Longman Communication 3000 with Examples

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June 25, 2023

Longman Communication 3000 is a list of most frequently used words in spoken or written English.

… by knowing this list of words, a learner of English is in a position to understand 86% or more of what he or she reads.

Each word has one or two of the six frequency tags: S1, S2, S3, W1, W2, and W3. W3 indicates a word is among the top 3000 most used words in written English, and S2 top 2000 spoken.

I have extracted the words from this PDF file, and enhanced them with example sentences. By giving foundational examples, the hope is to enable non-native speakers, like myself, to understand and use simple words.

Listed below are the 3000 words ordered alphabetically with their tags. Example sentences, synonyms, and antonyms are also provided if there is any. Believing the synonyms and examples would be enough to understand a word, I intentionally left out the formal definitions. Feel free to lookup, or just read through them to see if you missed any!

Code
import pandas as pd

pd.set_option('display.max_rows', None)
pd.set_option('display.max_colwidth', None)

def _extract_val(def_, key):
    if not def_:
        return None
    return def_[key] or None

lm3k = (
    pd.read_json('longman3000_sentences.json')
        .explode('defs').reset_index(drop=True)
        .assign(synonyms=lambda df: df.defs.apply(_extract_val, key='synonyms').str.join(', '),
                examples=lambda df: df.defs.apply(_extract_val, key='example'),
                freqs=lambda df: df.freqs.str.join(', '))
        .fillna('-')
        .rename(columns={'wtypes': 'class'})
        .rename(columns=lambda s: s.title())
)

def format_table(lm3k, initials):
    return (
        lm3k.loc[lm3k.Word.str.slice(0, 1).isin(initials),
                 ["Word", "Freqs", "Class", "Synonyms", "Examples"]]
            .set_index(["Word", "Freqs", "Class"]).sort_index(key=lambda s: s.str.lower())
            .style
            .set_table_styles([
                {'selector': 'td', 'props': [('text-align', 'left')]},
                {'selector': 'th', 'props': [('text-align', 'left')]},
            ])
            .set_table_styles({
                'Synonyms': [{'selector': 'td', 'props': [('width', '100px'), ('overflow', 'hidden')]}],
                'Examples': [{'selector': 'td', 'props': [('width', '500px'), ('overflow', 'hidden')]}],
            }, overwrite=False)
    )

a, b

      Synonyms Examples
Word Freqs Class    
a S1, W1 indefinite article - -
abandon W3 v - Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing.
ability S2, W1 n - This phone has the ability to have its software upgraded wirelessly.
n - She has an uncanny ability to defuse conflict.
able S1, W1 adj - I’ll see you as soon as I’m able.
adj - After the past week of forced marches, only half the men are fully able.
adj - He was born to an able family.
adj - The chairman was also an able sailor.
adj - He is able to practice law in six states.
about S1, W1 adv - I looked about at the scenery that surrounded me.
adv - Bits of old machinery were lying about.
adv - walking about;  rushing about;  jumping about;  thrashing about
adv - messing about;  fooling about;  loafing about
adv - Dinner's about ready.
adv - to face about;  to turn oneself about
adv - a mile about, and a third of a mile across
prep - The snake was coiled about his ankle.
prep - He was well known about town.
prep apropos, as for He talked a lot about his childhood.
prep - to be about one's business
prep - I can't find my reading glasses, but they must be somewhere about the house.
prep - I had no weapon about me but a stick.
prep - He has his wits about him.
above S2, W1 adv - He's in a better place now, floating free as the clouds above.
adv - He appealed to the court above.
adv - It was a cold day at only 5 above.
adv - The sparrow I saw was rufous above and off-white below.
prep - He always put his coat on above his sweater.
prep - Idaho is above Utah.
prep - Even the chief of police is not above suspicion.
prep - to stand head and shoulders above the rest
prep - above and beyond the call of duty
prep - That amount is way above our asking price.
prep - The owner was above taking more than a token salary.
W3 adj - -
abroad S2, W3 adv - A tree spreads its branches abroad.
absence S3, W2 n - Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
n - He had an absence of enthusiasm.
n - absence of mind
absolute S2, W3 adj - 1658, Samuel Hoard, God[']s Love to Mankind, Manifested, by disprooving his absolute decree for their damnation
adj - absolute purity, absolute liberty
adj - absolute alcohol
adj - When caught, he told an absolute lie.   an absolute denial of all charges
adj - Absolute rights and duties are such as pertain to man in a state of nature as contradistinguished from relative rights and duties, or such as pertain to him in his social relations.
adj - absolute velocity, absolute motion, absolute position
adj - absolute deviation
adj - absolute music
absolutely S1, W3 adv - -
absorb W3 v - Heat, light, and electricity are absorbed in the substances into which they pass.
abuse S2, W3 n misuse All abuse, whether physical, verbal, psychological or sexual, is bad.
academic W2 adj - the academic sect or philosophy
adj - I have always had an academic interest in hacking.
adj - I'm more academic than athletic — I get lower marks in phys. ed. than in anything else.
accept S1, W1 v - The Boy Scouts were going to accept him as a member.
v - I accept the notion that Christ lived.
v - I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
v - I accept my punishment.
v - to accept the report of a committee
v - I accept.
acceptable S3, W3 adj - We need to find an acceptable present for Jeff.
adj - The designs were acceptable, but they were nothing special either.
access S2, W1 n - an access of territory
accident S2, W2 n - to die by an accident
n - My insurance went up after the second accident in three months.
n - Beauty is an accident.
accommodation S2, W2 n - -
accompany W2 v - Geoffrey accompanied the group on their pilgrimage.
v - I will accompany her on the oboe.
v - Thunder almost always accompanies lightning during a rain storm.
according to S2, W1 prep - -
account S1, W1 n - to keep one's account at the bank.
n - No satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena.
n - Don't trouble yourself on my account.
n - An account of a battle.
n - I've opened an account with Wikipedia so that I can contribute and partake in the project.
S3, W2 v - -
accurate S2, W3 adj - accurate knowledge
adj - My horoscopes I read last week were surprisingly accurate.
accuse W3 v arraign, charge, impeach, indict For the U.S. President to be impeached, he must be accused of a high crime or misdemeanor.
achieve S2, W1 v - Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved.
achievement S3, W2 n trophy Finishing the game does not give you a 100% score until you have unlocked all of the achievements.
acid W3 n - -
acknowledge S3, W3 v - to acknowledge the being of a god
v - to acknowledge a favor
v - This is to acknowledge your kind invitation to participate in the upcoming debate.
acquire W2 v - He acquired a title.
across S1, W1 adv - she helped the blind man across;  the river is half a mile across
adv - If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?
adv - He leaned across for a book.
adv - I got stuck on 4 across.
prep - Fortunately, there was a bridge across the river.
prep - That store is across the street.
prep - Could you slide that across the table to me, please?
prep - This poetry speaks across the centuries.
prep - All across the country, voters were communicating their representatives.
prep - Lay the top stick across the bottom one.
act S1, W1 n - an act of goodwill
n - He was caught in the act of stealing.
n - The pivotal moment in the play was in the first scene of the second act.
n - Which act did you prefer? The soloist or the band?
n - to put on an act
S2, W1 v - If you don't act soon, you will be in trouble.
v - I started acting at the age of eleven in my local theatre.
v - A dog which acts aggressively is likely to bite.
v - He acted unconcerned so the others wouldn't worry.
v - act on behalf of John
v - Gravitational force acts on heavy bodies.
v - He's been acting Shakespearean leads since he was twelve.
v - He acted the angry parent, but was secretly amused.
v - This group acts on the circle, so it can't be left-orderable!
action S1, W1 n - Knead bread with a rocking action.
n - a movie full of exciting action
n - a rifle action
n - She gave him some action.
n - He saw some action in the Korean War.
active S2, W2 adj acting certain active principles
adj agile, nimble an active child or animal
adj in action, in force, working active hostilities
adj busy, deedful, diligent, energetic active mind
adj operative active employment or service
adj - an active rather than a speculative statesman
adj - an active demand for corn
adj - an active disease
activist S3 n - -
activity S2, W1 n - Pit row was abuzz with activity.
n - The activity for the morning was a walk to the store.
n - An increasing number of sports activities are on offer at the university.
actor W3 n - -
actual S1, W2 adj real The actual government expenses dramatically exceed the budget.
actually S1, W1 adv - Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident.
ad S3, W3 n - I have placed both of the ads in the newspaper as instructed.
n - ads and disads
adapt W3 v - to adapt a story for the stage
v - a word of an adapted form
v - They could not adapt to the new climate and so perished.
add S1, W1 v - to add numbers
v - to add a column of numbers
v - It adds to our anxiety.
v - He adds rapidly.
v - Typically, a hostile mob will add whenever it's within the aggro radius of a player.
addition S3, W1 n - The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.
additional S3, W2 adj - -
address S2, W2 n - -
v - He addressed some portions of his remarks to his supporters, some to his opponents.
v - He addressed a letter.
v - The ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore.
adequate S3, W3 adj acceptable, correspondent, proportionate, satisfactory, sufficient an adequate definition
adjust W3 v - Morimoto's recipes are adjusted to suit the American palate.
v - He adjusted his initial conclusion to reflect the new data.
v - Most immigrants adjust quickly to a new community.   She waited for her eyes to adjust to the darkness.
administration S2, W2 n - Successive US administrations have had similar Middle East policies.
n - oral administration of insulin
n - The company went into voluntary administration last week.
administrative W3 adj - -
admire S3 v - He had always admired the work ethos and family values of his friend.
admission W3 n - I request admission for two adults
n - There is no way he has seen that show, the admission is more than he makes in a week.
admit S2, W1 v - A ticket admits one into a playhouse.
v - the prisoner was admitted to bail
v confess, own up he admitted his guilt
v - the words do not admit such a construction.
v - circumstances do not admit of this
adopt S3, W2 v - He adopted a new look in order to fit in with his new workmates.
v - These resolutions were adopted.
adult S2, W2 n - -
W3 adj - an adult human, animal, or plant
adj - adult clothes
adj - This program contains adult content. Parental discretion is advised.
advance S2, W2 n - an advance in health or knowledge
n - an advance on the prime cost of goods
W3 v - -
advanced W3 adj - -
advantage S2, W1 n - The enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position.
n - Having the faster car is of little advantage.
advert S3 n - -
advertise S3, W3 v - For personal needs, advertise on the internet or in a local newspaper.
v - Over the air, they advertise their product on drive-time radio talk shows and TV news shows.
advertisement S3 n - Companies try to sell their products using advertisements in form of placards, television spots and print publications.
n - The city council placed an advertisement in the local newspaper to inform its residents of the forthcoming roadworks.
n - The good manners and intelligence of the students are an advertisement for the school.
advertising W3 n - -
advice S2, W2 n - She was offered various piece of advice on what to do with her new-found wealth.
n - late advices from France
n - An advice of an incoming settlement payment order may be given to an off-line receiving bank.
n - a letter of advice
n - An advice issued by a Monitoring Committee could be applicable in a Dutch court
advise S2, W2 v - The dentist advised me to brush three times a day.
v - The dentist advised brushing three times a day.
v - The lawyer advised me to drop the case, since there was no chance of winning.
adviser S3, W3 n - -
affair S2, W1 n concern, matter a difficult affair to manage
n - an affair of honor, a duel;  an affair of love, an intrigue
n - He used a hook-shaped affair with a long handle to unlock the car.
affect S2, W1 v alter, change, have an effect on, have an impact on, influence The experience affected me deeply.
v move, touch He was deeply affected by the tragic ending of the play.
v attack, harm, infect Hepatitis affects the liver.
v - He managed to affect a smile despite feeling quite miserable.
afford S1, W3 v - I think we can afford the extra hour it will take.  We can only afford to buy a small car at the moment.
v - A affords his goods cheaper than B.
v - Grapes afford wine.  Olives afford oil.  The earth affords fruit.  The sea affords an abundant supply of fish.
v - A good life affords consolation in old age.
afraid S1, W2 adj afeared, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, fearful, timid, timorous He is afraid of death.
adj sorry I am afraid I cannot help you in this matter.
after S1, W1 adv - I left the room, and the dog bounded after.
conj - I went home after we had decided to call it a day.
prep - The Cold War began shortly after the Second World War.
prep - He will leave a trail of destruction after him.
prep - He's after a job; run after him; inquire after her health.
prep - We named him after his grandfather; a painting after Leonardo da Vinci.
prep - The princess is next in line to the throne after the prince.
prep - After your bad behaviour, you will be punished.
prep - After all that has happened, he is still my friend.
prep - I was after finishing my dinner when there was a knock on the door.
prep - to look after workmen; to enquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness
afternoon S1, W2 n - -
afterwards S2, W3 adv - -
again S1, W1 adv - Great, thanks again!
adv - Bring us word again.
adv - The South will rise again.
against S1, W1 prep - It is hard work to swim against the current.
prep - The rain pounds against the window.
prep - The kennel was put against the back wall.
prep - A row of trees stood against a fence.
prep - The giant was silhouetted against the door.
prep - He stands out against his classmates.
prep - The Tigers will play against the Bears this weekend.
prep - Doing this is against my principles.
prep - Are you against freedom of choice?
prep - That horse is fifty-to-one against, so it has virtually no chance of winning.
prep - The vouchers are redeemable against West End shows and theatre breaks.
prep - Tax is levied against income from sales.
prep - He turned the umbrella against the wind.
prep - The stores are kept well stocked against a time of need.
prep - The studio weren't sure the movie would ever get made, so they only paid $50,000 against $200,000. That way they wouldn't be out very much if filming never began.
age S1, W1 n - the age of infancy
n - the age of consent; the age of discretion
n - the golden age; the age of Pericles
n - the Bronze Age was followed by the Iron Age; the Tithonian Age was the last in the Late Jurassic epoch
n - There are three ages living in her house.
n - It’s been an age since we last saw you.
n - What is the present age of a man, or of the earth?
n - to come of age; she is now of age
n - Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age, sometimes age just shows up all by itself.
aged W3 adj - Aged 18, he had no idea what to do with his life.
agency S3, W1 n - individual agency
n - authority of agency
n - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
agent S3, W2 n - -
aggressive S3 adj - an aggressive policy, war, person, nation
ago S1, W1 adv - -
agree S1, W1 v - all parties agree in the expediency of the law.
v - to agree to an offer, or to opinion.
v - the picture does not agree with the original; the two scales agree exactly.
v - the same food does not agree with every constitution.
v - In Romanian, the articles, adjectives, pronouns agree in gender, number and case with the noun they refer to.
agreement S2, W1 n - to enter an agreement;  the UK and US negotiators nearing agreement;  he nodded his agreement.
n - The results of my experiment are in agreement with those of Michelson and with the law of General Relativity.
agriculture W2 n - -
ahead S1, W2 adv - Just ahead you can see the cliffs.
adv - There may be tough times ahead.
adv - He paid his rent ahead.
adv - In all of his classes Jack was ahead.
aid S2, W2 n - He came to my aid when I was foundering.
n - Slimming aids include dietary supplements and appetite suppressants.
n - The incompetent general's brilliant aid often made priceless suggestions.
aim S2, W2 n - Take time with the aim of your gun.
n design, purpose, scheme My number one aim in life is to make money to make my parents, siblings and kids happy.
n - The police officer has excellent aim, always hitting the bullseye in shooting practice.
v - He aimed at the target, but the arrow flew straight over it.
v - to aim at a pass
v - She aimed a punch at her ex-boyfriend.
v - to aim a satirical comment at Communists in general
air S1, W1 n - I'm going outside to get some air.
n - The flock of birds took to the air.
n - to give it an air of artistry and sophistication
n - putting on airs
n - Could you turn on the air?
aircraft S2, W2 n - -
airline S2, W3 n - -
airport S3, W3 n - Because of this, and contrary to popular belief, British airports primarily act as giant wealth extractors, transporting our richest citizens out of the country as often as possible to take their money overseas. ― The Independent, Heathrow expansion to mainly benefit wealthy frequent fliers, research finds, 23 june 2018.
alarm S2 n - The clock radio is a friendlier version of the cold alarm by the bedside.
n - You should set the alarm on your watch to go off at seven o'clock.
album S3, W3 n - -
alcohol W3 n - -
alive S2, W3 adj - As long as the plant is alive, he will continue to water it.
adj - to keep the affections alive
adj - Although quite dull during the day, the main street comes alive at night, with many bars and clubs opening.
adj - The post office will not ship live animals.
adj - He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking.
adj - live feathers
adj - a live, or driving, axle
adj - a live ball
adj - The station presented a live news program every evening.
adj - This nightclub has a live band on weekends.
adj - a live album
adj - The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
adj - Use caution when working near live wires.
adj - Tommy's blind was live, so he was given the option to raise.
adj - a live coal; live embers
adj - a live man, or orator
all S1, W1 adv - It suddenly went all quiet.
adv - The score was 30 all when the rain delay started.
adv - Don't want to go? All the better since I lost the tickets.
pron - She gave her all, and collapsed at the finish line.
pron - She knows all and sees all.
pron - A good time was had by all.
pron - All that was left was a small pile of ash.
all right S1, W2 adj - The car is all right. It gets me there, anyway.
adj - I had a headache earlier, but now I'm all right.
adv - That went all right, I suppose.
adv - You taught them a lesson all right! They won't be back.
interjection - All right, let's go then.
interjection - All right! They scored!
interjection - All right, so what you suggest we do next?
interjection - All right, let's get started.
interjection - All right, already! Let me finish what I was doing first, and then we can talk.
interjection - All right, mate, how are things with you and the missus?
allow S1, W1 v - to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest
v - to allow a right;  to allow a claim;  to allow the truth of a proposition
v - To allow a sum for leakage.
v - Smoking allowed only in designated areas.
v - Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being.
v - When calculating a budget for a construction project, always allow for contingencies.
allowance S2, W3 n - her meagre allowance of food or drink
n - to make allowance for his naivety
n - Tare and tret are examples of allowance.
n - On the Flat, an apprentice jockey starts with an allowance of 7 lb.
n - She gives her daughters each an allowance of thirty dollars a month.
almost S1, W1 adv - Almost all people went there. - Not all but very close to it.
alone S2, W1 adj - I can't ask for help because I am alone.
adj - Jones alone could do it.
adv by one's lonesome, lonelily, on one's lonesome, singlely, solitarily, solo She walked home alone.
adv by one's lonesome, by oneself, on one's lonesome, singlehanded, singlehandedly The job was too hard for me to do alone.
adv entirely, solely The responsibility is theirs alone.
along S1, W1 adv - John played the piano and everyone sang along.
adv - Don't stop here. Just move along.
prep - -
alongside W3 adv - Ahoy! Bring your boat alongside mine.
prep - The nurse worked alongside the doctor.
already S1, W1 adv - Are you quitting already?
adv - Be quiet already!
also S1, W1 adv - They had porridge for breakfast, and also toast.
alter S3, W3 v - -
alternative S2, W2 adj - an alternative proposition
S2, W3 n - -
although S1, W1 conj - Although it was very muddy, the football game went on.
conj - It was difficult, although not as difficult as we had expected.
altogether S2, W3 adv all in all Altogether, I'm sorry it happened.
always S1, W1 adv all the time, continually, every time, perpetually Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation.
adv invariably, uniformly In this street, the shops always close during lunchtime.
adv anyhow, anyway, at any rate, regardless I thought I could always go back to work.
amazing S2 adj - 2015, June 10, Lindsey Bever, "Morning Mix: Another reason seeing-eye dogs are amazing"http//www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/06/10/another-heroic-story-showing-why-seeing-eye-dogs-are-amazing/
ambition W3 n - My son, John, wants to be a firefighter very much. He has a lot of ambition.
n - My ambition is to own a helicopter.
ambulance S3 n - -
among S2, W1 prep - How can you speak with authority about their customs when you have never lived among them?
prep - He is among the few who completely understand the subject.
prep - Lactose intolerance is common among people of Asian heritage.
amount S1, W1 n - The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis.
n - Pour a small amount of water into the dish.
an S1, W1 indefinite article - -
analyse W3 v - -
analysis S3, W1 n - -
analyst W2 n - -
ancient W2 adj - an ancient city  an ancient forest
adj - an ancient author  an ancient empire
and S1, W1 conj - -
anger W3 n - You need to control your anger.
angle S3, W3 n - the angle between lines A and B
n - The angle between lines A and B is π/4 radians, or 45 degrees.
n - an angle of a building
n - The horse took off at an angle.
n - His angle is that he gets a percentage, but mostly in trade.
angry S3, W3 adj - An angry mob started looting the warehouse.
adj - The broken glass left two angry cuts across my arm.
adj - Angry clouds raced across the sky.
animal S1, W1 n beast, creature A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants.
n brute, monster, savage My students are animals.
n - He's a political animal.
n - a whole different animal
announce S2, W1 v - -
announcement S3, W3 n - He raised his hand to make his announcement and said "Excuse me everyone, I have an announcement to make.
n - This announcement was made during the first training session.
n - The announcement implied that somebody needed a spare Toshiba charger.
annoy S3 v - Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off.
v - to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade
annual S2, W2 adj - an annual general meeting;  an annual publication
adj - an annual salary;  average annual profits;  the annual course of the sun
another S1, W1 pron - There is one sterling and here is another
pron - I saw one movie, but I think I will see another.
pron - His interests keep shifting from one thing to another.
answer S1, W1 n - Her answer to his proposal was a slap in the face.
n - There is no simple answer to corruption.
S1, W2 v - He answered the question.
v - to answer a charge or accusation
v - Nobody answered when I knocked on the door.
v - It answers the need.
v answer for He has a lot to answer for.
v - He answered my claim upon him.
anticipate S3 v - The advocate plans to anticipate a part of her argument.
v expect, foresee, foretaste Please anticipate a journey of an hour from your house to the airport
v look forward to Little Johnny started to anticipate the arrival of Santa Claus a week before Christmas.
anxiety S3, W3 n - -
anxious S3, W3 adj - I could tell she was anxious as she was biting her nails.
adj - There was an anxious wait before the results were revealed.
adj - All the voters were anxious to hear the election result.
any S1, W1 pron - Any may apply.
S2 adv - I will not remain here any longer.
anybody S1, W3 pron - Anybody will do.
pron - Everybody who wants to be anybody will come to Jake's party.
anyhow S3 adv - Anyhow, he is dead now.
anyone S1, W1 pron - Almost anyone can change a light bulb.
anything S1, W1 pron aught I would not do it for anything.
anyway S1, W2 adv - He didn't enjoy washing his car, but it was so dirty that he did it anyway.
adv - I don't think that's true. I haven't found any evidence, anyway.
anywhere S1, W3 adv - I don't know where I left my keys. They could be anywhere.
adv - Anywhere you go in France, there will be bread and wine with dinner.
apart S2, W1 adj - a world apart
adv - Consider the two propositions apart.
adv - We took the computer apart and put it back together.
apartment S2, W3 n - -
apologize S2 v - My correspondent apologized for not answering my letter.
apology S3 n - The CEO made a public apology for the scandal, and promised full cooperation with the authorities.
n apologia The Apology of Socrates.
n - a poor apology for a hotel room
apparent W2 adj - -
apparently S1, W2 adv ostensibly, seemingly A man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.
adv allegedly, reportedly Apparently you are quite a good dancer.
appeal S2, W1 n - He made an appeal for volunteers to help at the festival.
S3, W3 v - I appeal to all of you to help the orphans.
v - That idea appeals to me.
appear S2, W1 v - A great writer appeared at that time.
v - He appeared quite happy with the result.
appearance W2 n - His sudden appearance surprised me.
n - There was a strange appearance in the sky.
n - Some people say I'm shallow because I care so much about my appearance.
n - Catholicism teaches that the Eucharist, while remaining under the physical appearance of bread and wine, becomes really and truly the body and the blood of Christ.
n - A person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator.
n - The patient had a small bowel obstruction and there was no appearance until after the obstruction resolved.
apple S2, W3 n - -
application S1, W1 n - The application of this cream should reduce the swelling.
n - I make the remark, and leave you to make the application.
n - This iPhone application can connect to most social networks.
n - December 31 is the deadline for MBA applications.
n - Their application for a deferral of the hearing was granted.
apply S1, W1 v - to apply cream to a rash
v appropriate, devote, use to apply funds to the repayment of a debt
v - We need to apply the skills we've learned to solve this problem
v - I recently applied to the tavern for a job as a bartender.
v - That rule only applies to foreigners.
appoint S2, W2 v - -
appointment S2, W2 n - His appointment was deemed suitable
n - the appointment of treasurer
n - I'm leaving work early because I have a doctor's appointment.
n - To submit to the divine appointments.
n - to have an appointment
appreciate S2, W3 v esteem I appreciate your efforts
v esteem You must learn to appreciate time
v grasp I appreciate that what I'm asking you to do is very difficult.
v - The value of his portfolio appreciated by 80% over eight years.
approach S2, W1 n - 1991, Carol Lee Johnston, Jeanne Lazaris, Plane Trigonometry, A New Approach.
S2, W2 v - as he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.
v - "Would counsel please approach the bench?" asked the judge.
appropriate S2, W1 adj - The headmaster wondered what an appropriate measure would be to make the pupil behave better.
adj - I don't think it was appropriate for the cashier to tell me out loud in front of all those people at the check-out that my hair-piece looked like it was falling out of place.
approval S2, W3 n - I need to get an approval on this purchase order.
n - Words of approval never seem to come from him.
approve S3, W2 v - Although we may disagree with it, we must nevertheless approve the sentence handed down by the court-martial.
v - We approve the measure of the administration, for it is an excellent decision.
v - Her mother never approves of any of her boyfriends. She thinks nobody is good enough for her little girl.
approximate S3, W3 adj - NASA's Genesis spacecraft has on board an ion monitor to record the speed, density, temperature and approximate composition of the solar wind ions.
architect W3 n - Plato made the causes of things to be matter, ideas, and an efficient architect.
n - Peisistratus was the first architect of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
architecture S3, W3 n - Architecture is the visual public expression of a culture’s achievements, values, and outlook. ― Max Roscoe, "How Your City Is Killing You With Ugliness"
n - The Intel architectures have more software written for them.
n - The architecture of the company's billing system is designed to support its business goals.
area S1, W1 n - The photo is a little dark in that area.
n - The plans are a bit vague in that area.
argue S2, W1 v - He also argued for stronger methods to be used against China.
v - He argued his point.
argument S1, W1 n - Parameters are like labeled fillable blanks used to define a function whereas arguments are passed to a function when calling it, filling in those blanks.
n - The altitude is the argument of the refraction.
arise S3, W2 v - to arise from a kneeling posture
v - He arose early in the morning.
v - A cloud arose and covered the sun.
arm S1, W1 n - She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”
n - The arm and forearm are parts of the upper limb in the human body.
n - the arms of an octopus
n - The robot arm reached out and placed the part on the assembly line.
n - Shelburne Bay is an arm of Lake Champlain.
n - the cavalry arm of the military service
n - the arm of the law
n - The team needs to sign another arm in the offseason.
n - The Duke's arms were a sable gryphon rampant on an argent field.
armed S3, W3 adj - nuclear-armed
adj - the four-armed creature.
army S1, W1 n - The army was sent in to quell the uprising.
n - The army opposed the legislature's involvement.
n - It took an army of accountants to uncover the fraud.
n - Our house is being attacked by an army of ants.
n - There was an army of construction cranes working on building the skyscraper.
around S1, W1 adv - High above, vultures circled around.
adv - Everybody please gather around.
adv - An adult elephant weighs around five tons.
adv - Look around and see what you find.
adv - He used to stay up late but his new girlfriend changed that around.
adv - She spun around a few times.
adv - I asked around, and no-one really liked it.
prep - I planted a row of lilies around the statue.
prep - There has been a lot of controversy around the handling of personal information.
prep - She went around the track fifty times.
prep - The road took a brief detour around the large rock formation, then went straight on.
prep - I don't want you around me.
prep - She went around the office and got everyone to sign the card.
arrange S2, W2 v - to arrange to meet;   to arrange for supper
arrangement S2, W2 n - -
arrest W3 v - The police have arrested a suspect in the murder inquiry.
arrival W3 n - The early arrival of the bride created a stir.
n - The arrival of the railway made the local tourist industry viable.
n - There has been a significant growth in illegal arrivals.
arrive S2, W1 v - He arrived home for two days.
v - He had finally arrived on Broadway.
v - The time has arrived for us to depart.
art S1, W1 n - There is a debate as to whether graffiti is art or vandalism.
n - She's mastered the art of programming.
n - He's at university to study art.
n - Her photographs are nice, but there's no art in them.
n - Sotheby's regularly auctions art for millions.
n - I'm a great supporter of the arts.
article S2, W1 n - a sales article
n - The Articles of War are a set of regulations [...] to govern the conduct of [...] military [...] forces
n - Each of the chelicerae is composed of two articles, forming a powerful pincer.
n - a shrewd article
n - She's a prime article (whip slang), she's a devilish good piece, a hell of a goer.
artificial S3 adj - The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky.
adj - Her manner was somewhat artificial.
artist S3, W2 n - -
as S1, W1 adv - It's not as well made, but it's twice as expensive.
adv - 1865, The Act of Suicide as Distinct from the Crime of Self-Murder: A Sermon
conj - As you wish, my lord!
conj - As it’s too late, I quit.
conj - He had the same problem as she did getting the lock open.
prep - They're big as houses.
prep - He was never seen as the boss, but rather as a friend.
ashamed S3 adj - -
aside S3, W3 adv - Move aside, please, so that these people can come through.
ask S1, W1 v - I asked her age.
v - to ask a question
v - I'm going to ask this lady for directions.
v - to ask for a second helping at dinner
v - Did you ask to use the car?
v - What price are you asking for the house?
v - Don't ask them to the wedding.
asleep S2 adj - I was asleep when you called.
adj - How could you miss that? Were you asleep?
adj - My arm fell asleep. You know, like pins and needles.
aspect S2, W1 n facet Japan's aging population is an important aspect of its economy.
n - The house has a southern aspect, i.e. a position which faces the south.
assess S2, W2 v - He assessed the situation.
v - A $10.00 late fee will be assessed on all overdue accounts.
v - Once you've submitted a tax return, the Tax Department will assess the amount of tax you still owe.
assessment S3, W2 n - -
assignment S2 n - This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee.
n - We should not condone the assignment of asylum seekers to that of people smugglers.
n - The assignment the department gave him proved to be quite challenging.
n - Unbeknownst to Mr Smith, his new assignment was in fact a demotion.
n - Mrs Smith gave out our assignments, and said we had to finish them by Monday.
n - The assignment of the lease has not been finalised yet.
n - Once you receive the assignment in the post, be sure to sign it and send it back as soon as possible.
assist S3, W3 v - This book will assist you in getting your life in order.
v - A great part of the nobility assisted to his opinion.
assistance S3, W2 n - -
assistant S3 n - -
associate S3, W2 v - She associates with her coworkers on weekends.
v - He associated his name with many environmental causes.
v attach, join, put together, unite particles of gold associated with other substances
association S3, W1 n - -
assume S2, W1 v - We assume that, as her parents were dentists, she knows quite a bit about dentistry.
v - Mr. Jones will assume the position of a lifeguard until a proper replacement is found.
v - He assumed an air of indifference
assumption S2, W2 n - His assumption of secretarial duties was timely.
n - Their assumption of his guilt disqualified them from jury duty.
assure S2, W3 v - He assured of his commitment to her happiness.
at S1, W1 prep - Caesar was at Rome;  at the corner of Fourth Street and Vine;  at Jim’s house
prep - at six o’clock;  at closing time;  at night.
prep - He threw the ball at me.  He shouted at her.
prep - 3 apples at 2¢ (each)   The offer was at $30,000 before negotiations.
prep - men at work
prep - She is at sixes and sevens with him.  They are at loggerheads over how best to tackle the fiscal cliff.  The city was at the mercy of the occupying forces.
prep - Sell at 90.  Tiger finished the round at tenth, seven strokes behind the leaders.  I'm offering it—just to select customers—at cost.
prep - to laugh at a joke   mad at their comments
prep - It is growing at the rate of 3% a year.  Cruising along at fifty miles per hour.
prep - He slipped at marksmanship over his extended vacation.
atmosphere S3, W2 n - -
attach S2, W2 v affix, annex, connect, unite An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship.
v - Dower will attach.
v - attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery
v - to attach great importance to a particular circumstance
attack S2, W2 n - They claimed the censorship of the article was an attack on free speech.
n - The army timed their attack to coincide with the local celebrations.
n - Having washed the plates from dinner, I made an attack on the laundry.
n - I've had an attack of the flu.
S3, W2 v - This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened.
v - She published an article attacking the recent pay cuts.
v - I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite.
attempt S2, W1 n - It was worth the attempt.
n - 1584 No man can charge us of any attempt against the realm. (Allen's Defence Of English Catholics, cited after Edinburgh review 1883, p. 378)
S2, W2 v - A group of 80 budding mountaineers attempted Kilimanjaro, but 30 of them didn't make it to the top.
v - one who attempts the virtue of a woman
v - to attempt the enemy's camp
attend S2, W2 v - Secretaries attend to correspondence.
v - Servants attend the king day and night.
v - Children must attend primary school.
v - a measure attended with ill effects
attention S2, W1 n - Please direct your attention to the following words.
n - The company will now come to attention.
attitude S2, W1 n posture, stance The ballet dancer walked with a graceful attitude.
n - Don't give me your negative attitude.
n orientation, trim The airliner had to land with a nose-up attitude after the incident.
attorney S2, W3 n - -
attract S2, W2 v - A magnet attracts iron filings.
v - Advertising is designed to attract customers.
v - to attract admirers;   His big smile and brown eyes instantly attracted me.
attraction W3 n - The Moon is held in its orbit by the attraction of the Earth's gravity.
n - I felt a strange attraction towards the place.
n - Star Tours is a very cool Disney World attraction.
attractive S2, W2 adj - That's a very attractive offer.
adj - He is an attractive fellow with a trim figure.
audience S2, W2 n - We joined the audience just as the lights went down.
n - She managed to get an audience with the Pope.
n - "Private Eye" has a small but faithful audience.
n - The opera singer expanded his audience by singing songs from the shows.
aunt S3, W3 n - -
author W2 n - Have you read any Corinthian authors?
authority W1 n - I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them.
n - the world's foremost authority on orangutans
automatic S3 adj - The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device.
adj - Absent-minded doodling is a form of automatic art.
adj - Spitting at another player means an automatic red card.
adj - Fully automatic weapons cannot be legally owned by private citizens in the US, except in very special circumstances, as by private security companies.
adj - The US Army adopted John Browning's M1911 pistol as its sidearm, chambered in .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol).
automatically S3, W3 adv - -
autumn W3 n - -
available S1, W1 adj - We have an available candidate.
adj - The list shows the available products in the store.
adj - This is an available plea.
adj - Hi, this is Mark Smith calling. Is your mother available?
average S2 n - The average of 10, 20 and 24 is (10 + 20 + 24)/3 = 18.
n - batting average
S2, W2 adj - The average age of the participants was 18.5.
adj - I soon found I was only an average chess player.
adj - The average family will not need the more expensive features of this product.
avoid S2, W1 v - I try to avoid the company of gamblers.
awake S3 adj wary, woke They were awake to the possibility of a decline in sales.
award S3, W2 n - -
W3 v - the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant
v bestow Four or five of these medals are awarded every year.
v - He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
aware S1, W1 adj - Stay aware! Don't let your guard down.
adj - Are you aware of what is being said about you?
awareness W3 n - I gradually passed from sleep to full awareness.
n - The awareness of one type of idea naturally fosters an awareness of another idea
away S1, W1 adv - He went away on vacation.
adv - I tried to approach him, but he turned away.
adv - throw away, chuck away, toss away
adv - Christmas is only two weeks away.
adv - I'll dry the dishes and you put them away.
adv - He was shut away in the castle tower for six months.
adv - fade away, die away
adv - Please wipe away this spilled drink.
adv - Away! Be gone! And don't let me see you round here again!
adv - She's been in her room all day, working away at her computer.
adv - I saw her whaling away at her detractors.
awful S1 adj - My socks smell awful.
adj - I have learnt an awful amount today.
