buds (plural)

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

noun

bud


buds

forms:
bud (canonical)
buds (third-person singular)
budded (past)
budded (past participle)
budding (present participle)


branches

forms:
branch (singular)
branches (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈbrænt͡ʃɪz/

ipa: /ˈbrɑːntʃɪz/

hyphenation: branch‧es

branch

branches


branches

forms:
branch (canonical)
branches (third-person singular)
branched (past)
branched (past participle)
branching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of branch.

verb

es


the Beast

forms: the Beast

glosses: The Beast is an evil being found in the Bible. The Beast is Satan's power on earth or an important follower of Satan.

text: "...and I saw a Beast with seven heads rise from the sea...and the number of the Beast was 666...." - Bible, Revelations chapter 12.


bulbs

forms:
bulb (singular)
bulbs (plural)

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

noun

bulb


characters

forms:
character (singular)
characters (plural)

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

character


rushes

forms:
rush (singular)
rushes (plural)

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

rush

rushes


rushes

forms:
rush (canonical)
rushes (third-person singular)
rushed (past)
rushed (past participle)
rushing (present participle)


microphones

forms:
microphone (singular)
microphones (plural)

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

microphone


pretends

forms:
pretend (canonical)
pretends (third-person singular)
pretended (past)
pretended (past participle)
pretending (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of pretend.

verb

pretend


flames

forms:
flame (singular)
flames (plural)

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

noun

flame


flames

forms:
flame (canonical)
flames (third-person singular)
flamed (past)
flamed (past participle)
flaming (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of flame.

verb

flam


dandelions

forms:
dandelion (singular)
dandelions (plural)

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

noun

dandelion


organisations

forms:
organisation (singular)
organisations (plural)

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

organisation


western

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

etymology_text: west + -ern

ety-suffix

west

ern

expansion: west + -ern

glosses: A western place is in or from the west of the place.

text: Alberta is in Western Canada.

glosses: A western idea or practice comes from Europe and North America.

text: It's hard to explain fully why Western culture has been so successful.

hyphenation: west‧ern


western

forms:
western (singular)
westerns (plural)

glosses: A movie set in the historic American West.


situations

forms:
situation (singular)
situations (plural)

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

noun

situation


glad

forms:
glad (positive)
gladder (comparative)
gladdest (superlative)

glosses: If you are glad about something, you are happy about it.

text: I'm glad to hear you're feeling better.

text: I'm glad that I lived long enough to see it.

glosses: If you are glad to do something, you will do it happily.

text: "Can you get this door for me?" "Sure, I'd be glad to."

ipa: /ɡlæd/

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

adj

glad

gladder

gladdest


tourists

forms:
tourist (singular)
tourists (plural)

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

noun

tourist


ideals

forms:
ideal (singular)
ideals (plural)

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

glosses: Your ideals are the basic ideas that you think are good and true.

text: This country is built on the ideals of freedom, and hard work.

ideal


guides

forms:
guide (singular)
guides (plural)

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

guide


guides

forms:
guide (canonical)
guides (third-person singular)
guided (past)
guided (past participle)
guiding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of guide.

verb

guid


stove

forms:
stove (singular)
stoves (plural)

glosses: A stove is a machine that is used to heat a room.

glosses: A stove is a machine you can cook food on.

ipa: /stəʊv/

ipa: /stoʊv/

sampa: /stoUv/


touring

forms:
tour (canonical)
tours (third-person singular)
toured (past)
toured (past participle)
touring (present participle)

tour


pretended

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pretend.


gaps

forms:
gap (singular)
gaps (plural)

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

ipa: /ɡæps/

noun

gap


fatherlands

forms:
fatherland (singular)
fatherlands (plural)

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

fatherland


parameters

forms:
parameter (singular)
parameters (plural)

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

parameter


gears

forms:
gear (singular)
gears (plural)

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

gear


title: don’t

redirect: don't


banyans

forms:
banyan (singular)
banyans (plural)

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

banyan


towels

forms:
towel (singular)
towels (plural)

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

towel


yam

forms:
yam (singular)
yams (plural)

glosses: A yam is a tropical climbing plant with roots that people eat.

text: Fry the potato or yam pieces until they are crisp and light brown.

enpr: yăm

ipa: /jæm/


title: didn’t

redirect: didn't


title: o’clock

redirect: o'clock


strawberry

forms:
strawberry (singular)
strawberries (plural)

glosses: A strawberry is a red, triangle-shaped fruit.

glosses: A strawberry is a small plant that grows close to the ground and makes these berries.

glosses: Strawberry is a type of red similar to the color of this fruit.

ipa: /ˈstrɔːb(ə)ri/

enpr: sträʹbĕr'ē

ipa: /ˈstɻɑːˌbɛri/

strawberries


stoves

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

stove


title: won’t

redirect: won't


pubs

forms:
pub (singular)
pubs (plural)

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

ipa: /pʌbz/

pub


evils

forms:
evil (singular)
evils (plural)

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

evil


ideal

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

glosses: If something is ideal, it is as good as you can imagine.

text: You can lose weight safely, and maintain your ideal weight forever.

text: The sun was low in the sky and the conditions were ideal for taking photographs.

text: It's not an ideal solution, but it's better than nothing.

text: Metal roofs are ideal for catching rainwater.

glosses: If something is ideal, it is perfect or flawless; it does not have anything wrong with it.

ipa: /aɪˈdɪəl/


ideal

glosses: An ideal is a perfect example of something.

text: When he looked at her, he saw the feminine ideal.


pits

forms:
pit (singular)
pits (plural)

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

text: I took the pits out of my peach.

text: She was careful not to fall into any of the pits.

pit


pits

forms:
pit (canonical)
pits (third-person singular)
pitted (past)
pitted (past participle)
pitting (present participle)

verb

t


junctions

forms:
junction (singular)
junctions (plural)

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

noun

junction


moving

forms:
move (canonical)
moves (third-person singular)
moved (past)
moved (past participle)
moving (present participle)

ipa: /ˈmuːvɪŋ/

hyphenation: mov‧ing

verb

mov


peanuts

forms:
peanut (singular)
peanuts (plural)

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

noun

peanut


inspect

forms:
inspect (canonical)
inspects (third-person singular)
inspected (past)
inspected (past participle)
inspecting (present participle)

glosses: If you inspect something, you look at it carefully to find problems.

text: Drivers should inspect their tires regularly.

text: The robotic arm was inspected for any damage.

ipa: /ɪnˈspɛkt/


towers

forms:
tower (singular)
towers (plural)

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

tower


towers

forms:
tower (canonical)
towers (third-person singular)
towered (past)
towered (past participle)
towering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of tower.


airlines

forms:
airline (singular)
airlines (plural)

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

airline


daughters-in-law

forms:
daughters-in-law (singular)
daughters-in-law or daughter-in-laws (plural)

glosses: The plural form of daughter-in-law; more than one (kind of) daughter-in-law.

daughters-in-law

daughter-in-laws


beast

forms:
beast (singular)
beasts (plural)

text: It isn't fit for man nor beast out there.

text: There was a terrible beast in the movie.

glosses: If something is a beast it is very difficult or unpleasant.

text: Yes, this language is a beast.

glosses: If something is a beast it is very big or powerful.

text: The truck he drove was huge, a real beast.

glosses: If a person is a beast, they are wild, violent or uncivilized.

text: How dare you touch me like that! You beast!

ipa: /biːst/


beast

forms:
beast (canonical)
beasts (third-person singular)
beasted (past)
beasted (past participle)
beasting (present participle)

glosses: If someone beasts they make others do hard exercises, either as training or as punishment.


