org.languagetool.resource.en.word_definitions.txt Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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#able
abstruse difficult to understand
accede give in, bow
accept to agree, to endure
accessed got, retrieved
access obtain, retrieve, right to enter
#acclamation
#acclimation
acts third person singular of 'act'
actual taking place in reality, literal, real
ad advertising
adapted made fit
adapters devices that make pieces compatible
adapting making fit
addition adding one thing to another
additions adding one thing to another
add make an addition
adds makes an addition
#adolescence
#adolescents
adopted followed, took over
adopters persons who adopt a child
adopting follow, take over
ads advertisements
adverse harmful
advice noun
advise verb
affect experience of emotion
affects experiences of emotion
affluence richness
ail rare name for garlic
aisle long narrow passage
aisles long narrow passages
ale a type of beer
alliterate exhibit alliteration
allowed permitted
allude make a disguised reference to
alludes makes a disguised reference to
allusion passing reference
allusions passing references
aloud using the voice
altar e.g. table for religious purposes
altars e.g. tables for religious purposes
alter modify
alters modifies
alumni plural
alumnus singular
#and
anecdote short story
angel spiritual being
angels spiritual being
angle inclination measured in degrees
angles inclination measured in degrees
anti against
antidote substance which can counteract poisoning
ants insects
apatite a common complex mineral
appendices plural
appendix singular
appetite a feeling of craving
appraise evaluate, value
apprise advise, notify
arc electric discharge
ark a boat built by Noah
arrant complete, thorough
artesian rising to surface under pressure
artisanal made by an artisan
#as
ascent rise, climb
ash remains when something is burned
aspect a distinct feature
aspects distinct features
assent agreement
assessed evaluated
assess evaluate
#at
ate past of 'to eat'
auntie aunt
aunts the sisters of someone's father or mother
aural relating to the ears
Australia the continent
Austria country in Europe
averse strongly disliking
#avid
#avoid
#aw
#awe
axes plural
axis singular
ax tool to split wood
bacteria plural
bacterium singular
#bade
bad opposite of 'good'
bail release after a security has been paid
baize coarse woollen/cotton cloth
#bale
bale a large bundle
balled formed into a ball
ballet concert dance
ballets concert dances
ballots votes
ballot vote
bard a lyric poet
barely hardly, just
bare naked
barley cereal grain
baron a nobleman
barred prevented from entering
barren bare, bleak
basal elementary
#based
base foundation, groundwork
basil culinary herb
bass lowest part of the musical range
#baste
baud data transmission rate
#bawdily
bawd prostitute
bawled shouted loudly
#bayed
bays indentations of the shoreline
bazaar a market
#be
bean large plant seed
bear animal
beau dandy
beaus boyfriends
bedding bed clothing
bed place to sleep
bee insect
bees insects
#been
been past participle of 'be'
begin start
being living thing
belief noun
beliefs plural noun
believes third person singular verb
believe verb
bellow very loud utterance
below beneath, at a lower place
benefactor person who helps people
beneficiary recipient of benefits
berths ties up
berth tie up
besot make dull
besought pressed, conjured
#best
#bets
betting stake on the outcome of an issue
#bidder
#bidders
#bights
billed being charged
bin container
birth act of bringing forth offsprings
births plural of 'birth'
#bit
bite a mouthful
#bites
#bitter
#bitters
bizarre very strange
blew past of 'blow'
bloc a group of countries
block city block, a solid piece of something
blocks city blocks, solid pieces
blocs groups of countries
blue color
blunt not sharp, frank
board a committee
#boated
#boating
#boded
bode stayed
#bodily
#boding
bold fearless or typeface with thick heavy lines
bond a type of debt security
bonds a type of debt security
#bootees
#booties
bored tired
borrow get temporarily
borrows get temporarily
bough branch of a tree
bounce spring back
bound edge, boundary
bounds edges, boundaries
bounds lines determining the limits of an area
bow bend one's knee or body
bowed bended one's knee or body
bows bend one's knee or body
braid a hairdo
#braise
braise cook in liquid