awkward S3 adj clumsy, lubberly, ungraceful, unhandy John was awkward at performing the trick. He'll have to practice to improve.
adj - An awkward silence had fallen.
adj maladroit I'm very awkward at parties.
adj - He's a right awkward chap.
baby S1, W1 n - When is your baby due?
n - Stand up for yourself – don't be such a baby!
n - I only qualified as an architect this summer, so I'm still a baby.
n - Adam is the baby of the family.
n - Baby, don't cry.
n - Hey baby, what are you doing later?
n - You need to talk to John about that – it's his baby.
n - See my new car here? I can't wait to take this baby for a drive.
back S1, W1 adv - He gave back the money.   He needs his money back.   He was on vacation, but now he’s back.   The office fell into chaos when you left, but now order is back.
adv - Sit all the way back in your chair.
adv - Fear held him back.
adv - If you hurt me, I'll hurt you back.
adv - I last saw him a day or two back.
n - Could you please scratch my back?
n - He sat in the back of the room.
n - The small boat raced over the backs of the waves.
n - The ship's back broke in the pounding surf.
n - Put some back into it!
n - Could I get a martini with a water back?
S2, W3 adj - Go in the back door of the house.
adj - I’d like to find a back issue of that magazine.
adj - They took a back road.
adj - They still owe three months' back rent.
adj - back action
adj - The vowel of lot has a back vowel in most dialects of England.
v - the train backed into the station;  the horse refuses to back
v - I back you all the way;  which horse are you backing in this race?
v - The mugger backed her into a corner and demanded her wallet.
v - to back books
v - to back a letter;  to back a note or legal document
v - to back the oars
background S2, W2 n - The lawyer had a background in computer science.
n - The photographer let us pick a background for the portrait.
n - The antivirus program is running in the background.
backwards S3 adv - Life is lived forwards, but understood backwards.—Søren Kierkegaard
adv - The clock did not work because the battery was inserted backwards.
adv - The tour guide walked backwards while droning on to the bored seniors.
bacon S3 n - Run! It's the bacon!
bad S1, W1 adj - Abducting children is bad for mothers.
adj - Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
adj - It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
adj - Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.
adj - I went to the hospital to see how my grandfather was doing. Unfortunately, he's in a bad state.
adj - Stop being bad, or you will get a spanking!
adj - Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
adj - Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
adj - I had a bad headlight.
adj - These apples have gone bad.
adj - Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.
adj - They were caught trying to pass bad coinage.
adj - He's a bad gardener; everything he tries to grow ends up dying.
adj - I don't look bad in this dress, do I?
adj - Man, that new car you bought is bad!
adj - He is in bad need of a haircut.
adj - He gave me a bad check.
badly S3, W3 adv - I want it so badly.
bag S1, W2 n cup of tea, thing Acid House is not my bag: I prefer the more traditional styles of music.
n - The grounder hit the bag and bounced over the fielder’s head.
n - He headed back to the bag.
n multiset If one has a bag of three apples and the letter 'a' is taken to denote 'apple', then such bag could be represented symbolically as {a,a,a}. Note that in an ordinary context, when talking about a bag of apples, one does not care about identifying the individual apples, although one might be interested in distinguishing apples by species, for example, letting 'r' denote 'red apple' and 'g' denote 'green apple', then a bag of three red apples and two green apples could be denoted as {r,r,r,g,g}.
n - the bag of a cow
bake S3 v - I baked a delicious cherry pie.
v - The cake baked at 350°F.
v - The clay baked in the sun.
v - They baked the electrical parts lightly to remove moisture.
v - I'm baking after that workout in the gym.
balance S2, W2 n - Blair thought he could provide a useful balance to Bush's policies.
n - I think the balance of opinion is that we should get out while we're ahead.
n - I just need to nip to a bank and check my balance.
n - The balance of the agreement remains in effect.
S3 v - I balanced my mug of coffee on my knee.
v - to balance partners
v - to balance the boom mainsail
v - This final payment, or credit, balances the account.
ball S1, W2 n - a ball of spittle; a fecal ball
n - I had a ball at that concert.
ban W3 n - Bans is common and ordinary amongst the Feudists, and signifies a proclamation, or any public notice.
n - France was at such a Pinch..that they call'd their Ban and Arriere Ban, the assembling whereof had been long discussed, and in a manner antiquated.
band S2, W2 n - valence band;  conduction band
bang S3 n - When he struck it with a hammer, there was a loud bang.
n - An e-mail address with an ! is called a bang path.
n - Load the bang into the hole.
n - There was a bang of onions off his breath.
v - My head was banging after drinking all night at the concert.
v - David and Mary banged into each other.
v do it, have sex, nail We can hear the couple banging upstairs.
v - Hold the picture while I bang in this nail.
v - Do you smoke meth? No, I bang it.
bank S1, W1 n - blood bank; sperm bank; data bank
n - If you want to buy a bicycle, you need to put the money in your piggy bank.
n - the banks of Newfoundland
n - The bank of clouds on the horizon announced the arrival of the predicted storm front.
n - Ores are brought to bank.
n - a bank of pay phones
bar S1, W1 n - The window was protected by steel bars.
n - Ancient Sparta used iron bars instead of handy coins in more valuable alloy, to physically discourage the use of money.
n - bar of chocolate
n - a bar of colour
n barroom, ginshop, pub, public house, tavern The street was lined with all-night bars.
n - Step up to the bar and order a drink.
n - a burger bar
n - a nail bar; a brow bar
n ban, prohibition The club has lifted its bar on women members.
n - Suppose we have two objects, foo and bar.
n - He's studying hard to pass the Bar this time; he's failed it twice before.
n - He was called to the bar, he became a barrister.
n - I don't have any bars in the middle of this desert.
n - Potter's Bar
barrier W3 n - -
base S1, W1 v - -
S2, W2 n - The logarithm to base 2 of 8 is 3.
n - Peter adjusted the equalizer on his audio equipment to emphasize the bass.
n - The conductor preferred to situate the bass in the middle rear, rather than to one side of the orchestra.
n - Halfway through middle school, Edgar morphed from a soprano to a bass, much to the amazement and amusement of his fellow choristers.
n - The musician swung the bass over his head like an axe and smashed it into the amplifier, creating a discordant howl of noise.
n - The score had been written without the treble and bass, but it was easy to pick out which was which based on the location of the notes on the staff.
baseball S3, W2 n - -
basic S2, W1 adj - Flour is a basic ingredient of bread.
adj - The Hotel Sparta’s accommodation is very basic.
basically S1 adv - They've added some fancy features, but it's basically still a car.
adv - I shouldn't have done it, basically.
basis S2, W1 n - Cars must be checked on a yearly basis.
n - The collection of all possible unions of basis elements of a basis is said to be the topology generated by that basis.
basket S3 n - A basket of fake fruit adorned the table.
n - The point guard drove toward the basket.
n - The last-second basket sealed the victory.
n - Let's play some basket.
n - Wait till I catch you, you little basket!
bat S3 n - You've been in for ages. Can I have a bat now?
bath S2, W3 n - a bath of heated sand, ashes, steam, or hot air
n - Most Americans don't know 'WC' and many Brits mock 'bathroom' but almost everyone understands 'toilet' or 'lavatory'.
bathroom S2, W3 n - Most Americans don't know 'WC' and many Brits mock 'bathroom' but almost everyone understands 'toilet' or 'lavatory'.
battery S2 n - Schoolchildren take a battery of standard tests to measure their progress.
battle W2 n - the battle of life
be S1, W1 auxiliary - -
v - -
beach S2, W2 n - -
bean S2 n - I haven't got a bean.
bear S2, W2 v - to bear a railroad stock
v - Judging from the look on his face, he wasn't bearing good news.
v - By my readings, we're bearing due south, so we should turn about ten degrees east.
beard S3 n - the beard of grain
beat S2, W2 v hammer, knock, pound, strike, whack As soon as she heard that her father had died, she went into a rage and beat the wall with her fists until her knuckles bled.
v - He danced hypnotically while she beat the atabaque.
v - I just can't seem to beat the last level of this video game.
v - Beat the eggs and whip the cream.
v negotiate He wanted $50 for it, but I managed to beat him down to $35.
v - to beat a retreat; to beat to quarters
v - The drums beat.
v - The drummers beat to call soldiers to their quarters.
v - He beat me there.
v do it, get it on, have sex, shag Bruv, she came in just as we started to beat.
v - He beat me out of 12 bucks last night.
S3 n - a beat of the heart; the beat of the pulse
n - the beat of him
n - a dead beat
beautiful S1, W2 adj - Anyone who has ever met her thought she was absolutely beautiful.
adj - It's beautiful outside, let's go for a walk.
adj - The skater performed a beautiful axel.
beauty S3, W2 n - 1988, "… beauty and recollection, like danger, glamour, greed, hunger- everything but disappointment and desire- were concepts belonging to other people.” -Second Son, Robert Ferro
n - Brigitte Bardot was a renowned beauty.
n - What a goal! That was a real beauty!
n - The beauty of the deal is it costs nothing!
because S1, W1 conj - I hid myself because I was afraid.
conj - I don't think he is a nice person, because he yells at people for no reason.
prep - -
become S1, W1 v - It hath becomen so that many a man had to sterve.
v get, go, turn She became a doctor when she was 25.
v - That dress really becomes you.
bed S1, W1 n - My cat often sleeps on my bed. I keep a glass of water next to my bed when I sleep.
n - The meats and cheeses lay on a bed of lettuce.
bedroom S1, W2 n - Please don't enter my bedroom without knocking.
beef S3 n - I love eating beef.
n - He's got a beef with everyone in the room.
beer S2, W3 n - Beer is brewed all over the world.
n - Can I buy you a beer?
n - I haven't tried this beer before.
before S1, W1 adv - I've never done this before.
conj - I'll die before I'll tell you anything about it.
prep - I want this done before Monday.
prep - He stood before me.
prep - He performed before the troops in North Africa.
prep - The case laid before the panel aroused nothing but ridicule.
prep - In alphabetical order, "cat" comes before "dog", "canine" before feline".
prep - An entrepreneur puts market share and profit before quality, an amateur intrinsic qualities before economical considerations.
beforehand S3 adv - Will it be possible to have access to the room beforehand so that we can set up chairs?
begin S1, W1 v - I began playing the piano at the age of five.   Now that everyone is here, we should begin the presentation.
v - The program begins at 9 o'clock on the dot.    I rushed to get to class on time, but the lesson had already begun.
beginning S1, W2 n - What was the beginning of the dispute?
n - That house is at the beginning of the street.
behalf S3, W3 n - -
behave S3, W3 v - You need to behave yourself, young lady.
v - He behaves like a child whenever she's around.
v - His mother threatened to spank him if he didn't behave.
behaviour S2, W1 n - She can't stop the strange behaviour because she has OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder).
behind S1, W1 adv - to look behind
adv - I'm two weeks behind in my schedule.
adv - My watch is four minutes behind.
adv - He left behind a legacy of death and sorrow.
prep - The car is behind the wall.
prep - Who is behind these terrorist attacks?
prep - The republicans are fully behind their candidate.
prep - I'm ranked sixth in the French class, behind five other pupils.
being S2, W3 n - -
belief S3, W2 n - It's my belief that the thief is somebody known to us.
n - Based on this data, it is our belief that X does not occur.
n - The ancient people have a belief in many deities.
n - My belief that it will rain tomorrow is strong.
n - She often said it was her belief that carried her through the hard times.
n - I don't want to do a no-fault divorce on my husband and steal from him under color of law. It's against my beliefs.
believe S1, W1 v - I believe there are faeries.
v - Why did I ever believe you?
v - After that night in the church, I believed.
bell S2, W3 n - I’ll give you a bell later.
belong S2, W2 v - Where does this document belong?
v - That house belongs to me.
v - Suppose x belongs to \mathbb{R}... (— written: x \in \mathbb{R})
below S2, W2 adv - the landlubbers lying down below
prep - The treasure is buried two meters below the surface.
prep - "By their execution hereof, the Parties incur a legal obligation to pass consideration under this Loan Contract as is set forth below."
prep - The temperature is below zero.
prep - Such petty behavior is below me.
belt S2, W3 n - As part of the act, the fat clown's belt broke, causing his pants to fall down.
n - Keep your belt fastened; this is going to be quite a bumpy ride.
n - The motor had a single belt that snaked its way back and forth around a variety of wheels.
n - a belt of trees; a belt of sand
n - the heavyweight belt
n - After the bouncer gave him a solid belt to the gut, Simon had suddenly had enough of barfighting.
n - Care to join me in a belt of scotch?
n - That umpire called that pitch a strike at the belt.
bench S2, W3 n - They sat on a park bench and tossed bread crumbs to the ducks and pigeons.
n - They are awaiting a decision on the motion from the bench.
n - She sat on the bench for 30 years before she retired.
n - the bench of bishops
n - He spent the first three games on the bench, watching.
n - Injuries have shortened the bench.
n - She placed the workpiece on the bench, inspected it closely, and opened the cover.
n - After removing the bench, we can use the mark left on the wall as a reference point.
n - He became frustrated when his bench increased by only 10 pounds despite a month of training.
bend S3, W3 v - Don’t bend your knees.
v - Look at the trees bending in the wind.
v - The road bends to the right
v - He bent down to pick up the pieces.
v - They bent me to their will.
v - I am bending to my desire to eat junk food.
v - He bent the company's resources to gaining market share.
v - He bent to the goal of gaining market share.
v - Bend the sail to the yard.
v - You should bend the G slightly sharp in the next measure.
beneath W2 adv - -
prep - -
benefit S2, W1 n - It was for her benefit.   His benefit was free beer.
S2, W3 v - -
beside S3, W2 prep - A small table beside the bed
prep - That is beside the point
best S1, W1 adj - Unpacking took the best part of a week.
adj - In my opinion, mushrooms are the best pizza toppings.
adj - The soup is good and hot.
adj - Good Friday
S1, W2 adv - He does his job well.
adv - We’re well beat now.
adv - That author is well known.
bet S1 v - Fancy going for a drink after work? You bet I do!
S3 n - Dylan owes Fletcher $30 from an unsuccessful bet.
n - It’s a safe bet that it will rain tomorrow.
better S1, W1 adj - The soup is good and hot.
adj - Good Friday
adj - I had been sick, but now I'm well.
adj - “How are you?” — “I'm well, thank you!”
adv - He does his job well.
adv - We’re well beat now.
adv - That author is well known.
between S1, W1 adv - -
prep - I want to buy one that costs somewhere between forty and fifty dollars.
prep - conversation between friends
prep - Between you and me, I think the boss is crazy.  Let's keep this between ourselves.
prep - He's between jobs right now.  The shuttle runs between the town and the airport.
prep - Between the leaky taps and the peeling wallpaper, there isn't much about this house to appeal to a buyer.
prep - Some colour-blind people can't distinguish between red and green.
beyond S2, W1 adv - 2017 July 13, Joseph Gamp "Marvel release stirring new set images of Black Panther and we are BEYOND excited" Metro (UK)
prep - She had no reason for the conviction beyond the very inadequate one that she had seen him around London.
prep - No swimming beyond this point.
prep - Your staff went beyond my expectations in refunding my parking ticket.
prep - The patient was beyond medical help.
prep - He understood geometry well, but algebraic topology was beyond him.
bicycle W3 n - -
bid W3 n - His bid was $35,000.
n - Nice bid!
n - He put in his bid for office.
big S1, W1 adj ample, huge, jumbo, large, massive, sizeable, stoor Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.
adj - Big Tech
adj all the rage, in demand, well liked That style is very big right now in Europe, especially among teenagers.
adj adult, fully grown, grown up Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen.
adj chubby, plus-size, rotund Gosh, she is big!
adj essential, paramount, weighty What's so big about that? I do it all the time.
adj fanatical, mad, worked up I'm not big on the idea, but if you want to go ahead with it, I won't stop you.
adj - I tried to be the bigger person and just let it go, but I couldn't help myself.
adj busty, macromastic, stacked Whoa, Nadia has gotten pretty big since she hit puberty.
adj full, great, heavy She was big with child.
adj - You are a big liar.  Why are you in such a big hurry?
bike S2 n - -
bill S1, W1 n - -
bin S2 n - a corn bin; a wine bin; a coal bin
n - a rubbish bin; a wastepaper bin; an ashes bin
bird S2, W2 n - Ducks and sparrows are birds.
n - Mike went out with his bird last night.
n - He’s doing bird.
birth S2, W2 n - Intersex babies account for roughly one per cent of all births.
n - the birth of an empire
n - He was of noble birth, but fortune had not favored him.
birthday S1, W3 n - -
biscuit S2 n - cheese and biscuits
bit S1, W1 adv - -
n - A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth.
n - a threepenny bit
n - A quarter is two bits.
n - There were bits of paper all over the floor.   Does your leg still hurt? / Just a bit now.   I've done my bit; I expect you to do yours.
n - I'll be there in a bit; I need to take care of something first.   He was here just a bit ago, but it looks like he's stepped out.
n - The 400 metres race was won in 47 seconds and bits.
n - I'd like a big bit of cake, please.
n - Am I bored? Not a bit of it!
n - His bit about video games was not nearly as entertaining as the other segments of his show.
n - She acted her bit in the opening scene.
n - permission bits in a file system
pron - A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth.
pron - a threepenny bit
pron - A quarter is two bits.
pron - There were bits of paper all over the floor.   Does your leg still hurt? / Just a bit now.   I've done my bit; I expect you to do yours.
pron - I'll be there in a bit; I need to take care of something first.   He was here just a bit ago, but it looks like he's stepped out.
pron - The 400 metres race was won in 47 seconds and bits.
pron - I'd like a big bit of cake, please.
pron - Am I bored? Not a bit of it!
pron - His bit about video games was not nearly as entertaining as the other segments of his show.
pron - She acted her bit in the opening scene.
pron - permission bits in a file system
bite S2 v - As soon as you bite that sandwich, you'll know how good it is.
v - That dog is about to bite!
v - If you see me, come and say hello. I don't bite.
v - I needed snow chains to make the tires bite.
v - For homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages, rising interest will really bite.
v - Are the fish biting today?
v - I've planted the story. Do you think they'll bite?
v - These mosquitoes are really biting today!
v - It bites like pepper or mustard.
v - Pepper bites the mouth.
v - The anchor bites.
v - The anchor bites the ground.
v - This music really bites.
v - You don't like that I sat on your car? Bite me.
v - He always be biting my moves.
S3 n - That snake bite really hurts!
n - After just one night in the jungle I was covered with mosquito bites.
n - There were only a few bites left on the plate.
n - That's really a bite!
n - That song is a bite of my song!
n - I'll have a quick bite to quiet my stomach until dinner.
bitter S3, W3 adj - The coffee tasted bitter.
adj - They're bitter enemies.
adj - I've been bitter ever since that defeat.
black S1, W1 adj - black drinking fountain; black hospital
adj - I was dealt two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.
adj - He shot her a black look.
adj - Jim drinks his coffee black, but Ellen prefers it with creamer.
adj - After the election, the parties united in a black-yellow alliance.
adj - 5 percent of the Defense Department funding will go to black projects.
blade S3 n - -
blame S2, W3 v - The arsonist was blamed for the fire.
blank S3 adj - a blank ballot
adj - a blank desert; a blank wall; blank unconsciousness
adj - There was a look of blank terror on his face.
adj - Failing to understand the question, he gave me a blank stare.
adj - a blank day
adj - The shock left his memory blank.
adj - The recruits were issued with blank rounds for a training exercise.
bless S3 v - -
blind S2, W3 adj - Authors are blind to their own defects.
adj - a blind corner
adj - a blind gut
adj - a blind alley
adj - I shouted, but he didn't take a blind bit of notice.
adj - He took a blind guess at which fork in the road would take him to the airport.
adj - blind deference
adj - a blind passage in a book; blind writing
adj - blind buds
block S2, W2 n - a block of ice
n - Anne Boleyn placed her head on the block and awaited her execution.
n - I'm going for a walk around the block.
n - a block of flats
n - The place you are looking for is two long blocks east and one short block north.
n - I'll knock your block off!
n - a block of 100 tickets
n barrier, blockage, obstruction There's a block in the pipe that means the water can't get through.
S3 v - The pipe is blocked.
v - You're blocking the road – I can't get through!
v - His plan to take over the business was blocked by the boss.
v - He blocked the basketball player's shot.
v - It was very difficult to block this scene convincingly.
v - I tried to send you a message, but you've blocked me!
v - When the condition expression is false, the thread blocks on the condition variable.
v - I blocked the mittens by wetting them and pinning them to a shaped piece of cardboard.
bloke S2 n - -
blonde S3 adj - blond ale
blood S2, W1 n - The cultists gathered around a chalice of blood.
n - They came looking for blood.
blow S2, W3 v - Blow the dust off that book and open it up.
v - The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.
v - to blow the fire
v - to blow an egg
v - In the harbor, the ships' horns blew.
v - There she blows! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!")
v - Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!
v - The aerosol can was blown to bits.
v - He blew the tires and the engine.
v - He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.
v - This blows!
v - I blew $35 thou on a car.
v - Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?
v - Let's blow this joint.
v - to blow a horse
v - That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow!
S3, W3 n - We're having a bit of a blow this afternoon.
n - The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.
n bace, hit, punch, strike A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.
n calamity, disaster A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.
n - Roses in full blow.
blue S1, W2 adj - the deep blue sea
adj - The candle burns blue.
adj - blue and sour religionists;  blue laws
adj - His material is too blue for prime-time
adj - The air was blue with oaths.
board S1, W1 n - Each player starts the game with four counters on the board.
n - We have to wait to hear back from the board.
n - Room and board
n - to bind a book in boards
boat S1, W2 n - a stone boat;  a gravy boat
body S1, W1 n - a nonpareil face on an agate body
boil S3 v - Boil some water in a pan.
v - Boil the eggs for three minutes.
v - Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
v - It’s boiling outside!
v - I’m boiling in here – could you open the window?
v - to boil sugar or salt
v - the boiling waves of the sea
v - His blood boils with anger.
boiler S3 n - -
boiling S3 adj - boiling kettle  boiling oil
adj - The radiator is boiling – I’m going to turn it down a bit.
adj - I’m boiling – can’t we open a window?
adj - It’s boiling out today!
bomb S3, W3 n - box office bomb
n fortune, packet, pretty penny cost a bomb
bone S2, W2 n - Jim plays the trombone very well.
bonus S2 n - The employee of the week receives a bonus for his excellent work.
book S1, W1 n - He was frustrated because he couldn't find anything about dinosaurs in the book.
n - I have three copies of his first book.
n tome, volume Genesis is the first book of the Bible.
n - I'm running a book on who is going to win the race.
n booklet a book of raffle tickets
S2 v reserve I can book tickets for the concert next week.
v make a note of, note down, record, write down They booked that message from the hill
v - The police booked him for driving too fast.
v bomb, hurtle, rocket, shoot, speed, whiz He was really booking, until he passed the speed trap.
v - The top three students had a bet on which one was going to book their intellectual property class.
v - He was here earlier, but he booked.
v - I baked a delicious cherry pie.
v - The cake baked at 350°F.
v - The clay baked in the sun.
v - They baked the electrical parts lightly to remove moisture.
v - I'm baking after that workout in the gym.
boom S3 n - The boom of the surf.
n - You should prepare for the coming boom in the tech industry.
boot S2, W3 n - It took three boots, but I finally got the application installed.
border S3, W2 n - the borders of the garden
n - There's a nice frilly border around the picture frame.
n - The border between Canada and USA is the longest in the world.
bored S3 adj - The piano teacher's bored look indicated he wasn't paying much attention to his pupil's lackluster rendition of Mozart's Requiem
boring S2 adj - What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep.
adj - boring equipment
born S1, W2 v - Judging from the look on his face, he wasn't bearing good news.
v - By my readings, we're bearing due south, so we should turn about ten degrees east.
v - He burned his manuscript in the fireplace.
v - He watched the house burn.
v - He burned the toast. The blacksmith burned the steel.
v - The grill was too hot and the steak burned.
v - to burn a hole;  to burn letters into a block
v - She burned the child with an iron, and was jailed for ten years.
v - She forgot to put on sunscreen and burned.
v - to burn the mouth with pepper
v - The child's forehead was burning with fever.  Her cheeks burned with shame.
v - A human being burns a certain amount of carbon at each respiration.  to burn iron in oxygen
v - Copper burns in chlorine.
v - We’ll burn this program onto an EEPROM one hour before the demo begins.
v - The informant burned him.
v - I just burned you again.
v - The company has burned more than a million dollars a month this year.
v - You're cold... warm... hot... you're burning!
borrow S2, W3 v - to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another
v - Can I borrow a sheet of paper?
boss S2, W3 n - Chat turned to whisper when the boss entered the conference room.
n - They named him boss because he had good leadership skills.
n - He is the Republican boss in Kentucky.
n - Yes, boss.
n - There's no olive oil; will sunflower oil do? — I'll have to run that by the boss.
both S1, W1 pron - "Did you want this one or that one?" — "Give me both."
bother S1, W3 v - Would it bother you if I smoked?
v - Why do I even bother to try?
v - You didn't even bother to close the door.
bottle S1, W2 n - Beer is often sold in bottles.
n - I only drank a bottle of beer.
n - The baby wants a bottle.
n - He was going to ask her out, but he lost his bottle when he saw her.
n - Did you know he’s a bottle brunette? His natural hair color is strawberry blonde.
n - to drown one’s troubles in the bottle
bottom S1, W3 adj - Those files should go on the bottom shelf.
n - Footers appear at the bottoms of pages.
n - lack bottom
n - Where shall we go for a walk? How about Ashcombe Bottom?
n - a horse of a good bottom
bounce S3 v - The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch.
v - He bounces nervously on his chair.
v - He bounced the child on his knee.
v - I'm meeting Bob later to bounce some ideas off him about the new product range.
v - She bounced happily into the room.
v - We can’t accept further checks from you, as your last one bounced.
v - He tends to bounce a check or two toward the end of each month, before his payday.
v - Let’s wrap this up, I gotta bounce.
v - The squadron was bounced north of the town.
v - See if it helps to bounce the router.
v - The girl in the bar told me her address was thirsty@example.com, but my mail to that address bounced back to me.
v - The student pilot bounced several times during his landing.
v - After the mid-air collision, his rig failed and he bounced. BSBD.
v - Bounce tracks two and three to track four, then record the cowbell on track two.
bound S2, W3 adj - You are not legally bound to reply.
adj - Is that message bound for me?
adj - They were bound to come into conflict eventually.
bowl S2, W3 n - You can’t have any more soup – you’ve had three bowls already.
n - This restaurant offers a number of different bowls.
n - Direct the cleaning fluid around the toilet bowl and under the rim.
box S1, W1 n - -
boy S1, W1 n - Kate is dating a boy named Jim.
n - Are you getting a boy cat or a girl cat?
boyfriend S3 n - -
brain S2, W2 n - She was a total brain.
n - She has a lot of brains.
n - The computer's brain is capable of millions of calculations a second.
n - I have too much on my brain today.
branch S2, W2 n - the branch of an antler, a chandelier, or a railway
n - the branches of a hyperbola
n - Our main branch is downtown, and we have branches in all major suburbs.
n - the English branch of a family
brave S3 adj - -
bread S2, W3 n - -
break S1, W1 v - If the vase falls to the floor, it might break.
v - Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?
v - Her child's death broke Angela.
v - My heart is breaking.
v - I had won four games in a row, but now you've broken my streak of luck.
v - The recession broke some small businesses.
v - He broke his vows by cheating on his wife.
v - Susan's fever broke at about 3 AM, and the doctor said the worst was over.
v - The forecast says the hot weather will break by midweek.
v - Around midday the storm broke, and the afternoon was calm and sunny.
v - Morning has broken.
v - Changing the rules to let white have three extra queens would break chess.
v - Did you two break the trolley by racing with it?
v - break a seal
v - The cavalry were not able to break the British squares.
v - Let's break for lunch.
v - He survived the jump out the window because the bushes below broke his fall.
v - I don't know how to break this to you, but your cat is not coming back.
v - His coughing broke the silence.
v - The arrest was standard, when suddenly the suspect broke ugly.
v - His voice breaks when he gets emotional.
v - He broke the men's 100-meter record.
v - I couldn't hear a thing he was saying, so I broke the connection and called him back.
v - to break flax
v - to break into a run or gallop
S2, W2 n - The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily.
n - He waited minutes for a break in the traffic to cross the highway.
n - Let’s take a five-minute break.
n - a weekend break on the Isle of Wight
n - I think we need a break.
n - big break
n - at the break of day
n - It was a clean break.
n - The fiddle break was amazing; it was a pity the singer came back in on the wrong note.
n - Crossing the break smoothly is one of the first lessons the young clarinettist needs to master.
breakfast S2, W2 n - You should put more protein in her breakfast so she will grow.
n - We serve breakfast all day.
breast S3 n - Tanya's breasts grew remarkably during pregnancy.
n - She kindled hope in the breast of all who heard her.
n - The robin has a red breast.
n - Would you like breast or wing?
n - a chimney breast; a plough breast
breath S3, W2 n - I could hear the breath of the runner behind me.
n - I took a deep breath and started the test.
n - I could feel the runner's breath on my shoulder.
n - Let's stop for a breath when we get to the top of the hill.
n - Even with all the windows open, there is hardly a breath of air in here.
breathe S3, W3 v - Fish have gills so they can breathe underwater.
v - While life as we know it depends on oxygen, scientists have speculated that alien life forms might breathe chlorine or methane.
v - I will not allow it, as long as I still breathe.
v - Try not to breathe too much smoke.
v - If you breathe on a mirror, it will fog up.
v - The flowers breathed a heady perfume.
v - The decor positively breathes classical elegance.
v - He breathed the words into her ear, but she understood them all.
v - The wind breathes through the trees.
v - Garments made of certain new materials breathe well and keep the skin relatively dry during exercise.
v - At higher altitudes you need to breathe your horse more often.
v - Do you like hiking?  Are you kidding? I breathe hiking.
brick S2, W3 n - This wall is made of bricks.
n - This house is made of brick.
n - a plastic explosive brick
n - Thanks for helping me wash the car. You're a brick.
n - We can't win if we keep throwing up bricks from three-point land.
n - The two of clubs was a complete brick on the river.
bridge S2, W2 n - Bidding is an essential element of the game of bridge.
brief S2, W2 adj - Her reign was brief but spectacular.
adj - His speech of acceptance was brief but moving.
adj - Her skirt was extremely brief but doubtless cool.
briefly S2, W3 adv - He covered the subject briefly in his book.
adv - He only worked here briefly.
adv - Briefly, I am not happy about what happened, but no one will be losing their job.
bright S2, W2 adj - Could you please dim the light? It's far too bright.
adj - He's very bright. He was able to solve the problem without my help.
adj - The orange and blue walls of the sitting room were much brighter than the dull grey walls of the kitchen.
adj - I woke up today feeling so bright that I decided to have a little dance.
brilliant S2, W3 adj - the brilliant lights along the promenade
adj - butterflies with brilliant blue wings
adj - The actor's performance in the play was simply brilliant.
adj - She is a brilliant scientist.
bring S1, W1 v - Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey.
v - The new company director brought a fresh perspective on sales and marketing.
v - The controversial TV broadcast brought a storm of complaints.
v - What does coal bring per ton?
v - The closer Jones can really bring it.
broad S2, W2 adj - the broad expanse of ocean
adj - a broad hint
adj - a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humour
brother S1, W1 n - I would like to thank the brother who just spoke.
n - Listen, brother, I don't know what you want, but I'm not interested.
brown S2, W2 adj - -
brush S3 n - She gave her hair a quick brush.
n - He has had brushes with communism from time to time.
n - donwloading brushes for Photoshop
v - Brush your teeth.
v - Brush your hair.
v - Brush the paint onto the walls.
v - Brush the flour off your clothes.
v - Her scarf brushed his skin.
buck S1 n - Can I borrow five bucks?
n - Corporations will do anything to make a buck.
n - That skinny guy? C'mon, he can't weigh more than a buck and a quarter [125 pounds].
n - pass the buck
bucket S2 n - I need a bucket to carry the water from the well.
n - The horse drank a whole bucket of water.
n - The forward drove to the bucket.
n - We can't keep giving up easy buckets.
n - I was so nervous that I sweated buckets.
buddy S3 n bud, mate They have been buddies since they were in school.
n companion, partner drinking buddies
n fellow, mate Hey, buddy, I think you dropped this.
budget S1, W2 n - -
bug S3 n - These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them.
n defect, glitch The software bug led the computer to calculate 2 plus 2 as 3.
n - He’s got the flu bug.
n - I caught the skiing bug while staying in the Alps.
n - We installed a bug in her telephone.
n - He suspected the image was a Web bug used for determining who was visiting the site.
n - Channel 4's bug distracted Jim from his favorite show.
build S1, W1 v - This code won't build any more. Have you made any changes?
builder S3 n - -
building S1, W1 n construction The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.
n edifice My sister lives in that apartment building.
bump S3 v - I bumped the font size up to make my document easier to read.
bunch S2 n - a bunch of grapes;  a bunch of bananas;  a bunch of keys;  a bunch of yobs on a street corner
n - He still hangs out with the same bunch.
n - a bunch of trouble
n - A bunch of them went down to the field.
n - Two to four filler leaves are laid end to end and rolled into the two halves of the binder leaves, making up what is called the bunch.
burn S2, W3 v - He burned his manuscript in the fireplace.
v - He watched the house burn.
v - He burned the toast. The blacksmith burned the steel.
v - The grill was too hot and the steak burned.
v - to burn a hole;  to burn letters into a block
v - She burned the child with an iron, and was jailed for ten years.
v - She forgot to put on sunscreen and burned.
v - to burn the mouth with pepper
v - The child's forehead was burning with fever.  Her cheeks burned with shame.
v - A human being burns a certain amount of carbon at each respiration.  to burn iron in oxygen
v - Copper burns in chlorine.
v - We’ll burn this program onto an EEPROM one hour before the demo begins.
v - The informant burned him.
v - I just burned you again.
v - The company has burned more than a million dollars a month this year.
v - You're cold... warm... hot... you're burning!
S3 n - She had second-degree burns from falling in the bonfire.
n - chili burn from eating hot peppers
n - They're doing a controlled burn of the fields.
n - One and, two and, keep moving; feel the burn!
n - They have a good burn.
burst W3 v - I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst.
v - I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much.
v - I printed the report on form-feed paper, then burst the sheets.
v - The flowers burst into bloom on the first day of spring.
v - to burst a hole through the wall
bury W3 v - bury a bone;  bury the embers
v - she buried her face in the pillow;  they buried us in paperwork
v - secrets kept buried; she buried her shame and put on a smiling face.
v - They buried their argument and shook hands.
v - vocals buried in the mix
bus S1, W2 n - -
business S1, W1 n - I was left my father's business.
n - He is in the motor and insurance businesses.
n - He's such a poor cook, I can't believe he's still in business!
n - Business has been slow lately.
n - I shall take my business elsewhere.
n - This proposal will satisfy both business and labor.
n - I studied business at Harvard.
n - This UFO stuff is a mighty strange business.
n - Let's get down to business.
n - That's none of your business.
n - If that concludes the announcements, we'll move on to new business.
n - These new phones are the business!
n - As the cart went by, its horse lifted its tail and did its business.
busy S1, W2 adj - We crossed a busy street.
adj - He is busy with piano practice.
adj - Flowers, stripes, and checks in the same fabric make for a busy pattern.
but S1, W1 conj - I am not rich but [I am] poor  not John but Peter went there.
conj - She is very old but still attractive.
conj - I cannot but feel offended.
conj - It never rains but it pours.
S2, W3 adv - Christmas comes but once a year.
adv - I'll have to go home early but.
adv - Nobody, but nobody, crosses me and gets away with it.
prep - Everyone but Father left early.
butcher S3 n - -
butter S2 n - peanut butter
n - butter of antimony; butter of arsenic
button S2 n - April fastened the buttons of her overcoat to keep out the wind.
n - Pat pushed the button marked "shred" on the blender.
n - Click the button that looks like a house to return to your browser's home page.
n - The politician wore a bright yellow button with the slogan "Vote Smart" emblazoned on it.
buy S1, W1 v - I'm going to buy my father something nice for his birthday.
v - I've bought material comfort by foregoing my dreams.
v - He tried to buy me with gifts, but I wouldn't give up my beliefs.
v - The dollar doesn't buy as much as it used to.
v - I'm not going to buy your stupid excuses anymore!
v - Let's go out for dinner. I'm buying.
v - Smith tried to buy the pot on the river with a huge bluff
buyer S3, W3 n - Every person who steps through the door is a potential buyer, so acknowledge their presence.
n - The supermarket's new buyer decided to stock a larger range of vegetarian foods.
by S1, W1 adv - I watched as it passed by.
adv - The shop is hard by the High Street.
adv - I'll stop by on my way home from work.
adv - The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring.
prep - The mailbox is by the bus stop.
prep - He ran straight by me.
prep - Be back by ten o'clock!.
prep - There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare
prep - By 'maybe' she means 'no'.
prep - By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife.
prep - I sorted the items by category.
prep - His date of birth was wrong by ten years.
prep - We crawled forward by inches.
prep - By my reckoning, we should be nearly there.
prep - It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix.
prep - She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
bye S1 interjection - -
S3 n - Craig's Crew plays the bye next week.
n - geography bee