Croatia

forms: Croatia

glosses: Croatia is a country that is in the middle of Europe.

ipa: /ˌkrəʊˈeɪ.ʃə/


banks

forms:
bank (singular)
banks (plural)

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

ipa: /bæŋks/

bank


banks

forms:
bank (canonical)
banks (third-person singular)
banked (past)
banked (past participle)
banking (present participle)


coat of arms

forms:
coat of arms (singular)
coats of arms (plural)

glosses: Coat of arms are signs which is the symbol of a family, group, city or school and are often shaped like a shield.

coat of arms

coats of arms


gear

forms:
gear (singular)
gears (plural)

glosses: Gear is clothing and other equipment, especially in sports.

text: Hurry up and get your gear on. The game's about to start.

glosses: Gears are wheels that turn and drive other wheels at different speeds.

text: One of the gears from the motor had got stuck and wouldn't turn.

glosses: A gear in a machine, especially a car or bicycle, is a particular combinations of gears.

raw_tags: singular often used without a determiner

text: He put the car into gear and drove off.

text: This bike has 24 gears, but I only use three.

text: Shifting into fourth gear, she pushed the car over 100 km/h.

glosses: A gear is a speed or level that you do something at.

text: Everyone was working at high gear to finish before the deadline.

enpr: gîr

ipa: /ɡɪə(r)/

ipa: /ɡɪɚ/


beasts

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

beast


beasts

glosses: The third-person singular form of beast.


glacier

forms:
glacier (singular)
glaciers (plural)

glosses: A glacier is similar to a mountain or river made of ice.

ipa: /ˈglæsiə/


hiss

forms:
hiss (singular)
hisses (plural)

glosses: A hiss is a sound often made by snakes or leaking air.

text: You can tell the cat is angry by its hissing.

ipa: /hɪs/

hiss

hisses


hiss

forms:
hiss (canonical)
hisses (third-person singular)
hissed (past)
hissed (past participle)
hissing (present participle)

glosses: If something hisses, it makes a hissing sound.

text: The air hissed as it left the tire.


lexicons

forms:
lexicon (singular)
lexicons or lexica (plural)

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

lexicon

lexica


flights

forms:
flight (singular)
flights (plural)

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

flight


mangoes

forms:
mango (singular)
mangoes or mangos (plural)

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

mango

mangoes

mangos


flowered

forms:
flower (canonical)
flowers (third-person singular)
flowered (past)
flowered (past participle)
flowering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flower.

verb

flower


hyphen

forms:
hyphen (singular)
hyphens (plural)

glosses: A hyphen is the sign "-", typically used to join two related words to form a compound noun, or to show that a word has been split at the end of a line.


trends

forms:
trend (singular)
trends (plural)

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

noun

trend


trends

forms:
trend (canonical)
trends (third-person singular)
trended (past)
trended (past participle)
trending (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of trend.


barrels

forms:
barrel (singular)
barrels (plural)

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

barrel


barrels

forms:
barrel (canonical)
barrels (third-person singular)
barrelled (past)
barrelled (past participle)
barrelling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of barrel.

verb

l


toured

forms:
tour (canonical)
tours (third-person singular)
toured (past)
toured (past participle)
touring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tour.

tour


gather

forms:
gather (canonical)
gathers (third-person singular)
gathered (past)
gathered (past participle)
gathering (present participle)

glosses: If people or things gather, they come together.

text: A crowd of several hundred gathered outside the police station.

text: We gathered thousands of signatures to end the war.

text: The amount of data that scientists are gathering on the brain is similarly increasing every year.

text: I gathered my courage, walked into the room, and closed the door behind me.

text: Let us read for ourselves all the information that they gathered.

glosses: If you gather something, you've heard or read it, or you have reason to believe it, but you don't know.

text: This trip was a kept secret, I gather , until yesterday.

text: I gather that he does not entirely trust her.

text: I gather you're currently writing a book.

glosses: If something gathers speed, it continues to get faster.

text: The train pulled ahead , gathering speed as it moved away.

glosses: If something is gathering dust, it is not being used.

text: Remember that wheelchair? It was gathering dust in the garage.

ipa: /ˈɡæðɚ/

ipa: /ˈɡæðə/


colds

forms:
cold (singular)
colds (plural)

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

noun

cold


stories

forms:
story (singular)
stories (plural)

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

story

stories


tours

forms:
tour (singular)
tours (plural)

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


trucks

forms:
truck (singular)
trucks (plural)

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

truck


trucks

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of truck.


ignorant

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

etymology_text: ignore + -ant

ety-suffix

ignore

ant

expansion: ignore + -ant

glosses: If you are ignorant, you don't know many things that you should know.

text: They always made her feel like some kind of ignorant fool.

glosses: If you are ignorant of something, you don't know about it.

text: The doctors kept her ignorant of the true nature of her disease.

text: They're not criminals, just now to the country and ignorant of American laws.

text: These children with no parents grow up ignorant about their own history, about their own birth.

glosses: If an idea, a book, a comment, etc. is ignorant, it is rude or incorrect because it ignores the facts.

text: Did you really think his ignorant comments were so funny?

ipa: /ˈɪɡnərənt/

hyphenation: ig‧no‧rant


sulfurs

forms:
sulfur (singular)
sulfurs (plural)

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

noun

sulfur


independence

forms: independence (singular)

glosses: If you have independence, you are alone or relying on yourself.

text: The American soldiers bravely fought against the British to earn their independence.

glosses: A company with independence is a company that is related to no other company.

text: The record company's independence meant that the band was currently unable to become famous.

enpr: ĭndəpĕndĕns

ipa: /ɪndəpɛndɛns/


wolves

forms:
wolf (singular)
wolves (plural)

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

wolf

wolves


yams

forms:
yam (singular)
yams (plural)

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

enpr: yămz

ipa: /jæmz/

sampa: /j{mz/

yam


prescription

forms:
prescription (singular)
prescriptions (plural)

glosses: A written order, as by a physician, to tell which medicine to take and how many doses of it is needed.

text: I got a prescription from my ear doctor for my medicine.