brake mechanical device to stop motion
brakes mechanical device to stop motion
brayed past of 'bray'
brays cries of a donkey
#braze
breaches failure to perform some promised act
breach failure to perform some promised act
bread food made from dough
break interruption, pause
breaks interruptions, pauses
breathes verb
breathe verb
breath noun
breaths plural noun
bred past of 'breed'
breeches rear of barrel
breech rear of barrel
brewed past of 'brew'
brews drinks
bridal of or relating to a wedding
bridle headgear for a horse
brood the young of an animal
browse shop around, surf
brows eyebrows
bruise injury
#bruit
brunt main force of a blow
#brute
build construct, make
bullet projectile fired from a gun
bused sent around by bus
bussed sent around by bus
bust female chest
#but
#butt
buy purchase
#by
bye goodbye
#bytes
byte sequence of 8 bits
cached stored for future use
caller person starting a phone call
callers person starting a phone call
capital money or property, seat of government
capitol building
carat unit of weight
career occupation
caret the '^' character
carpals wrist bone
carpal wrist bone
carpel a simple pistil
carpels simple pistils
case event, lawsuit, instance
cases events, lawsuits, instances
cashed exchanged for cash
cast cast of characters in a movie
caste social class
#caught
cause reason
#causes
#cawed
ceases stops
cease stop, discontinue
cedes surrenders
cede surrender
celebrate have a celebration
celebrates have a celebration
celery cultivated herb
celibates voluntarily being unmarried
celibate voluntarily being unmarried
cellar basement
#cells
cell the functional basic unit of life
censer container for burning incense
censor someone who censures
censors people who censure
censure harsh criticism
census count of the population
cent monetary unit
cereal food grain
cereals food grains
chance opportunity
change alteration, modification
chard leafy green vegetable
charred burnt to charcoal
chased went after to catch
chaste morally pure
#Chicago
#Chicano
choral choir, musical ensemble of singers
#chord
chord combination of notes
chords combinations of notes
citing mention, refer
clack a noise
clamber climb awkwardly
clambers climb awkwardly
clamor a loud harsh noise
clamors a loud harsh noise
claque a group hired to applaud
click mouse click, short metallic sound
climactic forming a climax
climatic relating to climate
climb go upward
climbs go upward
clime climate
climes climate
clique ingroup
close shut
clothes dresses
coal fossil fuel
coarse rough-cut, harsh
coat clothing
coats clothing
coax coax cable
#coco
#cocoa
coffer a chest for storing valuables
#coif
#coir
cokes carbon fuel, Coca Cola
#cold
cole cabbage
collaborates work together
collaborate work together
collar part of clothing
collars part of clothing
coma state of deep unconsciousness
comber person who separates the fibers of cotton
comma punctuation character ','
#compete
#competes
complacently in a self-satisfied manner
complacent self-satisfied
complain express discontent (verb)
complains 3rd person of 'complain'
complaint expression of grievance (noun)
complaints plural of noun 'complaint'
complaisantly willing to please
complaisant obliging
complement to add to so as to improve
#complete
#completes
compliment an admiring remark
con an argument opposed to a proposal
conch a shell
concur agree
conjecture speculation, guess
conjuncture combination of events
conk hairdo, colloquial for 'nose'
conquer suppress
conscience moral sense
conscious knowing
coo speak softly
coos speak softly
copes third person singular of 'cope'
copse a dense growth of bushes
#cor
coral marine invertebrates
cord a line made of twisted fibers
cord line made of twisted fibers
cords lines made of twisted fibers
#core
cored removed the core from
corroborate confirm
corroborates confirm
cosign sign jointly
cosigns sign jointly
cosines trigonometric function of an angle
cosine trigonometric function of an angle
#cot
cote shelter for domestic animals
cotes shelter for domestic animals
cougher person who coughs
#could
coup putsch, takeover
coups putsch, takeover
courier messenger
course class, path, track
#court
cousins the child of your aunt or uncle
cousin the child of your aunt or uncle
coward a person who shows fear
cowered huddled
#coyer
#cozen
#cozens
craft skilled practice
#crate
#crates
#create
#creates
crewel surface embroidery using wool