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      Synonyms Examples
Word Freqs Class    
cabinet S2, W2 n - -
cable W3 n - I tried to watch the movie last night but my cable was out.
cake S2, W3 n - a johnnycake
n - buckwheat cakes
n block a cake of sand
n - Mmm, I'd like to cut me some of that cake!
calculate S2, W3 v - Calculate the square root of 3 to 10 decimal places.
v - to calculate or cast one's nativity
v - to calculate a system of laws for the government and protection of a free people
calculation S2 n - By my calculation, we should be there by midnight.
calculator S3 n - -
calendar S3 n - The three principal calendars are the Gregorian, Jewish, and Islamic calendars.
n - Write his birthday on the calendar hanging on the wall.
n - The club has a busy calendar this year.
n - a calendar of bills presented in a legislative assemblly;  a calendar of causes arranged for trial in court
call S1, W1 n - I received several calls today.
n - I paid a call to a dear friend of mine.
n - The ship made a call at Southampton.
n - He heard a call from the other side of the room.
n - That was a good call.
n - That sound is the distinctive call of the cuckoo bird.
n - I had to yield to the call of the wild.
n - I give the call to the Manager of Opposition Business.
n - There was a 20 dollar bet on the table, and my call was 9.
v - He felt called to help the old man.
v - A recursive function is one that calls itself.
calm S3, W3 adj - -
camera S2, W3 n - -
camp S3, W3 n - a hunter's camp
campaign S2, W1 n - The company is targeting children in their latest advertising campaign.
can S1, W1 modal - -
S2 n - Bob's in the can. You can wait a few minutes or just leave it with me.
n - Bob's in the can. He won't be back for a few years.
cancel S2 v - He cancelled his order on their website.
v - This machine cancels the letters that have a valid zip code.
v - The corrective feedback mechanism cancels out the noise.
cancer S2, W2 n - -
candidate W2 n - -
candle S3 n - -
candy S3 n - -
cap S3 n - The children were all wearing caps to protect them from the sun.
n - He took the cap off the bottle and splashed himself with some cologne.
n - He had golden caps on his teeth.
n - There was snow on the cap of the mountain.
n - We should put a cap on the salaries, to keep them under control.
n - Billy spent all morning firing caps with his friends, re-enacting storming the beach at Normandy.
n - He wired the cap to the bundle of dynamite, then detonated it remotely.
n - Rio Ferdinand won his 50th cap for England in a game against Sweden.
n - the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate
n - flat cap; foolscap; legal cap
n - no cap
n - Parasitic caps.
n - Anyone have a cap of the games last night?
capable S2, W2 adj - As everyone knew, he was capable of violence when roused.
capacity S3, W2 n - It was hauling a capacity load.
n - Its capacity rating was 150 tons per hour, but its actual maximum capacity was 200 tons per hour.
capital S2, W3 adj - London and Paris are capital cities.
adj - That is a capital idea!
adj - One begins a sentence with a capital letter.
S3, W1 n - He does not have enough capital to start a business.
n - The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe’s youngest capital.
n - Interpreters need a good amount of cultural capital in order to function efficiently in the profession.
captain W3 n - The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship.
n - John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."
capture W3 v - to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal
v - She captured the details of the fresco in a series of photographs.
v - His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work.
v - He captured his opponent’s queen on the 15th move.
car S1, W1 n auto, automobile, carriage, motor, motorcar, vehicle She drove her car to the mall.
n railcar, wagon The conductor coupled the cars to the locomotive.
n - The 11:10 to London was operated by a 4-car diesel multiple unit.
n - From the frontmost car of the subway, he filmed the progress through the tunnel.
n carload, wagonload We ordered five hundred cars of gypsum.
n - Fix the car of the express elevator - the door is sticking.
n carriage The most exciting part of riding a Ferris wheel is when your car goes over the top.
n - Buy now! You can get more car for your money.
card S1, W2 n - He played cards with his friends.
n - He accused them of playing the race card.
n - What’s on the card for tonight?
n - He needed to replace the card his computer used to connect to the internet.
n - She gave her neighbors a card congratulating them on their new baby.
n - The realtor gave me her card so I could call if I had any questions about buying a house.
n - to put a card in the newspapers
n - This will be a good card for the last day of the fair.
care S1, W1 n - Care should be taken when holding babies.
n - I don't have a care in the world.
n - dental care
n - in care
S1, W2 v - "She doesn't care what you think." "I don't care, I'm still going."
v - I don't care to hear your opinion.
v - He cared for his mother while she was sick.
career S2, W2 n - Washington's career as a soldier
careful S1, W2 adj - He was a slow and careful driver.
adj - They made a careful search of the crime scene.
carefully S2, W2 adv - As he was a politician, he discussed all subjects carefully, not offending anyone.  He carefully studied the papers, while planning his next move.  He carefully avoided the subject all evening.
carpet S2, W3 n - -
carrot S3 n - -
carry S1, W1 v - to carry an account to the ledger
v - The builders are going to carry the chimney through the roof.  They would have carried the road ten miles further, but ran out of materials.
v - The corner drugstore doesn't carry his favorite brand of aspirin.
v - I think I can carry Smith's work while she is out.
v - The court carries that motion.
v - Five and nine are fourteen; carry the one to the tens place.
v - Always carry sufficient insurance to protect against a loss.
v - The sound of the bells carried for miles on the wind.
v - she always carries a purse;  marsupials carry their young in a pouch
v - The doctor said she's carrying twins.
v - A gun or mortar carries well.
v - to carry well, i.e. to hold the head high, with arching neck
v - The Tories carried the election.
v - A merchant is carrying a large stock;  a farm carries a mortgage;  a broker carries stock for a customer;  to carry a life insurance.
v - He absolutely carried the game, to the point of killing the entire enemy team by himself.
cartoon S3 n - -
case S1, W1 n - For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth.
n - It was one of the detective's easiest cases.  Social workers should work on a maximum of forty active cases.  The doctor told us of an interesting case he had treated that morning.
n - The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies.
n - The accusative case canonically indicates a direct object.  Latin has six cases, and remnants of a seventh.
n - Jane has been studying case in Caucasian languages.  Latin is a language that employs case.
n - There were another five cases reported overnight.
n - a case for spectacles; the case of a watch
n - a door case; a window case
n carton a single case of Bud Light
cash S2, W2 n - After you bounced those checks last time, they want to be paid in cash.
S3 v - -
cast W3 v - Casting is generally an indication of bad design.
v - The streamer was the first to cast footage of the new game.
castle W3 n - -
cat S1, W3 n - a carrier's bow cats
n - I wouldn't put this book in the same category as the author's first novel.
n - Just as a monoid consists of an underlying set with a binary operation "on top of it" which is closed, associative and with an identity, a category consists of an underlying digraph with an arrow composition operation "on top of it" which is transitively closed, associative, and with an identity at each object. In fact, a category's composition operation, when restricted to a single one of its objects, turns that object's set of arrows (which would all be loops) into a monoid.
catalogue W3 n - -
catch S1, W1 v - -
category S2, W2 n - I wouldn't put this book in the same category as the author's first novel.
n - Just as a monoid consists of an underlying set with a binary operation "on top of it" which is closed, associative and with an identity, a category consists of an underlying digraph with an arrow composition operation "on top of it" which is transitively closed, associative, and with an identity at each object. In fact, a category's composition operation, when restricted to a single one of its objects, turns that object's set of arrows (which would all be loops) into a monoid.
cause S1, W1 v - The lightning caused thunder.
v - His dogged determination caused the fundraising to be successful.
S2, W1 n - They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.
n grounds, justification The end of the war was a cause for celebration.
cease W3 v - And with that, his twitching ceased.
v - And with that, he ceased twitching.
ceiling S3, W3 n - the dining room had an ornate ceiling
n - the ceiling of 4.5 is 5, the ceiling of -4.5 is -4
celebrate W3 v fete to celebrate the name of the Most High
v keep, observe to celebrate a birthday
v - I was promoted today at work—let’s celebrate!
v solemnize to celebrate a marriage
celebration S3 n - -
cell S3, W2 n - Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his cell.
n prison cell The combatants spent the night in separate cells.
n - This MP3 player runs on 2 AAA cells.
n - There is a powerful storm cell headed our way.
n - The upper right cell always starts with the color green.
n - Those three fellows are the local cell of that organization.
n - Virtual Channel number 5 received 170 cells.
n - I get good reception in my home because it is near a cell tower.
cellphone S2, W3 n - -
cent S1, W1 n - He blew every last cent.
n - shopping center, convention center, civic center, garment center, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Rockefeller Center
n - the center of attention
n - a temperature of 34 centigrades
n - That was his tenth professional century.
centimetre S3, W3 n - -
central S1, W1 adj - -
centre S1, W1 n - shopping center, convention center, civic center, garment center, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Rockefeller Center
n - the center of attention
century S2, W1 n - That was his tenth professional century.
cereal S3 n - Which cereal would you like for breakfast?
certain S1, W1 adj - I was certain of my decision.
adj - Bankruptcy is the certain outcome of your constant gambling and lending.
certainly S1, W1 adv - That was certainly sweet of him.
adv - Would you like it with ice?  Certainly, and with lemon please.
certificate S3, W3 n - The film is certificate 15.
chain S3, W2 n - He wore a gold chain around the neck.
n - This led to an unfortunate chain of events.
n - That chain of restaurants is expanding into our town.
n - When examined, the molecular chain included oxygen and hydrogen.
n - the chains of habit
chair S1, W2 n - All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair.
n - My violin teacher used to play first chair with the Boston Pops.
chairman S3, W1 n - -
challenge S2, W2 n - -
S3, W3 v - We challenged the boys next door to a game of football.
v - to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation
v - The sentinel challenged us with "Who goes there?"
champion W3 n - The defending champion is expected to defeat his challenger.
n - Barcelona is eligible to play in FIFA Club World Cup as the champion of Europe.
n paladin champion of women's suffrage
n - champion of the poor
championship W3 n - His championship of civil rights eventually bore fruit.
chance S1, W1 n - We had the chance to meet the president last week.
n - Why leave it to chance when a few simple steps will secure the desired outcome?
n - There is a 30 percent chance of rain tomorrow.
change S1, W1 n - The product is undergoing a change in order to improve it.
n - Can I get change for this $100 bill please?
n - A customer who pays with a 10-pound note for a £9 item receives one pound in change.
n - Do you have any change on you? I need to make a phone call.
n - The train journey from Bristol to Nottingham includes a change at Birmingham.
v - The tadpole changed into a frog.   Stock prices are constantly changing.
v - The fairy changed the frog into a prince.   I had to change the wording of the ad so it would fit.
v - Ask the janitor to come and change the lightbulb.   After a brisk walk, I washed up and changed my shirt.
v - You can't go into the dressing room while she's changing.   The clowns changed into their costumes before the circus started.
v - It's your turn to change the baby.
v - to change a horse
channel S3, W2 n - The water coming out of the waterwheel created a standing wave in the channel.
n - A channel was dredged to allow ocean-going vessels to reach the city.
n - We were careful to keep our boat in the channel.
n - The English Channel lies between France and England.
n - The news was conveyed to us by different channels.
n - The guard-rail provided the channel between the downed wire and the tree.
n - A channel stretches between them.
n - We are using one of the 24 channels.
n - The channel is created by bonding the signals from these four pairs.
n - Their call is being carried on channel 6 of the T-1 line.
n - KNDD is the channel at 107.7 MHz in Seattle.
n - NBC is on channel 11 in San Jose.
n - This chip in this disk drive is the channel device.
n - The liquid is pressurized in the lateral channel.
chap S2 n - Who’s that chap over there?
n - Detective novel writers try to keep up the suspense until the last chapter.
chapter S3, W1 n - Detective novel writers try to keep up the suspense until the last chapter.
character S1, W1 n - A single locus governing the petal colour character was detected on the linkage group A2.
n - A study of the suspect's character and his cast iron alibi ruled him out.
n - "You may not like to eat liver," said Calvin's father, "but it builds character."
n - Julius Caesar is a great historical character.
n - an inscription in the Runic character
n - That old guy is a real character.
n - in his character as a magistrate
n - Her actions give her a bad character.
characteristic S3, W2 n - The characteristic of a field, if non-zero, must be a prime number.
characterize W3 v - -
charge S1, W1 n - There will be a charge of five dollars.
n - Pickett did not die leading his famous charge.
n count That's a slanderous charge of abuse of trust.
n - The child was in the nanny's charge.
n - The child was a charge of the nanny.
n - The ship had a charge of colonists and their belongings.
n - I gave him the charge to get the deal closed by the end of the month.
n - to bring a weapon to the charge
S1, W2 v - Let's charge this to marketing.
v - Can I charge my purchase to my credit card?
v - I won't charge you for the wheat
v - to charge coal at $5 per unit
v - I'm charging you with assault and battery.
v - Charge your weapons; we're moving up.
charity S3, W3 n - -
chart S3, W3 n - -
chase S3 v - I need something to chase this shot with.
v - Australia will be chasing 217 for victory on the final day.
v - The rally chased the starter.
v - chase the pipe
chat S2 n - The Chat just made a joke about my skills.
cheap S1, W2 adj - the cheap trick of hiding deadly lava under pushable blocks
adj - Insurance is expensive, but don't be so cheap that you risk losing your home because of a fire.
cheat S3 v - My brother flunked biology because he cheated on his mid-term.
v - After he found out his wife cheated, he left her.
v - He cheated death when his car collided with a moving train.
v - He cheated his way into office.
check S1, W2 v - Check the oil in your car once a month.
v check off, cross off, strike off, tick, tick off Check off the items that you've checked (inspected).
v curtail, restrain Check your enthusiasm during a negotiation.
v - Check your data against known values.
v - Check your hat and coat at the door.
v - Check your bags at the ticket counter before the flight.
v - He checked the ball and then proceeded to perform a perfect layup.
v attack, tackle, trap The hockey player checked the defenceman to obtain the puck.
v - Tom didn't think he could win, so he checked.
v - The sun checks timber.
S1, W3 n - I don't know if she will be there, but it's worth a check.
n - The castle moat should hold the enemy in check.
n checkmark, tick Place a check by the things you have done.
n cheque I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a check for the amount.
n bill, cheque I summoned the waiter, paid the check, and hurried to leave.
n - The hockey player gave a good hard check to obtain the puck.
n - a check given for baggage
n - The tablecloth had red and white checks.
cheek W3 n - You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!
n - the cheeks of a vice; the cheeks of a gun carriage
cheese S2, W3 n - -
chemical S3, W3 n - -
W3 adj - -
chemist S3 n - -
chemistry S2 n - -
cheque S2 n - I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a cheque for the amount.
cherry S3 n - -
chest S2, W3 n - The clothes are kept in a chest.
n - You can take the money from the chest.
n - She had a sudden pain in her chest.
n - He scored with a chest into the goal.
chicken S2 n - -
chief S2, W2 adj - Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.
W3 n - All firefighters report to the fire chief.
n - Hey, chief.
child S1, W1 n - Go easy on him: he is but a child.
n - My youngest child is forty-three this year.
childhood W3 n - -
chip S2, W3 n - This cup has a chip in it.
n - Do you want sauce or mayonnaise on your chips?
chocolate S2 n - Chocolate is a very popular treat.
n - He bought her some chocolates as a gift. She ate one chocolate and threw the rest away.
n - As he cooked it the whole thing turned a rich, deep chocolate.
choice S1, W1 n - Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?
n - She didn't leave us much choice.
n - The ice cream sundae is a popular choice for dessert.
n - You have three choices: vanilla, strawberry or chocolate
choose S1, W1 v - I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl.
v - He was chosen as president in 1990.
v - I chose to walk to work today.
chop S3 v - chop wood; chop an onion
v - Chop off his head.
v - The wind chops about.
chuck S3 v - Chuck that magazine to me, would you?
v - This food's gone off - you'd better chuck it.
v - She's chucked me for another man!
v - Let's chuck.
church S1, W1 n - There is a lovely little church in the valley.
n - These worshippers make up the Church of Christ.
n - The Church of England separated from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534.
n - Many constitutions enshrine the separation of church and state.
n - She goes to a Wiccan church down the road.
cigarette S2, W3 n - -
cinema S3 n movie house, movie theater, movie theatre, pictures The cinema is right across the street from the restaurant.
n - Despite the critics, he produced excellent cinema.
n - In the long history of Spanish cinema [...] .
n seventh art Throughout the history of cinema, filmmakers [...] .
circle S2, W2 n coil, loop, ring The set of all points (x, y) such that (x − 1)2 + y2 = r2 is a circle of radius r around the point (1, 0).
n - Children, please join hands and form a circle.
n bunch, gang, group circle of friends
n - The ten Circles of the Holy Roman Empire were those principalities or provinces which had seats in the German Diet.
n - After working all night, she had circles under her eyes.
circuit W3 n - -
circumstance S2, W1 n - -
citizen S2, W2 n denizen, inhabitant, local, native, occupant, resident Diogenes reckoned himself a citizen of the world.
city S1, W1 n - São Paulo is the largest city in South America.
n - I'm going into the city today to do some shopping.
n - It's video game city in here!
civil S3, W2 adj - She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people.
adj - It was very civil of him to stop the argument.
adj - a civil case
claim S1, W1 v - A fire claimed two homes.
S2, W1 n - a claim of ownership
n - You don't have any claim on my time, since I'm no longer your employee.
n - The company's share price dropped amid claims of accounting fraud.
n - Miners had to stake their claims during the gold rush.
class S1, W1 n - Often used to imply membership of a large class.
n - Jane Austen's works deal with class in 18th-century England.
n - Apologizing for losing your temper, even though you were badly provoked, showed real class.
n - The class was noisy, but the teacher was able to get their attention with a story.
n - I took the cooking class for enjoyment, but I also learned a lot.
n - The class of 1982 was particularly noteworthy.
n - I used to fly business class, but now my company can only afford economy.
n - Magnolias belong to the class Magnoliopsida.
n - It is the class of Italian bottled waters.
n - Every set is a class, but classes are not generally sets. A class that is not a set is called a proper class.
n - an abstract base class
classic W3 adj - Users who dislike the new visual layout can return to classic mode.
classical W3 adj - classical dance.
classroom S3, W3 n - -
clean S1, W3 v - Can you clean the windows today?
v - Clean your room right now!
v - She just likes to clean. That’s why I married her.
S2, W2 adj - I’ll need a sharper knife to make clean cuts.  a clean leap over a fence
adj - Wow, Dude, those are some clean shoes ya got there!
adj - I want to make sure my fiancé is clean before we are married.
adj - clean energy;  clean coal
adj - clean land;  clean timber
adj - clean limbs
cleaner S3 n - I'll have to take this shirt to the cleaners.
clear S1, W1 adj - as clear as crystal
adj - Congress passed the President’s Clear Skies legislation.
adj - The coast is clear.
adj - clear weather; a clear day
adj - Do I make myself clear? Crystal clear.
adj - a clear conscience
adj - clear of texture; clear of odor
adj - a clear intellect; a clear head
adj - clear sand
adj - a clear complexion; clear lumber
adj - a clear profit
S1, W2 v - If you clear the table, I'll wash up.
v - Please clear all this stuff off the table.
v - After a heavy rain, the sky cleared nicely for the evening.
v - We need to clear this issue once and for all.
v - The court cleared the man of murder.
v - The door just barely clears the table as it closes.
v - She was the first female high jumper to clear two metres.
v - I cleared the first level in 36 seconds.
v - The check might not clear for a couple of days.
v - He's been clearing seven thousand a week.
v - Air traffic control cleared the plane to land.
v - I've cleared the press release with the marketing department, so go ahead and publish it.
v - The steamer cleared for Liverpool today.
v - A low cross came in, and Smith cleared.
v - to clear an array;  to clear a single bit (binary digit) in a value
clearly S1, W1 adv - He enunciated every syllable clearly.
adv - Clearly, the judge erred in his opinion.
adv - He was clearly wrong on all points but one.
clerk S3 n - -
clever S2 adj - clever like a fox
click S3 v - Visit a location, call, or click www.example.com.
v - From the home page, click through to the Products section.
v - He bent his fingers back until the joints clicked.
v - Then it clicked - I had been going the wrong way all that time.
v - When we met at the party, we just clicked and we’ve been best friends ever since.
client S2, W1 n - -
climate W3 n - Industries that require a lot of fossil fuels are unlikely to be popular in the current political climate.
climb W2 v - Prices climbed steeply.
v - Climbing a tree
clock S2, W3 n - This car has over 300,000 miles on the clock.
n - I can't go off to lunch yet: I'm still on the clock.
close S1, W1 adj - a close alley; close quarters
adj - Is your house close?
adj - He is a close friend.
adj - a close prisoner
adj - a close contest
adj - to cut grass or hair close
adj - close reasoning
adj - Money is close.
adj - a close translation
adj - The patient was kept under close observation.
v - -
S2, W2 adv - -
closed S3 adj - closed source  a closed committee
adj - The set of integers is closed under addition: \forall x,y\in\mathbb{Z}\,x+y\in\mathbb{Z}.
closely S3, W2 adv - Finnish and Estonian are closely related languages.
closet S3 n - -
cloth S3 n - He is a respected man of the cloth.
clothes S2, W2 n - He is a respected man of the cloth.
cloud S3, W3 n - He opened the door and was greeted by a cloud of bats.
n - The comic-book character's thoughts appeared in a cloud above his head.
club S1, W1 n - She was sitting in a jazz club, sipping wine and listening to a bass player's solo.
n - Michael stood you up?  Welcome to the club.
clue S2 n - -
coach S3, W2 n - John flew coach to Vienna, but first-class back home.
coal S2, W2 n - Put some coal on the fire.
n - Put some coals on the fire.
n - Just as the camp-fire died down to just coals, with no flames to burn the marshmallows, someone dumped a whole load of wood on, so I gave up and went to bed.
coast S3, W2 n - The rocky coast of Maine has few beaches.
coat S2, W3 n - When the dog shed its coat, it left hair all over the furniture and the carpet.
code S2, W2 n - This flavour of soup has been assigned the code WRT-9.
n - The medical code is a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians.
n - I wrote some code to reformat text documents.
coffee S1, W2 n - He did not stay for coffee.
coin S3 n money She spent some serious coin on that car!
n - What's the best coin to buy right now?
cold S1, W1 adj - A cold wind whistled through the trees.
adj - The forecast is that it will be very cold today.
adj - She was so cold she was shivering.
adj - She shot me a cold glance before turning her back.
adj - He's a nice guy, but the cold facts say we should fire him.
adj - He was assigned cold calls for the first three months.
adj - After one more beer he passed out cold.
adj - Keep that list in front of you, or memorize it cold.
adj - Criminal interrogation. Initially they will dream up explanations faster than you could ever do so, but when they become fatigued, often they will acknowledge that you have them cold.
adj - a cold scent
adj - You're cold … getting warmer … hot! You've found it!
adj - I can't believe she said that...that was cold!
collapse S3 v - Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse.
v - Hurry up and collapse the tent so we can get moving.
v - The exhausted singer collapsed on stage and had to be taken to the hospital.
collar S3 n - a collar of brawn
n - A nylon collar kept the bolt from damaging the surface underneath.
colleague S2, W2 n - -
collect S1, W2 v - Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out.
v - A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan.   A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house.
v - I don't think he collects as much as hoards.
v - He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made.
v - The rain collected in puddles.
v - The truck veered across the central reservation and collected a car that was travelling in the opposite direction.
collection S2, W1 n - The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets.
n - He has a superb coin collection.
n - Collection of trash will occur every Thursday.
college S1, W2 n - College of Cardinals, College of Surgeons
n - College of Engineering
n - These should be his college years, but he joined the Army.
n - Pembroke College, Cambridge; Balliol College, Oxford; University College, London
n - Eton College
colour S1, W1 n blee Humans and birds can perceive color.
n - The artist took out her colors and began work on a landscape.
n complexion, ethnicity, race Color has been a sensitive issue in many societies.
n - Could you give me some color with regards to which products made up the mix of revenue for this quarter?
n - He was awarded colors for his football.
n - Under color of law, he managed to bilk taxpayers of millions of dollars.
column S3, W2 n - It was too hard to read the text across the whole page, so I split it into two columns.
n - Each column inch costs $300 a week; this ad is four columns by three inches, so will run $3600 a week.
n - His initial foray into print media was as the author of a weekly column in his elementary-school newspaper.
combination S3, W2 n - -
combine S3, W2 v - Combine the milk and the hot water in a large bowl.   I'm combining business and pleasure on this trip.
v - Joe combines the intelligence of a rock with the honesty of a politician.
v - two substances that easily combine
come S1, W1 v - She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes [...]
v - The pain in his leg comes and goes.
v - She came to think of that country as her home.
v - Could you tell me how the document came to be discovered?
v - Which letter comes before Y?   Winter comes after autumn.
v - He came after a few minutes.
v - One of the screws came loose, and the skateboard fell apart.
v - He came to SF literature a confirmed technophile, and nothing made him happier than to read a manuscript thick with imaginary gizmos and whatzits.
v - He was a dream come true.
v - A new sports car doesn't come cheap.
v - You can't come any tricks here.
v - This kind of accident comes when you are careless.
v - Don't come the innocent victim. We all know who's to blame here.
comfort W3 n - Sleep in comfort with our new mattress.
n - the comforts of home
n - We still have the spare tire? That's a comfort at least.
n - The outcome of the peace negotiations in Moscow in 1940 was a heavy blow to the young nation, but in the same time a great comfort: at least the independency was preserved.
comfortable S2, W3 adj - This is the most comfortable bed I've ever slept in.
adj - What a great guestroom! I'll be quite comfortable here.
adj - A comfortable income should suffice to consider oneself rich.
command W3 n - I was given a command to cease shooting.
n - to have command of an army
n - England has long held command of the sea
n - General Smith was placed in command.
n - He's got good command tonight.
comment S1, W2 n - I have no comment on that.
S3, W3 v - I wish I'd commented this complicated algorithm back when I remembered how it worked.
commercial S3, W2 adj - -
commission S3, W2 n - David received his commission after graduating from West Point.
n - I have three commissions for the city.
n committee, government body The company's sexual harassment commission made sure that every employee completed the on-line course.
n - The real-estate broker charged a four percent commission for their knowledge on bidding for commercial properties; for their intellectual perspective on making a formal offer and the strategy to obtain a mutually satisfying deal with the seller in favour of the buyer.
n - the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism
commit S2, W2 v - Tony should be committed to a nuthouse!
v - to commit a series of heinous crimes
v - to commit oneself to a certain action
commitment S2, W2 n - -
committee S3, W1 n - -
common S1, W1 adj - The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship.
adj - It is common to find sharks off this coast.
adj - It differs from the common blackbird in the size of its beak.
communicate S3, W3 v - -
communication S2, W1 n - communication of a secret
n - Some say that communication is a necessary prerequisite for sentience; others say that it is a result thereof.
n - Surveillance was accomplished by means of intercepting the spies' communications.
n - The subpoena required that the company document their communication with the plaintiff.
n - The professors' communications consisted of lively discussions via email.
n - A round archway at the far end of the hallway provided communication to the main chamber.
community S1, W1 n - a community of goods
company S1, W1 n - Keep the house clean; I have company coming.
n - I treasure your company.
compare S1, W1 v - Compare the tiger's coloration with that of the zebra.
v - Astronomers have compared comets to dirty snowballs.
v - We compare "good" as "good", "better", "best".
v - A sapling and a fully-grown oak tree do not compare.
comparison S3, W2 n - to bring a thing into comparison with another;  there is no comparison between them
n - He made a careful comparison of the available products before buying anything.
n - There really is no comparison between the performance of today's computers and those of a decade ago.
compete S3, W3 v - -
competition S2, W1 n - The competition for this job is strong.
n - The newspaper is featuring a competition to win a car.
n - The new stain remover was ten times more effective than the competition.
competitive S3, W3 adj - -
complain S2, W3 v - Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.
v - They've complained about me to the police again.
v - the complaining bed-springs
complaint S3, W3 n - I have no complaints about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company.
n - Don't come too close; I've got this nasty complaint.
complete S2, W1 adj entire, total After she found the rook, the chess set was complete.
adj concluded, done When your homework is complete, you can go and play with Martin.
adj downright, utter He is a complete bastard!
v accomplish, finish He completed the assignment on time.
v consummate, perfect, top off The last chapter completes the book nicely.
completely S1, W2 adv - Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number 2 pencil.
adv - He is completely mad.
complex S3, W2 adj - -
complicated S2 adj - It seems this complicated situation will not blow over soon.
component W2 n - A CPU is a component of a computer.
comprehensive W3 adj - When there are diametrically opposing views on a big issue that concerns millions of people, doing comprehensive research just makes sense.
comprise W3 v - The parts are comprised by the whole.
v - Our committee comprises a president, secretary, treasurer and five other members.
v - A team is comprised of its members.
computer S1, W1 n - -
concentrate S2, W2 v - to concentrate rays of light into a focus
v - to concentrate acid by evaporation
v - Population tends to concentrate in cities.
v - Let me concentrate!
concentration S3, W2 n - -
concept S3, W2 n - -
concern S1, W1 n - Judy's eyes filled with concern as she listened to the news report.
n - The employees’ attitude is really hurting the concern.
W3 v - A good prince concerns himself in the happiness of his subjects.
v - I’m concerned that she’s becoming an alcoholic.
concerned S1, W1 adj - There was a concerned expression on her face as I told her the news.
adj - The people concerned have been punished.
concerning W3 prep - Physically, everything is perfect, but concerning your mental state, you have some problems.
concert S3, W3 n gig I'm going to the rock concert on Friday.
conclude S3, W2 v - The story concluded with a moral.
v - to conclude a bargain
v - From the evidence, I conclude that this man was murdered.
v - A judgment concludes the introduction of further evidence.
conclusion S3, W2 n - The board has come to the conclusion that the proposed takeover would not be in the interest of our shareholders.
condition S2, W1 n - Environmental protection is a condition for sustainability.   What other planets might have the right conditions for life?   The union had a dispute over sick time and other conditions of employment.
n - My aunt couldn't walk up the stairs in her condition.
n - National reports on the condition of public education are dismal.   The condition of man can be classified as civilized or uncivilized.
n - Hypnosis is a peculiar condition of the nervous system.   Steps were taken to ameliorate the condition of slavery.   Security is defined as the condition of not being threatened.   Aging is a condition over which we are powerless.
n - A man of his condition has no place to make request.
conduct W2 v - The commander conducted thousands of troops.
v - He conducted himself well.
W3 n - Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished.
conference S2, W1 n - -
confidence S2, W2 n - -
confident S3, W3 adj - I'm pretty confident that she's not lying, she's acting normally.
confine W3 v - -
confirm S2, W2 v - -
conflict S3, W2 n - The conflict between the government and the rebels began three years ago.
n - I wanted to attend the meeting but there's a conflict in my schedule that day.
confused S3 adj - -
confusing S3 adj - Several sections in that book are really confusing.
confusion S3, W3 n - -
congratulation S3 n - -
connect S2, W2 v affix, join, put together, unite I think this piece connects to that piece over there.
v - Both roads have the same name, but they don't connect: they're on opposite sides of the river, and there's no bridge there.
v - The new railroad will connect the northern part of the state to the southern part.
v - I connected the printer to the computer, but I couldn't get it work.
v - When the technician connects my house, I'll be able to access the internet.
v - I didn't connect my lost jewelry with the news of an area cat burglar until the police contacted me.
v - I'm flying to London where I connect with a flight heading to Hungary.
connection S3, W2 n - My headache has no connection with me going out last night.
n - As we were the only people in the room to laugh at the joke, I felt a connection between us.
n - I was talking to him, but there was lightning and we lost the connection.
n - The bus was late so he missed his connection at Penn Station and had to wait six hours for the next train.
n - I have some connections in Lancashire.
conscious S2, W3 adj - The noise woke me, but it was another few minutes before I was fully conscious.
adj - Only highly intelligent beings can be fully conscious.
adj - I was conscious of a noise behind me.   a very class-conscious analysis
adj - conscious guilt
consciousness W3 n - -
consent W3 n - -
consequence S3, W2 n - I'm warning you. If you don't get me the report on time, there will be consequences.
consider S1, W1 v bethink, reflect Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun.
v bethink, think of I’m considering going to the beach tomorrow.
v deem, regard, think of Consider yourself lucky, but consider your opponent skillful.
v observe, regard She sat there for a moment, considering him.
v - Consider a triangle having three equal sides.
v bethink, deliberate This body will now consider the proposed amendments to Section 453 of the zoning code.
v take into account He never seems to consider the feelings of others.
considerable S3, W1 adj - I've spent a considerable amount of time on this.
considerably S3 adv - The situation has improved considerably.
consideration S2, W2 n deliberation, thought After much consideration, I have decided to stay.
n - Will you noisy children show some consideration and stop your infernal screaming? I'm trying to study!
n - Sure I'll move my car, but only for a consideration.
consist W3 v - The greeting package consists of some brochures, a pen, and a notepad.
consistent S3, W3 adj - He is very consistent in his political choices: economy good or bad, he always votes Labour!
constant S3, W3 adj - constant time   constant space
constantly S3, W3 adv - I find that I am constantly reminding you to feed your pets.
constitute W3 v - -
construct W3 v - We constructed the radio from spares.
v - A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object.
v - Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle.
construction S3, W2 n - Construction is underway on the new bridge.
n - The engineer marvelled at his construction.
n - He had worked in construction all his life.
n - The office was a construction of steel and glass.
n - "Construction in string and clockwork" took first prize.
n - A thing of simple construction.
n - American conservatives tend to favor strict construction of the Constitution.
consult S3, W3 v - -
consumer S3, W2 n - This new system favours the consumer over the producer.
n - Our consumers are upwardly mobile and middle-class.
consumption W3 n - The consumption of snails as food is more common in France than in England.
n - gross national consumption
n - The fire's consumption of the forest caused ecological changes.
contact S2, W2 n - I haven't been in contact with her for years.
n - Touch the contact to ground and read the number again.
n - The salesperson had a whole binder full of contacts for potential clients.
n - I bought myself a new contact ball last week
v - The side of the car contacted the pedestrian.
v - I am trying to contact my sister.
contain S2, W1 v - I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself!
v - A group contains a unique inverse for each of its elements.
contemporary W2 adj - -
content S3, W2 n - They were in a state of sleepy content after supper.
contest W3 n controversy, debate, discussion no contest
n competition, pageant The child entered the spelling contest.
context S2, W2 n - In what context did your attack on him happen? - We had a pretty tense relationship at the time, and when he insulted me I snapped.
n - Without any context, I can't tell you if the "dish" refers to the food, or the thing you eat it on.
continue S1, W1 v - Do you want me to continue to unload these?
v - When will the concert continue?
v - This meeting has been continued to the thirteenth of July.
continuous S3, W3 adj nonstop, perpetual a continuous current of electricity
adj extended, protracted a continuous line of railroad
adj - Each continuous function from the real line to the rationals is constant, since the rationals are totally disconnected.
contract S1, W1 n - Marriage is a contract.
n - The mafia boss put a contract out on the man who betrayed him.
contrast W2 n - Israel is a country of many contrasts.
contribute S3, W2 v - to contribute articles to a journal
contribution S2, W2 n - -
control S1, W1 n - The government has complete control over the situation.
S2, W1 v besteer, bewield, manage, puppeteer, rule With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck.
convenient S3 adj easy, expedient, simple Fast food might be convenient, but it's also very unhealthy.
convention W2 n - The convention was held in Geneva.
n - The EU installed an inter-institutional Convention to draft a European constitution.
n - The Vienna convention at the Vienna Congress (1814-15) standardized most of diplomatic conduct for generations.
n - Table seatings are generally determined by tacit convention, not binding formal protocol.
conventional W3 adj - They wear conventional clothes, eat conventional food, and keep conventional hours.
conversation S1, W2 n banter, chat, chinwag, dialogue, discussion, interlocution, powwow, table talk I had an interesting conversation with Nicolas yesterday about how much he's getting paid.
convert W3 v - A kettle converts water into steam.
v - He converted his garden into a tennis court.
v - They converted her to Roman Catholicism on her deathbed.
v - We converted our pounds into euros.
v - How do you convert feet into metres?
v - We’ve converted to Methodism.
v - The chair converts into a bed.
v - Each time a user clicks on one of your adverts, you will be charged the bid amount whether the user converts or not.
conviction W3 n - -
convince S3, W3 v - I wouldn't have or do something, unless I'm convinced that it's good.
cook S1, W3 v - I'm cooking bangers and mash.
v - He's in the kitchen, cooking.
v - The dinner is cooking on the stove.
v - Look at that poor dog shut up in that car on a day like today - it must be cooking in there.
v - Crank up the Coltrane and start cooking!
v - On the Wagner piece, the orchestra was cooking!
cooker S3 n - -
cookie S3, W3 n - -
cool S2 v - I like to let my tea cool before drinking it so I don't burn my tongue.
v - Relations cooled between the USA and the USSR after 1980.
S2, W3 adj - Linen has made cool and breathable clothing for millennia.
adj - If you have a reddish complexion, you should mainly wear cool colors.
adj - His proposals had a cool reception.
adj - In control as always, he came up with a cool plan.
adj OK, acceptable, all right Is it cool if I sleep here tonight?
adj easy, fine, not bothered, not fussed I'm completely cool with my girlfriend leaving me.
cooperation S3, W3 n - -
cope S2, W3 v - I thought I would never be able to cope with life after the amputation, but I have learned how to be happy again.
copy S1, W2 n - Please bring me the copies of those reports.
n - That handbag is a copy. You can tell because the buckle is different.
n - Submit all copy to the appropriate editor.
n - Tim got in trouble for forgetting his maths copy.
n - Have you seen the latest copy of "Newsweek" yet?
n - His virtues are an excellent copy for imitation.
S2 v - Please copy these reports for me.
v - Make sure you copy me on that important memo.
v - First copy the files, and then paste them in another directory.
v - Don't copy my dance moves.
v - Do you copy?
core W3 n - the core of an apple or quince
n - the core of a square
n - the core of a subject
n - I wanted to play a particular computer game, which required I buy a new computer, so while the game said it needed at least a dual-core processor, I wanted my computer to be a bit ahead of the curve, so I bought a quad-core.
n - a floor panel with a Nomex honeycomb core
corn S3 n - He paid her the nominal fee of two corns of barley.
corner S1, W2 n - The corners of the wire mesh were reinforced with little blobs of solder.
n - Shining a light in the dark corners of the mind.  I took a trip out to his corner of town.
n - On weekends, Emily liked to find a quiet corner and curl up with a good book.
n - In the 1970s, private investors tried to get a corner on the silver market, but were ultimately unsuccessful.
n - Welcome to our English corner.
correct S1, W2 adj - -
S3 v - The navigator corrected the course of the ship.
v - It's rude to correct your parents.
corridor S3, W3 n - -
cost S1, W1 n - The average cost of a new house is twice as much as it was 20 years ago.
n - Spending all your time working may earn you a lot of money at the cost of your health.
S1, W2 v - It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world.
v - Trying to rescue the man from the burning building cost them their lives.
v - I'd cost the repair work at a few thousand.
cottage S3, W3 n - Most cottages in the area were larger and more elaborate than my home.
cotton W3 n - -
could S1, W1 modal - -
council S2, W2 n - -
count S2, W3 v - Can you count to a hundred?
v - There are three apples; count them.
v - Your views don’t count here.    It does count if you cheat with someone when you’re drunk.
v - Apples count as a type of fruit.
v - He counts himself a hero after saving the cat from the river.   I count you as more than a friend.
counter S3 n - He's only 16 months, but is already a good counter – he can count to 100.
n - He rolled a six on the dice, so moved his counter forward six spaces.
n - He put his money on the counter, and the shopkeeper put it in the till.
n - The sum for each contra account is shown in the last column.
n - Always know a counter to any hold you try against your opponent.
country S1, W1 n - -
countryside S3, W3 n - We live in the Swedish countryside.
county W2 n - He can't come; he's up in the county for agg assault.
couple S1, W1 n - -
courage S3 n - It takes a lot of courage to be successful in business.
n - He plucked up the courage to tell her how he felt.
course S1, W1 n - The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another.
n - His illness ran its course.
n - Main course and mainsail are the same thing in a sailing ship.
court S1, W1 n - The girls were playing in the court.
n - The local sports club has six tennis courts and two squash courts.
cousin S2 n first cousin I think my cousin is a good man.
cover S1, W1 v - He covered the baby with a blanket.
v - The blanket covered the baby.
v - Regular hexagons can cover the plane.
v - You can cover the plane with regular hexagons.
v - The heroic soldier covered himself with glory.
v - The magazine covers such diverse topics as politics, news from the world of science, and the economy.