ipa: /prəˈskrɪpʃən/

hyphenation: pre‧scrip‧tion


immediate

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

glosses: If something is immediate, it happens right away, without waiting.

text: They are asking for an immediate withdrawal of American forces from Iraq.

text: Immediate feedback from an online quiz was available for each lesson.

text: When I saw it, my immediate reaction was, "this is the stupidest thing I've ever heard."

text: When he joined the team, the impact was immediate.

glosses: An immediate danger, problem, etc. is one that exists and needs attention now.

text: I did not harm anyone, put anyone in immediate danger.

text: The immediate threat is from foreign fighters who are already here.

glosses: If something is immediate, it is close or near.

text: At this age, babies begin to notice things in their immediate environment.

text: She refused to speak to anyone including friends and immediate family.

text: I don't think we'll be building any more smart cars in the immediate future.

ipa: /ɪˈmiːdɪət/

hyphenation: im‧me‧di‧ate


babes

forms:
babe (singular)
babes (plural)

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

babe


exams

forms:
exam (singular)
exams (plural)

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

exam


meats

forms:
meat (singular)
meats (plural)

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

meat


educations

forms:
education (singular)
educations (plural)

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

education


afterthoughts

forms:
afterthought (singular)
afterthoughts (plural)

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

afterthought


toothy

forms:
toothy (positive)
toothier (comparative)
toothiest (superlative)

glosses: Having teeth that stand out or attract attention; showing a lot of teeth.

text: She gave me a toothy grin.

adj

toothy

toothier

toothiest


jugs

forms:
jug (singular)
jugs (plural)

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

ipa: /dʒʌɡz/

noun

jug


Cyrillic scripts

forms:
Cyrillic script (singular)
Cyrillic scripts (plural)

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

Cyrillic script


assemblies

forms:
assembly (singular)
assemblies (plural)

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

assembly

assemblies


peach

forms:
peach (singular)
peaches (plural)

text: You need to take the pit out of that peach.

glosses: A peach is a light yellowish pink color that is similar to a peach.

enpr: pēch

ipa: /piːʧ/

peach

peaches


fans

forms:
fan (singular)
fans (plural)

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

fan


fans

forms:
fan (canonical)
fans (third-person singular)
fanned (past)
fanned (past participle)
fanning (present participle)

verb

n


clitoris

forms:
clitoris (singular)
clitorises or clitorides (plural)

glosses: The clitoris is part of a female's sexual organs in mammals, ostriches, and some other species, and is very sensitive to touch.

text: The spotted hyena uses the clitoris for urination in addition to as a sex organ.

ipa: /ˈklɪtərɪs/

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

noun

clitoris

clitorises

clitorides


apparent magnitudes

forms:
apparent magnitude (singular)
apparent magnitudes (plural)

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

apparent magnitude


homework

forms: homework (singular)

glosses: Homework is practice or study that you are supposed to do outside class.

text: Here is a fun and simple activity to do as a classroom or homework assignment.

text: 75% of our students in grades 6-11 are using the Internet to complete their homework.

text: Dad, could you help me with my homework?

text: You have to do your homework before you can watch TV.

glosses: If you do homework on/about a topic, you find information about it.

text: We didn't do enough homework before buying the car, and it was a big mistake.

ipa: /ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/

ipa: /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

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


going

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

text: I am going to the beach this weekend.

ipa: /ˈgəʊɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈgoʊɪŋ/

sampa: /"goUIN/

verb

go

goes

went

gone

going


going

forms:
going (singular)
goings (plural)

glosses: The condition of the ground for walking or driving.

text: The going was very difficult over the ice.

glosses: Conditions for advancing or progressing in any way.

text: The going is often difficult for an immigrant in a new country.


going

forms: going

pos: prep

glosses: If something is going on a time, an age, or a period of time, it is almost that time.

text: Look, it's going on supper-time, so let's set this aside for now.

text: I've been at this company for going on thirty years.

text: I'm twelve going on thirteen.


collars

forms:
collar (singular)
collars (plural)

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

noun

collar


collars

forms:
collar (canonical)
collars (third-person singular)
collared (past)
collared (past participle)
collaring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of collar.


scenarios

forms:
scenario (singular)
scenarios (plural)

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

ipa: /sɛˈnɑːriəʊz/

scenario


dimensions

forms:
dimension (singular)
dimensions (plural)

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

dimension


gardeners

forms:
gardener (singular)
gardeners (plural)

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

gardener


stuffed animals

forms:
stuffed animal (singular)
stuffed animals (plural)

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

stuffed animal


dandelion

forms:
dandelion (singular)
dandelions (plural)

glosses: A plant with a yellow flower head that turns fuzzy and white when it is ready to seed.

glosses: Dandelion is a yellow color that resembles the flower.


incidences

forms:
incidence (singular)
incidences (plural)

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

incidence


counters

forms:
counter (singular)
counters (plural)

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

counter


counters

forms:
counter (canonical)
counters (third-person singular)
countered (past)
countered (past participle)
countering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of counter.


nails

forms:
nail (singular)
nails (plural)

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

nail


nails

forms:
nail (canonical)
nails (third-person singular)
nailed (past)
nailed (past participle)
nailing (present participle)


justifications

forms:
justification (singular)
justifications (plural)

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

justification


intend

forms:
intend (canonical)
intends (third-person singular)
intended (past)
intended (past participle)
intending (present participle)

glosses: If you intend something, you have it in your mind as your plan, goal, wish, etc.

text: Do you stay online longer than originally intended?

text: I fully intend to help, as soon as I got the time.

text: She intends to move west in the spring.

text: I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize.

text: The show is intended to have displays of African art.

text: Her letter was intended for the front office.

text: The noises had been intended as a kind of warning.

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛnd/


incredible

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

glosses: If something is incredible, it's very good, often better than you can believe.

text: We're here at the new store, and it's an incredible thing. Incredible. I'm so excited about it.

text: He said he couldn't wait to read all the incredible stories I had to tell.

text: This is just such an incredible creature I wanted to show you.

glosses: If something is incredible, it's very big, important, or serious.

text: When I broke my leg, it was incredible, incredible pain.

text: We are talking about such an incredible amount of information in such a small space.

enpr: ĭngkrĕ'dəbəl

ipa: /ɪŋˈkrɛdəbəl/

ipa: /ɪŋˈkrɛdɪbəl/

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


leaflets

forms:
leaflet (singular)
leaflets (plural)

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

leaflet


stealing

forms:
steal (canonical)
steals (third-person singular)
stole (past)
stolen (past participle)
stealing (present participle)

verb

steal

steals

stole

stolen

stealing


beards

forms:
beard (singular)
beards (plural)

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

noun

beard


notions

forms:
notion (singular)
notions (plural)