crews plural of 'crew' = persons who man a vehicle
crises plural
crisis singular
crochet create by looping or crocheting
crotchet a sharp curve or crook
cruel brutal, barbarous
cruise an ocean trip
cue a clue
current occurring in the present time
#cued
dairy business processing animal milk
dam constructed barrier
damn expletive
dear address at the beginning of a letter
deceased dead
decent nice, correct
deducible capable of being deduced
deductible acceptable as a tax deduction
deer animal
defamation a false accusation
defamations a false accusation
defiantly in a rebellious manner
definitely without question
deformation distortion
deformations distortion
defuse remove the triggering device
defuses remove the triggering device
demure overmodest
demur take exception to
descent a movement downward
descent downward movement, origin
desert arid land
dessert last course of a meal
deviant noun, adjective, or verb
deviants noun, adjective, or verb
deviate noun or adjective
deviates noun or adjective
device a constructed tool
devise contrive, invent
dhows sailing vessels
diagnoses plural
diagnosis singular
dialogue a conversation
diary a daily written record
#died
die decease, pass away
dies plural of 'dice', third person of 'die'
diffuse spread over a wide area
diffuses spread over a wide area
dire desperate
discreet marked by modesty
discrete distinct
discussed past of 'discuss'
discuss verb: talk about
diseased pathological
disgust strong feelings of dislike
disinterested unaffected by self-interest
dissent a difference of opinion
#do
does third person of 'do'
dos colloquial plural of 'do'
dose a measured portion of medicine
dosed treated with some kind of application
dozed slept lightly
dragged pulled
drug substance used as a medicine
dual double, two-fold
duel a prearranged fight
dues a payment that is due
dye color with dye
#dyed
dyer someone whose job is to dye cloth
dyes third person of 'dye'
#ear
earn gain, make
earns 3rd person of 'earn' (gain)
#ears
#eat
#eats
editions versions, variants
edition version, variant
effect outcome, result
effects outcomes, results
effluence outflow
eight the number '8'
#either
elicit call forth emotions
ellipses plural
ellipsis singular
elude escape
elude escape, physically or mentally
eludes escapes
em 1/6 inch
eminent standing above others
emit give out
emits give out
emitting giving out
emphases plural
emphasis singular
#end
endemic present in a particular locality
ensured guarantee, assured
entomology study of insects
envelope flat container for a letter
envelop enwrap, enclose
envelopes flat containers for a letter
envelops enwraps, encloses
epic epic poem, heroic, larger-than-life
epics epic poem
epidemic widespread outbreak
epitaph inscription on a tombstone
epithet descriptive word or phrase
epoch a period of time
epochs periods of time
ere before (archaic)
errant straying from the right course
ether a substance/medium
etymology a history of a word
exact accurate
exceed surpass
excepts take exception to
except with the exception of
exist form of 'exist' = be, have an existence
#existing
#exiting
exit way out
expect regard something as likely
expects regard something as likely
#expert
#export
extend verb
extent noun
extract pull out
fain having made preparations
fair noun: trade fair, adj: just
#fairs
fairy a small being with magical powers
fare money paid for transportation
#fares
farther more distant
#fast
father male parent, dad
#fats
fazed unsettled, bothered
feat effort
#fee
#feel
#feels
#fees
feet plural
feet plural of 'foot'
feign pretend
fermenting fermentation
ferry ferryboat
feted celebrated
fetid foul, smelly
#field
#fill
#filled
finds third person of 'find'
#fine
fines money penalties
#fir
#firs
#first
fiscal related to financial matters
#fist
#five
#fives
flea insect
fleas insect
flecks small fragment
flee run away quickly
flees run away quickly
flew past of 'fly'
flex flex a muscle
flocks move as a crowd
flour powder made by grinding cereal grains
flower part of a plant
flu influenza
#foe
fomenting agitate, stir up
foot singular
#for
foreword preface
#form
for preposition as in 'something for you'
#forth
forward directed toward the front
foul violation of rule in sports
found past form of 'find'
four the number '4'
fourth in the fourth place
fowl a bird
fraud intentional deception
fraught marked by distress
frays rubs, scratches
#free