v - Ten dollars should cover lunch.
v - I need to take off Tuesday. Can you cover for me?
v - Can you cover the morning shift tomorrow? I'll give you off next Monday instead.
v - Does my policy cover accidental loss?
v impregnate I would like to have my bitch covered next spring.
v - In order to checkmate a king on the side of the board, the five squares adjacent to the king must all be covered.
S1, W2 n - The soldiers took cover behind a ruined building.
n - There's a $15 cover tonight.
n - We need to set another cover for the Smith party.
n - The open intervals are a cover for the real numbers.
cow S2 n - -
crack S3 v - It's been so dry, the ground is starting to crack.
v - When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked.
v - Anyone would crack after being hounded like that.
v - When we showed him the pictures of the murder scene, he cracked.
v - The bat cracked with authority and the ball went for six.
v - His voice cracked with emotion.
v - His voice finally cracked when he was fourteen.
v - "I would too, with a face like that," she cracked.
v - The ball cracked the window.
v - You'll need a hammer to crack a black walnut.
v - She cracked him over the head with her handbag.
v - Could you please crack the window?
v - They managed to crack him on the third day.
v - I've finally cracked it, and of course the answer is obvious in hindsight.
v - It took a minute to crack the lock, three minutes to crack the security system, and about twenty minutes to crack the safe.
v - to crack a whip
v - The performance was fine until he cracked that dead baby joke.
v - Acetone is cracked to ketene and methane at 700°C.
v - That software licence will expire tomorrow unless we can crack it.
v - I'd love to crack open a beer.
craft W3 n craftsmanship, workmanship The craft of writing plays.
n art, business, handicraft, profession, trade He learned his craft as an apprentice.
n - She represented the craft of brewers.
crash S3 n - After the lightning came the crash of thunder.
n - Nobody survived the plane crash
n abend My computer had a crash so I had to reboot it.
n - the stock market crash
crazy S2 adj - His ideas were both frightening and crazy.
adj - When she gets on the motorcycle she goes crazy.
adj - He went crazy when he won.
adj - Why is she so crazy about him?
adj - The game had a crazy ending.
create S2, W1 v generate You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red.
v - A sudden chemical spill on the highway created a chain‐collision which created a record traffic jam.
v - Henry VIII created him a Duke.   Last month, the queen created two barons.
v - Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use!
creation W2 n - I think the manufacturer was so ashamed of its creation that it didn't put its name on it!
n - The restructure resulted in the creation of a number of shared services.
n - Let us pray to Christ, the King of all creation.
creative W3 adj - a creative dramatist who avoids cliche
adj - a creative new solution to an old problem
adj - a creative set
adj - creative accounting
creature W3 n - He's a creature of habit.   insects and other creatures
credit S2, W2 n - He arrived five minutes late, but to his credit he did work an extra ten minutes at the end of his shift.
n - She received a singing credit in last year's operetta.
n - They kissed, and then the credits rolled.
n - In view of your payment record, we are happy to extend further credit to you.
n - a long credit or a short credit
n - What do you mean my credit is no good?
n - Didn't you know that the IRS will refund any excess payroll taxes that you paid if you use the 45(B) general business credit?
n - That engineer is a credit to the team.
n - To repair your star cruiser will cost 100,000 credits.
n - If you do not come to class, you will not get credit for the class, regardless of how well you do on the final.
n - Dude, I just need 3 more credits to graduate – I can take socio-linguistics of Swahili if I want.
credit card S3, W3 n - -
crew S3, W3 n - -
crime S2, W2 n - Crime doesn’t pay.
criminal S3, W2 adj - His long criminal record suggests that he is a dangerous man.
adj - Printing such asinine opinions is criminal!
crisis S3, W2 n - -
criterion W2 n - Criterion of choice, of decision, of selection
critic W3 n - Bob liked most of my presentation, but offered three minor critiques.
critical S3, W2 adj captious, censorious, exacting, fastidious A good teacher is fair but critical.
adj - This is a critical moment.
adj - It's critical that you deliver this on time.
adj - The movie was a critical success, but bombed at the box-office.
adj - The patient's condition is critical.
adj - The political situation was so critical that the government declared the state of siege.
adj - The reaction was about to become critical.
criticism S3, W2 n - The politician received a lot of public criticism for his controversial stance on the issue.
criticize W3 v censure, pick at They criticized him for endangering people's lives.
crop W3 n - the farmer had lots of crops to sell at the market
n - it was a good crop of lambs that year
n - a crop of ideas
n - Like in chicken pox.
cross S2 adj - At the end of each row were cross benches which linked the rows.
adj - His actions were perversely cross to his own happiness.
adj - Please don't get cross at me. (or) Please don't get cross with me.
adj - cross interrogatories
S2, W2 v - They managed to cross a sheep with a goat.
S3, W3 n - Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one.
n - Criminals were commonly executed on a wooden cross.
n - She made the cross after swearing.
n - She was wearing a cross on her necklace.
n - It's a cross I must bear.
n - A quick cross of the road.
crowd S3, W2 n - After the movie let out, a crowd of people pushed through the exit doors.
n - There was a crowd of toys pushed beneath the couch where the children were playing.
n - That obscure author's fans were a nerdy crowd which hardly ever interacted before the Internet age.
crown W3 n award, garland, honor, prize, wreath the martyr's crown
n - Treasure recovered from shipwrecks automatically becomes property of the Crown.
crucial W2 adj - A secure supply of crude oil is crucial for any modern nation, let alone a superpower.
adj - Delbert Wilkins is the most crucial pirate radio DJ in Brixton.
cruel S3 adj sadistic The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.
cry S2, W2 v - That sad movie always makes me cry.
v - Tonight I'll cry myself to sleep.
v - to cry goods
W3 n - After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry.
n - I heard a cry from afar.
n - a battle cry
n - "Woof" is the cry of a dog, while "neigh" is the cry of a horse.
cultural W2 adj - -
culture S2, W1 n - I'm headed to the lab to make sure my cell culture hasn't died.
cup S1, W1 n - Pour the tea into the cup.
n - I drank two cups of water but still felt thirsty.
n - The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament.
n - The World Cup is the world's most widely watched sporting event.
n - The ball just misses the cup.
n - cider cup; gin cup; claret cup
n - Players of contact sports are advised to wear a cup.
n - The cups are made of a particularly uncomfortable material.
n - the cup of an acorn
cupboard S2 n - Put the cups back into the cupboard.
curious S3 adj enquiring, inquiring, exquisitive, investigative, peery Young children are naturally curious about the world and everything in it.
adj - The platypus is a curious creature, with fur like a mammal and a beak like a bird.
currency W2 n - Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians.
n - The jargon’s currency.
current S2, W2 adj present current events;  current leaders;  current negotiations
adj fashionable, prevailing, prevalent, rife, up-to-date current affairs;  current bills and coins;  current fashions
W3 n - -
currently S2, W2 adv - -
curtain S3, W3 n - He took so long to shave his head that we arrived 45 minutes after curtain and were denied late entry.
curve S3, W3 n - You should slow down when approaching a curve.
n - She scribbled a curve on the paper.
n - The teacher was nice and graded the test on a curve.
cushion S3 n - -
custom W3 n - The Ancient Egyptian culture had many distinctive and interesting beliefs and customs.
customer S1, W1 n - Every person who passes by is a potential customer.
n - a cool customer, a tough customer, an ugly customer
cut S1, W1 v - After the actors read their lines, the director yelled, "Cut!"
v - The camera then cut to the woman on the front row who was clearly overcome and crying tears of joy.
v - Select the text, cut it, and then paste it in the other application.
v - One student kept trying to cut in front of the line.
v - This road cuts right through downtown.
v - The football player cut to his left to evade a tackle.
v - If you cut then I'll deal.
v - cut orders;  cut a check
v - Drug dealers sometimes cut cocaine with lidocaine.
v - Cut the engines when the plane comes to a halt!
S2, W2 n - He made a fine cut with his sword.
n - a smooth or clear cut
n - Look at this cut on my finger!
n - a cut for a railroad
n - The lawyer took a cut of the profits.
n - The director asked the cast to note down the following cuts.
n - The player next to the dealer makes a cut by placing the bottom half on top.
n - I like the cut of that suit.
n - That’s our finest cut of meat.
n - The drummer on the last cut of their CD is not identified.
n - a book illustrated with fine cuts
n - Don't buy his coke: it's full of cut.
cute S2 adj - Our reaction to cute attributes is understood as the way nature ensures mammals care for their young.
adj - Let's go to the mall and look for cute girls.
adj - Don't get cute with me, boy!
adj clever, shrewd Cute trick, but can you do it consistently?
cycle S3, W3 n - the cycle of the seasons, or of the year
n - electoral cycle
n - The interval cycle C4 consists of the pitch classes 0, 4 and 8; when starting on E, it is realised as the pitches E, G# and C.
n - The "Ring of the Nibelung" is a cycle of four operas by Richard Wagner.
n - Put the washing in on a warm cycle.
n - Jones hit for the cycle in the game.
n - a cycle or set of leaves
dad S1, W3 n - His dad was always there for him.
n Pa, Pop, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, papà, papá, pater, paw, pop Happy Father's Day, Dad!
daddy S1 n - Rock 'n' roll is cool, daddy, and you know it!
daft S3 adj - a daft idea
daily S3, W2 adj - -
damage S3, W2 n - The storm did a lot of damage to the area.
n - "What's the damage?" he asked the waiter.
S3, W3 v - Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them.
dance S2, W3 n - So how much longer are we gonna do this dance?
v - I danced with her all night long.
v - His eyes danced with pleasure as he spoke.   She accused her political opponent of dancing around the issue instead of confronting it.
v - Have you ever danced the tango?
v - You make me feel like dancing.
danger S2, W2 n - There's plenty of danger in the desert.
n - The north signal was at danger because of the rockslide.
dangerous S2, W2 adj - Railway crossings without gates are highly dangerous.
dare S3, W3 v - I wouldn't dare argue with my boss.
v - I dare you (to) kiss that girl.
v - Will you dare death to reach your goal?
dark S2, W1 adj - The room was too dark for reading.
adj - my sister's hair is darker than mine;  her skin grew dark with a suntan
adj - a dark villain;  a dark deed
adj - the Great Depression was a dark time;  the film was a dark psychological thriller
adj - The ending of this book is rather dark.
darkness W3 n - The darkness of the room made it difficult to see.
n - The darkness of her skin betrayed her Mediterranean heritage.
darling S2 n - Mary, the youngest daughter, was always her mother's darling.
n - The girl next door picks up all my shopping for me. She is such a darling.
n - Pass the wine, would you darling?
n - a darling of the theatre
data S1, W1 n - -
database S3, W3 n - I have a database of all my contacts in my personal organizer.
n - The "books" database will have three tables, and the "customers" database will have two tables.
n - Which database do you use: MySQL or Oracle?
date S1, W1 n - We made a nice cake from dates.
n - There were a few dates planted around the house.
n - the date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin, etc.
n - Do you know the date of the wedding?
n - You may need that at a later date.
n - I arranged a date with my Australian business partners.
n - I brought Melinda to the wedding as my date.
n - The cinema is a popular place to take someone on a date.
S3, W3 v - to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter
v - to date the building of the pyramids
v - They met a couple of years ago, but have been dating for about five months.
v - The comedian dated himself by making quips about bands from the 1960s.
daughter S1, W1 n - I already have a son, so I would like to have a daughter.
day S1, W1 n - I've been here for two days and a bit.
n - The day begins at midnight.
n - A day on Mars is slightly over 24 hours.
n - I worked two days last week.
n daylight, upsun day and night;  I work at night and sleep during the day.
n epoch, era Every dog has its day.
n - The day belonged to the Allies.
n - Your 8am forecast: The high for the day will be 30 and the low, before dawn, will be 10.
dead S1, W1 adj - All of my grandparents are dead.
adj - He is dead to me.
adj - "You come back here this instant! Oh, you're dead, mister!"
adj - She stood with dead face and limp arms, unresponsive to my plea.
adj - a dead lift
adj - a dead glass of soda.
adj - dead fields
adj - Now that the motor's dead you can reach in and extract the spark plugs.
adj - That monitor is dead; don’t bother hooking it up.
adj - Is this beer glass dead?
adj - A dead axle, also called a lazy axle, is not part of the drivetrain, but is instead free-rotating.
adj - Once the ball crosses the foul line, it's dead.
adj - dead giveaway
adj - a dead eye
adj - After sitting on my hands for a while, my arms became dead.
adj - a dead floor
adj - A person who is banished or who becomes a monk is civilly dead.
S3 adv - He hit the target dead in the centre.
adv - dead wrong; dead set; dead serious; dead drunk; dead broke; dead earnest; dead certain; dead slow; dead sure; dead simple; dead honest; dead accurate; dead easy; dead scared; dead solid; dead black; dead white; dead empty
adv - He stopped dead.
adv - dead tired; dead quiet; dead asleep; dead pale; dead cold; dead still
deaf W3 adj - Those people are deaf to reason.
adj - a deaf nut; deaf corn
deal S1, W1 n - We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king.
n - I believe it's your deal.
n - We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight.
n - He made a deal with the devil.
n - What's the deal?
n - The deal with four tines is called a pitchfork.
v - The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory.
v - I was dealt four aces.
v - The whole crowd waited for him to deal a real humdinger.
v - She deals in gold.
v - This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs.
v - I can't deal with this.
dealer W3 n peddler, salesman That used car dealer gave me a great deal on my 1962 rusted-out Volkswagen bug!
dear S1 interjection - -
S2 n - My cousin is such a dear, always drawing me pictures.
n - Pass me the salt, would you dear?
S2, W2 adj - The dearer the jewel, the greater the love expressed.
adj - Such dear embrace tenderly comforts even in this dear sorrow.
adj - The dearer the giver, the dearer the trinket he brings!
adj - Dear Sir/Madam/Miss, please notice our offices will be closed during the following bank holidays: [...].
adj - My dear friend, I feel better as soon as you come sit beside my sickbed!
adj - My dear boy, if your grades don't pick up I won't bounce you on but over my knee!
adj - The Christens found the heathens dear, as the lion doth the bear.
death S1, W1 n - The death of my grandmother saddened the whole family.
n - When death walked in, a chill spread through the room.
n - England scored a goal at the death to even the score at one all.
debate S2, W2 n - After a four-hour debate, the committee voted to table the motion.
n - The debate over the age of the universe is thousands of years old.
n - There has been considerable debate concerning exactly how to format these articles.
debt S3, W2 n - I am in your debt.
decade W2 n - a decade of soldiers
n - There are decades between 1.8 and 18, between 25 and 250 and between 0.03 and 0.003.
decent S3 adj - Are you decent? May I come in?
adj - He's a decent saxophonist, but probably not good enough to make a career of it.
adj - There are a decent number of references out there, if you can find them.
decide S1, W1 v - Her last-minute goal decided the game.
v - I have decided that it is healthier to walk to work.
decision S1, W1 n - It is the decision of the court that movies are protected as free speech.
n - After agonizing deliberations, they finally proceeded with decision.
n - He has won twice by knockout, once by decision.
declare W2 v - He declared him innocent.
v - declare bankruptcy
v - Houghton and Sunderland South was the first constituency to declare in the 2015 general election.
v - The counter "i" was declared as an integer.
decline W2 n - -
W3 v - The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001.
v - My health declined in winter.
v - a line that declines from straightness
v - On reflection I think I will decline your generous offer.
v - The team chose to decline the fifteen-yard penalty because their receiver had caught the ball for a thirty-yard gain.
deep S2, W1 adj - She has a very deep contralto voice.
adj - That's a very deep shade of blue.
adj - He was in a deep sleep.
adj - deep in debt
adj - deep time
W3 adv - -
deeply W3 adv - -
defeat W3 n - Licking their wounds after a temporary defeat, they planned their next move.
n - The inscription records her defeat of the country's enemies in a costly war.
v - Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
defence S2, W1 n - Department of Defence
defend S3, W3 v - -
define S2, W2 v - the defining power of an optical instrument
v - I define myself as a techno-anarchist.
v - The textbook defined speed as velocity divided by time.
v - Person 1: Is she good at math?
v - to define the legal boundaries of a property
definite S3 adj - definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval
adj unquestionable definite knowledge
adj - the definite article
definitely S1 adv - Joe definitely doesn't know how to drive a tractor.
definition S2, W2 n - Her comic genius is beyond definition.
n - Improve the definition of an image.
n - A jacket with distinct waist definition.
degree S2, W1 n - She has two bachelor's degrees and is studying towards a master's degree.
n - A right angle is a ninety-degree angle.
n - 180 degrees Fahrenheit is equivalent to 100 degrees Celsius.
n - A quadratic polynomial is a polynomial of degree 2.
n - The Galois field \operatorname{GF}(125) = \operatorname{GF}(5^3) has degree 3 over its subfield \operatorname{GF}(5).
n - To what degree do the two accounts of the accident concur?
delay W3 n - the delay before the echo of a sound
v - The mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.
deliberately S3 adv - He deliberately broke that, didn't he?
adv - After being called upon, he strode deliberately up to the blackboard.
deliver S2, W2 v free, liberate, release deliver a captive from the prison
v - deliver a package;  deliver the mail
v - deliver the thief to the police
v - deliver a speech
v - to deliver a blow
delivery S3, W3 n - The delivery was completed by four.
n - Your delivery is on the table.
n - The delivery was painful.
n - His delivery has a catch in it.
n - Here is the delivery; ... strike three!
n - The actor's delivery was flawless.
n - Drug delivery system.
demand S2, W1 n - Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply.
n - Modern society is responding to women's demands for equality.
n - His job makes many demands on his time.
n - She couldn't ignore the newborn baby's demands for attention.
W2 v - I demand to see the manager.
v - The bank is demanding the mortgage payment.
v - I demand an immediate explanation.
v - This job demands a lot of patience.
democracy W2 n - -
democratic W2 adj - The United States is a democratic country, as the citizens are allowed to choose leaders to represent their interests.
adj - Mount Vernon is run by a strong democratic party organization.
demonstrate S3, W2 v - Can you demonstrate the new tools for us?
v - Those people outside are demonstrating against the election results.
demonstration W3 n - I have to give a demonstration to the class tomorrow, and I'm ill-prepared.
dentist S3 n - -
deny S3, W2 v - I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied.
v - Everyone knows he committed the crime, but he still denies it.
v - My father denied me a good education.
department S2, W1 n - Technical things are not his department; he's a people person.
n - the Department of the Potomac
departure W3 n - The departure was scheduled for noon.
n - There are several significant departures, however, from current practice.
n - The area is computed by latitudes and departures.
depend S1, W2 v - We would like to go skiing, but it depends on the amount of snow.
v - we depend on the mailman to come at the usual time.
v - a cause depending in court
dependent W3 adj - At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.
adj - a dependent bough or leaf
deposit S3, W3 n - a deposit of seaweed on the shore
n - They put a deposit on the apartment.
depression W3 n - I used to suffer from depression, but now I'm mostly content with my life.
n - The Great Depression was the worst financial event in US history.
n - Depression of the lever starts the machine.
depth S3, W3 n deepness, lowness Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.
n - The depth of her misery was apparent to everyone.
n - the depth of a sound
n - The depth of field in this picture is amazing.
n - The burning ship finally sunk into the depths.
n - In the depths of the night,
n - in the depth of the crisis
derive W3 v - -
describe S2, W1 v - The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.
v - to describe a circle by the compasses;   a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle
v - The function describes a very complex surface.
v - The fungus was first described by a botanist.
description S2, W2 n - The zoo had no lions, tigers, or cats of any description.
n - The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist.
desert W3 n - -
deserve S3, W3 v - After playing so well, the team really deserved their win.
design S2, W1 n - To be hateful of the truth by design.
n - Danish furniture design is world-famous.
S3, W1 v - The king designed to mount an expedition to the New World.
v - The client had me create new designs until they were satisfied with one.
designer W3 n - a font designer
desire W2 n - It is my desire to speak with you.
n - His desire for her kept him awake at night.
n - Too much desire can seriously affect one’s judgment.
desk S2, W2 n - city desk
desperate S3, W3 adj - I hadn't eaten in two days and was desperate for food.
adj - I was so desperate at one point, I even went to see a loan shark.
adj - a desperate effort
adj - a desperate disease;  desperate fortune
despite S3, W1 prep - -
destroy S2, W2 v - Hooligans destroy unprovoked.
v - Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate.
v - Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
v - Her divorce destroyed her; she had a nervous breakdown and was severely depressed for more than a year.
v - The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.
v - This exercise is going to destroy all parts of your shoulders.
v - She got destroyed by her lover on the carpet.
destruction W3 n - The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon.
n - Amid the seemingly endless destruction, a single flower bloomed.
detail S2, W1 n - Note this fine detail in the lower left corner.
n - This etching is full of fine detail.
n - I don't concern myself with the details of accounting.
n - The arresting officer asked the suspect for his details.
detailed W2 adj - -
detect W3 v - -
determination W3 n - Through sheer determination, we managed to escape from the tornado.
n - a determination of blood to the head
n - the determination of the level of salt in sea water
n - I am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells.
determine W2 v - The news of his father's illness determined him to depart immediately.
v - The court has determined the cause.
v - I determined to go home at once.
determined W3 adj - I'm determined to get a good grade on my exam.
develop S2, W1 v - Let's see how things develop and then make our decision.
v - Isabel developed from a tropical depression to a tropical storm to a hurricane.   An embryo develops into a fetus and then into an infant.
v - I need to develop a plan for the next three weeks.
v - Please develop this roll of film.
v - I have been in England enough to develop a British accent.
v - I need to develop my white-square bishop.
development S1, W1 n - The development of this story has been slow.
n - The organism has reached a crucial stage in its development.
n - Our news team brings you the latest developments.
n - Our development department has produced three new adhesives this year.
n - White's development is good, but black's has been hampered by the pawn on e5.
device S3, W2 n - There are a number of household devices in a kitchen such as a dishwasher, a garbage disposal, or an electric can opener.
devil S3 n - The devil in me wants to let him suffer.
n imp, rascal, scamp, scoundrel Those two kids are devils in a toy store.
n bastard, bitch, bugger, stinker That math problem was a devil.
n deuce, dickens, fuck, heck, hell She is having a devil of a time fixing it.
n - devil strip
diagram S3 n - Electrical diagrams show device interconnections.
diamond S3 n - The saw is coated with diamond.
n - The dozen loose diamonds sparkled in the light.
n - What a beautiful engagement diamond.
n - The teams met on the diamond.
n - I have only one diamond in my hand.
diary S3 n - They kept separate diaries. His was on paper and her diary was on her computer's hard drive.
die S1, W1 v - He died a hero's death.
v - I'm dying for a packet of crisps.
v - The day our sister eloped, she died to our mother.
v - He died a little inside each time she refused to speak to him.
v - If anyone sees me wearing this ridiculous outfit, I'll die.
v - When I found out my two favorite musicians would be recording an album together, I literally planned my own funeral arrangements and died.
v - My car died in the middle of the freeway this morning.
v - to die to pleasure or to sin
v - Then there was that time I died onstage in Montreal...
diet S3, W2 n - The diet of the Giant Panda consists mainly of bamboo.
n - He's been reading a steady diet of nonfiction for the last several years.
n - They were given representation of some important diet committees.
n - a diet of worship
differ W3 v - These shoes only differ from those ones in having slightly longer laces.
v - The numbers 3 and 21 differ by 18.
difference S1, W1 n - You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference.
n - There are three differences between these two pictures.
n - We have our little differences, but we are firm friends.
n - It just won't make much difference to me.
n - The difference between 3 and 21 is 18.
different S1, W1 adj - Several different scientists all reached this conclusion at about the same time.
difficult S1, W1 adj - However, the difficult weather conditions will ensure Yunnan has plenty of freshwater.
adj - Stop being difficult and eat your broccoli—you know it's good for you.
difficulty S2, W1 n - We faced a difficulty in trying to book a flight so late.
n - 2012 August 2, "Children rescued after getting into difficulties in Donegal" BBC Online
dig S2 v - If the plane can't pull out of the dive it is in, it'll dig a hole in the ground.
v - to dig potatoes
v - to dig out the facts
v - He dug an elbow into my ribs and guffawed at his own joke.
v - You dig?
v - Baby, I dig you.
dimension W3 n - The dimension of velocity is length divided by time.
dinner S1, W2 n - Give the dog its dinner.
direct S2, W1 adj - the most direct route between two buildings
adj - a descendant in the direct line
adj - direct nomination; direct legislation
S3, W2 v - to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army
v - He directed his question to the room in general.
v - He directed me to the left-hand road.
v - She directed them to leave immediately.
v - to direct a letter
direction S1, W1 n - Keep going in the same direction.
n - The trombonist looked to the bandleader for direction.
n - The screenplay was good, but the direction was weak.
directly S2, W2 adv - He drove directly to the office, and didn't stop off at the petrol station.
adv - I'm sick of asking you to fire him, I'll just do it directly.
adv - I'm going to tell Natalie directly that I love her.
adv - It's directly across the street.
adv - He told me directly that he'd cheated on me, and how sorry he was for it.
adv - We'll go to the store directly, but first I need to finish sweeping.
director S2, W1 n - -
directory S3 n - -
dirt S3 n gossip, kompromat The reporter uncovered the dirt on the businessman by going undercover.
dirty S2, W3 adj - Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty.
adj - Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's dirty.
adj - At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids.
adj - He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty.
adj - I won't accept your dirty money!
adj - You need to tune that guitar: the G string sounds dirty.
adj - The old flag was a dirty white.
adj - Occasionally it reads the sector into a dirty buffer, which means it needs to sync the dirty buffer first.
adj - None of y'all get into my car if you're dirty.
adj - He lives in a dirty great mansion.
adj - dirty weather
adj - dirty martini
adj - The waiter served dirty burgers to the customers.
disabled S3, W3 adj - -
disagree S3 v beg to differ Bob says cats are friendlier than dogs, but I disagree.
v - My results in the laboratory consistently disagree with yours.
disappear S2, W2 v - -
disappoint W3 v - His lack of respect disappointed her.
disappointed S3, W3 adj - After all his anticipation, the trip left him deeply disappointed.
adj - a disappointed tone / face / silence
disaster S3, W3 n - People would suffer disasters when society's morality degenerates.
disc S2, W3 n - A coin is a disc of metal.
n - Venus's disc cut off light from the Sun.
n - Turn the disc over, after it has finished.
discipline S3, W3 n - -
discount S3 n - This store offers discounts on all its wares. That store specializes in discount wares, too.
discover S2, W1 v - Turning the corner, I discovered a lovely little shop. I discovered that they sold widgets.
v - The gust of wind discovered a bone in the sand.
v - This move discovers an attack on a vital pawn.
v - I discovered my plans to the rest of the team.
discovery W3 n - This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease.
n - Automatic discovery of RSS feeds by a Web browser.
n - The prosecution moved to suppress certain items turned up during discovery.
n - The defense argued that the plaintiff's discovery was inadequate.
discuss S2, W1 v - I don't wish to discuss this further. Let's talk about something else.
discussion S2, W1 n - My discussion with the professor was very enlightening.
n - Under each heading, you will find a discussion.
disease S3, W1 n - The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered.
disgusting S2 adj - -
dish S2, W3 n - a dish of stew
n - a vegetable dish
n - It's your turn to wash the dishes.
n - radar dish
n - the dish of a wheel
disk S2, W3 n - A coin is a disk of metal.
n - Venus' disk cut off light from the Sun.
n - Turn the disk over, after it has finished.
n - She burned some disks yesterday to back up her computer.
dismiss W3 v - The company dismissed me after less than a year.
v - The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.
v - He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.
v - The court dismissed the case.
v - She dismissed him with a wave of the hand.
v - He was dismissed for 99 runs.
display S3, W2 n - The trapeze artist put on an amazing acrobatic display.
n - Pupils are expected to produce a wall display about a country of their choice.
W2 v - -
dispute W2 n - -
distance S2, W2 n - From Moscow, the distance is relatively short to Saint Petersburg, relatively long to Novosibirsk, but even greater to Vladivostok.
n - We're narrowing the distance between the two versions of the bill.  The distance between the lowest and next gear on my bicycle is annoying.
n - the distance between a descendant and his ancestor
n - He had promised to perform this task, but did not go the distance.
n - The friendship did not survive the row: they kept each other at a distance.
distant W3 adj - We heard a distant rumbling but didn't pay any more attention to it.   She was surprised to find that her fiancé was a distant relative of hers.   His distant look showed that he was not listening to me.
adj - Ever since our argument, she has been totally distant toward me.
distinct W3 adj - Her voice was distinct despite the heavy traffic.
adj - Horses are distinct from zebras.
adj - Olga's voice is quite distinct because of her accent.
distinction W3 n - There is a distinction to be made between resting and slacking.
n - She had the distinction of meeting the Queen.
distinguish S3, W3 v - The soldier distinguished himself in combat and received a medal.
distribute W2 v - He distributed the bread amongst his followers.
v - The agency distributes newspapers to local shops.
v - A network of children distributes flyers to every house.
v - I raked the soil then distributed grass seed.
v - The robot's six legs distributed its weight over a wide area.
v - The database distributed verbs into transitive and intransitive segments.
distribution W2 n - The distribution of my little rock magazine is about 3,000.
n - The wealth distribution became extremely skewed in the kleptocracy.
n - The declarer had 3-6-2-2 distribution.
district S3, W2 n - the Soho district of London
n - the Lake District in Cumbria
n - South Oxfordshire District Council
disturb W3 v - A school of fish disturbed the water.
v - A mudslide disturbed the course of the river.
v - A disturbing film that tries to explore the mind of a serial killer.
divide S2, W2 v - a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns
v - How shall we divide this pie?
v - If you divide 6 by 3, you get 2.
v - 3 divides 6.
v - to divide a sextant
division S3, W1 n - I've got ten divisions to do for my homework.
n - Magnolias belong to the division Magnoliophyta.
n - The House of Commons has voted to approve the third reading of the bill without a division. The bill will now progress to the House of Lords.
divorce S3 n - Richard obtained a divorce from his wife some years ago, but hasn't returned to the dating scene.
n - The Civil War split between Virginia and West Virginia was a divorce based along cultural and economic as well as geographic lines.
do S1, W1 auxiliary - -
v accomplish, carry out, functionate All you ever do is surf the Internet. What will you do this afternoon?
v - it’s not the best broom, but it will have to do;  this will do me, thanks.
v - It simply will not do to have dozens of children running around such a quiet event.
v - The fresh air did him some good.
v - Our relationship isn't doing very well;  how do you do?
v - What does Bob do? — He's a plumber.
v - "Don't forget to do your report" means something quite different depending on whether you're a student or a programmer.
v - I'll just do some eggs.
v - Let’s do New York also.
v serve I did five years for armed robbery.
v imitate, personate, take off They really laughed when he did Clinton, with a perfect accent and a leer.
v - He did a Henry VIII and got married six times.
v - He got done for speeding.
v defraud, diddle, mug off, rip off, scam That guy just did me out of two hundred bucks!
v - the novel has just been done into English;  I'm going to do this play into a movie
v furnish, give, supply Could you do me a burger with mayonnaise instead of ketchup?
v - I do cocaine.
v - What's that car doing in our swimming pool?
doctor S1, W1 n - If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor.
n - the doctor of a calico-printing machine, which is a knife to remove superfluous colouring matter
document S2, W2 n - -
dog S1, W1 n - The dog barked all night long.
n - She’s a real dog.
n - He's a silly dog.
n - Come back and fight, you dogs!
n - You dirty dog.
n - The dogs were too hot to touch.
n - My dog is dead.
n - We visited South Korea this time around, where we ate dog meat for the first time.
n - Did you just step on my blue suede shoes? You're dog meat now!
dollar S1, W2 n - -
domestic W2 adj - domestic violence;  domestic hot water
dominant W3 adj - The dominant party controlled the government.
adj - The dominant plants of the Carboniferous were lycopods and early conifers.
dominate W3 v - -
door S1, W1 n - I knocked on the vice president's door
n - the 24 doors in an Advent calendar
n - Learning is the door to wisdom.
n - Keep a door on your anger.
dot S2 n - a dot of colour
n - a dot of a child
double S1, W2 adj - The closet has double doors.
adj - Give me a double serving of mashed potatoes.
adj - He's my double cousin as my mother's sister married my father's brother.
adj - a double room
adj - a double meaning
adj - a double life
adj - a double bass
S3 v - The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter.
v - To make a pleat, double the material at the waist.
v - Our earnings have doubled in the last year.
v - The batter doubled into the corner.
v - A spork is a kind of fork that doubles as a spoon.
v - Sorry, this store does not double coupons.
v - Could you please repeat your last transmission? Another station was doubling with you.
doubt S1, W1 n - I have doubts about how to convert this code to JavaScript.
S2 v distrust, mistrust He doubted that was really what you meant.
down S1, W1 adj - Mary seems very down since she split up with her boyfriend.
adj - He is down with the flu.
adj - Prices are down.
adj - At 5–1 down, she produced a great comeback to win the set on a tiebreak.
adj - Two down and one to go in the bottom of the ninth.
adj - Ever since Nixon, I've been down on Republicans.
adj - Are you down to hang out at the mall, Jamal?
adj - The system is down.
adj - Ten minutes down and nothing's happened yet.
adj - There are three soldiers down and one walking wounded.
adj - We have a chopper down near the river.
adj - It's two weeks until opening night and our lines are still not down yet.
adj - What you mean, 'No'? Man, I thought you was down.
adv - The cat jumped down from the table.
adv - His place is farther down the road.
adv - I went down to Miami for a conference.
adv - He went down to Cavan.
adv - She lives down by the park.
adv - The computer has been shut down.
adv - After the incident, Kelly went down to Second Lieutenant.
adv - Down, boy! (such as to direct a dog to stand on four legs from two, or to sit from standing on four legs.)
adv - He's gone back down to Newcastle for Christmas.
adv - These traditions have been handed down over generations.
adv - Please turn the music down!
adv - Boil the mixture down to a syrupy consistency.
adv - This spreadsheet lets you drill down to daily or even hourly sales figures.
adv - We need to nail down this carpet so people don't keep tripping over it.
adv - They tamped (down) the asphalt to get a better bond.
adv - He boiled the mixture. / He boiled down the mixture.
prep - The ball rolled down the hill.
prep - We sailed down the eastern seaboard.
prep - The bus went down the street.
prep - I'll see you later down the pub.
downstairs S2 adv - walk downstairs
downtown S3, W3 adv - You need to go downtown four blocks.
adv - That shot came from way downtown!
dozen S2, W3 number - -
draft S2, W3 n - She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
n - His first drafts were better than most authors' final products.
n - He left the country to avoid the draft.
n - using oxen for draft   shot forth an arrow with a mighty draft
n - he cast his net, which brought him a very great draft
drag S3, W3 v - Let's drag this load of wood over to the shed.
v - Time seems to drag when you’re waiting for a bus.
v - Drag the file into the window to open it.
v - The car was so low to the ground that its muffler was dragging on a speed bump.
v criticize You just drag him 'cause he's got more money than you.
drama W3 n - -
dramatic W3 adj - -
draw S1, W1 v - She had to draw upon her experience to solve the problem.
v - We drew last time we played.  I drew him last time I played him.  I drew my last game against him.
S3 n - The game ended in a draw.
n - The draw is on Saturday.
drawer S3 n - -
drawing S3, W3 n - Proverb: An official is great in his office as a well is rich in drawings of water.
dream S2, W2 n vision a dream of bliss
S3, W3 v - Stop dreaming and get back to work.
v - I dreamed a vivid dream last night.
v - I wouldn't dream of snubbing you in public.
dress S2, W2 n - Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses.
n - He came to the party in formal dress.
v - He was dressed in the latest fashions.
v - I rose and dressed before daybreak.  It's very cold out. Dress warm.
v - Due to a left ankle sprain, Kobe Bryant did not dress for the game against Indiana
v - Does sir dress to the right or the left?
v - It was time to dress the windows for Christmas again.
v - to dress leather or cloth;  to dress a garden;  to dress grain, by cleansing it;  in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them
v - Right, dress!
drink S1, W2 n - I’d like another drink please.
n - My favourite drink is the White Russian.
n - Can I buy you a drink?
n - He was about to take a drink from his root beer.
n - If he doesn't pay off the mafia, he’ll wear cement shoes to the bottom of the drink!
v - He drank the water I gave him.
v - Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.
v - Everyone who is drinking is drinking, but not everyone who is drinking is drinking.
drive S1, W1 v - You drive nails into wood with a hammer.
v - My wife's constant harping about the condition of the house threatens to drive me to distraction.
v - to drive twenty thousand head of cattle from Texas to the Kansas railheads; to drive sheep out of a field
v - The beaters drove the brambles, causing a great rush of rabbits and other creatures.
v - You drive nails into wood with a hammer.
v - The pistons drive the crankshaft.
v - drive a car
v - What drives a person to run a marathon?
v - Their debts finally drove them to sell the business.
v - This constant complaining is going to drive me to insanity.   You are driving me crazy!
v - I drive to work every day.
v - My wife drove me to the airport.
S2, W2 n - Crassus had wealth and wit, but Pompey had drive and Caesar as much again.
n - Napoleon's drive on Moscow was as determined as it was disastrous.
n - Some old model trains have clockwork drives.
n - It was a long drive.
n - The mansion had a long, tree-lined drive.
n - Beverly Hills’ most famous street is Rodeo Drive.
n - a whist drive; a beetle drive
driver S1, W2 n - -
drop S1, W2 v - The equipment shows how much the glacier has moved and the amount it dropped in height over the summer.
v - A single shot was fired and the bird dropped from the sky.
v - Don't drop that plate!   The police ordered the men to drop their weapons.
v drop off Could you drop me at the airport on your way to work tomorrow?
v - Drop and give me thirty push-ups, private!
v - The moderator would drop hints whenever the students struggled.
v - I'm tired of this subject. Will you just drop it?
v - The stock dropped 1.5% yesterday.   We can take our vacation when the price of fuel drops.   Watch for the temperature to drop sharply, then you'll know the reaction is complete.
v - Drop me a note when you get to the city.
v - Make any sudden movements and I will drop you!
v - Cockneys drop their aitches.
v - Warne dropped Tendulkar on 99. Tendulkar went on to get a century next ball
v - They had never dropped acid.
v - I dropped ten pounds and an obnoxious fiancée.
v - I've been dropped from the football team.
v - I drop knowledge wherever I go.
v - That hacker has been threatening to drop my docs [i.e. publish my personal information].
v - I love it when he drops his funky beats.
v - "Hip-Hop Xmas" dropped in time for the holidays.
v - I had to drop calculus because it was taking up too much of my time and I couldn't go anymore.
v - Drop a basket of fries.
v - Billy's voice dropped suddenly when he turned 12.
v - My synthesizer makes the notes sound funny when they drop below C2.
v - Do drop by soon and I'll lend you that book.
v - to drop a lamb
S2, W3 n - Put three drops of oil into the mixture.
n - asked for just a drop more tea; she was thirsty and there wasn't a drop of water to be found
n - It doesn't matter where you're from; anyone who enjoys the drop is a friend of mine.
n - That was a long drop, but fortunately I didn't break any bones.
n - a drop in demand for oil resulted in a drop in prices
n - On one side of the road was a 50-foot drop.
n - I left the plans at the drop, like you asked.
n - The Tiger quarterback took a one-step drop, expecting his tight end to be open.
drug S2, W1 n - Aspirin is a drug that reduces pain, acts against inflammation and lowers body temperature.
n - 2010, Kesha Rose Sebert (Ke$ha), with Pebe Sebert and Joshua Coleman (Ammo), Your Love is My Drug
drunk S3 adj - Drunk with power he immediately ordered a management reshuffle.
dry S2, W2 adj - This towel's dry. Could you wet it and cover the chicken so it doesn't go dry as it cooks?
adj - This well is as dry as that cow.
adj - Dry alcohol is 200 proof.
adj - Of course it's a dry house. He was an alcoholic but he's been dry for almost a year now.
adj - You'll have to drive out of this dry county to find any liquor.
adj - never dry fire a bow; dry humping her girlfriend; making a dry run
S2, W3 v - The clothes dried on the line.
v - Devin dried her eyes with a handkerchief.
duck S3 n - A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly.
n - Congressman Jones was a lame duck and did not vote on many issues that were important to his constituents.
n - And hold-fast is the only dog, my duck (William Shakespeare - The Life of King Henry the Fifth, Act 2, Scene 3).
n - Ay up duck, ow'a'tha?
dude S3 n - So we were at the mall and these two dudes just walk up to us and say "hi".
n - Dude, I'd be careful around the principal; he's having a bad day.
due S1, W1 adj needed, owing, required, to be made He can wait for the amount due him.
adj - With all due respect, you're wrong about that.
adj expected, forecast Rain is due this afternoon.
adj expected The baby is just about due.
adj - The dangerously low water table is due to rapidly growing pumping.
adj - The town is 5 miles due North of the bridge.
dull S3 adj - All these knives are dull.
adj - He sat through the dull lecture and barely stayed awake.
adj - Choose a dull finish to hide fingerprints.
adj - It's a dull day.
adj - Pressing on the bruise produces a dull pain.
dumb S3 adj dumbstruck, mute, speechless, wordless His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language.
adj - dumb show
adj feeble-minded, idiotic, moronic, stupid You are so dumb! You don't even know how to make toast!
adj banal, brainless, dopey, ridiculous, silly, stupid, vulgar Brendan had the dumb job of moving boxes from one conveyor belt to another.
dump S3 v - We dumped the coal onto the fireplace.
during S1, W1 prep - I lived with my parents during the 1970s.
prep - I lived with my parents at several points during the 1980s.
dust S3, W3 n - to raise, or kick up, a dust
duty S2, W1 n - We don't have a duty to keep you here.
n - I’m on duty from 6 pm to 6 am.