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

notion


investigate

forms:
investigate (canonical)
investigates (third-person singular)
investigated (past)
investigated (past participle)
investigating (present participle)

glosses: If you investigate a problem, you get information about it and you think carefully about the information, usually to find an answer.

text: We won't know what happened until it is more thoroughly investigated.

text: Police investigated 169 complaints about noise between December and January.

text: Researchers continue to investigate new ways of finding lies.

text: Your child's family doctor should investigate whether there may be a sleep problem.

text: More work is needed to investigate other possibilities.

verb

investigat

e


axes

forms:
axe (singular)
ax (singular)
axes (plural)

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

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

enpr: ăk'sĭz

poses:
verb
noun 1

sampa: /"{ksIz/

noun

axe

ax

axes


axes

forms:
axis (singular)
axes (plural)

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

enpr: ăk'sēz

axis


axes

forms:
axe (canonical)
ax (canonical)
axes (third-person singular)
axed (past)
axed (past participle)
axing (present participle)

verb

es


ifs

forms:
if (singular)
ifs (plural)

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

ipa: /ɪfs/

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

noun

if


loanwords

forms:
loanword (singular)
loanwords (plural)

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

loanword


tenses

forms:
tense (singular)
tenses (plural)

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

tense


tenses

forms:
tense (canonical)
tenses (third-person singular)
tensed (past)
tensed (past participle)
tensing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of tense.

verb

tens


ante

forms:
ante (singular)
antes (plural)

glosses: An ante is something you agree to risk before you know what will happen.

text: The dealer asked the gamblers, "What's the ante."

text: I seemed to have upped the ante on wiktionary when said I knew how to write IPA symbols.


ante

forms:
ante (canonical)
antes (third-person singular)
anted (past)
anted (past participle)
anteing (present participle)

glosses: To make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances.

ante

antes

anted

anteing


Februaries

forms:
February (singular)
Februaries or Februarys (plural)

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

noun

February

Februaries

Februarys


panic

forms:
panic (singular)
panics (plural)

glosses: Panic is a very strong and overwhelming fear which dominates thinking.

text: When he yelled "fire!" a panic went through the crowd and suddenly people were yelling and pushing to get out.

ipa: /ˈpanɪk/

hyphenation: pan‧ic


panic

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

text: I'm panicking about the test tomorrow. It's half of our final grade and I haven't even started studying yet.

text: Don't panic. If everyone stays calm, no one will get hurt.

verb

panic

k


resorts

forms:
resort (singular)
resorts (plural)

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

noun

resort


resorts

forms:
resort (canonical)
resorts (third-person singular)
resorted (past)
resorted (past participle)
resorting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of resort.


raven

forms:
raven (singular)
ravens (plural)

glosses: A kind of large black bird which is part of the genus Corvus.

enpr: rāʹvən

ipa: /ˈreɪvən/


raven

forms: raven (positive)


raven

forms:
raven (canonical)
ravens (third-person singular)
ravened (past)
ravened (past participle)
ravening (present participle)

glosses: Raven is when a person or people party wildly.


influences

forms:
influence (singular)
influences (plural)

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

text: My mother and Oprah are my two greatest influences.

enpr: ĭnflüənsəz

sampa: /InfluEnsIz/

influence


influences

forms:
influence (canonical)
influences (third-person singular)
influenced (past)
influenced (past participle)
influencing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of influence.

text: It's been proven that your experience touring a college campus greatly influences your decision regarding what school to attend.

verb

influenc


title: ’d

redirect: 'd


intent

forms:
intent (singular)
intents (plural)

glosses: Your intent is what you have in your mind as you plan, goal, wish, etc.

text: My original intent was to return it to her, but I was unable to do so.

text: What he did was wrong, but it will be difficult to prove criminal intent.

text: The details were hard to understand, but the general intent was clear.

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛnt/

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


intent

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

glosses: If you are intent on something, you have a strong plan to have or do it, and you won't let other things stop you easily.

text: They were so intent on fishing, they didn't notice their boat was floating away.

text: The cat was still, intent on the bird in the garden.


raises

forms:
raise (singular)
raises (plural)

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

noun

raise


raises

forms:
raise (canonical)
raises (third-person singular)
raised (past)
raised (past participle)
raising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of raise.

verb

rais


tablecloths

forms:
tablecloth (singular)
tablecloths (plural)

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

noun

tablecloth


demolish

forms:
demolish (canonical)
demolishes (third-person singular)
demolished (past)
demolished (past participle)
demolishing (present participle)

text: They demolished the old house and put up four townhouses.

verb

demolish


radios

forms:
radio (singular)
radios (plural)

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

noun

radio


radios

forms:
radio (canonical)
radios (third-person singular)
radioed (past)
radioed (past participle)
radioing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of radio.


grab

forms:
grab (canonical)
grabs (third-person singular)
grabbed (past)
grabbed (past participle)
grabbing (present participle)

glosses: If you grab something, you quickly reach out and take it in your hand.

text: A strong hand grabbed her arm and pulled her backward.

text: I stood up quickly and grabbed my purse from the back of the chair.

text: He grabbed a handful of nuts from the bowl.

glosses: If something grabs the headlines, it suddenly becomes a major news story.

text: Scientists at the school grabbed headlines last week with their discovery of a new kind of fat.

ipa: /ɡræb/

verb

grab

b


grab

forms:
grab (singular)
grabs (plural)

glosses: If you make a grab for something, you try to get it.

text: I made a grab for his hand and the knife flew out the door.

text: With the weak government, observers believe that the military might make a grab for power.


Irish

forms: Irish

glosses: Irish is the native language of Ireland, now only spoken by a minority of Ireland's people, it is part of the Gaelic language family, which is part of the broader Celtic language family.

text: English was the language used at school in Dublin, even for those who spoke only Irish.

enpr: ī'rĭsh

ipa: /ˈaɪrɪʃ/


Irish

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

glosses: If something or someone is Irish, it is from or related to Ireland.

text: Now the place is an Irish pub called O'Neill's.

text: Both Irish Protestants and Irish Catholics made their way across the Atlantic to Quebec.

text: The newspapers have done a poor job reporting on Ireland and Irish issues in general.

text: Every Tuesday night we have traditional Irish music.

text: The Welsh were fighting the English and the Scots were fighting the English and of course the Irish were fighting the English.


throats

forms:
throat (singular)
throats (plural)

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

noun

throat


truck

forms:
truck (singular)
trucks (plural)

glosses: A truck is a vehicle that is often used to carry or pull big loads.

ipa: /trʌk/


truck

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

glosses: If you truck something, you send it somewhere on a truck

glosses: If you are trucking you are driving a truck. This usually means driving a big truck for a long way, and as a job.

glosses: If you are trucking you are going somewhere and are moving fast.


junction

forms:
junction (singular)
junctions (plural)

glosses: A junction is a place where different things of the same kind come together, especially roads.

text: It's at the junction of Pearl and Cherry streets in busy Franklin Square.