freeze turn to ice
frieze an architectural ornament
#from
#full
#fur
#furs
further more distant
gait pace
gate barrier in a fence
geese plural
gild club, guild
gilled provided with gills
#give
#gives
gnawed bite or chew on with the teeth
gnu large African antelope
#god
#gods
gold metallic element
#good
#goods
goose singular
gored wounded by piercing with a sharp object
gourd bottle
grade course, class
graft transplant, bribery
graphed plotted upon a graph
grayed made gray
grays colors
graze a superficial abrasion
guessed past of 'guess'
guest invited person
guise pretense
guys informal for 'men'
had past of 'have'
hail a form of solid precipitation
hair grows from the skin of mammals
hairs plural of 'hair'
hale force, squeeze
#half
half noun/adjective
halves one of two equal parts (plural)
halve verb
hare animals similar to rabbits
hares rabbits
has form of 'have'
hat head covering
#have
haves rich persons
#he
heal cure
heard past of 'hear'
hear perceive with the ears
#hears
#heart
#hearts
heel bottom of a shoe or boot
heir person to inherit the estate of another
herd group of e.g. cattle
here this place
heroin drug
heroine female hero
hew make or shape as with an axe
hews make or shape as with an axe
hide conceal
hied moved hurridly
higher comparative of 'high'
him personal pronoun
hire employ
his belonging to him
hoard save up as for future use
hoping form of 'to hope'
hopping jumping lightly
horde a vast multitude
hostel inexpensive hotel
hostels inexpensive hotel
hostiles enemy's troops
hostile unfriendly
hours period of time
hues the quality of a color
hue the quality of a color
hymn anthem
illicit unlawful
illiterate person unable to read
illude dilude, fool
illusion an erroneous mental representation
illusions erroneous mental representations
imminent close in time
imply suggest indirectly
improved made better
improvised performed without preparation
#in
incites moves, motivates
inc short for 'incorporated'
infer draw a conclusion
ink a liquid used for printing or writing
inn a hostel
inns hotels
insights clear perception of a situation
ins short for 'inch'
insured covered by insurance
#is
isle small island
isles small islands
its belonging to it
juggler a performer who juggles objects
jugular jugular vein
just right, correct; merely
juts third person singular of 'jut' (to stick out)
khan title given to rulers
#kind
#kinds
#king
#kings
knead massage
kneads massage
knew past of 'know'
knight person of noble birth trained to arms
known past participle of 'know'
knows third person singular of 'know'
know to be aware of
kraft Kraft paper
lacks third person of 'lack'
land ground
lands plural of 'land'
lapse oversight
laps upper side of the thighs of a seated person
latter the second of two
lax lacking in strictness
lay to put something down
lead take somebody somewhere
leans 3rd person of 'lean'
lean thin
leased past of 'lease'
least to the lowest degree
#leave
leaved having leaves
#leaves
led past of 'lead'
#lees
left past of 'leave'
lend give temporarily
lends 3rd person of 'lend'
lends give temporarily
lends past of 'lend'
lens optical device
#less
lessen decrease
lesson unit of instruction
letter written message, alphabetic character
liable subject to legal action
liar person not telling the truth
libel malicious publication
lichen skin diseases
lichens skin diseases
lien a form of security interest
liens a form of security interest
#lies
lie to be in or put yourself into a flat position
lieu position as in 'in lieu of'
life noun
like find enjoyable
liken describe as similar
likens describe as similar (3rd person)
limb appendage of a human or animal
limbs appendages of a human or animal
limns traces the shape of
limn trace the shape of
#lines
links connection between things
literal actual, real
literals misprints
littorals the regions of the shore
littoral the region of the shore
#live
#lives
live verb, adjective, or adverb
#lo
loan temporary provision of money
loch Scottish word for a lake
lock e.g. door lock
locks plural of noun or third person of verb 'lock'
lode deposit of valuable ore
lone alone
loo a toilet
loose not tight
loos plural of 'loo' (toilet)
loot plunder
lose cease to have
lose opposite of win
lost past of 'lose' = cease to have
lots lots of: many
#love
lowed mooed
low less than normal in amount
lox brined salmon
lumbar abdominal segment of the torso (adj.)