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      Synonyms Examples
Word Freqs Class    
each S1, W1 adv - The apples cost 50 cents each.
pron - From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.
each other S1, W1 pron - Jack and Robert loved each other.
ear S2, W2 n - a good ear for music
n - the ears of a tub, skillet, or dish;   The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow.
n - He is in the fields, harvesting ears of corn.
early S1, W1 adj - at eleven, we went for an early lunch;  she began reading at an early age;  his mother suffered an early death
adj - The early guests sipped their punch and avoided each other's eyes.
adj - Early results showed their winning 245 out of 300 seats in parliament. The main opponent locked up only 31 seats.
adj - early cancer
adv - We finished the project an hour sooner than scheduled, so we left early.
earn S2, W2 v - You can have the s'mores: you earned them, clearing the walkway of snow so well.
v - He earns seven million dollars a year as CEO.  My bank account is only earning one percent interest.
v - Now that you are earning, you can start paying me rent.
v - My CD earns me six percent!
v - to earn a spot in the top 20
earth S2, W2 n - This is good earth for growing potatoes.
n - She sighed when the plane's wheels finally touched earth.
n - Birds are of the sky, not of the earth.
ease W3 v - He eased his conscience by confessing.
v - He loosened his shoe to ease the pain.
v - The provision of extra staff eased their workload.
v - We eased the boom vang, then lowered the sail.
v - We had to ease the entry requirements.
v - He eased the cork from the bottle.
v - The pain eased overnight.
v - The car eased onto the motorway.
easily S2, W1 adv - Individuals without a family network are easily controlled.
adv - This is easily the best meal I have eaten.
east S1, W2 n - -
eastern S2, W2 adj - -
easy S1, W1 adj - Now that I know it's taken care of, I can rest easy at night.
adj - It's often easy to wake up but hard to get up.
adj - Rich people live in easy circumstances.
adj - easy manners; an easy style
adj - She has a reputation for being easy; they say she slept with half the senior class.
adj - The market is easy.
S2 adv - After his illness, John decided to take it easy.
adv - Jane went easier on him after he broke his arm.
adv - This project will cost 15 million dollars, easy.
eat S1, W1 v - What’s eating you?
v - The acid rain ate away the statue.  The strong acid eats through the metal.
v - Eat me!
economic S2, W1 adj - -
economics W3 n - -
economy S2, W1 n - economy of word
edge S2, W2 n - I have the edge on him.
n - He is standing on the edge of a precipice.
n - in the edge of evening
edition W3 n - The first edition was soon sold.
n - The 2014 edition of the Tour de France started in Leeds, Yorkshire.
editor W2 n - John Johnson wrote this term paper and the editor was Joan Johnson.
n - John is the city editor at the Daily Times.
n - The TPU EVE editor is an excellent, extensible, programmable editor.
education S1, W1 n - 2016-06-17 AROP JOSEPH "Education is the slight hammer that breaks the yoke of ignorance, and moulds knowledge, skills, ideas, good moral values in a person be it a child, a youth or full grown adult. no matter a persons age learning never stops".
n - He has had a classical education.
educational S3, W2 adj - A school is an educational establishment.
adj - They were shown an educational film about VD.
effect S1, W1 n - The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape.
n - The effect of flying was most convincing.
n - I just bought a couple of great effects.
n - Doppler effect
effective S2, W1 adj efficacious The pill is an effective method of birth control.
adj - The president delivered an effective speech!
adj - How long does it take to make a bunch of civilians an effective military force?
adj - The curfew is effective at midnight.
effectively S3, W2 adv - -
efficiency W3 n - The efficiency of the planning department is deplorable.
n - The efficiency of this loudspeaker is 40%.
n bedsit, efficiency apartment I have an efficiency available June through July.
efficient S3, W3 adj - An efficient process would automate all the routine work.
adj - The motor is only 20% efficient at that temperature.
adj - Ownership, maintenance, or use of the automobile need not be the direct and efficient cause of the injury sustained
effort S1, W1 n - It took a lot of effort to find a decent-sized, fully-furnished apartment within walking distance of the office.   He made a conscious effort to not appear affected by the stories in the paper.
n - Although he didn't win any medals, Johnson's effort at the Olympics won over many fans.
egg S1, W2 n - I also determine the minimal amount of egg required to make good mayonnaise.
n - Shut up, you egg!
n - bad egg
either S1, W1 conj - Either you eat your dinner or you go to your room.
pron - He made me two offers, but I did not accept either.
elderly S3, W2 adj - -
elect S3, W3 v - -
election S2, W1 n - How did you vote in (UK also: at) the last election?
n - The election of John Smith was due to his broad appeal.
n - W-4 election
electric S2, W3 adj - -
electrical S3 adj - -
electricity S2, W3 n - Opening night for the new production had an electricity unlike other openings.
electronic S3, W3 adj - electronic music
element S2, W1 n - Letters are the elements of written language.
n - an element of doubt;  an element of the picture
n - exposed to the elements
n - to be in one's element
n - You sometimes find the hooligan element at football matches.
n - The element in this electric kettle can heat the water in under a minute.
elevator S3, W3 n - -
else S1, W1 adv - How else (=in what other way) can it be done?
elsewhere S3, W2 adv - -
email S2, W2 n - He sent me his details via email.
n - I am searching through my old email.
n - He sent me an email last week to remind me about the meeting.
n - Don’t send personal messages to my work email.
v - She emailed me last week, asking about the status of the project.
v - He emailed the file out to everyone.
v - Most teenagers seem to spend almost the whole day emailing and surfing the Web.
embarrassed S3 adj - After returning from the pool, Aleshia felt significantly better, though she was still slightly embarrassed.
emerge W2 v - He emerged unscathed from the accident.
v - Gradually the truth emerged.
emergency S3, W3 n - Cardiac arrest is an emergency and if you find someone in cardiac arrest you should call 999 immediately.
emotion W3 n - -
emotional S3, W3 adj - emotional crisis
adj - emotional decision
adj - emotional speech
adj - She’s an emotional person.
adj - emotional greeting
emphasis S3, W2 n - He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.
n - Anglia TV's emphasis is on Norwich and district.
n - He used a yellow highlighter to indicate where to give emphasis in his speech.
emphasize S3, W2 v - His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job.
empire W3 n - the Russian empire
n - The Empire of Vietnam was a short-lived client state of Japan governing Vietnam between March 11 and August 23, 1945.
n - the McDonald's fast food empire
employ S3, W2 v - Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic.
v - The burglar employed a jemmy to get in.
employee S2, W2 n - One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives.
employer S2, W2 n - -
employment S2, W1 n - The personnel director handled the whole employment procedure
empty S2, W2 adj - an empty purse; an empty jug; an empty stomach
adj - empty offer
adj - empty pleasures
adj - empty dreams
adj - empty brains; an empty coxcomb
adj - Empty cow rates have increased in recent years.
adj - an empty vine
enable S3, W1 v allow April 16, 2018, Norimitsu Onishi and Selam Gebrekidan writing in The New York Times, ‘They Eat Money’: How Mandela’s Political Heirs Grow Rich Off Corruption
v - His parents enabled him to go on buying drugs.
encounter W3 v - Three armies encountered at Waterloo.
encourage S2, W1 v - I encouraged him during his race.
v - We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.
v - The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed
encouraging S3 adj - Although there is no cure for the disease yet, the research results are encouraging.
end S1, W1 n - At the end of the road, turn left.
n - Is there no end to this madness?
n - He met a terrible end in the jungle.
n - Hold the string at both ends.
n - The Pavillion End
n - odds and ends
n - Don't give them your ends. You jack that shit!
v - Is this movie never going to end?
v - The referee blew the whistle to end the game.
enemy W2 n adversary, backfriend, foe, nemesis, unfriend Crush the enemy!
n adversary, foe, nemesis Rally together against a common enemy.
energy S2, W1 n - -
engage W3 v - -
engine S2, W2 n - a graphics engine
engineer S3, W3 n - -
engineering S3, W3 n - -
enhance W3 v - A debt enhances rapidly by compound interest.
enjoy S1, W1 v - Enjoy your holidays!   I enjoy dancing.
v - I plan to go travelling while I still enjoy good health.
v - I enjoyed a lot.
enjoyable S3 adj - That was an enjoyable day; I had a lot of fun.
enormous S2, W3 adj - -
enough S1, W1 adv - Are you man enough to fight me?
adv - He is ready enough to accept the offer.
S1, W2 pron - Enough of you are here to begin the class.
enquiry S2, W2 n - scientific enquiry
ensure S2, W1 v - I use an alarm clock to ensure that I get up on time.
enter S2, W1 v - You should knock before you enter, unless you want to see me naked.
v - to enter a knife into a piece of wood;  to enter a boy at college, a horse for a race, etc.
v - My twelve-year-old son will be entering his teens next year.  She had planned to enter the legal profession.
v - Enter your user name and password.
v - to enter a writ, appearance, rule, or judgment
v - entered according to act of Congress
enterprise W2 n - A micro-enterprise is defined as a business having 5 or fewer employees and a low seed capital.
n - Biosphere 2 was a scientific enterprise aimed at the exploration of the complex web of interactions within life systems.
n - He has shown great enterprise throughout his early career.
entertainment S3, W3 n - -
enthusiasm W3 n - -
enthusiastic S3 adj - an enthusiastic lover of art
entire S3, W2 adj - We had the entire building to ourselves for the evening.
entirely S2, W2 adv - It is entirely up to you where we go, as I’ll be happy with anywhere.
adv - This part of the park is used entirely by the workers; everyone else will have to go to the other side.
entitle S3, W3 v - A passport entitles the bearer to travel to other countries.
entrance S3, W3 n - Her entrance attracted no attention whatsoever.
n - the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office
n - Place your bag by the entrance so that you can find it easily.
n - You'll need a ticket to gain entrance to the museum.
n - a difficult entrance into business
n - His entrance of the arrival was made the same day.
entry S3, W2 n - Children are allowed entry only if accompanied by an adult.
n - What does the entry for 2 August 2005 say?
n - The entry in the second row and first column of this matrix is 6.
envelope S3 n - -
environment S1, W1 n - That program uses the Microsoft Windows environment.
environmental S2, W2 adj - -
equal S1, W2 adj - All men are created equal.
adj - All right angles are equal.
adj - This test is pretty tough, but I think I'm equal to it.
adj - an equal movement
S2 v - Two plus two equals four.
v - David equaled the water levels of the bottles, so they now both contain exactly 1 liter.
v - Losing this deal equals losing your job.
equally S3, W2 adv - All citizens are equally taxed.
adv - The gas stations are equally far from the highway.
adv - John suffered setbacks at his job. Equally, Frank's business slowed.
equipment S2, W2 n - -
equivalent W3 adj - To burn calories, a thirty-minute jog is equivalent to a couple of hamburgers.
adj - A square may be equivalent to a triangle.
era W3 n - -
error S3, W2 n - -
escape S3 n - The prisoners made their escape by digging a tunnel.
n - You forgot to insert an escape in the datastream.
S3, W2 v - The factory was evacuated after toxic gases escaped from a pipe.
v - He only got a fine and so escaped going to jail.
v - Luckily, I escaped with only a fine.
v - The name of the hotel escapes me at present.
v - Brion escaped the double quote character on Windows by adding a second double quote within the literal.
especially S1, W1 adv - Invite them all, especially Molly.
essay S3 n - -
essential S3, W2 adj - Don’t mind him being grumpy. That’s the essential Fred.
essentially S2, W3 adv - -
establish S2, W1 v - -
establishment W2 n - Since their establishment of the company in 1984, they have grown into a global business.
n - The firm celebrated twenty years since their establishment by updating their look.
n - Exposing the shabby parts of the establishment.
n - It's often necessary to question the establishment to get things done.
n - The cancer department has an establishment of 10 doctors and 30 nurses.
estate S2, W2 n - -
estimate S3, W2 n - -
v - -
ethnic W3 adj - There are many ethnic Indonesians in the Netherlands
adj - I like to eat ethnic food
even S1, W1 adv - I fulfilled my instructions even as I had promised.
adv - Did you even make it through the front door?
adv - I was strong before, but now I am even stronger.
adv - My favorite actor is Jack Nicklaus. Jack Nicholson, even.
evening S1, W1 n - It was the evening of the Roman Empire.
event S1, W1 n - I went to an event in San Francisco last week.
n - In the event, he turned out to have what I needed anyway.
eventually S1, W2 adv - Eventually, all prime numbers are odd.
ever S1, W1 adv - It was ever thus.
adv - He's back and better than ever.
adv - How can I ever get there in time?
adv - Did I ever!
every S1, W1 determiner - -
everybody S1, W3 pron - -
everyone S1, W1 pron - -
everything S1, W1 pron - I checked the list again and everything is done.
pron - A:What do you want to do at the amusement park? B:Everything!
pron - She wasn't feeling well this morning but now everything is fine.
pron - It took everything in me to resist the temptation to skip work on my birthday.
pron - I can't believe I made it in time - timing is everything!
everywhere S2, W3 adv - He delivers the mail everywhere on this street.
adv - I've looked everywhere in the house and still can't find my glasses.
evidence S2, W1 n - There is no evidence that anyone was here earlier.
evil S3, W3 adj - an evil plot to brainwash and even kill innocent people
adj - Do you think that companies that engage in animal testing are evil?
adj - an evil beast; an evil plant; an evil crop
adj - Global variables are evil; storing processing context in object member variables allows those objects to be reused in a much more flexible way.
exact S3 adj - He paid the exact debt.
adj - In my doings I was exact.
exactly S1, W2 adv - He divided the coins exactly in half.
adv - He did it that way exactly to prove the point.
exam S1 n - -
examination W2 n - -
examine S3, W2 v - He examined the crime scene for clues.
v - The doctor examined the patient.
v - The witness was examined under oath.
example S1, W1 n - -
excellent S1, W2 adj - Bill and Ted had an excellent adventure last week in preparation of their history exam.
except S2, W2 conj - I never made fun of her except teasingly.
prep apart from, except for, outtake, with the exception of There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.
exception S3, W2 n - That rule is usually true, but there are a few exceptions.
exchange S2, W1 n - All in all, it was an even exchange.
n - The stock exchange is open for trading.
n - NPA-NXX-1234 is standard format, where NPA is the area code and NXX is the exchange.
n - After an exchange with the manager, we were no wiser.
excitement S3, W3 n - -
exciting S2, W3 adj - -
exclude W3 v - to exclude young animals from the womb or from eggs
v - Count from 1 to 30, but exclude the prime numbers.
excuse S1 v - I excused him his transgressions.
v - I excused myself from the proceedings to think over what I'd heard.
v - You know he shouldn't have done it, so don't try to excuse his behavior!
S3 n - Tell me why you were late – and I don't want to hear any excuses!
n - He's a sorry excuse of a doctor.
executive S3, W2 n - -
W3 adj - an executive officer
adj - an executive bathroom
exercise S2, W2 n - The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay.
n - I do crosswords for mental exercise.
n - The law guarantees us the free exercise of our rights.
n - I assisted the ailing vicar in the exercise of his parish duties.
S3, W2 v - to exercise troops or horses;  to exercise one's brain with a puzzle
v - I exercise at the gym every day.
v - She is going to exercise her right to vote.
v - exercised with pain
exhibition W2 n - There was an art exhibition on in the town hall.
exist S2, W1 v - -
existence S3, W2 n presence In order to destroy evil, we must first acknowledge its existence.
existing S2, W2 adj - -
exit S3 n egress, outgoing He made his exit at the opportune time.
n - the untimely exit of a respected politician
expand S3, W3 v - You can expand this compact umbrella to cover a large table.
v - A flower expands its leaves.
v - Use the binomial theorem to expand {(x+1)}^4.
v - The expression {(x+1)}^4 expands to x^4 + 4x^3 + 6x^2 + 4x + 1.
v - Many materials expand when heated.
v - He expanded on his plans for the business.
expansion W3 n - The expansion of metals and plastics in response to heat is well understood.
n - My new office is in the expansion behind the main building.
n - This expansion requires the original game board.
expect S1, W1 v anticipate, hope, look for He never expected to be discovered.
v hope, want, wish You are expected to get the task done by the end of next week.
expectation S3, W2 n - -
expenditure W3 n - The expenditure of time, money, and political capital on this project has been excessive.
expense S3, W2 n - Buying the car was a big expense, but will be worth it in the long run.
n - Jones reached the final at the expense of Smith, who couldn't beat him.
expensive S1, W2 adj - an unnecessarily expensive choice of algorithm
experience S1, W1 n - It was an experience he would not soon forget.
S2, W2 v - -
experienced S3 adj - -
experiment S3, W2 n - -
experimental W3 adj - Chemistry is an experimental science.
adj - an experimental engine
adj - experimental knowledge
expert S3, W2 n - We called in several experts on the subject, but they couldn't reach an agreement.
W3 adj - I am expert at making a simple situation complex.
adj - This problem requires expert knowledge.
explain S1, W1 v - To explain a chapter of the Bible.
explanation S3, W2 n - The explanation was long and drawn-out.
n - An explanation for the UFO sightings was easily found.
explore S3, W2 v - The committee has been exploring alternative solutions to the problem at hand.
v - It was around that time that the expedition began exploring the Arctic Circle.
v - It is normal for a boy of this age to be exploring his sexuality.
v - He was too busy exploring to notice his son needed his guidance.
v - The boys explored all around till cold and hunger drove them back to the campfire one by one.
explosion W3 n - -
export W2 n - Oil is the main export of Saudi Arabia.
n - The export of fish is forbidden in this country.
expose W3 v - -
express S2, W1 v - Words cannot express the love I feel for him.
expression S2, W2 n - The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally.
n - Her expression changed from joy to misery after realising her winning lottery ticket had expired.
n - expression from a gland
extend S3, W2 v - The desert extended for miles in all directions.
v - to extend credit to a valued customer
v inherit The classes Person and Dog extend the class Animal.
extension S3, W3 n - Files with the .txt extension usually contain text.
n - a browser extension
extensive W3 adj - I have done extensive research on the subject.
extent S2, W1 n - The extent of his knowledge of the language is a few scattered words.
external W2 adj - This building has some external pipework.
adj - external trade or commerce; the external relations of a state or kingdom
extra S1, W2 adj - I don't mind doing some extra work, as long as I get extra pay.
adj - You unfollowed her for posting cat memes? You're so extra!
extraordinary S3, W3 adj - an extraordinary poet
adj - an extraordinary professor in a German university
extreme S3, W3 adj - At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin.
adj - He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor.
adj - His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home.
adj - I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security.
adj - Television has begun to reflect the growing popularity of extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skateboarding.
adj - the extreme hour of life
extremely S2, W2 adv - -
eye S1, W1 n - Bright lights really hurt my eyes.
n - The car was quite pleasing to the eye, but impractical.
n - Brown, blue, green, hazel eyes.
n - That dress caught her eye.
n perceptiveness He has an eye for talent.
n - She was giving him the eye at the bar.
n - This victory will make us great in the eyes of the world.
n - an eye of pheasants
face S1, W1 n - That girl has a pretty face.
n - Why the sad face?
n - Children! Stop making faces at each other!
n - He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment.
n - The face of the cliff loomed above them.
n - Poverty is the ugly face of capitalism.
n - to fly in the face of danger
n - They turned the boat into the face of the storm.
n - You've got some face coming round here after what you've done.
n - Put a big sign on each face of the building that can be seen from the road.
n - He's always stuffing his face with chips.
n - I'll be out in a sec. Just let me put on my face.
n - It was just the usual faces at the pub tonight.
n - He owned several local businesses and was a face around town.
n - The fans cheered on the face as he made his comeback.
n - a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face
v - Face the sun.
v - Turn the chair so it faces the table.
v - We are facing an uncertain future.
v - I'm going to have to face this sooner or later.
v - The seats in the carriage faced backwards.
v - Puddletown United face Mudchester Rovers in the quarter-finals.
v - Willoughby comes in to bowl, and it's Hobson facing.
v - a building faced with marble
v - to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress
v - In my first job, I learned how to operate a till and to face the store to high standards.
facility S2, W1 n - The facility she shows in playing the violin is unrivalled.
n - Transport facilities in Bangkok are not sufficient to prevent frequent traffic collapses during rush hour.
fact S1, W1 n - In this story, the Gettysburg Address is a fact, but the rest is fiction.
n - Gravity is a fact, not a theory.
n - Let's look at the facts of the case before deciding.
n - There is no doubting the fact that the Earth orbits the Sun.
n - The facts about space travel.
n - He had become an accessory after the fact.
factor S3, W1 n - The factor of the trading post bought the furs.
n - The economy was a factor in this year's budget figures.
n - 3 is a factor of 12, as are 2, 4 and 6.
n - The launch temperature was a factor of the Challenger disaster.
factory S2, W2 n - chicken factory; pig factory
fail S2, W1 v - Throughout my life, I have always failed.
v - The truck failed to start.
v - The report fails to take into account all the mitigating factors.
v - After running five minutes, the engine failed.
v - I failed English last year.
v - The professor failed me because I did not complete any of the course assignments.
v - The crops failed last year.
v - A sick man fails.
failure S3, W2 n - -
fair S1, W2 adj - Monday's child is fair of face.
adj - After scratching out and replacing various words in the manuscript, he scribed a fair copy to send to the publisher.
adj - She had fair hair and blue eyes.
adj - He must be given a fair trial.
adj - The patient was in a fair condition after some treatment.
adj - a fair sky;  a fair day
adj - a fair mark;  in fair sight;  a fair view
S2, W3 adv - -
fairly S1, W2 adv frankly, justly A jury is expected to ensure that the accused is fairly judged.
adv - a town fairly situated for foreign trade
adv - Consumer laws aim to have consumers fairly treated.
adv pretty, quite, somewhat The weather this weekend will be fairly dry.
faith S3, W2 n - I have faith in the goodness of my fellow man.
n - I have faith in the healing power of crystals.
n - The Christian faith.
n - He acted in good faith to restore broken diplomatic ties after defeating the incumbent.
fall S1, W1 v - And so it falls to me to make this important decision.  The estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals.
v - to fall lambs
v - to fall into error;  to fall into difficulties
v - After arguing, they fell to blows.
v - An unguarded expression fell from his lips.
v - An Empire-style dress has a high waistline – directly under the bust – from which the dress falls all the way to a hem as low as the floor.
S2, W2 n - the fall of Rome
n - He set up his rival to take the fall.
n - Have the goodness to secure the falls of the mizzen halyards.
false W3 adj - false legislation, false punishment
adj - false teeth
adj - a false witness
adj - a false friend, lover, or subject;  false to promises
adj - a false conclusion;  a false construction in grammar
adj - false killer whale (a dolphin)
familiar S3, W2 adj - there’s a familiar face; that tune sounds familiar
adj - I'm quite familiar with this system; she's not familiar with manual gears
adj - we are not on familiar terms; our neighbour is not familiar
adj - Don’t be familiar with me, boy!
family S1, W1 n - Our family lives in town.
n - 1915, William T. Groves, A History and Genealogy of the Groves Family in America
n - Our company is one big happy family.
n - Magnolias belong to the family Magnoliaceae.
n - Doliracetam is a drug from the racetam family.
n - the brass family;  the violin family
n - the Indo-European language family;  the Afroasiatic language family
n - For Apocynaceae, this type of flower is a family characteristic.
famous S2, W2 adj - Some people are only famous within their city.
fan S3, W2 n - I am a big fan of libraries.
fancy S2 v - I fancy your new car, but I like my old one just fine.
v feel like Do you fancy going to town this weekend?
v like I fancy that girl over there.
v - Fancy meeting you here!
S3 adj decorative, ornate This is a fancy shawl.
adj high-end This box contains bottles of the fancy grade of jelly.
adj - He initiated the game winning play with a fancy, deked saucer pass to the winger.
adj highfalutin I'm not keen on him and his fancy ideas.
fantastic S3 adj - He told fantastic stories of dragons and goblins.
adj - She entered the lab and stood gaping for a good ten minutes at the fantastic machinery at work all around her.
adj - "I had a simply fantastic vacation, and I can't wait to tell you all about it!"
far S1, W1 adj - He went to a far land.
adj - the far future
adj - He moved to the far end of the state. She remained at this end.
adj - They are on the far right on this issue.
adj - far heap; far memory; far pointer
adv - He built a time machine and travelled far into the future.
adv - He was far richer than we'd thought.
farm S2, W2 n - antenna farm
n - a render farm
farmer S2, W2 n - a farmer of the revenues
fascinating S3 adj - -
fashion S3, W2 n - Check out the latest in fashion.
n - the fashion of the ark, of a coat, of a house, of an altar, etc.
n - men of fashion
fast S2, W2 adj firm, immobile, secure, stable, stuck, tight That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!
adj quick, rapid, speedy I am going to buy a fast car.
adj - a fast billiard table
adj colour-fast All the washing has come out pink. That red tee-shirt was not fast.
adj - a fast woman
adj ahead There must be something wrong with the hall clock. It is always fast.
S2, W3 adv firmly, securely, tightly Hold this rope as fast as you can.
adv deeply He is fast asleep.
adv - Fast by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped. / That ain't my style, said Casey. Strike one, the umpire said.
adv quickly, rapidly, speedily, swiftly Do it as fast as you can.
adv ahead I think my watch is running fast.
fat S2, W3 adj - The fat man had trouble getting through the door.
adj - The fat wallets of the men from the city brought joy to the peddlers.
adj - a fat soil;  a fat pasture
adj - a fat benefice;  a fat office;  a fat job
adj - a fat take;  a fat page
adj - The song has a phat bass line.
father S1, W1 n - My father was a strong influence on me.
n - Come, father; you can sit here.
n - My brother was a father to me after my parents got divorced.
n - Albert Einstein is the father of modern physics.
fault S2, W3 n - No! This is my fault, not yours.
n - For all her faults, she’s a good person at heart.
n - The fault lies with you.
n - slate fault  dirt fault
favour S2, W3 n - He did me a favor when he took the time to drive me home.
n - She enjoyed the queen's favor.
n - A marriage favour is a bunch or knot of white ribbons or white flowers worn at a wedding.
W3 v - Would you favor us with a poetry reading?
v - Favoring your sore leg will only injure the other one.
favourite S3, W3 adj - This is my second favourite occupation.
adj - I just saw a movie with all my favourite actors in it.
fear S3, W1 n - He was struck by fear on seeing the snake.
n - Not everybody has the same fears.  I have a fear of ants.
W2 v - I fear the worst will happen.
v - Never fear; help is always near.
v - She fears for her son’s safety.
v - People who fear God can be found in Christian churches.
v - I fear I have bad news for you: your husband has died.
feature S2, W1 n - one of the features of the landscape
W3 v - -
federal W1 adj - -
fee S3, W3 n - -
feed S1, W2 v - Feed the dog every evening.
v - Spiders feed on gnats and flies.
v - Feed the fish to the dolphins.
v - Feed the paper gently into the document shredder.
v - Springs feed ponds with water.
v - If grain is too forward in autumn, feed it with sheep.
v - Nasalization feeds raising.
feedback S3 n assessment, critique, estimation, evaluation After you hand in your essays, I will give both grades and feedback.
feel S1, W1 v - Feel my wrath!
v - It looks like wood, but it feels more like plastic.
v - I don't want you back here, ya feel me?
feeling S1, W1 n - The wool on my arm produced a strange feeling.
n - The house gave me a feeling of dread.
n - You really hurt my feelings when you said that.
n - Many people still have feelings for their first love.
n - He has no feeling for what he can say to somebody in such a fragile emotional condition.
fellow W3 adj - -
female S3, W2 adj - female authors, the leading male and female artists, a female bird cooing at a male, intersex female patients, a trans female vlogger
adj - stereotypically female pastimes, an insect with typically female coloration
adj - the female chromosome;   estrogen, the primary female sex hormone, is produced by both females and males
W3 n - -
fence S3 n - -
festival S3, W3 n - -
fetch S3 v - If you put some new tyres on it, and clean it up a bit, the car should fetch about $5,000
v - to fetch headway or sternway
v - to fetch a man to
v - to fetch a compass;  to fetch a leap
few S1, W1 adj - -
pron - Many are called, but few are chosen.
field S1, W1 n - There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field.
n - A crop circle was made in a corn field.
fight S1, W1 v - A wounded animal will fight like a maniac, relentless, savage and murderous.
v - The two boxers have been fighting for more than half an hour.
v - He fought for the Democrats in the last election.
v - The battle was fought just over that hill.
v - My grandfather fought the Nazis in World War II.
v - The government pledged to fight corruption.
v - to fight cocks; to fight one's ship
S2, W3 n - One of them got stuck in a chokehold and got stabbed to death during the fight.
n - Watch your language, are you looking for a fight?
n - I'm going to Nick’s to watch the big fight tomorrow night.
n - I'll put up a fight to save this company.
n - That little guy has a bit of fight in him after all.   As soon as he saw the size of his opponent, all the fight went out of him.
figure S1, W1 n - a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble
n - He cut a sorry figure standing there in the rain.
n - The muslin was of a pretty figure.
S1, W3 v - I can’t figure if he’s telling the truth or lying.
v - It figures that somebody like him would be upset about the situation.
file S1, W2 n - I'm going to delete these unwanted files to free up some disk space.
n - The troops marched in Indian file.
S3, W3 v - She filed for divorce the next day.
v - The applicants kept filing into the room until it was full.
v - I'd better file the bottoms of the table legs. Otherwise they will scratch the flooring.
fill S1, W1 v - the bucket filled with rain;  the sails fill with wind
v - My heart filled with joy.
v - The pharmacist filled my prescription for penicillin.
v - Sorry, no more applicants. The position has been filled.
v - Dr. Smith filled Jim's cavity with silver amalgam.
v - Did you fill that girl last night?
film S1, W1 n - a clear plastic film for wrapping food
filthy S3 adj - -
final S1, W1 adj - final solution;   the final day of a school term
adj - a final judgment;   the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue
W3 n - -
finally S2, W1 adv - The contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered.
adv - Finally, I washed my dog.
adv - The question of his long-term success has now been finally settled.
finance S3, W2 n - Who's really in charge of a democracy's finances?
n - Finance on all our new cars is provided by ABC Loans Ltd.
W3 v fund He financed his home purchase through a local credit union.
financial S2, W1 adj - For financial reasons, we're not going to be able to continue to fund this program.
adj - Jerry is a financial member of the club.
find S1, W1 v - I found my car keys. They were under the couch.
v - Water is found to be a compound substance.
v - to find leisure; to find means
v - Looks like he found a new vehicle for himself!
v - He kept finding faults with my work.
v - I find your argument unsatisfactory.
v - to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person
v - to find food for workmen
v - He finds his nephew in money.
v - The jury finds for the defendant.
finding W2 n - -
fine S1, W1 adj - [...] to nudge it through the covers (or tickle it down to fine leg) for a four [...]
S3 adv - Everything worked out fine.
finger S2, W2 n - Humans have two hands and ten fingers. Each hand has one thumb and four fingers.
n - a finger of land; a finger of smoke
finish S1, W2 v - Be sure to finish your homework before you go to bed!
v - The furniture was finished in teak veneer.
v - Due to BSE, cows in the United Kingdom must be finished and slaughtered before 30 months of age.
v - We had to leave before the concert had finished.
v - These rumours could finish your career.
S3 n - The car's finish was so shiny and new.
fire S1, W1 n - We sat about the fire singing songs and telling tales.
n - During hot and dry summers many fires in forests are caused by regardlessly discarded cigarette butts.
n - The fire was laid and needed to be lit.
n - The fire from the enemy guns kept us from attacking.
S3, W3 v - If you fire the pottery at too high a temperature, it may crack.
v - He fired his radar gun at passing cars.
v open fire, shoot Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.
v - When a neuron fires, it transmits information.
v - He answered the questions the reporters fired at him.
v - The event handler should only fire after all web page content has finished loading.
v - to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge
v - to fire the genius of a young man
v - to fire a boiler
firm S1, W1 n - -
S3, W2 adj - It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.
adj - He was firm that selling his company would a good choice and didn't let anyone talk him out of it.
adj - firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood; firm land (i.e. not soft and marshy)
first S1, W1 adj - I was the first runner to reach the finish line, and won the race.
adj - Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.
S1, W2 adv - Clean the sink first, before you even think of starting to cook.
adv - I first witnessed a death when I was nine years old.
firstly S3 adv - -
fish S1, W1 n - Salmon is a fish.
n - The seafood pasta had lots of fish but not enough pasta.
n - The fish at the lake didn't prove successful.
n - Merely two fishes for information told the whole story.
S3 v - She went to the river to fish for trout.
v - They fished the surrounding lakes for the dead body.
v - He was fishing for the keys in his pocket.
v - The actors loitered at the door, fishing for compliments.
fishing S3 n - We had a good day's fishing at the weekend.
n - This is good news for the fishing industry.
fit S1, W2 v - It fits the purpose.
v - If I lose a few kilos, the gorgeous wedding dress might fit me.
v - I wanted to borrow my little sister's jeans, but they didn't fit.
v - I want to fit the drapes to the windows.
v - These definitions fit most of the usage.
v - The regression program fit a line to the data.
v - The chandler will fit us with provisions for a month.
v - I'm fitting the ship for a summer sail home.
v - The paint, the fabrics, the rugs all fit.
S2, W3 adj - You have nothing to say about it. I'll do exactly as I see fit.
adj - survival of the fittest
adj - You don't have to be a good climber for Kilimanjaro, but you do have to be fit.
adj - I think the girl working in the office is fit.
fix S2, W2 v - A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.
v - That heater will start a fire if you don't fix it.
v - She fixed dinner for the kids.
v - A majority of voters believed the election was fixed in favor of the incumbent.
v - Rover stopped digging under the fence after we had the vet fix him.
v - He got caught breaking into lockers, so a couple of guys fixed him after work.
v - Legumes are valued in crop rotation for their ability to fix nitrogen.
fixed S3, W3 adj - Every religion has its own fixed ideas.
adj - She's nicely fixed after two divorce settlements.
adj - In the United States, recordings are only granted copyright protection when the sounds in the recording were fixed and first published on or after February 15, 1972.
adj - a fixed tomcat; the she-cat has been fixed
flash S3 v - He flashed the light at the water, trying to see what made the noise.
v - The light flashed on and off.
v - The scenery flashed by quickly.
v - A number will be flashed on the screen.
v - Her skirt was so short that she flashed her underpants as she was getting out of her car.
v - He flashed a wad of hundred-dollar bills.
v - The news services flashed the news about the end of the war to all corners of the globe.
v - Flash forward to the present day.
v - Susan flashed Jessica, and then Jessica called her back, because Susan didn't have enough credit on her phone to make the call.
flat S2, W2 adj - The land around here is flat.
adj - That girl is completely flat on both sides.
adj - Your A string is too flat.
adj - The party was a bit flat.
adj - The dialogue in your screenplay is flat -- you need to make it more exciting.
adj - His claim was in flat contradiction to experimental results.
adj - Many flat adverbs, as in 'run fast', 'buy cheap', etc. are from Old English.
adj - The author added a chapter to flesh out the books' flatter characters.
adj - a flat fare on public transport
S2, W3 n - She liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels.
n - a flat of strawberries
flavour W3 n - The flavor of this apple pie is delicious.
n - Flavor was added to the pudding.
n - What flavor of bubble gum do you enjoy?
n - the flavor of an experience
n - Debian is one flavor of the Linux operating system.
n - the flavor of a rose
flesh W3 n - -
flight S3, W2 n - Most birds are capable of flight.
n - The migrating birds' flight took them to Africa.
n - a flight of swallows
n - The flight to Paris leaves at 7 o'clock tonight.
n - How many flights is it up?
n - take flight
flood W3 v - The floor was flooded with beer.
v - The station's switchboard was flooded with listeners making complaints.
floor S1, W1 n - The room has a wooden floor.
n - Many sunken ships rest on the ocean floor.
n - Wooden planks of the old bridge's floor were nearly rotten.
n - For years we lived on the third floor.
n - The mayor often gives a lobbyist the floor.
n - The floor of 4.5 is 4.
flow S3, W2 n - The notion of flow is basic to the study of ordinary differential equations.
n - The room was small, but it had good symmetry and flow.
n - Other devices measure water flow in streams fed by melted ice.
n - Tampons can be small or large, slender or thick. From “slender” to “super”, you can pick the size that matches your flow.
n - The production on his new mixtape is mediocre but his flow is on point.
W3 v - Rivers flow from springs and lakes.
v - Wealth flows from industry and economy.
v - The writing is grammatically correct, but it just doesn't flow.
v - a flowing mantle; flowing locks
v - The tide flows twice in twenty-four hours.
flower S2, W2 n - We transplanted the flowers to a larger pot.
n - The dogwoods are in flower this week.
n - We selected the flower of the applicants.
n - She was in the flower of her life.
n - the flowers of sulphur
fly S2, W2 v - Jones flied to right in his last at-bat.
v - Birds of passage fly to warmer regions as it gets colder in winter.
v - Fly, my lord! The enemy are upon us!
v - Birds fly their prey to their nest to feed it to their young.
v - Let's see if that idea flies.
v - a door flies open;  a bomb flies apart
focus S3, W2 n - The heat of sunlight at the focus of a magnifying glass can easily set dry leaves on fire.
n - Unfortunately, the license plate is out of focus in this image.
n - During this scene, the boy’s face shifts subtly from soft focus into sharp focus.
n - I believe I can bring the high degree of focus required for this important job.
n - The earthquake's focus was at exactly 37 degrees north, 18 degrees south, seventy five meters below the ground.
n - Text entered at the keyboard or pasted from a clipboard is sent to the component which currently has the focus.
v - I have to focus on my work.
v - You'll need to focus the microscope carefully in order to capture the full detail of this surface.
v - If you're going to beat your competitors, you need to focus.
v - The text box won't receive the user's keystrokes unless you explicitly focus it.
fold W3 v - If you fold the sheets, they'll fit more easily in the drawer.
v - Cardboard doesn't fold very easily.
v - The chair folded under his enormous weight.
v - With no hearts in the river and no chance to hit his straight, he folded.
v - Fold the egg whites into the batter.
v - The company folded after six quarters of negative growth.
v - He folded his arms in defiance.
folk S2, W3 n - Young folk, old folk, everybody come, / To our little Sunday School and have a lot of fun.
follow S1, W1 v - Follow that car!
v - B follows A in the alphabet.
v - Follow these instructions to the letter.
v - Do you follow me?
v - I followed the incumbent throughout the election.
v - If you want to see more of our articles, follow us on Twitter.
v - If you don't practise proper hygiene, illness is sure to follow.
following S3, W1 adj - See the following section.
adj - The following words have no definition [...]
adj - The following wind sped us on our way.
food S1, W1 n - The innkeeper brought them food and drink.
n - Mozart and Bach are food for my soul.
foot S1, W1 n - A spider has eight feet.
n - Southern Italy is shaped like a foot.
n - There is a lot of foot traffic on this street.
n - I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs.
n - We came and stood at the foot of the bed.
n - The host should sit at the foot of the table.
n - The feet of the stove hold it a safe distance above the floor.
n - The flag pole at the local high school is about 20 feet high.
n - King John went to battle with ten thousand foot and one thousand horse.
n - To make the mainsail fuller in shape, the outhaul is eased to reduce the tension on the foot of the sail.
football S1, W2 n - Roman and medieval football matches were more violent than any modern type of football.
n - Each team scored three goals when they played football.
n - Each team scored two touchdowns when they played football.
n - They played football in the snow.
n - The player kicked the football.
n - That budget item became a political football.
for S1, W1 prep - -
force S2, W1 n - the force of an appeal, an argument, or a contract
n - police force
n - show of force
n - The law will come into force in January.
n police, police department, police service He joined the police force a long time ago, when he lived in Virginia.
v - The comedian's jokes weren't funny, but I forced a laugh now and then.
v - To force a lock.
v - Jones forced the runner at second by stepping on the bag.
foreign S3, W1 adj - He liked visiting foreign cities.
adj - There are many more foreign students in Europe since the Erasmus scheme started.
adj - foreign policy; foreign navies
adj - foreign body; foreign substance; foreign gene; foreign species
adj - It was completely foreign to their way of thinking.
adj - My bank charges me $2.50 every time I use a foreign ATM.
forest S2, W2 n - a forest of criticism
forever S2, W3 adv - I shall love you forever.
adv - We had to wait forever to get inside.
adv - You are forever nagging me.
forget S1, W1 v - I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school.
v - I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.
v - I forgot my car keys.
v - Let's just forget about it.
v - Forget you!
forgive S3 v - Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.
fork S3 n branch West Fork White River and East Fork White River join together to form the White River of Indiana.
n - LibreOffice is a fork of OpenOffice.
n - Are you qualified to drive a fork?
n - The fork can be equipped with a suspension on mountain bikes.
form S1, W1 n - To apply for the position, complete the application form.
n - The orchestra was on top form this evening.
n - participial forms;  verb forms
S2, W1 v - When you kids form a straight line I'll hand out the lollies.
v - Roll out the dough to form a thin sheet.
v - When icicles start to form on the eaves you know the roads will be icy.
v - Paul McCartney and John Lennon formed The Beatles in Liverpool in 1960.
v - By adding "-ness", you can form a noun from an adjective.
v - Teenagers form the bulk of extreme traffic offenders.
v - Singing in a choir helps to form a child's sociality.
formal S2, W2 adj - She spoke formal English, without any dialect.
adj - I'd like to make a formal complaint.
adj - Formal linguistics ignores the vocabulary of languages and focuses solely on their grammar.
adj - The formal stage is a critical part of any child's development.
adj - Formal wear must be worn at my wedding!
adj - He's always very formal, and I wish he'd relax a bit.
adj - When they became a formal club the rowers built a small boathouse.
adj - Formal series are defined without any reference to convergence.
formally S3 adv - He was dressed too formally for the occasion.
adv - He formally filed a complaint, which involved much paperwork.
adv - He proved it formally but gave his students no intuitive feel for the matter.
formation W3 n - -
former S2, W1 adj - A former president;  the former East Germany
adj - I drive two vehicles, a Chevy Camaro and an AMC Gremlin. I won the former on a game show.
formula S3, W3 n chemical formula H2O is the formula for water.
n - The company's winning formula includes excellent service and quality products.
n - The formula of the rocket fuel has not been revealed.
forth S2 adv - The plants in spring put forth leaves.
fortnight S3 n - -
fortunate S3 adj - It is a fortunate sign if the sun shines on a newly wedded couple.
adj - Patrick was the unlikely match-winner as Berkeley earned a fortunate victory over Chisolm.
adj - This is a time when we think of those less fortunate than ourselves.
fortune S3, W3 n - She read my fortune. Apparently I will have a good love life this week, but I will have a bad week for money.
n - Fortune favors the brave.
n - He's amassed a small fortune working in the Middle East.
n - That car must be worth a fortune! How could you afford it?
forward S1, W1 adv - The bus driver told everyone standing up to move forward.
adv - After spending an hour stuck in the mud, we could once again move forward.
adv - From this day forward, there will be no more brussels sprouts at the cafeteria.
S2, W3 adj - The fire was confined to the forward portion of the store.
adj - The stock price is currently 12 times forward earnings.
adj - The grass is forward, or forward for the season. We have a forward spring.
foundation W2 n establishment The foundation of his institute has been wrought with difficulty.
n base, groundwall The foundations of this construction have been laid out.
n - The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is the parent organization of the Wiktionary collaborative project.
frame S3, W3 n - Now that the frame is complete, we can start on the walls.
n - His starved flesh hung loosely on his once imposing frame.
n - The painting was housed in a beautifully carved frame.
n - A film projector shows many frames in a single second.
n - In this frame, it's easy to ask the question that the investigators missed.
n - a forcing-frame; a cucumber frame
n - a stocking frame; a lace frame; a spinning frame
n - to be always in a happy frame
frankly S3 adv - He spoke frankly about the economy.
free S1, W1 adj unconstrained, unfettered, unhindered He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted.
adj free of charge, gratis It's free real estate.
adj without We had a wholesome, filling meal, free of meat.  I would like to live free from care in the mountains.
adj - a free horse
adj - free service;  free socage
adj - a free fishery;  a free warren
S3, W3 v - -
freedom S3, W2 n - Having recently been released from prison, he didn't know what to do with his newfound freedom.
n - Every child has a right to freedom from fear and freedom from want.
freeway S2, W3 n - -
freeze S3, W3 v - The lake froze solid.
v - Don't freeze meat twice.
v - It didn't freeze this winter, but last winter was very harsh.
v - Don't go outside wearing just a t-shirt; you'll freeze!
v - Since the last update, the program freezes / freezes up after a few minutes of use.
v - Despite all of the rehearsals, I froze up as soon as I got on stage.
v - Over time, he froze towards her, and ceased to react to her friendly advances.
v - The court froze the criminal's bank account.
freezer S3 n - -
frequent W3 adj - I am a frequent visitor to that city.
frequently S3, W2 adv - This question arises frequently.
fresh S2, W2 adj - He followed the fresh hoofprints to find the deer.
adj - After taking a beating in the boxing ring, the left side of his face looked like fresh meat.
adj cool What a nice fresh breeze.
adj - After a day at sea it was good to feel the fresh water of the stream.
adj - a fresh hand on a ship
adj cool, fashionable a fresh pair of sneakers
adj - No one liked his fresh comments.
adj - Hey, don't get fresh with me!
fridge S2 n - -
friend S1, W1 n - John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college.   Trust is important between friends.   I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy.
n - The Automobile Association is every motorist's friend.   The police is every law-abiding citizen's friend.
n - a friend of a friend;  I added him as a friend on Facebook, but I hardly know him.
n - I’m not a friend of cheap wine.
n - Wiktionary is your friend.
n - You’d better watch it, friend.
n - Friends agree best at a distance.
friendly S2, W3 adj - Your cat seems very friendly.
adj - He gave a friendly smile.
adj - a dog-friendly café
adj - a friendly competition
adj - a friendly breeze or gale
adj - The soldier was killed by friendly fire.
adj - friendly
adj - Organic farms only use soil-friendly fertilisers.
friendship W3 n - -
frightened S3 adj - -
from S1, W1 prep - I got a letter from my brother.
prep - This manuscript is from the 1980s.
prep - Face away from the wall!
prep - After twenty minutes, remove the cake from the oven.
prep - A parasol protects from the sun.
prep - He knows right from wrong.
prep - It's made from pure gold.
prep - Too many people die from breast cancer.
front S1, W1 n - Officially it's a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows it's a front for the mafia.
n - He says he likes hip-hop, but I think it's just a front.
S1, W2 adj - The front runner was thirty meters ahead of her nearest competitor.
adj - The English word dress has a front vowel in most dialects.
fruit S2, W3 n - His long nights in the office eventually bore fruit when his business boomed and he was given a raise.
n - the fresh-squeezed fruit juice; a fruit salad; an artificial fruit flavor; a fruit tree; a fruit bat
n - Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
fry S3 v - -
fuel S3, W2 n - His books were fuel for the revolution.
fulfil W3 v - You made a promise, son, and now you must fulfill it.
v - This is the most fulfilling work I've ever done.
v - Unfortunately, you don't fulfill the criteria for extra grants at the present time.
v - My lady is positively fulfilled of grace.
full S1, W1 adj - The jugs were full to the point of overflowing.
adj - Our book gives full treatment to the subject of angling.
adj - She had tattoos the full length of her arms.   He was prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
adj - "I'm full," he said, pushing back from the table.
adj - I prefer my pizzas full of toppings.
adj - full lips; a full face; a full figure
adj - a full pleated skirt;   She needed her full clothing during her pregnancy.
adj - a full singing voice
adj - She's full of her latest project.
adj - I'll beat him with my kings full! = three kings and two unspecified cards of the same rank.
fully S2, W2 adv - He fully met his responsibilities.
adv - He is fully capable of meeting his responsibilities.
fun S2, W3 adj - He is such a fun person to be with.
adj - This year's fashion style is much more fun than recent seasons.
n - -
function S3, W1 n - -
fund S3, W1 n - a fund for the maintenance of underprivileged students
n - Several major funds were declared insolvent recently.
n - He drew on his immense fund of knowledge.
S3, W3 v - He used his inheritance to fund his gambling addiction.
fundamental W2 adj - A need for belonging seems fundamental to humans.
funeral S3 n - Many mourners turned up at the local artist's funeral to pay homage.
funny S1, W3 adj - When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny.
adj - I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.
furniture S2, W3 n - A chair is furniture. Sofas are also furniture.
further S1, W1 adv - I can run further than you.
adv - Of the two civilisations, this one was further advanced.
adv - Chapter 10 further explains the ideas introduced in Chapter 9.
adv - It is overlong, and further, it makes no sense.
adv - Further to our recent telephone call, I am writing to clarify certain points raised.
fuss S3 n - They made a big fuss about the wedding plans.
n - If you make enough of a fuss about the problem, maybe they'll fix it for you.
n - They made a great fuss over the new baby.
future S1, W1 adj - Future generations will either laugh or cry at our stupidity.
n - There is no future in dwelling on the past.
gain S3, W2 v - Looks like you've gained a new friend.
v - The sick man gains daily.
v - to gain a battle; to gain a case at law
v - I'm gaining (on you).
v - to gain the top of a mountain
v - I've been gaining.
W3 n - -
gallery W3 n - a clip-art gallery in a wordprocessor
game S1, W1 n - He's in the securities game somehow.
n - In the game of life, you may find yourself playing the waiting game far too often.
n - The forest has plenty of game.
n - He didn't get anywhere with her because he had no game.
n - You want to borrow my credit card for a week? What's your game?
gang S3 n - The gang from our office is going out for drinks Friday night.
n - a gang of sailors; a railroad gang
n - a youth gang; a neighborhood gang; motorcycle gang.
n - The Winter Hill Gang was quite proficient at murdering rival mobsters in order to take over their rackets.
n - Not all members of the Gang of Six are consistent in their opposition to filibuster.
n - a gang of saws; a gang of plows.
n - a new gang of stays.
n - an outlet gang box; a double gang switch.
n - Do a drop for the telephone gang, then another drop for the Internet gang, both through the ceiling of the wiring closet.
gap S2, W2 n - He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot.
n - We can slip through that gap between the buildings.
n - There is a gap between the roof and the gutter.
n - I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday.
n - I'm taking a gap.
n - Find words to fill the gaps in an incomplete sentence.
n - The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains.
n - At Birling Gap we can stop and go have a picnic on the beach.
n - Jones doubled through the gap.
garage S2 n - -
garbage S3 n - Garbage is collected on Tuesdays; rubbish on Fridays
n - The garbage truck collects all residential municipal waste.
n - He threw the newspaper into the garbage.
garden S1, W1 n - a vegetable garden  a flower garden
n - This house has a swimming pool, a tent, a swing set and a fountain in the garden.  We were drinking lemonade and playing croquet in the garden.  Our garden is overgrown with weeds.
n - N.B. From a commentary on Song of Solomon 4:16, which was written in Hebrew c. 950 BC; book footnotes are shown here within brackets. Many scholars disagree with this Biblical interpretation, which is included as evidence of the word's usage in 1995 rather than its intended meaning in 950 BC.
garlic S3 n - -
gas S1, W2 n vapor / vapour A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder.
n - The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases.
n - Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones.
n - She turned the gas on, put the potatoes on, then lit the oven.
n - My tummy hurts so bad, I have gas.
n - He is such a gas!
n - The closer threw him nothing but gas.
gasoline S3, W3 n - The refinery produces a wide range of gasolines.
gate S2, W2 n - The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed.
n - Singh was bowled through the gate, a very disappointing way for a world-class batsman to get out.
gather S3, W2 v - I've been gathering ideas from the people I work with.
v - She gathered the shawl about her as she stepped into the cold.
v - From his silence, I gathered that things had not gone well.
v - Salt water can help boils to gather and then burst.
gay S3, W3 adj - The Gay Science
adj - Pennsylvania Dutch include the plain folk and the gay folk.
gear S3 n - -
gene S3, W3 n - A change in a gene is reflected in the protein or RNA molecule that it codes for.
general S1, W1 adj - -
generally S2, W1 adv - It is generally known that the Earth is round.
adv - I generally have a walk in the afternoon.
adv - Generally speaking …
generate S3, W2 v - The discussion generated an uproar.
v - Adding concentrated sulphuric acid to water generates heat.
v - They generated many offspring.
v - Rotating a circle generates a sphere.
generation S3, W2 n - This is the book of the generations of Adam - Genesis 5:1
n - the generation of a line or curve
n - Generation X grew up in the eighties, whereas the generation known as the millennials grew up in the nineties.
n - People sometimes dispute which generation of Star Trek is best, including the original and The Next Generation.
generous W3 adj - Thank you for your generous words.
adj - She's been extremely generous with her winnings.
adj - Add a generous helping of mayonnaise.
adj - a generous wine
gentle S3, W3 adj - Stuart is a gentle man; he would never hurt you.
adj - I felt something touch my shoulder; it was gentle and a little slimy.
adj - We had a gentle swim in the lake.
adj - The walks in this area have a gentle incline.
adj - He gave me a gentle reminder that we had to hurry up.
gentleman S2, W2 n - Being a gentleman, Robert was entitled to shove other commoners into the gongpit but he still had to jump out of the way of the knights to avoid the same fate himself.
n cockney, puss-gentleman, sissy Well, la-di-da, aren't you just a proper gentleman?
n sahib Please escort this gentleman to the gentlemen's room.
gently W3 adv - -
genuine S3, W3 adj - a genuine text;  a genuine production;  genuine materials; genuine friendship
get S1, W1 v - I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.
v - He got a severe reprimand for that.
v - I've got a concert ticket for you.
v - Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?
v - I'm getting hungry; how about you?
v - I can't get these boots off (or on).
v - I can't get it to work.
v - I got him to his room.
v - Get him here at once.
v - I'm getting into a muddle.
v - to get a mile
v - After lunch we got chatting.
v - I normally get the 7:45 train.
v - Can you get that call, please? I'm busy.
v - Great. I get to clean the toilets today.
v - I don't get what you mean by "fun". This place sucks!
v - "You look just like Helen Mirren." / "I get that a lot."
v - He got bitten by a dog.
v - I went on holiday and got malaria.
v - He keeps calling pretending to be my boss—it gets me every time.
v - That question's really got me.
v - What did you get for question four?
v - I'm gonna get him for that.
v - Sorry, I didn't get that. Could you repeat it?
v - I put the getter into the container to get the gases.
v - to get a lesson;  to get out one's Greek lesson
v - Get her with her new hairdo.
v - They’re coming to get you, Barbara.
v - Did you get her temperature?
giant W3 adj - -
gift S2, W2 n - She had a gift for playing the flute.
n - The office is in the gift of the President.
girl S1, W1 n - Your girl turned up on our doorstep.
n Jessie, sissy, wimp Don't be such a girl!
girlfriend S3 n - Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her.
n chickfriend Mary always enjoyed hanging out with her girlfriend Jessica.
give S1, W1 v - I give it a 95% chance of success.
v - One pillar gave, then more, and suddenly the whole floor pancaked onto the floor below.
v - They're giving my favorite show!
v - The master bedroom gives onto a spacious balcony.
v - His window gave the park.
v - The number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship.
v - He can be bad-tempered, I'll give you that, but he's a hard worker.
v - The umpire finally gave his decision: the ball was out.
v - That boy is given to fits of bad temper.
v - What gives?
glad S2, W3 adj - I'm glad the rain has finally stopped.
glance W3 n - copper glance
glass S1, W1 n - A popular myth is that window glass is actually an extremely viscous liquid.
n - Fill my glass with milk, please.
n - There is half a glass of milk in each pound of chocolate we produce.
n - We collected art glass.
n - She adjusted her lipstick in the glass.
n - glass frog;  glass shrimp;  glass worm
n - Her new camera was incompatible with her old one, so she needed to buy new glass.
global W2 adj - Pollution is a global problem.
adj - In the center was a small, global mass.
glove S3 n - I wore gloves to keep my hands warm.
n - Frederico had a great glove, but he couldn't hit a curveball, so he never broke into the pros.
n - to throw down the glove, i.e. to offer a challenge; to take up the glove, to accept it
go S1 n move, stint, turn It’s your go.
n attempt, bash, shot, stab, try I’ll give it a go.
n green light We will begin as soon as the boss says it's a go.
n mode, style, trend quite the go
n - a high go
n energy, flair, liveliness, perseverance, pizzazz, spirit, verve, vigour, vim, vitality, zest There is no go in him.
n - ate it all in one go
S1, W1 v function, operate, work The engine just won't go anymore.
v - Get ready, get set, go!
v make one's move, move, take one’s turn It’s your turn; go.
v - I go to school at the schoolhouse.
v - This property goes all the way to the state line.
v - Does this road go to Fort Smith?
v become, change into, turn After failing as a criminal, he decided to go straight.
v - I don't want my children to go hungry.
v - They went into debt, she goes to sleep around 10 o'clock.
v - The traffic light went straight from green to red.
v - How did your meeting with Smith go?
v - These experiences go to make us stronger.
v - qualities that go to make a lady / lip-reader / sharpshooter
v - This chair has got to go.
v - Everything must go.
v - The award went to Steven Spielberg.
v - Can you two go twenty minutes without arguing?!
v - The team is going five in a row.
v - As the story goes, he got the idea for the song while sitting in traffic.
v - I'll go to court if I have to.
v date, go out (with), see He's been going with her for two weeks.
v - As sentences go, this one is pretty boring.
v - Let's go halves on this.
v - Those babies go five tons apiece.
v - I'll go a ten-spot.
v - I could go a beer right about now.
v - Have you managed to go today, Mrs. Miggins?
goal S2, W1 n - My lifelong goal is to get into a Hollywood movie.
god S1, W1 n - The most frequently used name for the Islamic god is Allah.
n - Leo Messi is my god!
n - Lounging on the beach were several Greek gods.
gold S2, W2 n - France has won three golds and five silvers.
S3, W3 adj - -
golden W3 adj - She wore a golden crown.
adj - Under a golden sun.
adj - The Renaissance was a golden era.
adj - This is a golden opportunity
adj - It's not long until our golden wedding.
adj - After retiring, Bob and Judy moved to Arizona to live out their golden years.
golf S2, W3 n - -
good S1, W1 adj - The soup is good and hot.
adj - Good Friday
good morning S2 interjection - "Good morning, Joan," said Judy at 9:00 AM.
good night S3 interjection - -
goodbye S3 interjection - -
goodness S2 n - Thank goodness that the war is over!
goods S2, W2 n - The best is the enemy of the good.
gorgeous S3 adj - All the contest judges agreed that Brigitt was absolutely gorgeous.
adj - Hummus is absolutely gorgeous.
gosh S2 interjection - Gosh, I didn’t realize I’d cause so much trouble!
govern W3 v - The old king governed the land wisely.
v - Govern yourselves like civilized people.
v - Chance governs the outcome of many card games.
v - a valve that governs fuel intake
government S2, W1 n - If the citizens must follow the law, then the government must follow the constitution.
governor W3 n - -
grab S2, W3 v - I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge.
v - The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policeman's gun.
v - How does that idea grab you?
v - Is there time to grab a coffee?
grade S2, W3 n - I gave him a good grade for effort.
n mark He got a good grade on the test.
n - The grade of this hill is more than 5 percent.
n - Clancy is entering the fifth grade this year.
n - The grade fives are on a field trip.
n - This material absorbs moisture and is probably not a good choice for use below grade.
gradually S3, W3 adv - -
gram S3 n - -
grammar S3, W3 n - a grammar of geography
n - 2012, Graeme Paton, A green light for more grammars? (in The Daily Telegraph, 11 January 2012)
grand S2, W3 adj - a grand army
adj - His simple vision has transformed into something far more grand.
adj - The Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire.
adj - grandfather, grandson, grand-child
adj - A cup of tea? That'd be grand.
grandad S3 n - Hey! Get out of my way, granddad!
grandfather S3 n - -
grandma S2 n - -
grandmother S3 n - -
grandpa S3 n - -
granny S3 n - I'm going to be a granny.
n - There are too many grannies around here getting in the way.
grant S2, W2 n - I got a grant from the government to study archeology in Egypt.
n - a grant of land or of money
v - He was granted permission to attend the meeting.
graph S3 n - -
grass S2, W2 n - What just happened must remain secret. Don't be a 'grass.
grateful S3, W3 adj - I'm grateful that you helped me out.
great S1, W1 adj - A great storm is approaching our shores.
adj - the great auk
adj - great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, great-great-great-grandfather
adj - great with child
adj - great worry
adj - a great decision
adj - a great deed
adj - a great show of wealth
adj - Poetry was a great convention of the Romantic era.
adj - a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, writer etc.
adj - Alexander the Great
adj - He's not a great one for reading.
adj - You are great at singing.
adj - Dinner was great.
adj - Great Scott!
greatly W3 adv drastically, very Expenses greatly exceeded revenues this year.
green S1, W2 adj - The former flag of Libya is fully green.
adj - Sally looks pretty green — is she going to be sick?
adj - John's kind of green, so take it easy on him this first week.
adj - He was green with envy.
adj - That timber is still too green to be used.
adj - a green manhood;   a green wound
adj - the green pound; the green lira
S2, W3 n - -
grey S2, W2 adj - Wash colored items separately from whites and darks to prevent the colors from bleeding.
adj - The room was red, with a dark-colored rug.
adj - The singer wore a colored shirt.
adj - My opinions are colored by my upbringing.
adj - Most of the colored community speaks Afrikaans, whereas languages like Xhosa or Venda are typically spoken by blacks and English is spoken mostly by whites.
adj - a colored drinking fountain
adj - the grey dollar, i.e. the purchasing power of the elderly
grocery S3 n - -
gross S3 adj appalling, egregious, flagrant, serious, shameful a gross mistake;  gross injustice;  gross negligence; a gross insult
adj aggregate, entire, overall, total, whole gross domestic product; gross income; gross weight
adj macroscopic gross anatomy
adj disgusting, gro, grody, grotty, nasty, revolting, yucky I threw up all over the bed. It was totally gross.
ground S1, W1 n - Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!
n - The fox escaped from the hounds by going to ground.
n - He could not come on grounds of health, or on health grounds.
n - crimson flowers on a white ground
n - Brussels ground
n - Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering floated flush with them.
n - Manchester United's ground is known as Old Trafford.
group S1, W1 n - A group of people gathered in front of the Parliament to demonstrate against the Prime Minister's proposals.
n - Did you see the new jazz group?
n - Nitro is an electron-withdrawing group.
grow S1, W1 v - Children grow quickly.
v - A long tail began to grow from his backside.
v - As I grew throughout adolescence, I came to appreciate many things about human nature.
v - Have you ever grown your hair before?
v - The boy grew wise as he matured.
growth S3, W1 n - Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.
guarantee S2, W3 v - The long sunny days guarantee a good crop.
S3 n - Can you give me a guarantee that he will be fit for the match?
n - The cooker comes with a five-year guarantee.
guard S3, W3 n - The prison guard unlocked the door of the cell.   After completing the repairs, he replaced the sump guard.
n - The president inspected the guard of honour.
n - The motorcycle mechanic removed the damaged chain guard.
guess S1, W3 v - He who guesses the riddle shall have the ring.
v - That album is quite hard to find, but I guess you could try ordering it online.
v - "I guess I'll go to bed."
S3 n estimate, hypothesis, prediction If you don't know the answer, take a guess.
guest S3, W2 n - The guests were let in by the butler.
n - Guests must vacate their rooms by 10 o'clock on their day of departure.
n - The guest for the broadcast was a leading footballer.
guidance S3, W3 n - divine guidance
guide S3, W2 n - The guide led us around the museum and explained the exhibits.
W3 v - -
guilty S2, W3 adj - He was guilty of cheating at cards.
adj - The guilty man was led away.
adj - Do you have a guilty conscience?
adj - I have a guilty secret.
guitar S3, W3 n - -
gun S2, W2 n - Guns were considered improvements of crossbows and catapults.
n - There are some guns that are not designed for killing.
guy S1, W3 n - The dog's left foreleg was broken, poor little guy.
n - This guy is the partial derivative of that guy with respect to x.
n - Hey, guy, give a man a break, would ya?