title: fire-engine

redirect: fire engine


popes

forms:
pope (singular)
popes (plural)

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

pope


instruments

forms:
instrument (singular)
instruments (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈɪnstrəmənts/

hyphenation: in‧stru‧ments

instrument


minuses

forms:
minus (singular)
minuses (plural)

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

minus

minuses


arcs

forms:
arc (singular)
arcs (plural)

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

arc


arcs

forms:
arc (canonical)
arcs (third-person singular)
arced (past)
arced (past participle)
arcing (present participle)


chases

forms:
chase (singular)
chases (plural)

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

text: The movie had many car chases.

chase


chases

forms:
chase (canonical)
chases (third-person singular)
chased (past)
chased (past participle)
chasing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of chase.

verb

chas


influenced

forms:
influence (canonical)
influences (third-person singular)
influenced (past)
influenced (past participle)
influencing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of influence.

enpr: ĭnflüənst

sampa: /InfluEnst/


tins

forms:
tin (singular)
tins (plural)

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

noun

tin


implicate

forms:
implicate (canonical)
implicates (third-person singular)
implicated (past)
implicated (past participle)
implicating (present participle)

glosses: If x is implicated in y, x is connected to y and may be its cause.

text: He's been implicated in the loss of the money.

text: There just isn't enough evidence implicating any of the four men in her murder.

ipa: /ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/

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

hyphenation: im‧pli‧cate

verb

implicat


acknowledges

forms:
acknowledge (canonical)
acknowledges (third-person singular)
acknowledged (past)
acknowledged (past participle)
acknowledging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of acknowledge.

acknowledg


monkeys

forms:
monkey (singular)
monkeys (plural)

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

enpr: mŭngʹkiz

ipa: /ˈmʌŋkiz/

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

noun

monkey


monkeys

forms:
monkey (canonical)
monkeys (third-person singular)
monkeyed (past)
monkeyed (past participle)
monkeying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of monkey.


cuttings

forms:
cutting (singular)
cuttings (plural)

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

cutting


clues

forms:
clue (singular)
clues (plural)

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

clue


clues

forms:
clue (canonical)
clues (third-person singular)
clued (past)
clued (past participle)
cluing (present participle)

verb

clu


hides

forms:
hide (singular)
hides (plural)

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

noun

hide


hides

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

verb

hides

hid

hidden

hiding


monitors

forms:
monitor (singular)
monitors (plural)

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

noun

monitor


monitors

forms:
monitor (canonical)
monitors (third-person singular)
monitored (past)
monitored (past participle)
monitoring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of monitor.


anchovies

forms:
anchovy (singular)
anchovies (plural)

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

anchovy

anchovies


regrets

forms:
regret (singular)
regrets (plural)

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

regret


regrets

forms:
regret (canonical)
regrets (third-person singular)
regretted (past)
regretted (past participle)
regretting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of regret.

verb

t


insides

forms:
inside (singular)
insides (plural)

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

noun

inside


poses

forms:
pose (singular)
poses (plural)

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

pose


poses

forms:
pose (canonical)
poses (third-person singular)
posed (past)
posed (past participle)
posing (present participle)

verb

pos


scalps

forms:
scalp (singular)
scalps (plural)

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

noun

scalp


scalps

forms:
scalp (canonical)
scalps (third-person singular)
scalped (past)
scalped (past participle)
scalping (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of scalp.


atmospheric pressure

forms: atmospheric pressure (singular)

glosses: Atmospheric pressure means how heavy the air is above an object.

atmospheric pressure


middles

forms:
middle (singular)
middles (plural)

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

middle


feebler

forms:
feeble (positive)
feebler (comparative)
feeblest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of feeble; more feeble.

adjective

feeble

feebler

feeblest


toys

forms:
toy (singular)
toys (plural)

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

ipa: /tɔɪz/

noun

toy


toys

forms:
toy (canonical)
toys (third-person singular)
toyed (past)
toyed (past participle)
toying (present participle)


picking

forms:
pick (canonical)
picks (third-person singular)
picked (past)
picked (past participle)
picking (present participle)

ipa: /ˈpɪkɪŋ/

verb

pick


offsets

forms:
offset (singular)
offsets (plural)

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

noun

offset


offsets

forms:
offset (canonical)
offsets (third-person singular)
offset (past)
offset (past participle)
offsetting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of offset.

verb

offsets

offset

offset

offsetting


purer

forms:
pure (positive)
purer (comparative)
purest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of pure; more pure.

adjective

pure

purer

purest


carbons

forms:
carbon (singular)
carbons (plural)

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

noun

carbon


acknowledged

forms:
acknowledge (canonical)
acknowledges (third-person singular)
acknowledged (past)
acknowledged (past participle)
acknowledging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of acknowledge.

verb

acknowledg


saturations

forms:
saturation (singular)
saturations (plural)

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

noun

saturation


eyes

forms:
eye (singular)
eyes (plural)

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

text: Your eyes are the part of your head which you see with.

ipa: /aɪz/

sampa: /aIz/

eye


eyes

forms:
eying (present participle)
eye (canonical)
eyes (third-person singular)
eyed (past)
eyed (past participle)
eyeing (present participle)

verb

ey

eyes

eyed

eyeing


graver

forms:
grave (positive)
graver (comparative)
gravest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of grave; more grave.

adjective

grave

graver

gravest


purest

glosses: The superlative form of pure; most pure.


hourlies

forms:
hourly (singular)
hourlies (plural)

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

noun

hourly

hourlies


cheeks

forms:
cheek (singular)
cheeks (plural)

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

cheek


cheeks

forms:
cheek (canonical)
cheeks (third-person singular)
cheeked (past)
cheeked (past participle)
cheeking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of cheek.


photocopiers

forms:
photocopier (singular)
photocopiers (plural)

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

photocopier


movies

forms:
movie (singular)
movies (plural)

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

text: My favorite movies are "Finding Nemo" and "Titanic".

glosses: The movies is a term for a movie theater.

text: Let's go to the movies today.

text: We went to the movies, last Friday, going to see Spider-Man 3.

movie


dresses

forms:
dress (singular)
dresses (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈdrɛsɪz/

dress

dresses


dresses

forms:
dress (canonical)
dresses (third-person singular)
dressed (past)
dressed (past participle)
dressing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of dress.