lumber processed wood
lute musical instrument
lynx wildcat
lyre instrument
mach the Mach number
made past of 'make'
maid housemaid
mail postal service
maize cereal
male gender
manners style, mode
manner style, mode
manor mansion of a wealthy person
manors mansion of a wealthy person
man singular
marital relating to the state of marriage
marry get married
martial soldierlike
massed joined together into a mass
mast vertical spar for sails
matrices plural
matrix singular
maze labyrinth
mean noun: average, verb: intend, imply, entail
meat the flesh of animals
median median value
medium a means for storing or communicating
meet get together
memoranda plural
memorandum singular
men plural
merry jolly, festive
mewl cry weakly
mice plural
mice plural of 'mouse'
might modal verb, power
militate have force or influence
militates have force or influence
mi nautical mile
minces food chopped into small bits
mince soften, moderate
mind brain
minding being bothered by
minds brain
mined past of 'mine'
mines 3rd person of 'mine'
mining extracting coal etc from the earth
mints plants
minuet piece of music and dance
minuets pieces of music and dance
minute 60 seconds
minutes 60 seconds
missed past of 'miss'
mist fog
mist thin fog
mite tiny invertebrate animal
mitigate make less severe
mitigates make less severe
mock imitate
mode manner, modality
mood psychological state
mooed past of 'moo' (the cow noise)
morale principles of right and wrong
morale psychological well-being
morales psychological well-being
moral ethics, significance of a story
morals ethics, significance of a story
morel edible mushrooms
morning early time of the day
morn morning
#most
#mot
mourn feel sadness
mourning lamentation
mouse singular
#mow
mowed past of 'mow' (cut down)
mule animal
mustard an often spicy condiment
mustered gathered together
must have to
#my
nays archaic form of no (plural)
near close to
neat clean or organized
need require
needs require
neighs sounds made by a horse
#new
new having just been made
#news
nice pleasant
night opposite of day
#nit
#no
nod nodding the head
noes plural of 'no'
no negation
none not at all
nose the organ of smell
#not
#note
#now
now at the present moment
now in this moment
nun religious woman
#nut
#oar
oases plural
oasis singular
obtuse between 90 and 180 degrees
oh interjection to express surprise
ohs interjection (plural)
omit exclude
omits exclude
omitting excluding
#on
#one
oohs utterings of 'ooh'
ooze slime, goo
#or
oral relating to the mouth
#ore
#our
#ours
ours belonging to us
#out
#outs
overdo exaggerate
overdue past due
overhead operating cost
overheard listen
owe be obliged to pay
owes third person singular of 'owe'
#own
paced walked
packed full
pact written agreement
pail bucket
pails buckets
pairs a set of two (plural)
palate roof of the mouth
pales turns pale
palette range of colours
pale very light colored
pare pare down, strip the skin off
pares pares down, strips the skin off
passed paste tense of 'to pass'
paste glue
past past times
patience tolerance of delay
patients person who gets medical care
peace absence of war
peaked reached the highest point
peak extremum, summit, top
pealed sounded loudly
peal sound
peals sound
pear fruit
pears fruit
pea seed of a pea plant
peek a secret look
peeked took a brief look
peeks take a brief look
peek take a brief look
peeled stripped the skin off
peel skin
peels strip the skin off
peers persons in a group
pee urine
perquisites fringe benefit, perk
phased arrange in phases
phlox a flower
phrase sequence of words
physical related to physics
picnic outdoor social gathering
piece a portion of a natural object
pieced joined the pieces of
piers wharfs, docks
piqued offended
pique offend, cloth weaving style
piques offend, cloth weaving style
piste a ski run
placed past of verb 'place'