h, i, j, k, l

      Synonyms Examples
Word Freqs Class    
habit S3, W3 n wont It’s become a habit of mine to have a cup of coffee after dinner.
n - By force of habit, he dressed for work even though it was holiday.
n - It’s interesting how Catholic and Buddhist monks both wear habits.
n - The new riding habits of the team looked smashing!
n - He has a 10-cigar habit.
hair S1, W1 n - In the western world, women usually have long hair while men usually have short hair.
n - Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar).
n - Just a little louder please—turn that knob a hair to the right.
half S1, W1 adj - a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view
adj - a half dream; half knowledge
pron - I ate the slightly smaller half of the apple.
pron - Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half.
S1, W2 n - I ate the slightly smaller half of the apple.
n - Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half.
S2 adv - He does sometimes half wish to change his life, but it is too difficult.
halfway S3 adj - -
adv - a halfway decent place to sleep
hall S2, W2 n - The drinking fountain was out in the hall.
n - The hotel had three halls for conferences, and two were in use by the convention.
n - The duke lived in a great hall overlooking the sea.
n - The student government hosted several social events so that students from different halls would intermingle.
n - a Divinity Hall; Apothecaries' Hall
hand S1, W1 n - Her hands are really strong.
n - an old hand at speaking;  large farms need many farm hands
n - Bob gave Alice a hand to move the furniture.
n - a good hand
n - Given under my Hand and Seal of the State this 1st Day of January, 2010.
n - in safe hands;  in good hands;  He lost his job when the factory changed hands.  With the business back in the founder's hands, there is new hope for the company.  With John in charge of the project, it's in good hands.
n - Give him a hand.
n - This fabric has a smooth, soft hand.
n - to buy at first hand (from the producer, or when new);  to buy at second hand (when no longer in the producer’s hand, or when not new);  It's not a rumor. I heard it at first hand.
S2, W2 v - He handed them the letter.   She handed responsibility over to her deputy.
v - to hand a lady into a carriage
handbag S3 n - -
handle S2, W2 v - she handled the news with grace, the Persians handled the French ambassador shamefully
v - a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock
v - I can't handle this hot weather.
v - the car handles well
S3 n - The daily handle of a Las Vegas casino is typically millions of dollars.
n - The successful businessman was knighted and acquired a handle to his name.
n - This article describes how to find the module name from the window handle.
n - the Handle of the Sug in Newfoundland
handy S3 adj - Some people regard duct tape as a handy fix-all.
adj at hand I keep a first-aid kit handy in case of emergency.
adj crafty She's very handy: she made all her own kitchen cupboards.
hang S1, W2 v - The lights hung from the ceiling.
v - The smoke hung in the room.
v - He hung his head in shame.
v - Hang those lights from the ceiling.
v - The culprits were hanged from the nearest tree.
v - You will hang for this, my friend.
v - Are you busy, or can you hang with me?  I didn't see anything, officer. I was just hanging.
v - Let's hang this cute animal design in the nursery.
v - Let's hang the nursery with some new wallpaper.
v - One obstinate juror can hang a jury.
v - The computer has hung again. Not even pressing ++ works.  When I push this button the program hangs.
v - The program has a bug that can hang the system.
v - If you move there, you'll hang your rook.
v - In this standard opening position White has to be careful because the pawn on e4 hangs.
happen S1, W1 v come to pass Let me tell you how it happened.
v - Do you happen to have an umbrella?
happy S1, W1 adj - Music makes me feel happy.
adj - Are you happy to pay me back by the end of the week?
adj - a happy coincidence
adj - slaphappy, trigger-happy
hard S1, W1 adj - hard evidence;  a hard requirement
adj - At the intersection, there are two roads going to the left. Take the hard left.
adj - I got so hard watching two hot guys wrestle each other on the beach.
adj - There is a hard c in "clock" and a soft c in "centre".
adj - Hard k, t, s, ch, as distinguished from soft, g, d, z, j.
adj - The letter ж in Russian is always hard.
adj - a soft or hard copy ; a digital or hard archive
adj - a hard reboot or reset
adj - hard right, hard left
S1, W2 adv - At the intersection, bear hard left.
adv - His degree was hard earned.
adv - The lake had finally frozen hard.
hardly S2, W2 adv - I can't really deal hardly with people.
adv - they hardly ever watch television;  I hardly think they'll come in this bad weather;  it's hardly possible he could lose the election.
harm S3, W3 n - No harm came to my possessions.
n - Although not physically injured in the car accident, she received some psychological harm.
n - I wish him no harm.
hat S1, W3 n - -
hate S1, W3 v - Do not fear; he who fears hates; he who hates kills. — attributed to Gandhi
have S1, W1 v - I have a house and a car.
v - Do you have the key? (not necessarily one's own key)
v - I have a really mean boss.
v - Can I have a look at that?
v - Fred won't be able to come to the party; he has a meeting that day.
v - He had surgery on his hip yesterday.
v - He had a cold last week.
v - I had already eaten.
v - They haven't eaten dinner yet, have they?
v - I have to go.
v - My mother had me when she was 25.
v - He's always bragging about how many women he's had.
v - Despite my protestations of love, she would not have me.
v - They had me feed their dog while they were out of town.
v - He had him arrested for trespassing.
v - I've had three people today tell me my hair looks nice.
v - Their stories differed; he said he'd been at work when the incident occurred, but her statement had him at home that entire evening.
v - I could have him!
v - I have no German.
v - Dan certainly has arms today, probably from scraping paint off four columns the day before.
v - You had me alright! I never would have thought that was just a joke.
v - I asked my dad if I could go to the concert this Thursday, but he wouldn't have it since it's a school night.
v - I made up an excuse as to why I was out so late, but my wife wasn't having any of it.
v - Thank you for having me!
v - I have two contacts on my scope.
v - We'll schedule closing arguments for Thursday, and the jury will have the case by that afternoon.
v - I have a house and a car.
v - Do you have the key? (not necessarily one's own key)
v - I have a really mean boss.
v - Can I have a look at that?
v - Fred won't be able to come to the party; he has a meeting that day.
v - He had surgery on his hip yesterday.
v - He had a cold last week.
v - I had already eaten.
v - They haven't eaten dinner yet, have they?
v - I have to go.
v - My mother had me when she was 25.
v - He's always bragging about how many women he's had.
v - Despite my protestations of love, she would not have me.
v - They had me feed their dog while they were out of town.
v - He had him arrested for trespassing.
v - I've had three people today tell me my hair looks nice.
v - Their stories differed; he said he'd been at work when the incident occurred, but her statement had him at home that entire evening.
v - I could have him!
v - I have no German.
v - Dan certainly has arms today, probably from scraping paint off four columns the day before.
v - You had me alright! I never would have thought that was just a joke.
v - I asked my dad if I could go to the concert this Thursday, but he wouldn't have it since it's a school night.
v - I made up an excuse as to why I was out so late, but my wife wasn't having any of it.
v - Thank you for having me!
v - I have two contacts on my scope.
v - We'll schedule closing arguments for Thursday, and the jury will have the case by that afternoon.
S1, W3 v - I have a house and a car.
v - Do you have the key? (not necessarily one's own key)
v - I have a really mean boss.
v - Can I have a look at that?
v - Fred won't be able to come to the party; he has a meeting that day.
v - He had surgery on his hip yesterday.
v - He had a cold last week.
v - I had already eaten.
v - They haven't eaten dinner yet, have they?
v - I have to go.
v - My mother had me when she was 25.
v - He's always bragging about how many women he's had.
v - Despite my protestations of love, she would not have me.
v - They had me feed their dog while they were out of town.
v - He had him arrested for trespassing.
v - I've had three people today tell me my hair looks nice.
v - Their stories differed; he said he'd been at work when the incident occurred, but her statement had him at home that entire evening.
v - I could have him!
v - I have no German.
v - Dan certainly has arms today, probably from scraping paint off four columns the day before.
v - You had me alright! I never would have thought that was just a joke.
v - I asked my dad if I could go to the concert this Thursday, but he wouldn't have it since it's a school night.
v - I made up an excuse as to why I was out so late, but my wife wasn't having any of it.
v - Thank you for having me!
v - I have two contacts on my scope.
v - We'll schedule closing arguments for Thursday, and the jury will have the case by that afternoon.
he S1, W1 pron - Is your cat a he or a she?
pron - The rulebook clearly states that "if any student is caught cheating, he will be expelled", and you were caught cheating, were you not, Anna?
head S1, W1 n - Be careful when you pet that dog on the head; it may bite.
n - What does it say at the head of the page?
n - We are having a difficult time making head against this wind.
n - We will consider performance issues under the head of future improvements.
n - These isses are going to come to a head today.
n - She gave great head.
S2, W2 v - Who heads the board of trustees?
v - A group of clowns headed the procession.
v - How does the ship head?
v - The salmon are first headed and then scaled.
v - This kind of cabbage heads early.
v - to head a nail
v - to head trees
v - to head a drove of cattle
v - The wind headed the ship and made progress difficult.
v - to head a cask
headquarters W3 n - -
health S1, W1 n - Her mental health is really affected by stressful environments.
n - The directors are concerned about the financial health of the project.
n - The enemies on this level have a lot of health.
healthy S3, W3 adj - He was father to three healthy kids.
adj healthful A healthy diet and exercise can help to maintain proper weight.
adj - Sam unwrapped the sandwich and took a healthy bite out of the middle.
hear S1, W1 v - I was deaf, and now I can hear.
v - I heard a sound from outside the window.
v - Eventually the king chose to hear her entreaties.
v - Your case will be heard at the end of the month.
v - You're tired of all the ads on TV? I hear ya.
hearing S3, W2 n - My hearing isn't what it used to be, but I still heard that noise.
n - There will be a public hearing to discuss the new traffic light.
heart S1, W1 n - The team lost, but they showed a lot of heart.
n - a good, tender, loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart
n honey, sugar Listen, dear heart, we must go now.
n - a cold heart
n crux, gist Buddhists believe that suffering is right at the heart of all life.
heat S2, W2 n - This furnace puts out 5000 BTUs of heat.   That engine is really throwing off some heat.   Removal of heat from the liquid caused it to turn into a solid.
n - Stay out of the heat of the sun!
n - The chili sauce gave the dish heat.
n passion, vehemence It's easy to make bad decisions in the heat of the moment.
n - The heat from her family after her DUI arrest was unbearable.
n - The heat! Scram!
n - The catcher called for the heat, high and tight.
n - The male canines were attracted by the female in heat.
n - The runner had high hopes, but was out of contention after the first heat.
n - I can make a scroll like that in a single heat.
n - The children stayed indoors during this year's summer heat.
n - I'm freezing; could you turn on the heat?
n - During the power outage we had no heat because the controls are electric.   Older folks like more heat than the young.
S3 v - I'll heat up the water.
v - There's a pot of soup heating on the stove.
v - The massage heated her up.
heater S3 n - Turn on the heater; I'm cold.
n - The thug pumped two rounds from his heater into her.
n - Jones threw a heater under his chin.
n - Emmy went on a heater in Las Vegas and came back six thousand dollars richer.
heating S3 n - The crucible was subjected to several heatings.
heaven S3, W3 n - -
heavily W3 adv - He clomped heavily up the stairs in his boots.
adv - heavily burdened
adv - He drank heavily.
adv - heavily armed soldiers;   heavily armoured tanks;   heavily reinforced walls
adv - heavily built young men;   his heavily muscled arms
adv - he breathed heavily
heavy S1, W1 adj - heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc.
adj - This film is heavy.
adj - The Moody Blues are, like, heavy.
adj - Come heavy, or not at all.
adj - Metal is heavier than swing.
adj - He was a heavy sleeper, a heavy eater and a heavy smoker – certainly not an ideal husband.
adj - Cheese-stuffed sausage is too heavy to eat before exercising.
adj - it was a heavy storm;  a heavy slumber in bed;  a heavy punch
adj - his eyes were heavy with sleep;  she was heavy with child
adj - a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, etc.
adj - a heavy road; a heavy soil
adj - heavy bread
adj - a heavy horse
height S2, W3 n - She's at the height of her career.
hell S1, W3 n - -
hello S1 interjection - Hello, everyone.
interjection - Hello? How may I help you?
interjection - Hello? Is anyone there?
interjection - You just tried to start your car with your cell phone. Hello?
interjection - Hello! What’s going on here?
n - -
help S1, W1 n - I need some help with my homework.
n - He was a great help to me when I was moving house.
n - I can't find anything in the help about rotating an image.
n - Most of the hired help is seasonal, for the harvest.
n - He really needs help in handling customer complaints.
v - He helped his grandfather cook breakfast.
v - Help yourself to whatever's in the fridge.
v - If you want to get a job, it helps to have some prior experience.
v - Please, help!
v - Are they going to beat us? Not if I can help it!
helpful S2, W3 adj - -
hence W3 adv - Get thee hence, Satan!
adv - After a long battle, my poor daughter was taken hence.
adv - A year hence it will be forgotten.
adv - I shall go to Japan and hence will not be here in time for the party.
her S1, W1 determiner - -
pron - I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her.
here S1, W1 adv right here Flu season is here.
adv - Please come here.
adv - Derivatives can refer to anything that is derived from something else, but here they refer specifically to functions that give the slope of the tangent line to a curve.
adv - Here endeth the lesson.
hero W3 n - Let's discuss how to play if the hero has KK, and there's an ace on board.
hers S3, W3 pron - I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her.
herself S2, W1 pron - She injured herself.
pron - She was injured herself.
pron - Have you seen herself yet this morning?
hesitate W3 v - He hesitated whether to accept the offer or not; men often hesitate in forming a judgment.
hi S1 interjection - Hi, how are you?
hide S2, W2 v conceal, hide away, secrete He hides his magazines under the bed.
high S1, W1 adj - The balloon rose high in the sky.   The wall was high.   a high mountain
adj - three feet high   three Mount Everests high
adj - The oldest of the elves' royal family still conversed in High Elvish.
adj - high crimes, the high festival of the sun
adj - high (i.e. intense) heat; high (i.e. full or quite) noon; high (i.e. rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i.e. complete) pleasure; high (i.e. deep or vivid) colour; high (i.e. extensive, thorough) scholarship; high tide; high [tourism] season; the High Middle Ages
adj - high latitude, high antiquity
adj - in high spirits
adj - high living, the high life
adj - a high tone
adj - My bank charges me a high interest rate.   I was running a high temperature and had high cholesterol.   high voltage   high prices   high winds   a high number
adj - The note was too high for her to sing.
adj - Epicures do not cook game before it is high.
S3 adv - How high above land did you fly?
adv - Costs have grown higher this year again.
adv - I certainly can't sing that high.
highlight W3 v - -
highly S2, W2 adv - He spoke highly of you.
adv - He is in a highly visible job.
highway S3 n - -
hill S2, W2 n - The park is sheltered from the wind by a hill to the east.
n - You need to pick up speed to get up the hill that's coming up.
n - a hill of corn or potatoes
him S1, W1 pron - I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her.
himself S1, W1 pron - He injured himself.
pron - He was injured himself.
pron - Has himself come down to breakfast yet?
hire S2, W3 v rent We hired a car for two weeks because ours had broken down.
v - The company had problems when it tried to hire more skilled workers.
v - They hired themselves out as day laborers.  They hired out their basement for Inauguration week.
v - After waiting two years for her husband to finish the tiling, she decided to hire it done.
v - They hired out as day laborers.
his S1, W1 pron - The decision was his to live with.
pron - I didn't even get a hi.
historian W3 n - -
historical W2 adj - July 4, 1776, is a historic date. A great deal of historical research has been done on the events leading up to that day.
adj - The Royal Historical Society
adj - historical-political
history S2, W1 n - History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes.
n - He teaches history at the university.   History will not look kindly on these tyrants.   He dreams of an invention that will make history.
n - What is your medical history?   The family's history includes events best forgotten.
n - I really enjoyed Shakespeare's tragedies more than his histories.
n - A personal medical history is required for the insurance policy.   He has a history of cancer in his family.
n - I visited a great site yesterday but forgot the URL. Luckily, I didn't clear my history.
n - I told him that if he doesn't get his act together, he's history.
n - He has had a lot of history with the police.
hit S1, W2 v - I hit the jackpot.
v - Somebody's been here! Hit the lights!
v - We hit the grocery store on the way to the park.
v - You'll hit some nasty thunderstorms if you descend too late.  We hit a lot of traffic coming back from the movies.
v - The economy was hit by a recession.  The hurricane hit his fishing business hard.
v - The external web servers hit DBSRV7, but the internal web server hits DBSRV3.
v - I'd hit that.
S3, W3 n - The hit was very slight.
n - The catcher got a hit to lead off the fifth.
n - Where am I going to get my next hit?
n - a happy hit
hold S1, W1 v - Hold the pencil like this.
v - This package holds six bottles.
v - Elections will be held on the first Sunday of next month.
v - A martini, please, and hold the olive.
S2, W3 n - Keep a firm hold on the handlebars.
n - Can I have a hold of the baby?
n - Senator X placed a hold on the bill, then went to the library and placed a hold on a book.
n - We have a hold here for you.
n - He got him in a tight hold and pinned him to the mat.
n - The House Hold on the game is 10,000, this is the amount of decision or risk the house wishes to assume.
n - As of Monday night the total Melbourne Cup hold was $848,015
n - Put that in the hold.
holder W2 n - Put your umbrella in the umbrella holder.
n - He's been an account holder with us since 2004.
holding W3 n - -
hole S1, W2 n - There’s a hole in my shoe.  Her stocking has a hole in it.
n - I have found a hole in your argument.
n - car hole;  brain hole
n - Just shut your hole!
n - Are you going out to get your hole tonight?
n - His apartment is a hole!
n - If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.
holiday S1, W2 n feast day Today is a Wiccan holiday!
n vacation I want to take a French course this summer holiday.
n - a mortgage payment holiday
holy W3 adj - I'm planning to visit the holy city of Jerusalem this Christmas.
adj - My grandmother is a very holy woman.
adj - Holy cow, I can’t believe he actually lost the race!
home S1, W1 adv - Everyone's gone to watch the game; there's nobody home.
adv - sails sheeted home
n - the home of the pine
homework S2 n - You must do your homework before you can watch television.
n - The speaker had certainly done his homework before delivering the lecture.
honest S1, W3 adj - We’re the most honest people you will ever come across.
adj - an honest account of events
adj - an honest mistake
adj - an honest scale
adj - an honest day’s work
adj - an honest dollar
adj - an honest countenance
honestly S2 adv - He answered the questions honestly.
adv - Honestly, I didn't believe a word she said.
honey S2 n - Honey, I'm home.
n - Man, there are some fine honeys here tonight!
honour W3 n - The crowds gave the returning general much honor and praise.
n - He was a most perfect knight, for he had great honor and chivalry.
n - Audie Murphy received many honors, such as the Distinguished Service Cross.
n - I had the honour of dining with the ambassador.
n - I'll let you have the honours, Bob—go ahead.
n - He is an honour to his nation.
n - At university I took honours in modern history.
hook S3 n - He is not handling this job, so we're giving him the hook.
n - The song's hook snared me.
n - We've added hooks to allow undefined message types to be handled with custom code.
v - Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away.
v - He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water.
v - He hooked his fingers through his belt loops.
v - A free trial is a good way to hook customers.
v - If you hook your network cable into the jack, you'll be on the network.
v - He had gotten hooked on cigarettes in his youth.
v - The opposing team's forward hooked me, but the referee didn't see it, so no penalty.
v - I had a cheap flat in the bad part of town, and I could watch the working girls hooking from my bedroom window.
hope S1, W1 v - I am still hoping that all will turn out well.
v - I hope you all the best.
S2, W2 n - After losing my job, there's no hope of being able to afford my world cruise.
n - We still have one hope left: my roommate might see the note I left on the table.
hopefully S1 adv - Hopefully, my father will arrive in time for the show.
hopeless S3 adj - a hopeless cause
adj - He's a hopeless writer, but can draw very well.
adj - He is a hopeless idler.
horrible S2 adj - -
horror W3 n - I saw many horrors during the war.
n - The neighbour's kids are a pack of little horrors!
horse S1, W1 n - Alright, mate, got any horse?
hospital S1, W1 n - -
host W3 n - A good host is always considerate of the guest’s needs.
n - Our company is host of the annual conference this year.
n - The host was terrible, but the acts themselves were good.
n - Viruses depend on the host that they infect in order to be able to reproduce.
n - The so-called junk DNA is known, so far, to provide no apparent benefit to its host.
n - The dealer stocks a host of parts for my Model A.
hot S1, W2 adj - He forgot that the frying pan was hot and burned his hand.
adj - It is hotter in summer than in winter.
adj - Aren't you hot with that thick coat on?
adj - Be careful, he has a hot temper and may take it out on you.
adj - Before moving to India, I never ate hot food. The Indians love spicy food.
adj - He's a hot young player, we should give him a trial.
adj - hot merchandise
adj - a hot wire
adj - That stripper is hot!
adj - Enough foreplay! You’ve gotten me so hot already!
adj - hot for her English teacher
adj - This new pickup is so hot we can't keep it in stock!
adj - a hot topic
adj - Am I warm yet? — You're hot!
adj - He was finished in a hot minute.
adj - I wouldn't speed through here if I was you. This area is hot this time of night.
adj - I wouldn't trust him. He gave me a hot check last week.
hotel S2, W1 n - -
hour S1, W1 n - I spent an hour at lunch.
n - The hour grows late and I must go home.
n - This place is an hour away from where I live.
house S1, W1 n - This is my house and my family's ancestral home.
n - On arriving at the zoo, we immediately headed for the monkey house.
n - After her swan-song, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
n - The petition was so ridiculous that the house rejected it after minimal debate.
n - A curse lay upon the House of Atreus.
n - I was a member of Spenser house when I was at school.
n - As the babysitter, Emma always acted as the mother whenever the kids demanded to play house.
household S3, W2 n - -
housing W2 n - She lives in low-income housing.
n - The gears were grinding against their housing.
how S1, W1 adv - How often do you practice?
adv - How do you solve this puzzle?
adv - How are you?
adv - How very interesting!
conj - I remember how I solved this puzzle.
however S1, W1 adv - He told me not to do it. I, however, did it anyway. / I did it anyway, however. / (sometimes proscribed:) However, I did it anyway.
adv - However clear you think you've been, many questions will remain.
adv - Let me know when you've had your interview, however it goes.
adv - However were you able to do it?
huge S1, W2 adj - The castle was huge.
adj - Our next album is going to be huge!  In our league our coach is huge!
human S2, W1 adj - To err is human; to forgive, divine.
W3 n human being, man Humans share common ancestors with other apes.
hungry S2 adj - My kids go to bed hungry every night because I haven't got any money.
adj - a hungry soil
hunt W3 v - Her uncle will go out and hunt for deer, now that it is open season.
v - The little girl was hunting for shells on the beach.
v - He was hunted from the parish.
v - Did you hunt that pony last week?
v - He hunts the woods, or the country.
hurry S3 n - Why are you in such a big hurry?
n - There is no hurry on that paperwork.
v - He's hurrying because he's late.
v - If you don't hurry (up) you won't finish on time.
hurt S1, W2 v - Does your leg still hurt? / It is starting to feel better.
v - If anybody hurts my little brother, I will get upset.
v - This latest gaffe hurts the legislator’s reelection prospects still further.
husband S1, W1 n - You should start dating so you can find a suitable husband.
n - While reading her book, Sally leaned back against her husband, wishing it were the human kind.
ice S2, W3 n - -
ice cream S2 n - Strawberries are particularly delicious with ice cream.
n - Can I have some money for an ice cream, Mum?
idea S1, W1 n - The mere idea of you is enough to excite me.
n - I have an idea of how we might escape.
n - Yeah, that's the idea.
n - He had the wild idea that if he leant forward a little, he might be able to touch the mountain-top.
ideal S3, W3 adj - the ideal theory or philosophy
adj - An ideal triangle in the hyperbolic disk is one bounded by three geodesics that meet precisely on the circle.
ideally S3 adv - Ideally, we would have one textbook per student, but unfortunately some of you will have to share.
identify S2, W1 v - The Associated Press will not identify the suspect of the crime because he is a juvenile.
identity W2 n - I've been through so many changes, I have no sense of identity.
n - This criminal has taken on several identities.
n - 2013 April 4, "Cricket identities consult lawyers", New Zealand Herald
idiot S3 n - -
if S1, W1 conj - If it rains, I shall get wet.
conj - If A, then B, else C.
conj - I would be unhappy if you had not talked with me yesterday.
conj - If that's true, we had better get moving!
conj - He was a great friend, if a little stingy at the bar.
conj - I don't know if I want to go or not.
conj - I have leftover cake if you want some.
ignore S2, W2 v misheed, neglect, unheed, unmind A problem ignored is a problem doubled.
ill S3, W2 adj - He suffered from ill treatment.
adj - ill manners; ill will
adj - I've been ill with the flu for the past few days.
adj - Seeing those pictures made me ill.
adj - That band was ill.
illegal W3 adj - Nearly 40 million people live in UK areas with illegal air pollution
adj - Moving a pawn backward is an illegal move in chess.
adj - illegal immigrant;  illegal logger;  illegal pilot
illness S3, W3 n - Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness.
n - Many working days this year have been lost through illness.
illustrate W2 v - We illustrate our definitions by including quotations or simple examples.
v - The economics textbook was illustrated with many graphs.
image S2, W1 n - The Bible forbids the worship of graven images.
n - Most game console emulators do not come with any ROM images for copyright reasons.
n - The number 6 is the image of 3 under f that is defined as f(x) = 2x.
imagination S3, W3 n - Imagination is one of the most advanced human faculties.
n - You think someone's been following you? That's just your imagination.
n - His imagination makes him a valuable team member.
imagine S1, W2 v - Try to imagine a pink elephant.
v - She imagined that the man wanted to kill her.
v - I imagine that he will need to rest after such a long flight.
v - I cannot even imagine what you are up to!
v - Imagine that we were siblings.
immediate S3, W2 adj - Computer users these days expect immediate results when they click on a link.
adj - immediate family;  immediate vicinity
adj - Bravo Three, this Bravo Six. Immediate! We are coming under fire from the north from an unknown enemy, over!
adj - Hotel Two-Niner, this is Bravo Six. Immediate suppression at grid November-Kilo four-five-three two-one-five. Danger Close. I authenticate Golf Echo, over.
immediately S2, W1 adv - I hope we can begin immediately.
impact S3, W2 n - The hatchet cut the wood on impact.
n - His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact, which caused numbness in his leg.
n - His friend's opinion had an impact on his decision.
implement W3 v - It’s a good thought, but it will be a difficult thing to implement.
implication S3, W2 n - There are serious implications for the environment of such reforms.
imply W2 v - The proposition that "all dogs are mammals" implies that my dog is a mammal
v - When I state that your dog is brown, I am not implying that all dogs are brown
import W3 n - It was a matter of great import.
importance S3, W1 n - -
important S1, W1 adj - It is very important to give your daughter independence in her life so she learns from experience.
impose S3, W2 v - Congress imposed new tariffs.
v - I don't wish to impose upon you.
v - Social relations impose courtesy
impossible S2, W2 adj - It is difficult, if not impossible, to memorize 20,000 consecutive numbers.
adj - You never listen to a word I say – you're impossible!
adj - impossible quantities, or imaginary numbers
impress S3, W3 v - You impressed me with your command of Urdu.
v - Henderson impressed in his first game as captain.
v - That first view of the Eiger impressed itself on my mind.
v - We impressed our footprints in the wet cement.
v - The press gang used to impress people into the Navy.
v - The liner was impressed as a troop carrier.
impression S2, W2 n - His head made an impression on the pillow.
n - He tried to make a good impression on his parents.
n - I have the impression that he's already left for Paris.
impressive W3 adj - an impressive movie
improve S2, W1 v - Buying more servers would improve performance.
v - I have improved since taking the tablets.
v - to improve negligence
v - to improve one's time;  to improve his means
improvement S3, W2 n - the new edition is an improvement on the old.
in S1, W1 adv - He ran to the edge of the swimming pool and dived in.
adv - For six hours the tide flows in, then for another six hours it flows out.
adv - Bring the water to the boil and drop the vegetables in.
adv - He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in.
adv - The show still didn't become interesting 20 minutes in.
prep - Less water gets in your boots this way.
prep - In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
inch S2, W3 n - "Don't move an inch!"
incident S3, W2 n - It was an incident that he hoped to forget.
include S1, W1 v - I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental.
v - Does this volume of Shakespeare include his sonnets?
v - You have to include the strings library to use this function.
including S2, W1 prep - All you have to do is to fill in the details, including your name and address and the amount you wish to give.
income S2, W1 n - -
incorporate W3 v - The design of his house incorporates a spiral staircase.
v - Incorporate air into the mixture.
v - The company was incorporated in 1980.
increase S2, W1 n - -
v - His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money.
v - The Moon increases.
increasingly W2 adv - -
incredible S3 adj - He was so wrapped up in watching the incredible special effects that he couldn't keep track of the story.
adj - I had such an incredible slice of pizza last night that I simply can't think about anything else.
incredibly S3 adv - He was incredibly wealthy.
adv - Incredibly, when he died they found he had left a million dollars to the Poetry Foundation.
indeed S1, W1 adv certainly, definitely, in fact, indubitably, really, surely, truly, undoubtedly Indeed, he made several misplays.
adv - As a soccer player, he is terrible indeed.
independence W2 n - -
independent S2, W2 adj - the independent candidate
adj - an independent property
adj - a man of an independent mind
index W2 n - The index of a book lists words or expressions and the pages of the book upon which they are to be found.
indicate S3, W1 v - The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure.
v - Great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants.
indication S3, W3 n - -
individual S2, W1 adj - As we can't print them all together, the individual pages will have to be printed one by one.
adj - individual personal pension; individual cream cakes
n - He is an unusual individual.
industrial S3, W1 adj - The industrial segment of the economy has seen troubles lately.
adj - Handicraft is less standardized then industrial products, hence less artistic or rather flawless.
adj - This is an industrial product—it's much too strong for home use.
adj - Italy is a part-industrial, part-rural nation.
adj - a track with clashing industrial beats
industry S2, W1 n - Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy.
n - The software and tourism industries continue to grow, while the steel industry remains troubled.
n - There used to be a lot of industry around here, but now the economy depends on tourism.
inevitable W3 adj - We were going so fast that the collision was inevitable.
adj - My outburst met with the inevitable punishment.
inevitably W3 adv - Despite the town's best efforts, the dam inevitably gave way.
adv - Inevitably, the next-door neighbour began to mow his lawn just as she lays down her head after a long night shift.
infant W3 n - -
infection W3 n - -
inflation S3, W2 n - The inflation of the balloon took five hours.
influence S3, W1 n - I have absolutely no influence over him.
n - I'm not able to exercise influence over him.
n - He has been a great influence on the voters during the elections.
S3, W2 v - I must admit that this book influenced my outlook on life.
inform S3, W3 v - His sense of religion informs everything he writes.
informal W3 adj - an informal get-together
adj - an informal agreement
adj - informal clothes
information S1, W1 n - I need some more information about this issue.
n - For your information, I did this because I wanted to.
initial S3, W2 adj - Our initial admiration for their efficiency gave way to disgust about their methods.
adj - The initial letter of names is usually printed with a capital letter.
initially S3, W3 adv - Initially, I found city life incredibly difficult, but now I'm used to it.
initiative S3, W2 n - -
injure W3 v - -
injury S3, W2 n - The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident.
n - Slander is an injury to the character.
inner S3, W2 adj - inner door;  inner room;  inner sanctum;  inner surface
adj - the inner suburbs
adj - inner ear
adj - inner confidence;  inner strength;  inner life;  inner child;  inner artist;  inner peace;  inner light
adj - inner meaning;  inner resources;  inner logic
adj - inner circle;  inner council
innocent W3 adj - an innocent trade
adj - innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation
innovation W3 n - The others, whose time had been more actively employed, began to shew symptoms of innovation,—"the good wine did its good office." The frost of etiquette, and pride of birth, began to give way before the genial blessings of this benign constellation, and the formal appellatives with which the three dignitaries had hitherto addressed each other, were now familiarly abbreviated into Tully, Bally, and Killie.
input W3 n - -
inquiry W2 n - Scientific inquiry
insect W3 n - Our shed has several insect infestions, including ants, yellowjackets, and wasps.
n - The swamp is swarming with every sort of insect.
n - The manager’s assistant was the worst sort of insect.
inside S2, W2 adv - It started raining, so I went inside.
adv - It was snowing, so the children stayed inside.
adv - Are you laughing at us inside?
prep - He placed the letter inside the envelope.
prep - The job was finished inside two weeks.
S3 n - The inside of the building has been extensively restored.
n - On a motorway, you should never pass another vehicle on the inside.
n - The car in front drifted wide on the bend, so I darted up the inside to take the lead.
n - Eating that stuff will damage your insides.
insist S3, W2 v - I insist that my secretary dresses nicely.
v - I insist that my secretary dress nicely.
inspection W3 n - Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!
n - The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty.
inspector S3, W3 n - -
install W3 v - I haven't installed the new operating system yet because of all the bugs.
v - He was installed as Chancellor of the University.
v - I installed myself in my usual chair by the fire.
instance S3, W2 n - It sends some precious instance of itself/ After the thing it loves. Hamlet IV. v. ca. 1602
instant S3 adj - instant coffee; instant noodles; instant mashed potato; instant photo
adj inst. I refer to your letter of the 16th instant in regard to traffic disruption.
instead S1, W1 adv - I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead.
institute W3 n - I work in a medical research institute.
institution W1 n - He's been in an institution since the crash.
n - Over time, the local pub has become something of an institution.
n - The institution of higher speed limits was a popular move but increased the severity of crashes.
instruction S3, W2 n - Instruction will be provided on how to handle difficult customers.
instrument W2 n - The violinist was a master of her instrument.
n - The instrument detected an increase in radioactivity.
n - The dentist set down his tray of instruments.
n - A bond indenture is the instrument that gives a bond its value.
insurance S2, W2 n - The car was totalled, but fortunately I had insurance.
n - After five years in banking, I switched to insurance.
n - The sky was clear, but I took my umbrella for insurance.
n - I only take insurance if the count is right.
intellectual W3 adj - intellectual powers, activities, etc.
adj - an intellectual person
adj - intellectual employments
adj - intellectual philosophy, sometimes called "mental" philosophy
intelligence S3, W3 n - -
intelligent S3 adj - The engineer had a very intelligent design proposal for the new car.
adj - My girlfriend and I had an intelligent conversation.
adj - The hunt for intelligent life.
adj - an intelligent network or keyboard
intend S2, W1 v design, mean, plan, purpose He intends to go to university.
intense W3 adj - intense study;  intense thought
adj - The artist was a small, intense man with piercing blue eyes.
intention S3, W2 n - It’s easy to promise anything when you have no intention of fulfilling any of it.
interaction W3 n - Be aware of interactions between different medications.
n - I enjoyed the interaction with a bunch of like-minded people.
interest S1, W1 n - Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%.
n - He has a lot of interest in vintage cars.
n - I have business interests in South Africa.
n - Lexicography is one of my interests.
n - the iron interest;  the cotton interest
interested S1, W2 adj - I'm very interested in going to see that play.
interesting S1, W2 adj - -
internal W2 adj - We saw the internal compartments.
adj - Her bleeding was internal.
adj - The nation suffered from internal conflicts.
adj - An internal investigation was conducted.
international S2, W1 adj - an international discussion
adj - an international competition
adj - an international rule
adj - an international airport
adj - The atmosphere is an international resource.
adj - an international student
internet S2, W2 n - Do you have internet at your place?  My internet is down and I want to check my email.
interpret W3 v - to interpret an Indian speech
v - The actor interpreted the character of Hamlet with great skill.
v - He interpreted at the meeting between the Chinese and French associates.
interpretation W2 n - the interpretation of a dream, or of an enigma.
n - Commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.
interval W3 n - the interval between contractions during childbirth
intervention W3 n - -
interview S2 v - He interviewed the witness.
S2, W2 n - The reporter gave the witness an interview.
n - It was a dreadful interview; I have no hope of getting the job.
into S1, W1 prep - Mary danced into the house.
prep - The eagle flew off into the wide blue sky.
prep - I wasn't careful, and walked into a wall
prep - I carved the piece of driftwood into a sculpture of a whale.
prep - About 20 minutes into the flight, the pilot reported a fire on board.
prep - My date for tonight has black hair, and I'm into that.
prep - Five into three is fifteen.
prep - 24 goes into 48 how many times?
prep - There have been calls for research into the pesticides that are blamed for the decline in bee populations.
introduce S2, W1 v - Let me introduce you to my friends.
v - Let me introduce our guest speaker.
v - Various pollutants were introduced into the atmosphere.
v - Wheeled transport was introduced long ago.
introduction S3, W2 n - the introduction of a new product into the market
invest S3, W3 v - We'd like to thank all the contributors who have invested countless hours into this event.
v - to invest a town
investigate W2 v - to investigate the causes of natural phenomena
v - to investigate an unsolved murder
investigation W2 n - Despite thorough investigation, the perpetrator of the attacks remains unknown.
investment S2, W1 n - Giving your children a good education is a wise long-term investment.
invite S2, W2 v - We invited our friends round for dinner.
v - I invite you all to be seated.
v - I always invite criticism of my definitions.
involve S2, W1 v - to involve in darkness or obscurity
v - He's involved in the crime.
v - By getting involved in her local community, Mary met lots of people and also helped make it a nicer place to live.
v - a quantity involved to the third or fourth power
involved S2, W3 adj - He related an involved story about every ancestor since 1895.
adj - He got involved in a bar fight.
involvement W3 n - -
iron S2, W3 n - wrought iron, ductile iron, cast iron, pig iron, gray iron
n - He appeared easygoing, but inside he was pure iron.
n - He lifts iron on the weekends.
S3 v - to iron a wagon
island S3, W2 n - an island of colors on a butterfly's wing
n - the island in the middle of a roundabout
issue S1, W1 n - The issue of the directive from the treasury prompted the central bank's most recent issue of currency.
n - Please stand by. We are having technical issues.
S3, W2 v - The rents issuing from the land permitted him to live as a man of independent means.
v - The men issued from the town and attacked the besiegers.
v - The road issues into the highway.
v - The prison issued new uniforms for the inmates.
v - The court issued a writ of mandamus.
it S1, W1 pron - In the next game, Adam and Tom will be it…
pron - Let's play it at breaktime.
pron - caught them doing it
pron - I heard the sound of the school bus - it was early today.
pron - She took the baby and held it in her arms.
pron - Is it her?
pron - It is nearly 10 o’clock.
pron - He saw to it that everyone would vote for him. (with the noun clause introduced by that)
pron - Are there more students in this class, or is this it?
item S3, W2 n - Tweezers are great for manipulating small items.
n - In response to the first item, we deny all wrongdoing.
n - The exam has 100 items, each of which includes a correct response and three distractors.
n - The first item for discussion is the budget for next year's picnic.
n - Jack and Jill are an item.
n - an item concerning the weather
its S1, W1 determiner - -
itself S1, W1 pron - The door closed by itself
pron - The door itself is quite heavy.
jacket S2, W3 n - Cook the potatoes in their jackets.
jam S3 n - A traffic jam caused us to miss the game's first period.
job S1, W1 n - A job half done is hardly done at all.
n - He's been out of a job since being made redundant in January.
n - He had had a nose job.
n - Pass me that little job with the screw thread on it.
join S1, W1 v - The plumber joined the two ends of the broken pipe.
v - Parallel lines never join.
v - I will join you watching the football game as soon as I have finished my work.
v - Many children join a sports club.
v - By joining the Customer table on the Product table, we can show each customer's name alongside the products they have ordered.
v - to join encounter, battle, or issue
joint S2, W2 adj mutual, shared The play was a joint production between the two companies.
joke S2, W3 n - It was a joke!
n - The president was a joke.
S3 v - I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking.
v - Relax, man, I'm just joking with you.
v - to joke a comrade
journalist W3 n - -
journey S3, W2 n - my journey of dealing with grief
joy W3 n - They will be a source of strength and joy in your life.
n - the joys and demands of parenthood
judge S2, W2 n - At a boxing match, the decision of the judges is final.
n - She is a good judge of wine.
S3, W3 v - A higher power will judge you after you are dead.
v - Justices in this country judge without appeal.
v - I judge a man’s character by the cut of his suit.
v - We cannot both be right: you must judge between us.
v - I judge it safe to leave the house once again.
v - I judge from the sky that it might rain later.
judgment W2 n - a man of judgment
juice S2 n - Squeeze the orange and some juice will come out.
n - I’d like two orange juices please.
jump S2, W3 v - Kangaroos are known for their ability to jump high.
v - She is going to jump from the diving board.
v - to jump a stream
v - The sudden sharp sound made me jump.
v - Share prices jumped by 10% after the company announced record profits.
v - The player's knight jumped the opponent's bishop.
v - I hate it when people jump the queue.
v - The hoodlum jumped a woman in the alley.
v - The rider jumped the horse over the fence.
S3 n - The boy took a skip and a jump down the lane.
n - He went off a jump.
n - There were a couple of jumps from the bridge.
n - She was terrified before the jump, but was thrilled to be skydiving.
n - the knight's jump in chess
n - Press jump to start.
n - Heartless managed the scale the first jump but fell over the second.
n - He got a jump on the day because he had laid out everything the night before.
n - My car won't start. Could you give me a jump?
jumper S3 n - -
junior W3 adj - -
jury S3, W3 n - -
just S1, W1 adv - He calls it vermilion, but it's just red to me.
adv - Just follow the directions on the box.
adv - I just called to say "hi".
adv - Lord, we just want to thank You and praise Your Name.
adv - It is just splendid!
adv - They just left, but you may leave a message at the desk.
adv - The fastball just missed my head!
adv - He wants everything just right for the big day.
justice W2 n - the justice of a description
n - Justice was served.
n - to demand justice
n - Ministry of Justice
n - Mr. Justice Krever presides over the appellate court
justify S3, W3 v - How can you justify spending so much money on clothes?
v - Nothing can justify your rude behaviour last night.
v - The text will look better justified.
v - She felt no need to justify herself for deciding not to invite him.
keen S3, W3 adj - I’m keen on computers.
adj - This boy has a keen appetite.
adj - keen satire or sarcasm
adj - a keen wind
adj - I just got this peachy keen new dress.
keep S1, W1 v - to keep silence;  to keep one's word;  to keep possession
v - Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years.
v - School keeps today.
v - The feast of St. Stephen is kept on December 26.
kettle S3 n - There's a hot kettle of soup on the stove.
n teakettle Stick the kettle on and we'll have a nice cup of tea.
n - a kettle of hawks
key S2, W2 n - The key to solving this problem is persistence.
n - The key says that A stands for the accounting department.
n - Some students cheated by using the answer key.
n - Press the Escape key.
n - He shoots from the top of the key.
n - The door panel should be sanded down carefully to provide a good key for the new paint.
n - the Florida Keys
S3, W2 adj - He is the key player on his soccer team.
adj - She makes several key points.
keyboard S3 n - -
kick S2, W3 v - Did you kick your brother?
v - He enjoyed the simple pleasure of watching the kickline kick.
v - Kick the ball into the goal.
v - He was kicked by ChanServ for flooding.
v - I still smoke, but they keep telling me to kick the habit.
v - He was kicked sideways by the force of the blast.
v - Contador kicks again to try to rid himself of Rasmussen.
S3 n - A kick to the knee.
n - The ballerina did a high kick and a leap.
n - I finally saw the show. What a kick!
n - The car had a nasty kick the whole way.
n - a long kick up the field.
n - John wants to climb the wall, but the kicker is that it is thirty feet tall.
n - Jill's hand was two pair, aces and sevens, with a king kicker.
n - After the long lead-in, the climax of the story was a disappointment.
kid S1, W2 n - He treated the oxen like they didn't exist, but he treated the goat kid like a puppy.
n - She's a kid. It's normal for her to have imaginary friends.
n - He's been living in Los Angeles for years now, but he's a Florida kid.
n - He was their youngest kid.
n - No, kid, you didn't do anything wrong; they did!
S2 v - Only kidding
kill S1, W1 v - Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined.
v - He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.
v - My computer wouldn't respond until I killed some of the running processes.
v - That joke always kills me.
v - These tight shoes are killing my feet.
v - It kills me to learn how many poor people are practically starving in this country while rich moguls spend such outrageous amounts on useless luxuries.
v - He told the bartender, pointing at the bottle of scotch he planned to consume, "Leave it, I'm going to kill the bottle."
v - Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer.
v - The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations.
v - You don't ever want to get rabies. The doctor will have to give you multiple shots and they really kill.
v - My parents are going to kill me!
kilometre S3, W3 n - -
kind S1, W1 n - This is a strange kind of tobacco.
n - The opening served as a kind of window.
n - I'll pay in kind for his insult.
S2, W3 adj - a kind man; a kind heart
adj - The years have been kind to Richard Gere; he ages well.
adj - a horse kind in harness
king W1 n - Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547.
n - Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media".
n - In times of financial panic, cash is king.
n - Oi mate, have you got kings?
kiss S3, W3 v - His ball kissed the black into the corner pocket.
kit S3 n - 1961 18 Jan, Guardian (cited after OED):
n - Always carry a good first-aid kit.
n - I built the entire car from a kit.
n - Get your kit off and come to bed.
kitchen S1, W2 n - -
knee S2, W2 n - Penny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell.
n - To make a knee.
n - the knee of a graph
knife S3, W3 n - -
knock S1, W3 v - Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.
v - I accidentally knocked my drink off the bar.
v - Knock on the door and find out if they’re home.
know S1, W1 v - He knew something terrible was going to happen.
v - Did you know Michelle and Jack were getting divorced? ― Yes, I knew.
v - I know your mother, but I’ve never met your father.
v - Their relationship knew ups and downs.
v - I wouldn't know one from the other.
v - His mother tongue is Italian, but he also knows French and English.
v - He knows about 19th century politics.
v - Did you know Michelle and Jack were getting divorced? ― Yes, I knew.
v - Do you know "Blueberry Hill"?
knowledge S2, W1 n - His knowledge of Iceland was limited to what he'd seen on the Travel Channel.
n - Knowledge consists in recognizing the difference between good and bad decisions.
n - A secretary should have a good knowledge of shorthand.
n - His library contained the accumulated knowledge of the Greeks and Romans.
known W3 adj - He was a known pickpocket.
lab S3 n - I dropped my mixture while doing my lab, so I had to start over.
label S3, W3 n sign, tag, ticket Although the label priced this poster at three pounds, I got it for two.
n category, pigeonhole Ever since he started going to the rock club, he's been given the label "waster".
n record label The label signed the band after hearing a demo tape.
n - Storage devices can be given by label or ID.
laboratory W3 n - -
labour S2, W1 n - -
lack S3, W2 n - -
W3 v - My life lacks excitement.
v - He'll never lack for company while he's got all that money.
lad S2, W3 n - I think he reckons he's a bit of a lad.
n - Come here, lad, and help me shift these boxes.
ladder S3 n - -
lady S1, W2 n - Sir John Smith and Lady Smith.
n - "I would like the dining room to be fully set by tonight; would you do so?" "Yes, my lady".
n - Please direct this lady to the soft furnishings department.
n - Ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to be here today. Follow me, ladies!
n - Hey, lady, move your car!
n - A lady doctor.
lake S3, W3 n - For example, the name of a lake prepared by extending the aluminum salt prepared from FD&C Blue No. 1 upon the substratum would be FD&C Blue No. 1--Aluminum Lake.
lamb S3 n - -
lamp S3 n - -
land S1, W1 n - Most insects live on land.
n - There are 50 acres of land in this estate.
n - wet land; good or bad land for growing potatoes
n - I'm going to Disneyland.
n - He got an awful land when the police arrived.
n - Our city offices sell a lot more land than our suburban offices.
S2, W3 v - The plane is about to land.
v - It can be tricky to land a helicopter.
landlord W3 n - -
landscape W3 n - The software patent landscape has changed considerably in the last years
lane S3, W3 n - And it's Uncle Mo in front by two as they come to the top of the lane.
language S1, W1 n - Deaf and mute people communicate using languages like ASL.
n - the gift of language
n - legal language;   the language of chemistry
n - body language;   the language of the eyes
n - The language he used to talk to me was obscene.
large S1, W1 adj - Russia is a large country.   The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size.   He has a large collection of stamps.
largely S3, W2 adv - They were largely successful in their efforts.
last S1, W1 adj - “Eyes Wide Shut” was the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick.
adj - I have received your note dated the 17th last, and am responding to say that [...]
adj - He is the last person to be accused of theft.
adj - Japan is the last empire.
adj - the last prize
adv - When we last met, he was based in Toronto.
adv - I'll go last.
n - -
pron - -
S1, W2 v - Summer seems to last longer each year.
v - I don't know how much longer we can last without reinforcements.
v - to last a boot
late S1, W1 adj - It was late in the evening when we finally arrived.
adj - It was getting late and I was tired.
adj - Late Latin is less fully inflected than classical Latin.
adj - Even though we drove as fast as we could, we were still late.
adj - I'm late, honey. Could you buy a test?
adj - Her late husband had left her well provided for.
adj - the late administration
S2, W3 adv - We drove as fast as we could, but we still arrived late.
adv - Colonel Easterwood, late of the 34th Carbines, was a guest at the dinner party.
later S1, W1 adv - We drove as fast as we could, but we still arrived late.
adv - Colonel Easterwood, late of the 34th Carbines, was a guest at the dinner party.
adv - I arrived later than my roommate.
adv - I wanted to do it now, but I’ll have to do it later.
latter W2 n - -
laugh S2, W2 v - There were many laughing children running on the school grounds.
v - Don't laugh at my new hat, man!
S3 n - His deep laughs boomed through the room.
n - Your new hat's an absolute laugh, dude.
launch W2 v - The navy launched another ship.
v - NASA launched several unmanned rockets before launching any of the Mercury astronauts.
v - Our business launched a new project.
v - Double-click an icon to launch the associated application.
v - to launch into an argument or discussion
v - After clicking the icon, the application will launch.
law S1, W1 n - entrapment is against the law
n - A new law forbids driving on that road.
n - It was a territory without law, marked by violence.
n - Here comes the law — run!
n - He is studying for a career in law.
n - She went to university to study law.
n - They were quick to go to law.
lawyer S3, W2 n - A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade. - aphorism often credited to Abraham Lincoln, but without attestation
lay S1, W2 v - A shower of rain lays the dust.
v - lay brick;  lay flooring
v - Did dinosaurs lay their eggs in a nest?
v - I'll lay that he doesn't turn up on Monday.
v - to lay forward;  to lay aloft
v - to lay the venue
v - to lay a gun
v - to lay a cable or rope
v - to lay a tax on land
v - to lay an indictment in a particular county;   to lay a scheme before one
v - The book lies on the table;  the snow lies on the roof;  he lies in his coffin
v - The paper does not lie smooth on the wall.
layer S3, W3 n - After the first coat of paint dried, he applied another layer.
n - I find seven-layer cake a bit too rich.
n - mired in layers of deceit
n - When dealing with an infestation of headlice, the first step is to eliminate the layers.
lazy S3 adj - Get out of bed, you lazy lout!
adj - I love staying inside and reading on a lazy Sunday.
adj - lazy writing
adj - We strolled along beside a lazy stream.
adj - a lazy algorithm
lead S1, W1 v - continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle.
v - leaded matter
v - to lead someone to a righteous cause
v - the path leads to the mill;  gambling leads to other vices
v - The shock led to a change in his behaviour.
S2, W2 n - This copy has too much lead; I prefer less space between the lines.
n - They pumped him full of lead.
n - to be under the lead of another
n - She lost the lead.
n - The runner took his lead from first.
n - your partner has the lead
n - Usage note: When used alone it means outside lead, or lead for the admission of steam. Inside lead refers to the release or exhaust.
n - The investigation stalled when all leads turned out to be dead ends.
n - The police have a couple of leads they will follow to solve the case.
n - Joe is a great addition to our sales team, he has numerous leads in the paper industry.
leader S2, W1 n - -
leadership S3, W2 n - -
leading W2 adj - Avoid leading questions if you really want the truth.
adj - He is a leading supplier of plumbing supplies in the county.
adj - The stock market can be a leading economic indicator.
leaf S2, W2 n - gold leaf
n - The train car has one single-leaf and two double-leaf doors per side.
league W2 n - the League of Nations
n - My favorite sports organizations are the National Football League and the American League in baseball.
n - Forget about dating him; he's out of your league.
lean S3 v - She leaned out of the window.
v - I’m leaning towards voting Conservative in the next election.  The Hispanic vote leans Democratic.
learn S1, W1 v - learn from one's mistakes
v - I learn medicine.
v - He just learned that he will be sacked.
v - Give him a clip round the ear. That'll learn him!
least S1, W1 pron - -
leather W3 n - -
leave S1, W1 v - We were not left go to the beach after school except on a weekend.
S3, W2 n - I've been given three weeks' leave by my boss.
n - Might I beg leave to accompany you?
n - I took my leave of the gentleman without a backward glance.
lecture S2, W3 n - During class today the professor delivered an interesting lecture.
n - Lecture notes are online.
n - I really don't want you to give me a lecture about my bad eating habits.
n - the lecture of Holy Scripture
left S1, W1 adj sinister, sinistral The left side.
S3, W3 adv - Turn left at the corner.
adv - The East Coast of the US leans left in elections.
n - The political left is holding too much power.
leg S1, W1 n - {{ux|en|Insects have six legs.}
n - Dan won't be able to come to the party, since he broke his leg last week and is now on crutches.
n - The left leg of these jeans has a tear.
n - the legs of a chair or table
n - This observation is an important leg of my argument.
n - After six days, we're finally in the last leg of our cross-country trip.
n - This proposal has no legs. Almost everyone opposes it.
n on Ponsonby-Smythe hit a thumping drive through the leg fielders.
legal S2, W1 adj - legal profession
adj - legal precedent
adj - legal motion
legislation W2 n - -
leisure W3 n - -
lend S3, W3 v - I lent her 10 euros to pay for the train tickets, and she paid me back the next day.
v - Poems do not lend themselves to translation easily.
v - Can you lend me some assistance?
length S2, W2 n - the length of a book
n - a length of rope
less S1, W1 adv - I like him less each time I see him.
pron - I have less to do today than yesterday.
lesson S2, W3 n - In our school a typical working week consists of around twenty lessons and ten hours of related laboratory work.
n - Nature has many lessons to teach to us.
n - I hope this accident taught you a lesson!
n - Here endeth the first lesson.
let S1, W1 v - After he knocked for hours, I decided to let him come in.
v - Let me alone!
v - The physicians let about a pint of his blood, but to no avail.
v - I decided to let the farmhouse to a couple while I was working abroad.
v - to let the building of a bridge;  to let out the lathing and the plastering
v - Let P be the point where AB and OX intersect.
v - Can you let me know what time you'll be arriving?
v - After he knocked for hours, I decided to let him come in.
v - Let me alone!
v - The physicians let about a pint of his blood, but to no avail.
v - I decided to let the farmhouse to a couple while I was working abroad.
v - to let the building of a bridge;  to let out the lathing and the plastering
v - Let P be the point where AB and OX intersect.
v - Can you let me know what time you'll be arriving?
letter S1, W1 n - There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet.
n - I wrote a letter to my sister about my life.
n - Benjamin Franklin was multiskilled – a scientist, politician and a man of letters.
n - a blood-letter
level S1, W1 n - Hand me the level so I can tell if this is correctly installed.
n - By the end of the day, we'd dug down to the level of the old basement floor.
n - The sound level is much too high; this hurts my ears.   We've reached a new level of success.
n - She achieved a high level of distinction.
n stage, world, zone It took me weeks to get to level seven.   Watch out for the next level; the bad guys there are really overpowered.
n - My half-orc barbarian reached fifth level before he was squashed by a troll.
n - Take the elevator and get off at the promenade level.
S1, W2 adj - This table isn't quite level; see how this marble rolls off it?
adj - We tried to hang the pictures so that the bottom of the frames were level with the dark line in the wallpaper.
adj - His pulse has been level for 12 hours.
adj - His voice has been unchanged. It has been level for 12 hours.
adj - He kept a level gaze.
adj - a level head; a level understanding
adj - The earth's oceans remain level in relation to the pull of gravity.
liberal W2 adj - 1983, David Leslie Wagner, The Seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages
adj - He was liberal with his compliments.
adj - Add a liberal sprinkling of salt.
adj - Her parents had liberal ideas about child-rearing.
library S2, W1 n - -
licence S3, W2 n - In order to enter the building, I need to show my license.
lick S3 v - The cat licked its fur.
v - She licked the last of the honey off the spoon before washing it.
v - My dad can lick your dad.
v - I think I can lick this.
lid S3 n - -
lie S2, W1 v - The book lies on the table;  the snow lies on the roof;  he lies in his coffin
v - The paper does not lie smooth on the wall.
v - If you are found to have lied in court, you could face a penalty.
v - Photographs often lie.
v - Sorry, I haven't seen your keys anywhere...wait, I lied! They're right there on the coffee table.
S3 n - I knew he was telling a lie by his facial expression.
S3, W3 v - The book lies on the table;  the snow lies on the roof;  he lies in his coffin
v - The paper does not lie smooth on the wall.
v - If you are found to have lied in court, you could face a penalty.
v - Photographs often lie.
v - Sorry, I haven't seen your keys anywhere...wait, I lied! They're right there on the coffee table.
life S1, W1 n - Having experienced both, the vampire decided that he preferred (un)death to life.  He gave up on life.
n - It's life, but not as we know it.   She discovered plant life on the planet.   The rover discovered signs of life on the alien world.
n - Many lives were lost during the war.   Her quick thinking saved many dogs' lives.
n - Man's life on this planet has been marked by continual conflict.   the eternal life of the soul
n - His life of the founder is finished, except for the title.
n - I work in life.
lift S2, W2 v - The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear.
v - She lifts twice a week at the gym.
S3, W3 n - He gave me a lift to the bus station.
n - Take the lift to the fourth floor.
n - What's the maximum lift of this crane?
n - the lift of a lock in canals
light S1, W1 adj - The room is light when the Sun shines through the window.
adj - She had light skin.
adj - I like my coffee light.
adj - a light load ; a lighter backpack after having removed the books ; light weapons
adj - feathers and cork are light ; oil is lighter than water
adj - to issue light coin
adj - a light bread ; sponge cake is a light cake
adj - This artist clearly had a light, flowing touch.
adj - light duties around the house
adj - This light beer still gets you drunk if you have enough of it.
adj - I made some light comment, and we moved on.
adj - a light, vain person; a light mind
adj - Ogden Nash was a writer of light verse.
adj - light sleep; light anesthesia
n - As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings.
n - Put that light out!
n - Can you throw any light on this problem?
n - Picasso was one of the leading lights of the cubist movement.
n - I'm really seeing you in a different light today.
n - Hey, buddy, you got a light?
n - a Bengal light
n - This facade has eight south-facing lights.
n - The average length of a light on a 15×15 grid is 7 or 8.
n - To get to our house, turn right at the third light.
S2, W3 v set We lit the fire to get some heat.
v conflagrate, ignite, kindle She lit her last match.
v illuminate, light up I used my torch to light the way home through the woods in the night.
v catch fire, conflagrate, ignite This soggy match will not light.
v - Light the extra ball by amassing 500 million points in the wizard mode.
v - I lit upon a rare book in a second-hand bookseller's.
v - She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet.
lighting S3 n - -
like S1 adv - -
conj - It looks like you've finished the project.
S1, W1 prep - It would be just like Achilles to be sulking in his tent.
prep - Popcorn costs something like $10 dollars at the movies.
prep - He doesn't act like a president.
prep - It's for websites like Wikipedia.
prep - It looks like a hot summer in Europe.
v - I like hamburgers.
v - I like to go to the dentist every six months.
v - He liked to have been too late.
v enjoy, fancy, love I really like Sandra but don't know how to tell her.
v - I can't stand Bloggs' tomato ketchup, but I liked it on Facebook so I could enter a competition.
v - We could go to the museum if you like.
W3 n favorite, preference Tell me your likes and dislikes.
n - It was something the likes of which I had never seen before.
n - to play the like
likely S1, W1 adj - Rain is likely later this afternoon.
adj - He is likely to succeed at anything he tries.
adj - Jones is a likely candidate for management.
adj - not a very likely excuse.
adj - a likely topic for investigation.
adj - found a likely spot under a shady tree for the picnic.
limit S2, W2 n - There are several existing limits to executive power.
n - The sequence of reciprocals has zero as its limit.
n - Category theory defines a very general concept of limit.
n - the limit of a walk, of a town, or of a country
S3, W2 v - I'm limiting myself to two drinks tonight.
v - The sequence limits on the point a.
v - a limiting friar
limitation W3 n - Getting into his wheelchair after his amputation, it felt like a limitation you could roll in.
n - The lawyer obtained impunity by dragging his obviously guilty client's case beyond the ten-year limitation.
limited W2 adj - I have a limited understanding of quantum physics.
line S1, W1 n - The arrow descended in a curved line.
n - a brake line
n - the line of sight
n - I tried to make a call, but the line was dead.
n epistle, letter, note Drop me a line.
n - a line of stages
n lineup, queue The line forms on the right.
n - Remember, your answers must match the party line.
n - How many buses does the line have?
n - the engine is in line / out of line
n - line sepsis
link S3, W2 n - Click the hyperlink to go to the next page.
n - Copy the hyperlink and paste it into an email.
n - The mayor’s assistant serves as the link to the media.
n - The third link of the silver chain needs to be resoldered.
n - A by-N-link is composed of N lanes.
n - a link of horsehair
v - My homepage links to my wife's.
v - Haven't you seen his Web site? I'll link you to it.
v - Stop linking those unfunny comics all the time!
lip S3, W2 n backchat, cheek (informal), impudence, rudeness Don’t give me any lip!
liquid W3 n - A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas.
list S1, W1 n - -
S2, W3 v - to list a door
v - to list a board
v - the steady wind listed the ship
v - the ship listed to port
listen S1, W1 v - Please listen carefully as I explain.  I like to listen to music.
v - You should listen for the starting gun.
v - Listen, the only reason I yelled at you was because I was upset, OK?  Good children listen to their parents.
literally S2 adv actually, really When I saw on the news that there would be no school tomorrow because of the snowstorm, I literally jumped for joy, and hit my head on the ceiling fan.
adv virtually He was so surprised, he literally jumped twenty feet in the air.
adv - I had no idea, so I was literally guessing.
adv merely You literally put it in the microwave for five minutes and it's done.
literary W2 adj - a literary history
adj - a literary man
literature S3, W2 n - However, even “literary” science fiction rarely qualifies as literature, because it treats characters as sets of traits rather than as fully realized human beings with unique life stories. —Adam Cadre, 2008
little S1, W1 adj - This is a little table.
adj - It's of little importance.
adj - Did he tell you any embarrassing stories about when she was little?
adj - This is my little sister.
adj - little money;  little herd
adj - I feel better after my little sleep.
adv - This is a little known fact.  She spoke little and listened less.
adv - I was speaking ill of Fred; little did I know that he was right behind me, listening in.
pron - Can I try a little of that sauce?
pron - Little is known about his early life.
live S1, W1 v - He's not expected to live for more than a few months.
v - I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer.
v - Her memory lives in that song.
v - You'll just have to live with it!  I can't live in a world without you.
v - It is difficult to live in poverty.   And they lived happily ever after.
v - To live an idle or a useful life.
v - No ship could live in such a storm.
v - It is hard to live on the minimum wage.   They lived on stale bread.
v - I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!
S3, W3 adj - The post office will not ship live animals.
adj - He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking.
adj - live feathers
adj - a live, or driving, axle
adj - a live ball
adj - The station presented a live news program every evening.
adj - This nightclub has a live band on weekends.
adj - a live album
adj - The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
adj - Use caution when working near live wires.
adj - Tommy's blind was live, so he was given the option to raise.
adj - a live coal; live embers
adj - a live man, or orator
lively S3 adj - -
living S2 n - Respect for the dead does not preclude respect for the living.
n - What do you do for a living?
n - plain living
load S1, W3 n - I struggled up the hill with the heavy load in my rucksack.
n - She put another load of clothes in the washing machine.
n - I put a load on before we left.
n - I got a load of emails about that.
n - Will our web servers be able to cope with that load?
n - Each of the cross-members must withstand a tensile load of 1,000 newtons.
n - I'm worried that the load on that transformer will be too high.
n - Connect a second 24-ohm load across the power supply's output terminals.
n - What a load!
n - All of those uncompressed images are going to slow down the page load.
loan S2, W2 n lending, loaning Because of the loan that John made to me, I was able to pay my tuition for the upcoming semester.
n principal All loans from the library, whether books or audio material, must be returned within two weeks.
n - He made a payment on his loan.
n - Thank you for the loan of your lawn mower.
local S1, W1 adj - We prefer local produce.
adj - The patient didn't want to be sedated, so we applied only local anesthesia.
adj - Hawaiian Pidgin is spoken by the local population.
locate W3 v - The council must locate the new hospital
location S3, W2 n - -
lock S2 n - -
S2, W3 v - If you put the brakes on too hard, the wheels will lock.
v - Remember to lock the door when you leave.
v - This door locks with a key.
v - We locked arms and stepped out into the night.
v - a pop and lock routine
v - Frequently vandalized pages are generally locked to prevent further damage.
log S3 n - They walked across the stream on a fallen log.
n - To multiply two numbers, add their logs.
logical S3 adj - Logical memory appears contiguous to an application program, but may well be stored on several physical devices, including in RAM and on hard-disks, as determined by the operating system.
lonely S3 adj - -
long S1, W1 adj - It's a long way from the Earth to the Moon.
adj - The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time.
adj - I'm long in DuPont;  I have a long position in DuPont.
adj - That forehand is long.
adv - He threw the ball long.
adv - How long is it until the next bus arrives?
adv - Paris has long been considered one of the most cultured cities in the world.
long-term W3 adj - -
look S1, W1 n - -
v - -
loose S3, W3 adj - This wheelbarrow has a loose wheel.
adj - 'You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose.
adj - The dog is loose again.
adj - 'I wear loose clothes when it is hot.
adj - 'It is difficult walking on loose gravel.
adj - She danced with a loose flowing movement.
adj - a loose way of reasoning
adj - Loose talk costs lives.
adj - He caught an elbow going after a loose ball.
lord S3, W2 n - -
lorry S3 n - -
lose S1, W1 v - He lost his hearing in the explosion.
v - I lost my way in the forest.
v - We lost the football match.
v - Mission control lost the satellite as its signal died down.
v - We managed to lose our pursuers in the forest.
v - When we get into the building, please lose the hat.
v - It's already 5:30? My watch must have lost a few minutes.
v - I lost a part of what he said.
loss S2, W1 n - In other areas, glacier loss creates serious risk of a dry period across the Third Pole, Wang said.
n - It was a terrible crash; both cars were total losses.
n - The match ended in their first loss of the season.
n - The battle was won, but losses were great.
n - Her daughter's sense of loss eventually led to depression.
n - The sum of expenditures and taxes minus total income is a loss, when this difference is positive.
n - The inefficiency of many old-fashioned power plants exceeds 60% loss before the subsequent losses during transport over the grid.
lost S2, W3 adj - The children were soon lost in the forest.
adj - Deep beneath the ocean, the Titanic was lost to the world.
adj - an island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd
adj - a lost limb; lost honour
adj - a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit
adj - a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul
adj - lost to shame; lost to all sense of honour
adj - to be lost in thought
lot S1, W1 adv - -
pron load, mass, pile lots of people think so
pron batch, collection, group, set a lot of stationery
pron crowd, gang, group a bad lot
pron allotment, parcel, plot a building lot in a city
pron - to cast lots
pron - If I were in charge, I'd fire the lot of them.
S2 n load, mass, pile lots of people think so
n batch, collection, group, set a lot of stationery
n crowd, gang, group a bad lot
n allotment, parcel, plot a building lot in a city
n - to cast lots
n - If I were in charge, I'd fire the lot of them.
loud S2, W3 adj - Turn that music down; it's too loud.
adj - a loud party that went on all night
adj - a loud style of dress;  loud colors
S3 adv - -
lounge S3 n - -
love S1, W1 n - Hello love, how can I help you?
n - So that’s fifteen-love to Kournikova.
v - I love my spouse.   I love you!
v - Mold loves moist, dark places.
v - I love walking barefoot on wet grass;  I'd love to join the team;  I love what you've done with your hair
v - I love the fact that the coffee shop now offers fat-free chai latte.
v - I wish I could love her all night long.
lovely S1, W3 adj - It's a lovely day and the sun is shining.
adj - It would be lovely to have a little more money to spend.
lover W3 n - a lover of fine wines
n - All right, me lover?
low S1, W1 adj - a low wall a low shelf
adj - a low bow
adj - Now that was low even for you!
adj - She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs.
adj - the low point in her career
adj - low spirits
adj - a low pulse
adj - My credit union charges a low interest rate.   Jogging during a whiteout, with such low temperatures and low visibility, is dangerous.   The store sold bread at low prices, and milk at even lower prices.   The contractors gave a low estimate of the costs.   low cholesterol   a low voltage wire   a low number
adj - low protozoan animals, low cryptogamic plants, and other low organisms
adj - the low northern latitudes
adj - Generally, European men have lower voices than their Indian counterparts.
adj - They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying.
adj - a low card
adj - low gear
lower S3, W3 v - lower a bucket into a well
v - to lower a flag
v - lower a chimney or turret
v - lower the aim of a gun
v - to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes
v - lower distilled liquors
v - lower one's pride
v - I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes.
v - lower the interest rate
v - The river lowered as rapidly as it rose.
W3 adj - a low wall a low shelf
adj - a low bow
adj - Now that was low even for you!
adj - She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs.
adj - the low point in her career
adj - low spirits
adj - a low pulse
adj - My credit union charges a low interest rate.   Jogging during a whiteout, with such low temperatures and low visibility, is dangerous.   The store sold bread at low prices, and milk at even lower prices.   The contractors gave a low estimate of the costs.   low cholesterol   a low voltage wire   a low number
adj - low protozoan animals, low cryptogamic plants, and other low organisms
adj - the low northern latitudes
adj - Generally, European men have lower voices than their Indian counterparts.
adj - They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying.
adj - a low card
adj - low gear
luck S2, W3 n - Gilbert had some bad luck yesterday — he got pick-pocketed and lost fifty dollars.
n - He blew on the dice for luck.
n - He has a lot of luck with the ladies, perhaps it is because of his new motorbike.
n - The creators of tool-assisted speedruns often manipulate a lot of luck to get the most favorable results in order to save the most time.
luckily S3 adv - -
lucky S2, W3 adj - The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.
adj auspicious, favorable, fortunate a lucky cast
lump S2 n - Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps.
n - The money arrived all at once as one big lump sum payment.
n - Do you want one lump or two with your coffee?
n - Don't just sit there like a lump.
n - He's taken his lumps over the years.
lunch S1, W2 n - After the funeral there was a lunch for those who didn't go to the cemetery.
lunchtime S3 n - It's almost lunchtime, so I think I'll finish up later this afternoon.