Pan

forms: Pan

glosses: A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Homininae - the chimpanzees.

glosses: The Greek god of nature, often shown as half goat and half man playing pipes.


environments

forms:
environment (singular)
environments (plural)

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

environment


tripped

forms:
trip (canonical)
trips (third-person singular)
tripped (past)
tripped (past participle)
tripping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of trip.

verb

trip

p


sevenths

forms:
seventh (singular)
sevenths (plural)

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

noun

seventh


influence

forms:
influence (singular)
influences (plural)

glosses: An influence is a force that causes something to happen or for someone to do something.

text: Aerosmith has been quite an influence on rock music.

text: The works of Leonardo da Vinci have always been an influence on my artistic career.

glosses: An influence is also power to affect or change someone or something by means of position or power.

text: Sometimes, I feel like my parents have so much control that everything and everyone in the world is under their influence!

text: It is very dangerous to drive under the influence of alcohol.

enpr: ĭnflüəns

sampa: /InfluEns/


influence

forms:
influence (canonical)
influences (third-person singular)
influenced (past)
influenced (past participle)
influencing (present participle)

glosses: If you influence something, you are forcing something to happen or for someone to do something.

text: Doesn't this calm music just influence you to frolic in a meadow?

text: yoga has been known to influence a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

glosses: If you influence something, you can also be changing or swaying it.

text: Vote-stacking can heavily influence an election.

text: Conditions in the atmosphere influence weather.

verb

influenc

e


title: the bird

redirect: bird


gardens

forms:
garden (singular)
gardens (plural)

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

noun

garden


gardens

forms:
garden (canonical)
gardens (third-person singular)
gardened (past)
gardened (past participle)
gardening (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of garden.


sub

forms:
sub (singular)
subs (plural)

enpr: sŭb

ipa: /sʌb/

sampa: /sVb/


sub

forms:
sub (canonical)
subs (third-person singular)
subbed (past)
subbed (past participle)
subbing (present participle)

text: I subbed for an injured player during last night's game.

glosses: To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.

text: Now that I've retired from my full-time teaching job, I'll do some subbing from time to time to keep busy and earn a little extra money.

text: Ms. Smith subs for Mr. Jones' math class when he's sick.

glosses: To replace (a player) with a substitute.

text: He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time.

verb

sub


locks

forms:
lock (singular)
locks (plural)

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

ipa: /lɒks/

ipa: /lɑks/

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

noun

lock


locks

forms:
lock (canonical)
locks (third-person singular)
locked (past)
locked (past participle)
locking (present participle)


tourist

forms:
tourist (singular)
tourists (plural)

etymology_text: tour + -ist

ety-suffix

tour

ist

expansion: tour + -ist

glosses: A tourist is a person who travels for pleasure, not for business.

text: There are many tourists looking at the church.

ipa: /ˈtʊərɪst/

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


screens

forms:
screen (singular)
screens (plural)

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

noun

screen


screens

forms:
screen (canonical)
screens (third-person singular)
screened (past)
screened (past participle)
screening (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of screen.


calculation

forms:
calculation (singular)
calculations (plural)

glosses: A calculation is the answer you get after calculating.

text: Your calculation is wrong.

ipa: /kælkjuˈleɪʃən/

ipa: /kælkjəˈleɪʃən/

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

hyphenation: cal‧cu‧la‧tion


dryers

forms:
dryer (singular)
dryers (plural)

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

dryer


barrel

forms:
barrel (singular)
barrels (plural)

glosses: A barrel is the amount of something that is in a full barrel, or that would fit in the barrel. For example, a barrel of water or a barrel of beer.

glosses: The barrel of a gun is the part the bullet goes through.

glosses: The barrel of a clarinet is the part you connect the mouth piece.

glosses: The barrel of a horse or pony is its ribs.

glosses: A barrel is a solid metal tube that may be part of some machines.

ipa: /bɛrəl/


barrel

forms:
barrel (canonical)
barrels (third-person singular)
barrelled (past)
barrelled (past participle)
barrelling (present participle)

verb

barrel

l


strips

forms:
strip (singular)
strips (plural)

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

noun

strip


strips

forms:
strip (canonical)
strips (third-person singular)
stripped (past)
stripped (past participle)
stripping (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of strip.


unlikely

forms:
unlikelier (comparative)
unlikeliest (superlative)
unlikely (positive)
more unlikely (comparative)
most unlikely (superlative)

etymology_text: un- + likely

ety-prefix

un

likely

expansion: un- + likely

glosses: If something is unlikely, then it probably will not happen.

text: It's unlikely that it will rain today.

ipa: /ʌnˈlaɪkli/

adj

unlikely

unlikelier

unlikeliest


jackets

forms:
jacket (singular)
jackets (plural)

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

noun

jacket


jackets

forms:
jacket (canonical)
jackets (third-person singular)
jacketed (past)
jacketed (past participle)
jacketing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of jacket.


typewriter

forms:
typewriter (singular)
typewriters (plural)

glosses: A typewriter is a machine used to type words by pressing keys that put ink onto paper.

ipa: [ˈtaɪpˌraɪtə(r)]


handles

forms:
handle (singular)
handles (plural)

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

handle


handles

forms:
handle (canonical)
handles (third-person singular)
handled (past)
handled (past participle)
handling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of handle.

verb

handl


undoings

forms:
undoing (singular)
undoings (plural)

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

noun

undoing


fits

forms:
fit (singular)
fits (plural)

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

fit


fits

forms:
fit (canonical)
fits (third-person singular)
fitted (past)
fitted (past participle)
fitting (present participle)


harvests

forms:
harvest (singular)
harvests (plural)

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

harvest


harvests

forms:
harvest (canonical)
harvests (third-person singular)
harvested (past)
harvested (past participle)
harvesting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of harvest.


starts

forms:
start (singular)
starts (plural)

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

start


starts

forms:
start (canonical)
starts (third-person singular)
started (past)
started (past participle)
starting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of start.


eating

forms:
eat (canonical)
eats (third-person singular)
ate (past)
eaten (past participle)
eating (present participle)

ipa: /iːtɪŋ/

eat

eats

ate

eaten

eating


rehearsing

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

verb

rehears


tons

forms:
ton (singular)
tons (plural)

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

text: I can't go to the movie with you on Saturday because I have tons of homework to do this weekend.

ipa: /tʌnz/

homophones: tonnes tuns

noun

ton


literal

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

glosses: The literal meaning of a word or phrase is the plain meaning: exactly what it says.

text: It is not enough to understand the literal meaning of speech.

text: Many Christians have a view of life that is based on a literal interpretation of the Bible.

text: This mission has been the adventure of a lifetime in a very literal sense; it has taken my whole life.

ipa: /ˈlɪt(ə)rəl/

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


sacrificing

forms:
sacrifice (canonical)
sacrifices (third-person singular)
sacrificed (past)
sacrificed (past participle)
sacrificing (present participle)

verb

sacrific


landlord

forms:
landlord (singular)
landlords (plural)

etymology_text: land + lord

compound

land

lord

expansion: land + lord

glosses: A landlord is a person that owns living space and rents it to people (called tenants).

text: For an extra thirty dollars a month the landlord rented him the two upstairs rooms, a toilet in the middle of one, as a one-bedroom apartment.

text: Landlords generally do not live in the same community as their tenants.


combs

forms:
comb (singular)
combs (plural)