places noun, third person verb
plains flat areas
plain simple
#plan
plane airplane
planes airplanes
#plans
#plant
#plants
pleaded appealed
please adverb used in polite request
pleas noun: requests
pleated pleated into a ruffle
#pointed
#pointer
pole a long (usually round) rod
poled propel with a pole
polled vote in an election or survey
poll opinion poll
#pooling
pools swimming pools
pool swimming pool
populace the public
populous densely populated
pores tiny holes
pore tiny hole
#port
portable easily transportable
portables small typewriter
portrait noun
portraits noun
portrays verb
portray verb
#post
potable beverage
potables beverage
pour cause to run
pours causes to run
praised expressed approval of
prayed addressed an object of worship
prays addresses an object of worship
pray say a prayer
precede come before
preceded came before
precedence priority
precedents example used to justify similar occurrences
precedes comes before
preceding coming before
prerequisites requirement
presence state of being present
presents gifts
prey animal hunted for food
preyed hunted
preys hunts
prince son of a sovereign
principal school principal
principals school principals
principle fundamental rule or belief
principles fundamental rules or beliefs
prints printed publications
probably likely
proceed continue
proceeded continued
proceeding continuing
proceeds continues
profit net income
profits net income
proof often noun, also 'proofread'
properly in the right way
prophet someone who speaks by divine inspiration
prophets persons who speak by divine inspiration
pros an argument in favor of a proposal
prose ordinary writing
prostate prostate gland (noun)
prostrate bow down (verb)
prove verb: show, testify, demonstrate
psi Greek letter, unit of pressure
pulling gerund of 'pull'
pull move something toward
purse bag (noun), contract one's lips into a rounded shape (verb)
pursue prosecute, follow up on
#pulls
#put
pyknic having a squat and fleshy build
#quaff
#queued
queue waiting line
quiet free of noise
quite completely, to a degree
quit stop, give up
quot abbreviation for 'quotation'
quote citation
racking stretching to the limits
raise increase the level or amount
rampant violent
rampart wall
rap rap music
raps rap music
rapt strike sharply
ray beam
rays beam (of light)
#re
reach arrive at
reaches arrive at
read something that is read
reads thing that are read
real occurring in reality
recede retreat, pull back
red a color
reeds tall woody perennial grasses
reeked smelled
reek stink, stench
reel a roll of photographic film
remainder something left after other parts have been taken away
reminder message that helps remember something
relay pass along
rely depend, count on
reseed seed again
respect an attitude of admiration
respects third person singular of 'respect'
rested not moving (past)
review critique
revue a variety show
riches wealth
rich wealthy
rigger someone who rigs ships
riggers someone who rigs ships
right correct
right opposite of 'left'
rights laws
rigor hardship, validity
rigors hardship, validity
ringing sound of a bell ringing
rite established ceremony or practice
rite religious rite
rites religious rites
role function, character
roles functions, characters
roll rotary motion
rolls rotary motion
rooted originated
root underground organ of a plant
rose past of 'rise', a plant
rote memorization by repetition
rot state of decay
route an established line of travel
routed sent to destinations
roux mixture of fat and flour
rows arrangement of thing side by side
rude ill-mannered
rued feel sorry for
rue plant
sacks paper bags
sacred holy
sails used to propel a sailing vessel
sail used to propel a sailing vessel
salary wage, pay
sale an instance of selling
sales the activity of selling
#same
same identical
#sand
#sands
sane mentally healthy
saner more sane, mentally healthier