m, n, o

      Synonyms Examples
Word Freqs Class    
machine S1, W1 n - I called you earlier, but all I got was the machine.
n - Game developers assume they're pushing the limits of the machine.
n - Bruce Campbell was a "demon-killing machine" because he made quick work of killing demons.
machinery W3 n - -
mad S2, W3 adj - He's got this mad idea that he's irresistible to women.
adj - Are you mad at me?
adj - It's mad that I got that job back a day after being fired.
adj - to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred
adj - Aren't you just mad for that red dress?
adj - a mad dog
adj - I gotta give you mad props for scoring us those tickets.   Their lead guitarist has mad skills.   There are always mad girls at those parties.
madam S3 n - Later, Mrs Grey was sitting in her favourite tea shop. “Would madam like the usual cream cakes and patisserie with her tea?” the waitress asked.
n - Selina kept pushing and shoving during musical chairs. The nursery school teacher said she was a bad-tempered little madam.
n - After she grew too old to work as a prostitute, she became a madam.
magazine S2, W2 n - -
magic W3 n - -
mail S3 v - Please mail me the spreadsheet by the end of the day.
v - I need to mail my tutor about the deadline.
S3, W3 n - Don't forget to pick up the mail on your way.
n - He decided to send his declaration by mail.
main S1, W1 adj largest main timbers  main branch of a river  main body of an army
mainly S2, W2 adv - -
maintain S2, W1 v - -
maintenance W3 n - -
major S1, W1 adj - the major part of the assembly
adj - A major scale.
majority S2, W1 n - The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best.
n - The winner with 53% had a 6% majority over the loser with 47%.
n - By the time I reached my majority, I had already been around the world twice.
n - On receiving the news of his promotion, Charles Snodgrass said he was delighted to be entering his majority.
make S1, W1 v - He made as if to punch him, but they both laughed and shook hands.
v - One swallow does not a summer make.
v - Two and four make six.
v - I don’t know what to make of it.
v - She married into wealth and so has it made.
v render Did I make myself heard?
v - I was made to feel like a criminal.
v - Don’t let them make you suffer.
v - His past mistakes don’t make him a bad person.
v - We should make Cincinnati by 7 tonight.
v - Make for the hills! It's a wildfire!
v - The ship could make 20 knots an hour in calm seas.
v - He didn't make the choir after his voice changed.
v - She'll make a fine president.
v - made a questionable decision
v - make a leap
v - In the end, my class didn't make, which left me with a bit of free time.
male S3, W2 adj - a male bird feeding a seed to a female
adj - stereotypically male interests, an insect with typically male coloration
adj - the male chromosome;   like testes, ovaries also produce testosterone and some other male hormones
W3 n - -
mall S3, W3 n - -
man S1, W1 n - The show is especially popular with middle-aged men.
n - every man for himself
n - Some people prefer apple pie, but me, I’m a cherry pie man.
n - I wanted to be a guitar man on a road tour, but instead I’m a flag man on a road crew.
n - Like master, like man.
n - Come on, man, we've got no time to lose!
n - Hey, man, how's it goin'?
manage S1, W1 v - He managed to climb the tower.
v - It's a tough job, but I'll manage.
management S1, W1 n - Excellent time management helped her succeed in all facets of her life.
manager S1, W1 n - a file manager; a task manager; Program Manager
manner S3, W2 n - His natural manner makes him seem like the boss.
n - These people have strange manners.
n - It is in a manner done already.
n - All manner of persons participate.
manufacturer W2 n - -
manufacturing W3 n - -
many S1, W1 adj - -
pron - Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many.
pron - Many are called, but few are chosen.
map S2, W2 n - I don't want to play this map again!
march W2 v - -
W3 n advancement, process, progression the march of time
margin W3 n - -
mark S2, W2 v - to mark a box or bale of merchandise
v blemish, scar, scratch, stain See where this pencil has marked the paper.
v - She folded over the corner of the page to mark where she left off reading.
v demonstrate, indicate, manifest, reveal, show, signal A bell marked the end of visiting hours.
v display, show, write In her Bible, the words of Christ were marked in red.
v commemorate, solemnize The national holiday is marked by fireworks.
v - His courage and energy marked him as a leader.
v represent, see That summer marked the beginning of her obsession with cycling.
v heed, listen to, look at, observe, watch Mark my words: that boy’s up to no good.
v grade, score The teacher had to spend her weekend marking all the tests.
v - to mark a student absent.
v - to mark the points in a game of billiards or a card game
S3, W2 n - -
market S1, W1 n - The privilege to hold a weekly market was invaluable for any feudal era burgh.
n - Stop by the market on your way home and pick up some milk
n - We believe that the market for the new widget is the older homeowner.
n - Foreign markets were lost as our currency rose versus their valuta.
n - The stock market ceased to be monopolized by the paper-shuffling national stock exchanges with the advent of Internet markets.
marketing S3, W3 n - -
marriage S2, W2 n - You should enter marriage for love.
n - You are cordially invited to the marriage of James Smith and Jane Doe.
married S2, W2 adj - married to one's work.
marry S1, W2 v - Neither of her daughters showed any desire to marry.
v - His daughter was married some five years ago to a tailor's apprentice.
v - He was eager to marry his daughter to a nobleman.
v - In some cultures, it is acceptable for an uncle to marry his niece.
v - The attempt to marry medieval plainsong with speed metal produced interesting results.
v - A justice of the peace will marry Jones and Smith.
marvellous S2 adj - I went to a marvellous party last week.
mass W2 n - -
W3 adj - There is evidence of mass extinctions in the distant past.
adj - Mass unemployment resulted from the financial collapse.
massive S2, W3 adj - Compared to its counterparts from World War II, the Abrams main battle tank is truly massive.
adj - A massive comet or asteroid appears to have ended the era of the dinosaurs.
adj - Did you see Colbert last night? He was massive!
adj - Your dress is massive, love. Where did you get it?
adj - a massive heart attack
adj - Some bosons are massive while others are massless.
master S2, W2 n - Mark Twain was a master of fiction.
n - She has a master in psychology.
n - He is a master of marine biology.
n - The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks.
n - The case was tried by a master, who concluded that the plaintiffs were the equitable owners of the property. [...]
n - a master database
n - a two-master
match S2, W2 n - My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.
n - He knew he had met his match.
n - The carpet and curtains are a match.
n spunk (obsolete) He struck a match and lit his cigarette.
S3, W2 v - Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together.
v - His interests didn't match her interests.
v - They found out about his color-blindness when he couldn't match socks properly.
v - She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better.
v - to match boards
mate S2 n - He's my best mate.
n - Excuse me, mate, have you got the time?
n - I found one of the socks I wanted to wear, but I couldn't find its mate.
material S1, W1 n - Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads.
n - We were a warm-up act at the time; we didn't have enough original material to headline.
n - You'll need about a yard of material to make this.
n - He is not the only one. I believe we have lots of presidential material in various public offices.
W3 adj - This compound has a number of interesting material properties.
adj - Don't let material concerns get in the way of living a happy life.
adj - This is the most material fact in this lawsuit.
math S2 n - $170 a month? That doesn’t sound right. Let me check your math.
n - They needed to take two more maths in order to graduate.
n - My mathematics is always improving.
maths S2 n - My mathematics is always improving.
matter S1, W1 n - What's the matter?;   state matters
n - I stayed for a matter of months.
S1, W3 v - Sorry for pouring ketchup on your clean white shirt! - Oh, don't worry, it does not matter.
maximum S3, W3 adj maximal Use the proper dose for the maximum effect.
may S1, W1 modal - -
maybe S1, W1 adv - -
me S1, W1 pron - Can you hear me?
pron - Come with me.
pron - He gave me this.
pron - It wasn't me.
pron - Me and my friends played a game.
meal S2, W2 n - Breakfast is the morning meal, lunch is the noon meal, and dinner, or supper, is the evening meal.
mean S1, W1 v - Does she really mean what she said to him last night?
v - One faltering step means certain death.
v - Formality and titles mean nothing in their circle.
meaning S2, W1 n - the meaning of life
means S2, W2 n - He was living beyond his means.
n - A car is a means of transport.
meanwhile W2 adv - -
measure S2, W2 v - We measured the temperature with a thermometer.   You should measure the angle with a spirit level.
v - The window measured two square feet.
v - I measure that at 10 centimetres.
W2 n - -
measurement W3 n - -
meat S2, W3 n - A large portion of domestic meat production comes from animals raised on factory farms.
n - The butchery's profit rate on various meats varies greatly.
n - The apple looked fine on the outside, but the meat was not very firm.
n - We recruited him right from the meat of our competitor.
n - He hit it right on the meat of the bat.
n - Throw it in here, meat.
mechanism S3, W3 n - political machine
media S2, W2 n - As a result of the rise of, first, television news and entertainment media and, second, web-based media, traditional print-based media has declined in popularity.
n - Some celebrities dislike press conferences, where the media bombards them with questions.
n - Acrylics, oils, charcoal, and gouache are all mediums I used in my painting.
n - a happy medium
medical S2, W2 adj - Do you have any medical experience?
adj - medical marijuana; medical cannabis; medical treatment
adj - A costly medical condition can bankrupt you if it doesn't kill you first.
adj - medical ward
medicine S2, W3 n - She's studying medicine at university because she wants to be a doctor in the future.
medieval W3 adj - -
medium S3 adj - -
meet S1, W1 v - This proposal meets my requirements. The company agrees to meet the cost of any repairs.
v - The eye met a horrid sight. He met his fate.
meeting S1, W1 n - Meeting him will be exciting. I enjoy meeting new people.
n - We need to have a meeting about that soon.
n - What has the meeting decided.
n - They came together in a chance meeting on the way home from work.
n - Earthquakes occur at the meeting of tectonic plates.
n - Denver meeting is a part of Intermountain yearly meeting.
member S1, W1 n - The I-beams were to become structural members of a pedestrian bridge.
n - The zip file holding the source code of this application has 245 members.
membership S2, W2 n - He has memberships in clubs in three cities.
n - The memberships of the state chapters elect delegates to the national convention.
memory S2, W1 n - Memory is a facility common to all animals.
n - I have no memory of that event.
n - This data passes from the CPU to the memory.
n - in recent memory; in living memory
n - Memory metal; memory plastic.
mental S2, W2 adj - He is the most mental freshman I've seen yet.
adj - That was a mental party last night.
adj genial, genian the mental nerve;  the mental region
mention S1, W1 v - -
menu S3 n - -
mere W3 adj - -
merely S3, W2 adv - -
mess S2 n - He made a mess of it.
n - My boss dumped a whole mess of projects on my desk today.
n - Parked under a tree, my car was soon covered in birds' mess.
n - Between the pain and the depression, I'm a mess.
n - A mess of pottage.
n - the wardroom mess
v - This doesn't concern you. Don't mess.
v - Stop messing with me!
v - I mess with the wardroom officers.
message S1, W2 n - We've just received an urgent message from the President.
n - The main message of the novel is that time heals all wounds.
messy S3 adj - Jim ran his fingers through his messy brown hair.
adj - He is the messiest person I've ever met.
adj - a messy divorce
metal S2, W2 n - We have American Airlines tickets, but it's on British Airways metal.
method S1, W1 n - If one method doesn't work, you should ask a friend to help you.
metre S2, W3 n - -
middle S1, W2 adj - the middle point
n - The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle.
n - I woke up in the middle of the night.
midnight S3 n - -
might S1, W1 modal - -
mile S1, W1 n - The shot missed by a mile.
n - The runners competed in the mile.
n - five miles over the speed limit
military S2, W1 adj - She was dishonorably discharged from all military duties.
adj - If you join a military force, you may end up killing people.
milk S2, W3 n - Table three ordered three milks. (Formally: The guests at table three ordered three glasses of milk.)
n - I take my tea with two milk(s) and two sugar.
millimetre S3 n - -
mind S1, W1 n - Despite advancing age, his mind was still as sharp as ever.
n - There was no doubt in his mind that they would win.
n - My mind just went blank.
n - I can’t keep my mind on what I’m doing.
n - He was one of history’s greatest minds.
n - He changed his mind after hearing the speech.
n - I am of a mind to listen.
n - I, ______ being of sound mind and body, do hereby [...]
n - The mind is a process of the brain.
n - a month's [or monthly] mind; a year's mind
S1, W2 v - Do you mind if I smoke?
v - Would you mind my bag for me?
v - Mind you don't knock that glass over.
v - I'm not very healthy. I do eat fruit sometimes, mind.
v - You should mind your own business.
mine S1 pron - -
S2, W3 n - -
mineral W3 n - -
minimum S2, W3 adj - -
minister S1, W1 n - The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire congregation.
n - He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior.
ministry W2 n - She works for the ministry of finance.
n - The premier offered his last ministry's resignation to the monarch, and is asked to form a new one in accordance with the election results.
n - the present ministry of the Holy Spirit
minor S2, W2 adj - The physical appearance of a candidate is a minor factor in recruitment.
adj - a minor scale
minority S3, W2 n - Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.
n - The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.
minute S1, W1 n - You have twenty minutes to complete the test.
n instant, jiffy, mo, moment, sec, second, tic Wait a minute, I’m not ready yet!
n minute of arc We need to be sure these maps are accurate to within one minute of arc.
n - Let’s look at the minutes of last week’s meeting.
n - If you buy this phone, you’ll get 100 free minutes.
n - Oh, I ain't heard that song in a minute!
mirror S3, W3 n - I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.
n - His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.
n - Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors.
misery S3 n - Ever since his wife left him you can see the misery on his face.
miss S1, W2 v - I missed the target.
v - to miss an opportunity
v - The car just missed hitting a passer-by.
v - I miss you! Come home soon!
v - miss the joke
v - Joe missed the meeting this morning.
v - I missed the plane!
v - The car is missing essential features.
v - Player A: J7. Player B: Q6. Table: 283. The flop missed both players!
S2 n - I think I’ll give the meeting a miss.
n - You may sit here, Miss Jones.
mission S3, W2 n - Many cities across the Americas grew from Spanish missions.
mistake S2, W2 n - -
mix S2, W3 v - Mix the eggs and milk with the flour until the consistency is smooth.
v - Don't mix the meat recipes with the dairy recipes.
v - Yellow and blue paint mix to make green.
v - Mix the egg whites until they are stiff.
v - I'll mix the rhythm tracks down to a single track.
v - I'm almost done mixing this song.
mixed S2 adj - I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting.
adj - My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility.
adj - My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school.
adj - Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed
mixture S3, W3 n - A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals
mobile S2 n - there are many business opportunities in mobile
mobile phone S2, W3 n - -
mode W3 n - What was the mode of entry?
n - After a series of early setbacks, her political campaign is in crisis mode.
n - In insert mode, characters typed are directly inserted into the buffer.
n - airplane mode; night mode
n - Her wardrobe is always in mode.
model S2, W1 n - The beautiful model had her face on the cover of almost every fashion magazine imaginable.
n - The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane.
n - The computer weather model did not correctly predict the path of the hurricane.
n - He decided to buy the turbo engine model of the sports car.
n - The team developed a sound business model.
n - British parliamentary democracy was seen as a model for other countries to follow.
modern S1, W1 adj - Our online interactive game is a modern approach to teaching about gum disease.  Although it was built in the 1600s, the building still has a very modern look.
mom S1 n - -
moment S1, W1 n instant, stound, trice Wait a moment, while I lock the front door.
n - If the points represent mass, then the zeroth moment is the total mass, the first moment divided by the total mass is the center of mass, and the second moment is the rotational inertia.
mommy S3 n - -
money S1, W1 n - Before colonial times cowry shells imported from Mauritius were used as money in Western Africa.
n - money supply;  money market
n - He married money.
monitor S3, W3 v - -
month S1, W1 n - July is my favourite month.
n - We went on holiday for two months.
mood S3, W3 n composure, humor, spirit, temperament I've been in a bad mood since I dumped my boyfriend.
n huff, pet, temper He's in a mood with me today.
n frame of mind, huff I'm not in the mood for running today.
n - A good politician senses the mood of the crowd.
n - He fought with mood in many a bloody slaught.
n grammatical mood, mode The most common mood in English is the indicative.
moon W3 n - That's no moon, you idiot... it's a space station!
n - They stayed with their aunt and uncle for many moons.
n - The moons surrounding the city walls were built in the sixteenth century.
moral S3, W2 adj - moral judgments;  a moral poem
adj - a moral obligation
adj - a moral agent
adj - a moral certainty
adj - a moral victory;  moral support
more S1, W1 adv - I could no more climb that than fly!
adv - You're more beautiful than I ever imagined.
adv - I was more better at English than you.
pron - There isn't enough salt in this. You need to add more.
pron - There aren't many people here yet, but more should be arriving soon.
moreover W2 adv - -
morning S1, W1 n - I'll see you tomorrow morning.
mortgage W3 n - We're renting a property in the city centre because we can't afford to get a mortgage yet.
n - lands given in mortgage
most S1, W1 adv - Correctness is most important.
adv - This is a most unusual specimen.
pron - The most I can offer for the house is $150,000.
pron - Most of the penguins were friendly and curious.
pron - Most want the best for their children.
mostly S2, W3 adv - They're mostly good people, although they have made a few mistakes.
mother S1, W1 n - He had something of his mother in him.
n - Nutrients and oxygen obtained by the mother are conveyed to the fetus.
n - The lioness was a mother of four cubs.
n - The Mediterranean was mother to many cultures and languages.
n - Mother Smith, meet my cousin, Doug Jones.
n - pieces of mother, adding mother to vinegar
motion W3 n - The motion to amend is now open for discussion.
motor S3, W3 n - Nice motor!
motorway S2 n - -
mountain S3, W3 n - We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains.
n - He was a real mountain of a man, standing seven feet tall.
n - some mountain ranges; the high mountain top; a scenic mountain view; the mountain lodge; the leaves of mountain cranberries; a mountain goat
mouse S2, W3 n - -
mouth S2, W1 n - "Open your mouth and say 'aah'," directed the doctor.
n - The mouth of the river is a good place to go birdwatching in spring and autumn.
n - The mouth of a cave
n - My kid sister is a real mouth; she never shuts up.
move S1, W1 v stir A ship moves rapidly.
v get moving, stir Come on guys, let's move: there's work to do!
v - I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life.
v - My opponent's counter was moving much quicker round the board than mine.
v impel, stir The horse moves a carriage.
v - She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board.
v - This song moves me to dance.
v affect, trouble That book really moved me.
v - I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.
v - An attorney moved the court to issue a restraining order.
S2, W1 n - A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.
n - He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen.
n - She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move.
n - The move into my fiancé's house took two long days.
n - I am worried about our boss's move.
n play If you roll a six, you can make two moves.
movement S1, W1 n motion I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.
n - The labor movement has been struggling in America since the passage of the Taft-Hartley act in 1947.
n - Albuquerque International Sunport serviced over 200,000 movements last year.
n - The movement on his cutter was devastating.
movie S1, W2 n - Let's go to the movies.
much S1, W1 adv - He is much fatter than I remember him.
adv - Does he get drunk much?
adv - I don't like Wagner as much as I like Mozart.
pron - From those to whom much has been given much is expected.
mud S3 n - The campaign issues got lost in all the mud from both parties.
mum S1, W2 n - -
mummy S1 n - -
murder S3, W2 n - The defendant was charged with murder.
n - There have been ten unsolved murders this year alone.
n - This headache is murder.
muscle S2, W3 n thew Muscle consists largely of actin and myosin filaments.
museum S3, W2 n - -
mushroom S3 n mushrump, shroom Some mushrooms are edible and taste good, while others are poisonous and taste foul.
music S1, W1 n - I keep listening to this music because it's a masterpiece.
musical S3, W3 adj - musical proportion; musical instruments
adj - She had a musical voice.
adj - the child is musical; having a musical ear
must S1, W1 modal - -
my S1, W1 determiner - -
myself S1, W1 pron - I taught myself.
pron - I feel like myself.
pron - Myself John.
mystery W3 n - The truth behind the events remains a mystery.
n - That man is a mystery.
n - the Eleusinian mysteries
n - The second decade of the Rosary concerns the Sorrowful mysteries, such as the crucifixion and the crowning with thorns.
nail S3 n - When I'm nervous I bite my nails.
naked S3 adj - She was as naked as the day she was born.
adj - The naked facts lay there on the table, enclosed within the files.
adj - I entered her naked and came in her too.
adj uncovered a naked put, a naked call
adj - I feel naked without my mobile phone.
adj - Naked Bacon (a brand without nitrates or phosphates)
name S1, W1 n proper name I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty.
n - Stop calling me names!
n - Halt in the name of the law!
S2, W2 v - One visitor named Hou Yugang said he was not too concerned about climate change and Baishui’s melting.
v - He named his demands.
v - naming the problem
v - The painter was named as an accomplice.
v - My neighbor was named to the steering committee.
narrow S3, W2 adj - a narrow hallway
adj - a narrow interpretation
adj - a narrow mind
adj - The Republicans won by a narrow majority.
adj - narrow circumstances
nasty S2 adj - -
nation S3, W2 n - The Kurdish people constitute a nation in the Middle East
n - Though legally single nations, many states comprise several distinct cultural or ethnic groups.
n - Once widespread across Europe in medieval times, nations are now largely restricted to the ancient universities of Sweden and Finland.
national S1, W1 adj - Import tariffs were raised for the national interest.
native S3, W3 adj - English is not my native language.
adj - The native peoples of Australia are called aborigines.
adj - Many native artists studied abroad.
adj - The naturalized Norway maple often outcompetes the native North American sugar maple.
adj - The native integer size is sixteen bits.
adj - native dust
natural S2, W1 adj - The species will be under threat if its natural habitat is destroyed.
adj - In the natural world the fit tend to live on while the weak perish.
adj - Natural food is healthier than processed food.
adj - His prison sentence was the natural consequence of a life of crime.
adj - There's a wrong note here: it should be C natural instead of C sharp.
adj - So-called second-generation silicone breast implants looked and felt more like the natural breast.
adj - We made natural love.
naturally S3, W3 adv - Although he was unused to the situation, he tried to act naturally.
adv - Boys are naturally aggressive.
adv - I shall naturally protest at that decision.
nature S1, W1 n - Nature never lies (i.e. tells untruths).
naughty S3 adj - Some naughty boys at school hid the teacher's lesson notes.
adj - I bought some naughty lingerie for my honeymoon.
near S1, W1 adv - He was near unconscious when I found him.
prep - There are habitable planets orbiting many of the stars near our Sun.
prep - The voyage was near completion.
prep - His opinions are near the limit of what is acceptable.
S2, W3 adj close I can't see near objects very clearly without my glasses.
adj - The end is near.
adj - The deceased man had no near relatives.
adj - a near friend
adj - a version near to the original
adj - a near escape
adj - The two words are near synonyms.
adj - The near front wheel came loose.
adj - the near ox; the near leg
nearby W3 adj - He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries.
nearly S1, W1 adv - He left a nearly full beer on the bar.
neat S2 adj - My room is neat because I tidied it this morning.  She has very neat hair.
adj - I like my whisky neat.
adj - The Arbuzov reaction is performed by adding the bromide to the phosphite, neat.  The molecular beam was neat acetylene.
adj - The front room was neat and carefully arranged for the guests.
adj - Having the two protagonists meet in the last act was a particularly neat touch.
adj - Courts should not reduce this case to a neat set of legal rules.
adj - Hey, neat convertible, man.
necessarily S2, W2 adv needs It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents.
necessary S2, W1 adj - Although I wished to think that all was false, it was yet necessary that I, who thus thought, must in some sense exist.
adj inevitable, natural If it is absolutely necessary to use public computers, you should plan ahead and forward your e-mail to a temporary, disposable account.
neck S2, W2 n - Giraffes have long necks.
n - a neck forming the journal of a shaft
n - to risk one's neck; to save someone's neck
need S1, W1 n - I've always tried to have few needs beyond food, clothing and shelter.
v - Living things need water to survive.
v - After ten days of hiking, I needed a shower and a shave.
v - You need not go if you don't want to.
negative S2, W2 adj - Customers didn’t like it: feedback was mostly negative.
adj - I don’t like to hang around him very much because he can be so negative about his petty problems.
adj - The nitro group is negative.
negotiate S3, W3 v - The client and server computers must first negotiate a network protocol to be used.
v - Although the car was quite rickety, he could negotiate the curves very well.
negotiation S3, W2 n - -
neighbour S2, W2 n - My neighbour has two noisy cats.
neighbourhood S3, W3 n - Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings.
n - He lives in my neighborhood.
n - The fire alarmed the neighborhood.
n - We have just moved to a pleasant neighborhood.
n - He must be making in the neighborhood of $200,000 per year.
n - The slums and the palace were in awful neighborhood.
neither S2, W3 adv - Just as you would not correct it, neither would I.
W3 pron - I've tried on both shirts, but neither fits properly.
nerve S3, W3 n - The nerves can be seen through the skin.
n - Some plants have ornamental value because of their contrasting nerves.
n - He hasn't the nerve to tell her he likes her. What a wimp!
n - The web-team found git-sed is really a time and nerve saver when doing mass changes on your repositories
n balls, brashness, brazenness He had the nerve to enter my house uninvited.
n - Ellie had a bad case of nerves before the big test.
nervous S3, W3 adj - -
net W3 n - -
v - -
network S3, W2 n - A network of roads crisscrossed the country.
n - To get a job in today's economy, it is important to have a strong network.
n - The copy machine is connected to the network so it can now serve as a printer.
never S1, W1 adv - I finally finished, and I never want to do that again.
adv - I never saw him today.
nevertheless S3, W2 adv - -
new S1, W1 adj - This is a new scratch on my car!   The band just released a new album.
adj - We turned up some new evidence from the old files.
adj - My new car is much better than my previous one, even though it is older.   We had been in our new house for five years by then.
adj - New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street.
adj - Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?
adj - That shirt is dirty. Go and put on a new one.   I feel like a new person after a good night's sleep.   After the accident, I saw the world with new eyes.
adj - My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild.
adj - I can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new.   Did you see the new King Lear at the theatre?
adj - The idea was new to me.   I need to meet new people.
adj - Have you met the new guy in town?   He is the new kid at school.
adj - Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time.   I'm new at this business.
adj - We expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade.
newly W3 adv - She smelled the newly budding flowers.
news S1, W1 n - Is there any news about the storm?
n - Did you hear/read/see the latest news?
newspaper S2, W2 n - -
next S1, W1 adj - the next chapter; the next man I see; the next week; the Sunday next before Easter
adj - The man was driven by his love for money and his desire to become the next Bill Gates.
adv - It's the next best thing to ice cream.
adv - Financial panic, earthquakes, oil spills, riots. What comes next?
nice S1, W2 adj - What is a nice person like you doing in a place like this?
adj - The soup is nice and hot.
nicely S3 adv - -
night S1, W1 n - How do you sleep at night when you attack your kids like that!?
n - a night on the town
n - I stayed my friend's house for three nights.
n - from noon till night
n - The cat disappeared into the night.
nil S3 n - -
no S1, W1 adv - I just want to find out whether she's coming or no. (Scotland)
adv - He ran to the edge of the swimming pool and dived in.
adv - For six hours the tide flows in, then for another six hours it flows out.
adv - Bring the water to the boil and drop the vegetables in.
adv - He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in.
adv - The show still didn't become interesting 20 minutes in.
determiner - -
no one S1, W2 pron nobody, none We went to the store but no one was there.
no way S2 adv - -
nobody S1, W2 pron - Whether you're a nobody or a player, everyone in Tinseltown wants to be King of Hollywood! - Conquering Hollywood
pron - I asked several people, but nobody knew how.
nod W2 v - They nodded their assent.
v - Jones nods the ball back to his goalkeeper.
noise S2, W2 n - He knew that it was trash day, when the garbage collectors made all the noise.
n - The problems with the new computer system are causing a lot of noise at Head Office.
noisy S3 adj boisterous, clamorous, turbulent, vociferous the noisy crowd.
adj - a noisy bar
adj - noisy clothes
none S1, W2 pron - None of this meat tastes right.
pron - After the funeral there was a lunch for those who didn't go to the cemetery.
pron - I'll be busy until midafternoon, but you can try my office around 3.
pron - The third day before the nones of March is March 5th; the third nones of August is August 3rd; and the third of the nones of November is November 3rd.
pron none The Greek monks always listen to their reader recite Psalms 83, 84, and 85 from the Septuagint at nones.
pron - 1885, When night was at its noon I heard a voice chanting the Koran in sweetest accents — Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Night 17:
nonsense S3 n - After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsense.
n - He says that I stole his computer, but that's just nonsense.
nope S3 adv - -
nor S2, W1 adv - -
conj - Nor did I stop to think, but ran.
conj - I am neither hungry nor thirsty nor tired.
conj - The struggle didn't end, nor was it any less diminished.
conj - He's no better nor you.
normal S1, W1 adj - Organize the data into third normal form.
adj - John is feeling normal again.
adj - My grandmother attended Mankato State Normal School.
adj - The interior normal vector of an ideal perfect sphere will always point toward the center, and the exterior normal vector directly away, and both will always be co-linear with the ray whose' tip ends at the point of intersection, which is the intersection of all three sets of points.
normally S1, W2 adv - Normally, I eat breakfast at 6am, but today, I got up late and didn't eat until 9.
adv - He was abnormally agitated, she only normally so.
north S1, W2 n - Minnesota is in the north of the USA.
n - Stock prices are heading north.
northern S2, W2 adj - Les Dawson was a famous northern comedian.
nose S2, W2 n - She has a cold in the nose.
n - the nose of a tea-kettle, a bellows, or a fighter plane
n - Red Rum only won by a nose.
n - It is essential that a winetaster develops a good nose.
n - A successful reporter has a nose for news.
not S1, W1 adv - Did you take out the trash? No, I did not.
adv - It's not you, it's me.
adv - It was not my favorite movie of all time.
notably W3 adv - -
note S1, W1 n - a poet of note
S3, W1 v - If you look to the left, you can note the old cathedral.
v - We noted his speech.
v - The modular multiplicative inverse of x may be noted x-1.
nothing S1, W1 pron - You're nothing to me now!
notice S1, W2 v - Did you notice the flowers in her yard?
S2, W2 n - He took no notice of the changes, and went on as though nothing had happened.
n - I always read the death notices in the paper.
n - The sidewalk adjacent to the damaged bridge stonework shall be closed until further notice.
n - I can't work here any longer. I'm giving notice.
n - I don't mind if you want to change the venue; just give me some notice first, OK?
notion W3 n - Yankee notions
n - I have a notion to do it.
novel W3 n - -
now S1, W1 adv - Now I am six.
adv - Now stop that, Jimmy!
adv - Now I am ready.
adv - Now all the children have grown up and left, the house is very quiet.
adv - He now asked her whether she had made pudding.
adv - Now listen, we must do something about this.
S1, W3 conj - Now that we're all here, let's start the meeting.
nowadays S2 adv - -
nowhere S2 adv - Nowhere did the rules say anything about popcorn.
adv - We sat in traffic, going nowhere.
nuclear W2 adj - a nuclear reactor
adj - a nuclear explosion
adj - nuclear option, nuclear solution
nuisance S3 n - a public nuisance
number S1, W1 n - Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers.
n - The number 8 is usually made with a single stroke.
n - The equation e^{i\pi}+1=0 includes the most important numbers: 1, 0, \pi, i, and e.
n - Horse number 5 won the race.
n - Any number of people can be reading from a given repository at a time.
n - Her passport number is C01X864TN.
n - Adjectives and nouns should agree in gender, number, and case.
n - For his second number, he sang "The Moon Shines Bright".
n - the latest number of a magazine
numerous W3 adj - There are numerous definitions of the word 'man'.
nurse S2, W3 n - They hired a nurse to care for their young boy.
n - The nurse made her rounds through the hospital ward.
n - Eton College has been called "the chief nurse of England's statesmen".
nut S3 n - There are many sort of nuts: peanuts, cashews, pistachios, Brazil nuts and more.
n loony, nutbag, nutcase, nutter He was driving his car like a nut.
n ball, bollock, nads I kicked him in the nuts.
n - He just needs a good nut to make him feel better.
n - a fashion nut
n - nut flush = the best possible flush available
object S2 v - I object to the proposal to build a new airport terminal.
S3, W2 n - Mary Jane had been the object of Peter's affection for years.
objection S3 n - I have no objection to any person's religion.
objective S3, W3 n - -
obligation W3 n - X shall be entitled to subcontract its obligation to provide the Support Services. <>
observation W3 n - -
observe W2 v - From this vantage point we can observe the behavior of the animals in their natural habitat.
v - Please observe all posted speed limits.
v - The senator observed that the bill would be detrimental to his constituents.
obtain S3, W2 v - -
obvious S2, W2 adj - -
obviously S1, W2 adv - She was in floods of tears and obviously very upset.
adv - You weren't to know, but I've spoken to, obviously, Jim about this, and ...
occasion S1, W2 n - At this point, she seized the occasion to make her own observation.
n - on this occasion, I'm going to decline your offer, but next time I might agree.
n - I had no occasion to feel offended, however.
n - I could think of two separate occasions when she had deliberately lied to me.
n - I have no occasion for firearms.
n - Having people round for dinner was always quite an occasion at our house.
occasional S3, W3 adj - He took an occasional glass of wine.
adj - Elgar's music was not created to be occasional music for high-school graduations.
adj - What your living room needs are some occasional chairs.
adj - He is an occasional writer of letters to the editor.
occasionally S2, W3 adv - -
occupation S3, W3 n - -
occupy W2 v - -
occur S1, W1 v - The liftoff will occur in exactly twelve seconds.
v - I will write if the opportunity occurs.
v - The chemical monofluoroacetate occurs in all parts of Dichapetalum cymosum, and is responsible for its toxic effects.
ocean S3, W2 n - The island is surrounded by ocean
n - an ocean of affairs
odd S1, W3 adj strange, unusual She slept in, which was very odd.
adj mismatched, single My cat Fluffy has odd eyes: one blue and one brown.
adj - I'm the odd one out.
adj - I don't speak Latin well, so in hearing a dissertation in Latin, I would only be able to make out the odd word of it.
adj - He's only worked odd jobs.
adj - The product of odd numbers is also odd.
adj - How do I print only the odd pages?
adj - There were thirty-odd people in the room.
adj - He served from the odd court.
odds S3 n - So let's see. There are two evens here and three odds.
n - I'd say the odds are strongly in favor of the sun rising tomorrow morning.
of S1, W1 prep - -
of course S1, W1 adv indisputably, naturally Of course I know that!
off S1, W1 adj - All the lights are off.
adj - The party's off because the hostess is sick.
adj - The drink spilled out of the bottle because the top was off.
adj - This milk is off!
adj - sales are off this quarter
adj - I felt that his comments were a bit off.
adj - And they're off! Whatsmyname takes an early lead, with Remember The Mane behind by a nose.
adj - He took me down the corridor and into an off room.
adj - He took an off day for fishing.  an off year in politics; the off season
adj - — I'll have the chicken please.
adj - The off front wheel came loose.
adv - He drove off in a cloud of smoke.
adv - Please switch off the light when you leave.
adv - He bit off the end of the carrot.
prep - He's off the roof now.
prep - He was thrown off the team for cheating.
prep - His office is off this corridor on the right.
prep - The island is 23 miles off the cape.
prep - There's 20% off the list price.
prep - He's been off his feed since Tuesday.
prep - He didn't buy it off him. He stole it off him.
prep - I'd like to re-order those printer cartridges, let's say 5-off.
offence S3, W2 n - -
offer S1, W1 v - She offered to help with her homework.
v - Everybody offered an opinion.
v - He offered use of his car for the week.  He offered his good will for the Councilman's vote.
v - I offered twenty dollars for it. The company is offering a salary of £30,000 a year.
v - to offer violence to somebody
S2, W1 n - I decline your offer to contract.
n - His offer was $3.50 per share.
n - His first letter was not a real offer, but an attempt to determine interest.
office S1, W1 n - When the office of Secretary of State is vacant, its duties fall upon an official within the department.
n - She held office as secretary of state until she left office to run for office.
n - The office of the Secretary of State is cleaned when it is vacant.
n - The whole office was there... well, except you, of course.
n - He's from our public relations office.
officer S1, W1 n - -
official S3, W1 n - David Barnes was the official charged with the running of the sports club.
n - In most soccer games there are three officials: the referee and two linesmen.
S3, W2 adj - official duties
adj - an official statement or report
adj - The Official Strategy Guide
adj - an official drug or preparation
adj - Well, it's official: you lost your mind!
often S1, W1 adv - I often walk to work when the weather is nice.
oil S2, W1 n - I prefer to paint in oil
old S1, W1 adj - an old abandoned building;  an old friend
adj - I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.
adj - How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child.
adj - Your constant pestering is getting old.
adj - We're having a good old time. My next car will be a big old SUV.  My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas.
on S1, W1 adj - All the lights are on, so they must be home.
adj - Are we still on for tonight?
adj - I was trying to drink out of the bottle while the top was still on!
adj - You can't do that; it's just not on.
adj - "Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!"
adj leg Ponsonby-Smythe hit a thumping on drive.
adv - turn the television on
adv - Put on your hat and gloves.
adv - drive on, rock on
adv - He rambled on and on.
adv - Ten years on, nothing had changed in the village.
adv - That horse is twenty-to-one on, so you need to stake twenty pounds just to win one pound.
prep - A vase of flowers stood on the table.
prep - He had a scar on the side of his face.
prep - All of the responsibility is on him.
prep - to play on a violin or piano
prep - The lighthouse that you can see is on the mainland.
prep - Croton-on-Hudson, Rostov-on-Don, Southend-on-Sea
prep - A table can't stand on two legs.
prep - tug on the rope; push hard on the door
prep - I stubbed my toe on an old tree stump.
prep - He wore old shoes on his feet.
prep - on a bus, on a train, on a plane
prep - Born on the 4th of July.
prep - Can I see you on a different day?
prep - Smith scored again on twelve minutes, doubling Mudchester Rovers' lead.
prep - I have no opinion on this subject.
prep - I haven't got any money on me.
prep - to arrest someone on suspicion of bribery
prep - On Jack's entry, William got up to leave.
prep - I paid for the airfare and meals for my family, but the hotel room was on the company.
prep - Can't you see I'm on the phone?
prep - Her words made a lasting impression on my mind.
prep - Have pity or compassion on him.
prep - The dog survived three weeks on rainwater.
prep - He's on his lunch break.
prep - He's acting so strangely, I think he must be on something.
prep - He's acting crazy because he's on crack right now.
prep - a function on
prep - an operator on
prep - the free group on four letters
prep - heaps on heaps of food
prep - He will promise on certain conditions.
prep - He is on a newspaper; I am on the committee.
prep - He affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honour.
prep - A curse on him!
prep - The fight was three on one, and he never stood a chance.
once S1, W1 adv - I have only once eaten pizza.
adv - He was once the most handsome man around.
adv - Once three is three.
conj - Once he is married, he will be able to claim the inheritance.
one S1, W1 determiner - -
number - In many cultures, a baby turns one year old a year after its birth.
pron - I knew as soon I met him that John was the one for me and we were married within a month.
pron - 2003 September 26, "DEAL WITH IT!!!!11one!!", in alt.games.video.nintendo.gamecube, Usenet
pron - Any one of the boys.  The big one looks good.  I want the green one.  A good driver is one who drives carefully.
pron - She offered him an apple and an orange; he took one and left the other.
pron - One’s guilt may trouble one, but it is best not to let oneself be troubled by things which cannot be changed.  One shouldn’t be too quick to judge.
pron - "driver", noun: one who drives.
one another S3, W3 pron - Rainy days seemed to follow one another all summer.
onion S3 n - -
only S1, W1 adj - He is the only doctor for miles.
adj - He is their only son, in fact, an only child.
adv - My heart is hers, and hers only.
adv - If there were only one more ticket!
adv - He left only moments ago.
adv - She's only gone and run off with the milkman!
adv - I helped him out only for him to betray me.
onto S1, W2 prep - My cat just jumped onto the keyboard.
prep - The thought-police were onto my plans of world domination.
prep - The exponential function maps the set of real numbers onto the set of positive real numbers.
open S1, W1 adj - an open hand; an open flower
adj - Banks are not open on bank holidays.
adj - I am open to new ideas.
adj - He published an open letter to the governor on a full page of the New York Times.
adj - The man is an open book.
adj - I couldn't save my changes because another user had the same file open.
adj - I've got open orders for as many containers of red durum as you can get me.
adj - an open question
adj - an open winter
adj - You will observe that this is an open letter and we reserve the right to mention it to the judge should the matter come to trial.
v - Turn the doorknob to open the door.
v - He opened a path through the undergrowth.
v - I don't want to open that subject.
v - to open a case in court, or a meeting
v - to open a closed fist
v - I will open the shop an hour early tomorrow.
v - Vermont will open elk hunting season next week.
v - The door opened all by itself.
v - The shop opens at 9:00.
v - After the first two players fold, Julie opens for $5.
v - Jeff opens his hand revealing a straight flush.
opening S3 n - He remembered fondly the Christmas morning opening of presents.
n - A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks.
n - Their opening of the concert with Brass in Pocket always fires up the crowd.
n - Are there likely to be any openings on the Supreme Court in the next four years?
operate S2, W2 v - to operate a machine
operation S1, W1 n - The Katrina relief operation was considered botched.
n - They run a multinational produce-supply operation.
n - She had an operation to remove her appendix.
operator W3 n - In the sentence "What did Bill say he wants to buy?", "what" is an operator, binding a phonetically empty variable.
opinion S1, W2 n - Every man is a fool in some man's opinion.
opponent W3 n - During the crackdown, many opponents of the regime were arrested.
opportunity S1, W1 n - The world is full of opportunities and it's up to me to see them and pursue them.
n - Having a holiday is a great opportunity to relax.
n - The Court questioned the opportunity of introducing these measures in such an uncertain economic climate.
oppose S3, W3 v buck, confront, hinder, obstruct, resist, withstand There is still time to oppose this plan.
v argue, contest, repugn, speak out, take issue with Many religious leaders oppose cloning humans.
v - They are opposed to any form of hierarchy.
opposite S2, W2 prep - He lives opposite the pub.
prep - He played opposite Marilyn Monroe.
prep - The game show Just Men! aired opposite The Young and the Restless on CBS.
opposition S3, W2 n - -
option S1, W2 n - -
or S1, W1 conj - He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
conj - It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
conj - The country Myanmar, or Burma
orange S3 n - -
order S1, W1 n - The house is in order; the machinery is out of order.
n - to preserve order in a community or an assembly
n - St. Ignatius Loyola founded the Jesuit order in 1537.
n - the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Bath.
n - Magnolias belong to the order Magnoliales.
n - talent of a high order
n - to take orders, or to take holy orders, that is, to enter some grade of the ministry
n - a 3-stage cascade of a 2nd-order bandpass Butterworth filter
n - A quadratic polynomial, a x^2 + b x + c, is said to be of order (or degree) 2.
S2, W2 v - He ordered me to leave.
v - to order groceries
ordinary S1, W2 adj - On an ordinary day I wake up at nine o'clock, work for six hours, and then go to the gym.
adj - He looked so ordinary, I never thought he'd be capable of murder.
organ W3 n - bodily organs
organic W3 adj - The writing of the script was an organic process.
adj - The production came together in an organic whole.
organization S2, W1 n - This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear.
n - The organization of the book is as follows.
n - In response to the crisis, the nations in the region formed an organization.   If you want to be part of this organization, you have to follow its rules.
n - Over time, the spontaneous movement had become an organization.
n - He's been in the Dodgers' organization since 2003.
organize S1, W2 v - an organized being
v - to organize an anthem
v - the workers decided to organize; their next task was to organize the workers at the steel mill
organized S3 adj - Your work desk is so neat and tidy - I've never met someone so organized before!
origin W2 n - -
original S1, W1 adj - the original state of mankind;  the original laws of a country;  the original inventor of a process
adj initial The original manuscript contained spelling errors which were fixed in later versions.
adj - Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers.
adj - The paper contains a number of original ideas about color perception.
adj - Parker was one of the original bebop players.
adj - This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina.
originally S2, W2 adv - Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age.
adv - They had to think originally to come up with those creative ideas.
other S1, W1 adj - I get paid every other week.
pron - I'm afraid little Robbie does not always play well with others.
pron - One boat is not better than the other.
otherwise S1, W2 adv - Could I do otherwise than smile?.
adv - I’m not well today, otherwise I would have helped.  You have to open your umbrella, otherwise you'll get wet.
adv - He lost his temper once in a while. Otherwise he behaved rationally.
ought to S1, W1 modal - -
ounce S3 n - He didn't feel even an ounce of regret for his actions.
our S1, W1 determiner - -
ours S1 pron - -
ourselves S1, W3 pron - We should keep this for ourselves.
pron - We did it ourselves.
out S1, W1 adv - For six hours the tide flows out, then for six hours it flows in.
adv - Let's eat out tonight
adv - Last night we slept out under the stars.
adv - Keep out!
adv - I painted out that nasty mark on the wall.
adv - I haven't finished. Hear me out.
adv - The place was all decked out for the holidays.
adv - The sun came out after the rain, and we saw a rainbow.
adv - Wilson was bowled out for five runs.
prep - -
outcome W3 n - A quality automobile is the outcome of the work of skilled engineers and thousands of workers.
n - Three is a possible outcome of tossing a six-sided die.
n learning objective The outcomes of this course are outlined in your syllabus.
output W2 n - The factory increased its output this year.
n - a six-page output; six pages of output
outside S1, W1 adv - I am going outside.
adv - I slept outside last night.
prep - tourists from outside the country
prep - Outside of winning the lottery, the only way to succeed is through many years of hard work.
S2, W2 adj - The outside surface looks good.
adj - The Board did not trust outside information about their rivals.
adj - The first pitch is ... just a bit outside.
adj - an outside estimate
adj - the outside lane of the motorway
S3 n - He's repainting the outside of his house.
n - Her outside was stern, but inside was a heart of gold.
n - Viewed from the outside, the building seemed unremarkable.
n - It may last a week at the outside.
n - On a motorway, you should always overtake other vehicles on the outside.
n - On the final bend, the second-place car tried to go around the outside of the leader but spun off into the barrier.
outstanding W3 adj - -
oven S3 n - -
over S1, W1 adj - The show is over.
adv - I'm going to look over our department's expenses.
adv - He bent over to touch his toes.
adv - I moved over to make room for him to sit down.
adv - Come over and play!
adv - Can I sleep over?
adv - I lost my paper and I had to do the entire assignment over.
adv - Bravo Six Four, this is Bravo Six Actual. Send your traffic, over.
prep - The owner's son lorded over the experienced managers.
prep - four over two equals two over one
prep - 9♦9♠9♣6♥6♠ = nines over sixes
prep - He is finally over his [distress over the loss of the relationship with his] ex-girlfriend.
prep - The two boys had a fight over whose girlfriend was the best.
prep - It was a fine victory over their opponents.
overall S3, W2 adj - -
overcome W3 v - to overcome enemies in battle
v - We shall overcome.
v - I was overcome with anger.
overseas W3 adv - He emigrated and now lives overseas.
adv - She travelled overseas.
overtime S3 n - Workers are usually paid extra for working overtime.
n - That last-second shot ties the game 99-99 and sends it to overtime!
owe S2, W3 v - -
own S1, W1 adj - When we move into the new house, the kids will each have their own bedroom.
pron - -
S2, W2 v - I own this car.
v - The United States owns Point Roberts by the terms of the Treaty of Oregon.
v - I will own my enemies.
v - to own one as a son
owner S2, W2 n - The police recovered the stolen car and returned it to its owner.
ownership W3 n - The successful candidate will take ownership of all internal design projects.
o’clock S1, W3 adv - -