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

noun

comb


combs

forms:
comb (canonical)
combs (third-person singular)
combed (past)
combed (past participle)
combing (present participle)


ate

ipa: /eɪt/

ipa: /ɛt/


throws away

forms:
throw away (canonical)
throws away (third-person singular)
threw away (past)
thrown away (past participle)
throwing away (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of throw away.

throw away

throws away

threw away

thrown away

throwing away


inputs

forms:
input (singular)
inputs (plural)

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

input


inputs

forms:
inputted (past)
inputted (past participle)
input (canonical)
inputs (third-person singular)
input (past)
input (past participle)
inputting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of input.

verb

t

inputs

input

input

inputting


hiding

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

hide

hides


recognise

forms:
recognise (canonical)
recognises (third-person singular)
recognised (past)
recognised (past participle)
recognising (present participle)

glosses: If you recognise something, you realise what it is.

text: I don't recognise him. Is he a friend of yours?

glosses: If something is recognised, it is accepted.

text: You have to recognise that you can't be right all the time.

text: The government refused to recognise his passport.

text: He's generally recognised as the person who made the first radio.

glosses: If something is recognised, it is given an award.

text: John was recognised for his achievements as a scientist.

ipa: /ˈrɛkəgnaɪz/

hyphenation: re‧cog‧nise

recognis


passing

forms:
pass (canonical)
passes (third-person singular)
passed (past)
passed (past participle)
passing (present participle)

pass

es


heroes

forms:
hero (singular)
heroes (plural)

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

noun

hero

heroes


hypothetical

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

glosses: If something is hypothetical, it is based on a hypothesis or a guess.

ipa: /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkl/


hypothetical

forms:
hypothetical (singular)
hypotheticals (plural)

text: These hypotheticals serve no purpose until we have more information.


grays

forms:
gray (singular)
grays (plural)

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

gray


grays

forms:
gray (canonical)
grays (third-person singular)
grayed (past)
grayed (past participle)
graying (present participle)


leaflet

forms:
leaflet (singular)
leaflets (plural)

glosses: A leaflet is piece of paper or a small book, usually given away for free.

text: People were distributing leaflets about the dangers of cell-phone use.

text: Israel continues dropping leaflets warning people in southern neighborhoods of Lebanon to leave.

glosses: A leaflet is a small leaf or a leaf-like part of a leaf.

enpr: lēfʹlĭt

ipa: /ˈliːflɪt/


lorry

forms:
lorry (singular)
lorries (plural)

glosses: A lorry is a large vehicle for carrying goods, materials and equipment.

text: The lorry driver was taking a load of soft drinks to shops when the accident happened.

ipa: /ˈlɒri/

lorry

lorries


complements

forms:
complement (singular)
complements (plural)

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

complement


complements

forms:
complement (canonical)
complements (third-person singular)
complemented (past)
complemented (past participle)
complementing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of complement.


madams

forms:
madam (singular)
madams (plural)

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

madam


embarrassments

forms:
embarrassment (singular)
embarrassments (plural)

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

embarrassment


lump

forms:
lump (singular)
lumps (plural)

glosses: A lump is a small hard part of something smooth, soft, or continuous.

text: She felt the lump in her throat getting bigger and becoming even more painful.

text: Her mother first discovered the lump in her breast a year ago.

text: Add brown sugar and rub well between your fingers, breaking up any lumps of sugar.

text: Last week, she received a lump sum payment of more than $250,000, or one year's salary.

glosses: A lump is a person who is not active or clever.

text: Come on, let's go. Don't be such a lump.

glosses: If you take your lumps, bad things happen to you.

text: He isn't the only member of the organization who has taken his lumps this year.

ipa: /lʌmp/


lump

forms:
lump (canonical)
lumps (third-person singular)
lumped (past)
lumped (past participle)
lumping (present participle)

glosses: To treat different things as the same thing or as part of the same group.

text: People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different animals.


cushions

forms:
cushion (singular)
cushions (plural)

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

cushion


cushions

forms:
cushion (canonical)
cushions (third-person singular)
cushioned (past)
cushioned (past participle)
cushioning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of cushion.


attributes

forms:
attribute (singular)
attributes (plural)

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

attribute


attributes

forms:
attribute (canonical)
attributes (third-person singular)
attributed (past)
attributed (past participle)
attributing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of attribute.

verb

attribut


running

forms:
run (canonical)
runs (third-person singular)
ran (past)
run (past participle)
running (present participle)

ipa: /ˈrʌnɪŋ/

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

run

runs

ran

run

running


pets

forms:
pet (singular)
pets (plural)

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

noun

pet


pets

forms:
pet (canonical)
pets (third-person singular)
petted (past)
petted (past participle)
petting (present participle)


toy

forms:
toy (singular)
toys (plural)

glosses: A toy is something that you can play with.

glosses: A toy is something that isn't very important or doesn't have much value.

ipa: /tɔɪ/


toy

forms:
toy (canonical)
toys (third-person singular)
toyed (past)
toyed (past participle)
toying (present participle)

glosses: If you toy with something, you play with it or make fun of it.

glosses: To toy with something is to consider it.

text: I have been toying with the idea of starting my own business.


incomplete

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

etymology_text: in- + complete

ety-prefix

in

complete

expansion: in- + complete

glosses: If something is incomplete, it is not finished.

text: Sam's homework was incomplete as he had missed out question two.


mops

forms:
mop (singular)
mops (plural)

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

noun

mop


mops

forms:
mop (canonical)
mops (third-person singular)
mopped (past)
mopped (past participle)
mopping (present participle)

verb

p


exponents

forms:
exponent (singular)
exponents (plural)

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

noun

exponent


picks

forms:
pick (singular)
picks (plural)

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

ipa: /pɪks/

sampa: /PIks/

homophones: pix pics

pick


picks

forms:
pick (canonical)
picks (third-person singular)
picked (past)
picked (past participle)
picking (present participle)


samples

forms:
sample (singular)
samples (plural)

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

sample


samples

forms:
sample (canonical)
samples (third-person singular)
sampled (past)
sampled (past participle)
sampling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of sample.

verb

sampl

e


eaten

forms:
eat (canonical)
eats (third-person singular)
ate (past)
eaten (past participle)
eating (present participle)

ipa: /'iːtən/

eat


interprets

forms:
interpret (canonical)
interprets (third-person singular)
interpreted (past)
interpreted (past participle)
interpreting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of interpret.

interpret


ducked

forms:
duck (canonical)
ducks (third-person singular)
ducked (past)
ducked (past participle)
ducking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of duck.

ipa: /dʌkt/

duck


ducking

ipa: /ˈdʌkɪŋ/


ditches

forms:
ditch (singular)
ditches (plural)

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

noun

ditch

ditches


ditches

forms:
ditch (canonical)
ditches (third-person singular)
ditched (past)
ditched (past participle)
ditching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of ditch.