#sank
#sat
#sate
saver someone who saves
savers someone who saves
savor flavor, take pleasure in
savors flavor, take pleasure in
sawed cut with a saw
saw past form of 'see'
sax saxophone
scared frightened
scene place where some action occurs
scent perfume
seamen men who serve as sailors
sea ocean
seas divisions of an ocean
#seat
#seats
sects religious sects
seed an embryonic plant
seeds embryonic plants
seen past participle of 'see'
sees third person singular of 'see'
see to look at
seiner boat for seine fishing
seizes takes hold of
seize take hold of
seller someone who sells goods or services
sell exchange for money
#sells
semen ejaculate
sense conscious awareness
senses perceptions like sight and hearing
sensor detector
sensors detectors
sent past of 'send'
serge a type of twill fabric
serial sequential
serials plural of 'serial' (sequential)
servers plural of 'server'
serves third person of 'serve'
#set
#sets
sever break up, cut off
severe extremely bad or unpleasant
sex sexual activity
shall a verb
shear cut with shears
sheer absolute
shell hard outer covering of many animals
short lacking in length
#shot
showed past of 'show'
shown past participle of 'show'
show present
shows plural and 3rd person of of 'show'
sick ill
sic used to mark an intentionally so written word
sight ability to see
sighting the act of observing
sigh utterance
sign mark, subscribe, ratify
since from a specified time in the past
sine trigonometric function
#sing
#sink
sire noun: title, verb: make by reproduction
site location
slay murder, remove
slays murder, remove
sleigh sled, sledge
sleighs sled, sledge
slew batch, heap
slough necrotic tissue
soared past of 'soare' (rise upward)
soar rise upward
soars rise upward
sod turf
sole solitary, only
#some
some a few
son a male human offspring
sonny little son
sons male human offsprings
soon in the near future
soot carbon black
sore hurting, painful
sores open skin infection
sort noun: kind, verb: classify
soul the immaterial part of a person
sowed past of 'sow'
sown past participle of 'sow'
sow place seeds in the ground
spilt past of 'spill', also written 'spilled'
split separate into parts
spoors trail left by a person
spoor trail left by a person
spore single-celled reproductive body
spores single-celled reproductive body
stairs step
stair step
stake interest
#stand
#stands
stared past of 'stare' (to look)
stare gaze
stares gaze
staring gerund of 'stare' (to look)
starred past of 'star'
starring gerund of 'star'
#start
#starts
#stat
#state
stationary standing still
stationery letter paper
#stats
steak slice of meat
steal take without the owner's consent
steel an alloy of iron
stem noun: root, verb: have roots in
step footstep
steppe grassland plains
straight directly, heterosexual
strait narrow channel of the sea
subsided died down
subside die down
subsides die down
subsidized supported through subsidies
subsidizes support through subsidies
subsidize support through subsidies
#sue
suede suede leather
suite musical composition or hotel rooms
suit lawsuit, suit of clothes
sum amount
sunny like the sun
sun our solar system's star
suns plural of 'sun'
#sure
sure certain
surge rush, upsurge
swayed shaken
sweet candy
sword weapon
tails the rear ends of animals' bodies
#taking
tales stories
#talking
taper convex shape that narrows toward a point
tapers convex shape that narrows toward a point
tapir animal
tapirs animal
taught past of 'teach'
taunt harass with persistent criticism
taut tight
teak a wood
teaming forming a team
teared ruptured, snapped
tear rupture, snap
tease annoy persistently
teas plural of 'tea' (beverage)
teeming filled with living things
tees golf tees
teeth plural
tense grammatical category
tents portable shelters
#than
than used in comparisons
#that
#the
their as in 'It’s not their fault.'
#them
#then
then next in order
there as in 'Is there an answer?'
theses plural
thesis singular
#they
#thin
#thing
thing noun
things plural noun
#think
thinks verb
think usually a verb
though however
thought past of 'think'
threw past of 'throw'
throe severe spasm of pain
throes severe spasms of pain
throne chair of a monarch
through preposition, e.g. 'go through the door'
thrown participle of 'throw'
throw propel through the air
throws propel through the air
#ti
ticks metallic tapping sounds
tics habitual twitching esp. in the face
tide rise and fall of sea levels
tied past of 'tie'
tiered arranged in tiers/level
tier level
tightens makes tight
timber wood
timbre tone quality
tired needing sleep
titans behemoths, giants
#to
toad toad frog
tocsin alarm bell
tocsins alarm bells
toed having a toe of a specified kind
toe part of the foot
#toll
#too
#tool
tooth singular
tough strong and resilient
tow drag behind
towed dragged behind
toxin poisonous substance
toxins poisonous substances
tracked past of 'track'
tract piece of land
trail a track left by something that has passed
trails tracks left by something that has passed
tray shallow platform for carrying things
trays shallow platform for carrying things
trey a three in playing cards
treys a three in playing cards
trials the acts of testing something
trial the act of testing something
tried past of 'try'
tuns measure of liquid capacity
turns third person of verb 'turn'
tweak pinch or squeeze sharply
two the number '2'
uninterested not interested
urn a vase
urns plural of 'urn' (vase)
#us
#using
vague not clearly expressed or understood
vain fruitless, futile
vale valley
vane wind vane
vantage advantage
vary change, alter
veil head covering
vein blood vessel
verses plural of 'Verse'
versus against
very to a great extent
vial small bottle that contains a drug
vicious cruel
vile despicable, ugly
vintage classic
viol stringed instrument
viscous like syrup
vogue as in 'in vogue'
wades walk through shallow water
wade walk through shallow water
waist body part between the ribs and hips
waists body part between the ribs and hips
wait anticipate or expect something
waited anticipated or expected something
waive do without
waives dispenses with, forgos
#wand
wandered walked around
wandering walking around
wanders move about aimlessly
wander to walk around
want desire
war armed conflict
#warm
warming becoming warmer
#warms
#warn
warning a message informing of danger
warn notify of danger
#warns
warship combat ship
wary marked by caution
#was
wastes worthless material
waste worthless material
watt a unit of power
wave oscillation of e.g. water
waves signals with the hands
#wax
#way
ways plural of way
#we
weak opposite of strong
weather atmospheric conditions
wee small, a short time
week a period of seven days
weighed determined the weight of
weigh have a certain weight
weighs 3rd person of verb 'weigh'
weighted measured the weight
weight mass
weights determine the weight of
weld join together by heating
welled swelled
were second-person singular simple past of 'be', e.g. 'you were'
#what
wheeled having wheels
where at what place, e.g. 'Where are you?'
wherry light rowboat
whether as in 'whether or not'
whey milk whey
#which
#while
whiled past of 'while' (to pass time idly)
whirred made a soft swishing sound
#whole
widow woman whose husband is dead
wield exert, maintain
wild untamed
#window
witch female sorcerer or magician
#with
wit humor
woman singular
women plural
#won
wondered questioned
wondering questioning
wonders inquires, questions (verb)
wonder to question
word unit of language
wore past of verb 'wear'
worn past of verb 'wear'
#worse
worship love uncritically
#worth
wracking breaking forcefully
wrap a cover for protection
wrapped wrapped up, enclosed
wraps covers for protection
wreak cause to happen
wreaked caused to happen
wrested obtain by seizing forcibly
#wright
wright someone who makes or repairs something
#wring
wringing twisting out of shape
#wrings
write communicate or express by writing
writes expresses by writing
#wrong
#wrongs
wrote past of 'write'
wrought worked
yoke become joined together
yolk egg yolk
you personal pronoun
your belonging to you
agenda plan for matters to be attended to
antique piece of furniture or object produced in a former period
huts small shelter
domestic concerning the internal affairs of a nation
folder brochure, leaflet
opinion a personal belief or judgment
wall surface that limits a space or hollow body
whit a tiny amount
thins third person singular of verb 'thin'
planed with a flat surface
planned designed according to a plan
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