Dutch

forms: Dutch

glosses: The main language of the Netherlands and Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium).

glosses: The Dutch are the people of the Netherlands.

enpr: dŭch

ipa: /dʌtʃ/

sampa: /dVtS/


Dutch

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

glosses: Something that is related to the Netherlands.

glosses: Something that is related to the Dutch people.

glosses: Something that is related to the Dutch language.


winding

forms:
wind (canonical)
winds (third-person singular)
wound (past)
wound (past participle)
winding (present participle)

ipa: /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-winding1.wav

wind

winds

wound

wound

winding


centres

forms:
centre (singular)
centres (plural)

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

centre


centres

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of centre.

verb

centr


gracing

forms:
grace (canonical)
graces (third-person singular)
graced (past)
graced (past participle)
gracing (present participle)

grac


idiots

forms:
idiot (singular)
idiots (plural)

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

noun

idiot


interpreted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of interpret.


ma

forms:
ma (singular)
mas (plural)

glosses: Some people sometimes refer or address to their mother as ma.

text: Ma was still at work when I got back.

ipa: /mɑː/


accommodates

forms:
accommodate (canonical)
accommodates (third-person singular)
accommodated (past)
accommodated (past participle)
accommodating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of accommodate.

verb

accommodat


accompanies

forms:
accompany (canonical)
accompanies (third-person singular)
accompanied (past)
accompanied (past participle)
accompanying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of accompany.

accompan

y


submission

forms:
submission (singular)
submissions (plural)

glosses: A submission is something that you give to somebody to be checked or accepted.

glosses: Submission is the act of accepting that somebody has power over you.

hyphenation: sub‧mis‧sion


skirts

forms:
skirt (singular)
skirts (plural)

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

noun

skirt


skirts

forms:
skirt (canonical)
skirts (third-person singular)
skirted (past)
skirted (past participle)
skirting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of skirt.


biting

forms:
bite (canonical)
bites (third-person singular)
bit (past)
bitten (past participle)
biting (present participle)

ipa: /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/

bite

bites

bit

bitten

biting


biting

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

glosses: Something that is biting causes a stinging feeling.

text: a biting wind

glosses: Something that is biting is hurtful or sharp.

text: a biting criticism

text: a biting insect


spoons

forms:
spoon (singular)
spoons (plural)

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

glosses: Spoons is a card game played by children.

ipa: /spuːnz/

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spoon


spoons

forms:
spoon (canonical)
spoons (third-person singular)
spooned (past)
spooned (past participle)
spooning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of spoon.


wheelchairs

forms:
wheelchair (singular)
wheelchairs (plural)

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

wheelchair


accounted

forms:
account (canonical)
accounts (third-person singular)
accounted (past)
accounted (past participle)
accounting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of account.

ipa: /əˈkaʊntɪd/

verb

account


loneliest

forms:
lonely (positive)
lonelier (comparative)
loneliest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of lonely; most lonely.

adjective

lonely

lonelier

loneliest


skeptic

forms:
skeptic (singular)
skeptics (plural)

glosses: A skeptic is a person who doesn't believe things before seeing very good reasons to believe them.

text: I'm a skeptic, so I don't believe things just because they're in the newspaper.


achieving

forms:
achieve (canonical)
achieves (third-person singular)
achieved (past)
achieved (past participle)
achieving (present participle)

ipa: /əˈtʃiːvɪŋ/

verb

achiev


lane

forms:
lane (singular)
lanes (plural)

glosses: A lane is one part of the road that cars traveling in one direction stay in, usually divided by white or yellow paint from other lanes.

text: Widening traffic lanes from 9.5 to 10 or 11 feet reduces car crashes.

text: In some cities, they have separate bike lanes with their own traffic lights.

text: It's very annoying when slow drivers stay in the fast lane.

text: Drivers are supposed to travel on the highway's three lanes and use the shoulders only for emergencies.

text: Concrete barriers blocked one lane of the street to keep traffic from getting too close to the building.

text: She sped across three lanes of traffic on I-4 almost hitting two other cars.

glosses: A lane is a small country road, also used in the name of many small roads.

text: We walked slowly along quiet back roads and narrow, tree-lined lanes.

text: Sur la Table is located at 77 Maiden Lane, San Francisco.

ipa: /leɪn/


banked

forms:
bank (canonical)
banks (third-person singular)
banked (past)
banked (past participle)
banking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bank.

bank


merest

glosses: The superlative form of mere; most mere.


needed

forms:
need (canonical)
needs (third-person singular)
needed (past)
needed (past participle)
needing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of need.

need


cheers

forms:
cheer (canonical)
cheers (third-person singular)
cheered (past)
cheered (past participle)
cheering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of cheer.

ipa: /tʃɪəz/

enpr: chĭrz

ipa: /tʃɪrz/

sampa: /tSIrz/

cheer


cheers

forms:
cheer (singular)
cheers (plural)

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


cheers

forms: cheers

text: To good health! Cheers!

text: "I'm off to class, see ya later." "Cheers!"

text: "Let me buy you a drink." "Really? Cheers!"


ceramic

forms:
ceramic (singular)
ceramics (plural)

glosses: A hard material that is easily broken; it is made by firing a mineral like clay at a high temperature.

text: Joan made the dish of ceramic.

text: Joe had dozens of ceramics in his apartment.

text: A ceramic vase stood on the table.

ipa: /səˈræmɪk/

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crops

forms:
crop (singular)
crops (plural)

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

enpr: krŏps

ipa: /krɒps/

ipa: /krɑps/

noun

crop


crops

forms:
crop (canonical)
crops (third-person singular)
cropped (past)
cropped (past participle)
cropping (present participle)


achieved

glosses: The past tense and past participle of achieve.

ipa: /əˈtʃiːvd/


astronomies

forms:
astronomy (singular)
astronomies (plural)

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

astronomy

astronomies


league

forms:
league (singular)
leagues (plural)

glosses: A league is a group of sports teams that play against each other.

text: Rodriguez won the American League most-valuable-player award in 2003 and 2005.

text: The chances of your son making the National Hockey League are close to zero.

text: He spent the summer driving around Texas, watching minor league baseball games.

text: They played in this year's league championship, but lost by six points.

text: They could win and finish as the best team in the best league.

glosses: A league is a group of people who have joined together to promote a similar idea.

text: The League of Conservation Voters is one of the largest and most political environmental groups in the country.

glosses: If you are not in the same league as somebody else, they are much better than or different from you.

text: The Toyota Corolla is not even in the same league as the beautiful new Jaguar.

glosses: If you are out of your league, you're trying something too difficult for you.

glosses: If you are in league with somebody, you are working with them, usually in secret and for a bad reason.

glosses: A league is a distance of 4,828 metres on land or 5,556 metres at sea.

ipa: /liːɡ/