p, q, r

      Synonyms Examples
Word Freqs Class    
pace W3 n - -
pack S2, W3 n - The horses carried the packs across the plain.
n - a pack of complaints
n - We were going to play cards, but nobody brought a pack.
n - cut the pack
n - a pack of thieves
n - The ship had to sail round the pack of ice.
n - The captain had to take a man out of the pack to replace the injured fullback.
v - to pack a horse
package S2, W2 n - Did you test the software package to ensure completeness?
n - For third and short, they're going to bring in their jumbo package.
packet S2 n - Don't throw the crisp packet on the floor!
n - 2012 August 6, Wendy Knowler, Plastic packets: who bags the profits?
n - It'll cost a packet to fix this.
pad S3 n - -
page S1, W1 n - the page of history
pain S2, W2 n - I had to stop running when I started getting pains in my feet.
n - In the final analysis, pain is a fact of life.
n - Your mother is a right pain.
n - You may not leave this room on pain of death.
n - gammon pain; Spanish pain
paint S2, W2 n - The Nimrods are strong on the outside, but not very good in the paint.
n - I am running low on paint for my marker.
S2, W3 v - to paint a portrait or a landscape
v - I've been painting since I was a young child.
v - She sued the author of the biography, claiming it painted her as a duplicitous fraud.
v - "We'll paint the target for the flyboys," the JTAC said.
painting S3, W2 n - The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings.
n - The outside of the old house would benefit from some painting.
n - Some artists, like Michelangelo, excel in both painting and sculpture.
pair S2, W2 n - I couldn't decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair.
n - Spouses should make a great pair.
n - a pair of scissors; two pairs of spectacles; several pairs of jeans
n - A pair is harder to drive than two mounts with separate riders.
n - They turned a pair to end the fifth.
n - The Pirates took a pair from the Phillies.
n - She's got a gorgeous pair.
n - There were two pairs on the final vote.
palace W3 n - -
pale W3 adj - I have pale yellow wallpaper.
adj - His face turned pale after hearing about his mother's death.
adj - He is but a pale shadow of his former self.
pan S3, W3 n - -
panel S1, W2 n - Behind the picture was a panel on the wall.
n - Today’s panel includes John Smith.
n - The last panel of a comic strip usually contains a punchline.
n - admin panel
n - the panel of a door
panic S3 n - -
pants S3 n - The film was a load [or pile] of pants.
n - Pant leg
paper S1, W1 n - a paper of pins, tacks, opium, etc.
n - cantharides paper
parcel S3 n package I saw a brown paper parcel on my doorstep.
n plot I own a small parcel of land between the refinery and the fish cannery.
n - A certain piece of land is part and parcel of another piece.
pardon S2 interjection - -
parent S1, W1 n - -
park S1, W2 n - A country's tank park or artillery park.
S2 v - I parked the drive heads of my hard disk before travelling with my laptop.
v - Let's park that until next week's meeting.
v - to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc.
v - He really parked that one.
v - They stopped at a romantic overlook, shut off the engine, and parked.
v - He came in and parked himself in our living room.
v - We decided to park our money in a safe, stable, low-yield bond fund until market conditions improve.
parking S3 n - Parking in central London can be very difficult.
n - It can be difficult to find parking in central London.
parliament W2 n - Following the general election, Jane Doe took her oath of office as a member of the nation's fifth parliament.
part S1, W1 n - to do one’s part
n - The part of his hair was slightly to the left.
participate W3 v - -
particular S1, W1 adj - I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do.
adj optimized, specialistic I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism.
adj - He brought no particular news.
adj - He is very particular about his food and if it isn't cooked to perfection he will send it back.
adj - a full and particular account of an accident
adj - a particular estate, or one precedent to an estate in remainder
adj - a particular tenant
adj - a particular proposition, opposed to "universal", e.g. (particular affirmative) "Some men are wise"; (particular negative) "Some men are not wise".
particularly S1, W1 adv - The apéritifs were particularly stimulating.
partly S2, W2 adv - they partly finished the house so they could move in before winter;  the car was partly visible in the garage
partner S2, W2 n - -
partnership W3 n - -
party S1, W1 n - The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee.
n - The green party took 12% of the vote.
n - The settlers were attacked early next morning by a scouting party.
pass S1, W1 v - -
S2, W3 n - the passes of the Mississippi
n - My first pass at a career of writing proved unsuccessful.
n - I gained three passes at A-level, in mathematics, French, and English literature.
n - The man kicked his friend out of the house after he made a pass at his wife.
n - a railroad pass; a theater pass; a military pass
n - Smith was given a pass after Jones' double.
n - A pass would have seen her win the game, but instead she gave a wrong answer and lost a point, putting her in second place.
n - Most Pascal compilers process source code in a single pass.
n - Anyone want to trade passes?
passage W2 n - She struggled to play the difficult passages.
n - He made his passage through the trees carefully, mindful of the stickers.
n - The company was one of the prime movers in lobbying for the passage of the act.
passenger S3, W2 n - Somebody in a team who does not do their fair share of the work.
passion W3 n - We share a passion for books.
n - It started as a hobby, but now my motorbike collection has become my passion.
n - We shared a night of passion.
n - a cardiac passion
n - [...] to obtain the knowledge of some passion of the circle.
past S1, W1 adj - past glories
adj - during the past year
adj - past tense
S1, W2 adv by I watched him walk past
adv - Ignore them, we'll play past them.
n - a book about a time machine that can transport people back into the past
prep - count past twenty
prep - I'm past caring what he thinks of me.
path S2, W2 n - the path of a meteor, of a caravan, or of a storm
patience S3 n - -
patient S2, W1 n - The subject of a passive verb is usually a patient.
W3 adj - Be patient: your friends will arrive in a few hours.
adj - patient endeavour
pattern S2, W1 n - -
pause W3 v - When telling the scary story, he paused for effect.
v - to pause a song, a video, or a computer game
pay S1, W1 v - he paid her off the books and in kind where possible
v - he has paid his debt to society
v - It didn't pay him to keep the store open any more.
v - to pay attention
v - crime doesn’t pay
v - He was allowed to go as soon as he paid.
v - He paid for his fun in the sun with a terrible sunburn.
v - I'll pay that.
S1, W2 n - Many employers have rules designed to keep employees from comparing their pays.
payment S2, W1 n - -
peace S2, W2 n frith Our lounge strives to maintain an environment of peace for the comfort of our customers.
n - The safety equipment will give me some peace of mind.
n - May there be peace in our time.
peaceful S3 adj - peaceful protest
peak W3 n apex, pinnacle The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.
n summit, top They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing.
n - peak-brails
pen S2 n - There are two steers in the third pen.
n - They caught him with a stolen horse, and he wound up in the pen again.
n - Two righties are up in the pen.
n - He took notes with a pen.
n - He has a sharp pen.
n - He's unhappy because he got pen on his new shirt.
penalty W3 n - The penalty for his crime was to do hard labor.
n - A penalty was called when he tripped up his opponent.
pencil S2 n - -
penny S1 n - to turn an honest penny
pension S2, W2 n - Many old people depend on their pension to pay the bills.
n - A pension had somewhat less to offer than a hotel; it was always smaller, and never elegant; it sometimes offered breakfast, and sometimes not (John Irving).
people S1, W1 n lede, leod, peeps There were so many people at the restaurant last night.
n folks, kin, kith My people lived through the Black Plague and the Thirty Years War.
n - Each person is unique, both mentally and physically.
n - At common law a corporation or a trust is legally a person.
pepper S3 n - Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games".
per S3, W1 prep - $2.50 per dozen
prep - 100 centimeters per meter
prep - Introduce the endoscope per nasum.
prep - I parked my car at the curb per your request.
perceive W3 v - -
percent S3, W2 n - only a small percent attain the top ranks
percentage W3 n - A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year.
n - She gets a percentage for every vacuum cleaner sold.
n - There was no percentage in staying at home.
perception W3 n - -
perfect S2, W2 adj - a perfect circle
adj - That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants.
adj - Practice makes perfect.
adj - a perfect day
adj - 6 is perfect because the sum of its proper divisors, 1, 2, and 3, which is 6, is equal to the number itself.
adj - a perfect Manhattan; a perfect Rob Roy
perfectly S2, W3 adv - They completed the first series perfectly.
adv - Skydiving is jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.
perform S3, W2 v - It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task.
v - She will perform in the play.
performance S2, W1 n - the performance of an undertaking or a duty
n - Better performance means more work accomplished in shorter time and/or using fewer resources.
perhaps S1, W1 adv - Perhaps John will come over for dinner.
period S1, W1 n - There was a period of confusion following the announcement.
n - Food rationing continued in the post-war period.
n - When she is on her period, she prefers not to go swimming.
n - This is one of the last paintings Picasso created during his Blue Period.
n - I have math class in second period.
n - Gretzky scored in the last minute of the second period.
permanent S2, W2 adj - Nothing in this world is truly permanent.
adj - The countries are now locked in a permanent state of conflict.
permission S2, W3 n - Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?
n - I used the "chmod" command to change the file's permission.
permit W3 v - The Building Department permitted that project last week.
v - We've been busy permitting the State Street development.
person S1, W1 n - Each person is unique, both mentally and physically.
n - At common law a corporation or a trust is legally a person.
personal S1, W1 adj - Her song was her personal look at the values of friendship.
adj - personal charms
adj - a personal interview;  personal settings
adj - personal reflections or remarks
adj - a personal pronoun
personality S3, W3 n - The president has a unique personality.
n - In his final act, the comedian takes on a child's personality.
n - Johnny Carson was a respected television personality.
n - The best contestant shows most personality.
n - indulgence in personalities
personally S2 adv - Personally, I think that …
adv - I like you personally, but as a colleague you are useless.
personnel W3 n - -
perspective W3 n - -
persuade S3, W2 v - That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion.
petrol S3 n - -
phase W2 n - -
philosophy W3 n - Philosophy is often divided into five major branches: logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and aesthetics.
n - a philosophy of government;   a philosophy of education
phone S1 v - -
S1, W2 n - -
photo S3, W3 n - -
photocopy S3, W3 n - -
v - -
photograph S2, W2 n - -
phrase S3, W3 n - -
physical S2, W1 adj - -
physically S3 adv - -
physics S3 n - Newtonian physics was extended by Einstein to explain the effects of travelling near the speed of light; quantum physics extends it to account for the behaviour of atoms.
n - The physics of car crashes would not let Tom Cruise walk away like that.
piano S3 n pianoforte He can play "Happy Birthday" on the piano.
pick S1, W1 v - Don't pick at that scab.
v - It's time to pick the tomatoes.
v - She picked flowers in the meadow.
v - to pick rags
v - to pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket
v - I'll pick the one with the nicest name.
v - He didn't pick the googly, and was bowled.
v - He picked a tune on his banjo.
v - I gingerly picked my way between the thorny shrubs.
v - to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc.
picture S1, W1 n - There was a picture hanging above the fireplace.
n - I took a picture of the church.
n - Casablanca is my all-time favorite picture.
n - Let's go to the pictures.
n - She's the very picture of health.
n - The garden is a real picture at this time of year.
n - The employment picture for the older middle class is not so good.
pie S2 n - The family had steak and kidney pie for dinner and cherry pie for dessert.
n - Shepherd's pie is made of mince covered with mashed potato.
piece S1, W1 n - I’d like another piece of pie.
n - a piece of machinery
n - a sixpenny piece
n - She played two beautiful pieces on the piano.
n - Today's paper has an interesting piece on medical research.
n - He's packin' a piece!
n - The announcer is wearing a new piece.
n - I got a piece at lunchtime.
n - Ugh, my new computer is such a piece. I'm taking it back to the store tomorrow.
n - he got a piece of that one;  she got a piece of the ball [...] and it's going foul.
n - a fair piece off
n - At practice we rowed four 5,000 meter pieces.
pig S2 n - The man kept a pen with two pigs that he fed from carrots to cabbage.
n - Some religions prohibit their adherents from eating pig.
n - You gluttonous pig! Now that you've eaten all the cupcakes, there will be none for the party!
n - She considered him a pig as he invariably stared at her bosom when they talked.
n - He was a pig and his apartment a pigpen; take-away containers and pizza boxes in a long, moldy stream lined his counter tops.
n - The protester shouted, “Don't give in to the pigs!” as he was arrested.
n - Hrm... this one's a real pig: I've been banging my head against the wall over it for hours!
n - After the ill-advised trade, the investor was stuck with worthless options for 10,000 tons of iron pig.
n - The pig was cracked, and molten metal was oozing from the side.
n - Unfortunately, the pig sent to clear the obstruction got lodged in a tight bend, adding to the problem.
n - Unfortunately, the M60 is about twenty-four pounds and is very unbalanced. You try carrying the pig around the jungle and see how you feel.
pile S2 n - When we were looking for a new housemate, we put the nice woman on the "maybe" pile, and the annoying guy on the "no" pile
n - a pile of shot
n - He made a pile from that invention of his.
pill S3 n - Jane went on the pill when she left for college.
pilot W3 n - We would like to run a pilot in your facility before rolling out the program citywide.
pin S3 n - Pull the pin out of the grenade before throwing it at the enemy.
n - I'm not so good on my pins these days.
n - The UK standard connector for domestic mains electricity has three pins.
n - The shot landed right on the pin.
n - I spent most of my time in the arcade playing pins.
pink S2, W3 adj - pink job
adj - pink dollar
pint S2 n - Please leave three pints tomorrow, milkman.
pipe S2, W3 n - -
pitch S3, W3 n - It is hard to get this pitch off my hand.
n - It was pitch black because there was no moon.
n - a good pitch in quoits
n - The pitch was low and inside.
n - The teams met on the pitch.
n - He gave me a sales pitch.
n - A helical scan with a pitch of zero is equivalent to constant z-axis scanning.
n - the pitch of the roof or haystack
n - The entrance pitch requires 30 metres of rope.
n - a steep pitch in the road
n - The pitch of middle "C" is familiar to many musicians.
n - Bob, our pitch, let out a clear middle "C" and our conductor gave the signal to start.
pity S3 n - I can't feel any pity towards the gang, who got injured while attempting to break into a flat.
n - It's a pity you're feeling unwell because there's a party on tonight.
pizza S2 n - Want to go out for pizza tonight?
n - He ate a whole pizza!
place S1, W1 n - I'm in a strange place at the moment.
n - three decimal places;  the hundreds place
n - That's what I said in the first place!
S2, W1 v - He placed the glass on the table.
v - The Cowboys placed third in the league.
v - I've seen him before, but I can't quite place where.
v - Run Ragged was placed fourth in the race.
v - I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls.
v - They phoned hoping to place her in the management team.
plain S2, W3 adj - Throughout high school she worried that she had a rather plain face.
plan S1, W1 n - The plans for many important buildings were once publicly available.
n - He didn't really have a plan; he had a goal and a habit of control.
n floor plan Seen in plan, the building had numerous passageways not apparent to visitors.
n - a phone plan
v - The architect planned the building for the client.
v - They jointly planned the project in phases, with good detail for the first month.
v - He planned to go, but work intervened.
v - They planned for the worst, bringing lots of emergency supplies.
plane S2, W2 n - -
planet W3 n - -
plant S2, W1 n - The garden had a couple of trees, and a cluster of colourful plants around the border.
n - That gun's not mine! It's a plant! I've never seen it before!
plastic S2, W2 n - -
plate S2, W2 n - I filled my plate from the bountiful table.
n - I ate a plate of beans.
n - The meat plate was particularly tasty.
n - With revenues down and transfer payments up, the legislature has a full plate.
n - A clutch usually has two plates.
n - He stole a car and changed the plates as soon as he could.
n - The bullets just bounced off the steel plate on its hull.
n - If you're not careful, someone will sell you silverware that's really only silver plate.
n - The tea was served in the plate.
n - We finished making the plates this morning.
n - Sit down and give your plates a rest.
n - There was a close play at the plate.
n - He was confronted by two knights in full plate.
n - Regulating the oscillator plate voltage greatly improves the keying.
platform S3, W3 n podium This new talk show will give a platform to everyday men and women.
n - That program runs on the X Window System platform.
play S1, W1 v - They played long and hard.
v - He plays on three teams
v - He plays the King, and she's the Queen.
v - He played the torch beam around the room.
v - to play a trump in a card game
v defraud You played me!
S1, W2 n - Children learn through play.
n - This kind of play helps the young lion cubs develop their hunting skills.
n - After the rain break, play resumed at 3 o'clock.
n - His play has improved a lot this season.
n - That was a great play by the Mudchester Rovers forward.
n drama This book contains all of Shakespeare's plays.
n - We saw a two-act play in the theatre.
n - ABC Widgets makes a play in the bicycle market with its bid to take over Acme Sprockets.
n - No wonder the fanbelt is slipping: there’s too much play in it.
player S2, W1 n - He thought he could become a player, at least at the state level.
pleasant S3, W3 adj - It wasn't so hot outside, but pleasant enough to have lunch in the garden.
please S1, W2 interjection - -
W3 v - Her presentation pleased the executives.
v - Just do as you please.
pleased S2, W3 adj - -
pleasure S2, W2 n delight, gladness, gratification, happiness, indulgence, satisfaction He remembered with pleasure his home and family.
n delight, joy Having a good night's sleep is one of life's little pleasures.
n desire, fancy, want, will, wish What is your pleasure: coffee or tea?
n discretion at Congress's pleasure: whenever or as long as Congress desires
plenty S1, W1 pron - We are lucky to live in a land of peace and plenty.
pron - I think six eggs should be plenty for this recipe.
plot W3 n conspiracy, scheme The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot.
plug S3 n - I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again.
n bung, dowel, stopper, stopple Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain.
n - He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw.
n bum, dobbin, hack, jade, nag That sorry old plug is ready for the glue factory!
n - During the interview, the author put in a plug for his latest novel.
n - Pressure built beneath the plug in the caldera, eventually resulting in a catastrophic explosion of pyroclastic shrapnel and ash.
n - The fisherman cast the plug into a likely pool, hoping to catch a whopper.
plus S1, W2 prep - A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen.
prep - I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred euros in spending money!
prep - Let's go home now. It's late, plus I'm not feeling too well.
pocket S2, W2 n - I paid for it out of my own pocket.
n - The drilling expedition discovered a pocket of natural gas.
poem S3, W3 n - -
poet W3 n - -
poetry W3 n - That 'Swan Lake' choreography is poetry in motion, fitting the musical poetry of Tchaikovski's divine score well beyond the literary inspiration.
point S1, W1 n - point de Venise; Brussels point
n - The dog came to a point.
S2, W2 v - It's rude to point at other people.
v - The arrow of a compass points north
v - to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort
v - to point a dart, a pencil, or (figuratively) a moral
v - If he asks for food, point him toward the refrigerator.
v - to point a composition
v - Bear off a little, we're pointing.
pole W3 n - The function f(z) = \frac{1}{z-3} has a single pole at z = 3
police S1, W1 n - Call the police!
n - thought police
policeman S2, W3 n - -
policy S3, W1 n - The Communist Party has a policy of returning power to the workers.
polite S3 adj - It's not polite to use a mobile phone in a restaurant.
political S2, W1 adj - Political principles are rarely absolute, as political logic holds an imperfect result by compromise is better than a theoretically perfect abstention from the political process in the opposition.
adj - Good political staff is hard to find, they may neither be ambitious and corrupted by power nor tempted by private sector careers.
adj - “The Court invalidates Minnesota’s political apparel ban based on its inability to define the term ‘political'”
politician W2 n - Politicians should serve the country's interest.
n - Unlike the other candidates, I'm not a politician.
n - Only real politicians are interested in this issue.
n - There is a politician in every office.
politics S2, W2 n - He made a career out of politics.
n - Their politics are clear from the bumper stickers on their cars.
n - We're trying to talk about comic books, don't mention politics.
poll W3 n - The student council had a poll to see what people want served in the cafeteria.
n - The polls close at 8 p.m.
pollution W2 n - -
pond S3 n - I haven't been back home across the pond in twenty years.
pool S2, W2 n - the pools of Solomon
n - There is a limited pool of candidates from which to choose the new manager.
n - a pool of blood
n - He put $10,000 into the pool.
poor S1, W1 adj - We were so poor that we couldn't afford shoes.
adj - That was a poor performance.
adj - Oh you poor little thing.
adj - Cow's milk is poor in iron.
adj - I received a poor reward for all my hard work.
pop S2 v - The muskets popped away on all sides.
v - The boy with the pin popped the balloon.
v - A rabbit popped out of the hole.
v - He popped his head around the door.
v - I'll pop by your place later today.
v - This colour really pops.
v - He popped me on the nose.
v - I had to pop my watch to see me through until pay-day.
v - My ears popped as the aeroplane began to ascend.
S3, W3 n - Listen to the pop of a champagne cork.
n - Lunch was sandwiches and a bottle of pop.
n - Go in the store and buy us three pops.
n - The man with the gun took a pop at the rabbit.
n - They cost 50 pence a pop.
n - a pop of vanilla flavour
n - My pop used to tell me to do my homework every night.
popular S2, W1 adj - -
population S2, W1 n - The population of New Jersey will not stand for this!
n - India has the third-largest population of English-speakers in the world.
n - The town’s population is only 243.
n - A seasonal migration annually changes the populations in two or more biotopes drastically, many twice in opposite senses.
n - John clicked the Search button and waited for the population of the list to complete.
port W2 n - Each eight has four ports and four starboards.
n - Gamers can't wait until a port of the title is released on the new system.
pose W3 v - To pose a model for a picture.
position S1, W1 n - Chief of Staff is the second-highest position in the army.
n - My position on this issue is unchanged.
n - Stand in this position, with your arms at your side.
n - Stop running all over the field and play your position!
positive S2, W2 adj - I’m absolutely positive you've spelt that wrong.
adj - ‘Better’ is an irregular comparative of the positive form ‘good’.
adj - The idea of beauty is not positive, but depends on the different tastes of individuals.
adj - The box was not empty – I felt some positive substance within it.
adj - The results of our experiment are positive.
adj - A positive photograph can be developed from a photographic negative.
adj - The first-night reviews were largely positive.
adj - Good lord, you've built up a positive arsenal of weaponry here.
adj - He has a positive outlook on life.
possess W3 v - He does not even possess a working telephone.
v - They thought he was possessed by evil spirits.
possession W3 n - I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that.
n - I'm in possession of the car.
n - Réunion is the largest of France's overseas possessions.
n - Back then, people with psychiatric disorders were sometimes thought to be victims of demonic possession.
n - The scoreboard shows a little football symbol next to the name of the team that has possession.
n - Some languages distinguish between a construction like 'my car', which shows alienable possession — the car could become someone else's — and one like 'my foot', which has inalienable possession — my foot will always be mine.
possibility S2, W2 n - -
possible S1, W1 adj futurable It's not just possible, it's probable.
adj achievable, doable, viable It's possible for anyone to learn to pay the bagpipes.
adj - Jones and Smith are both possible for the opening in sales.
possibly S1, W2 adv - It was possibly the costliest mistake in the organization's history.
adv - I couldn't possibly be there on time.
post S2, W2 n - ram a post into the ground
n - a stage or railway post
n - sent via post; parcel post
n - Two of the receivers ran post patterns.
S3 v - Post no bills.
v - to post someone for cowardice
v - Since Jim was new to the game, he had to post $4 in order to receive a hand.
v - Mail items posted before 7.00pm within the Central Business District and before 5.00pm outside the Central Business District will be delivered the next working day.
v - I couldn't figure it out, so I posted a question on the mailing list.
v - Post a sentinel in front of the door.
post office S3 n - -
poster S3 n - He has posters of his favorite band, sports teams and holiday resorts up.
n - I saw a poster for the film on the side of a bus.
n - Some posters left the online message board after the squabble.
n - We got three posters in the third and lost.
pot S2, W3 n - After his arrest, his prospects went to pot.
n - He hoped to win the princess's heart by mixing the love potion the witch gave him into her drink.
n - pott paper
n - He hoped to win the princess's heart by mixing the love potion the witch gave him into her drink.
potato S2 n - -
potential S3, W2 adj - -
W3 n - Even from a young age it was clear that she had the potential to become a great musician.
pound S1, W2 n - the Rhode Island pound; the New Hampshire pound
pour S2, W3 v - pour water from a jug
v - the rain poured down.
v - It's pouring outside.
v - The people poured out of the theater.
poverty W3 n - poverty of soil
power S1, W1 n - the mechanical powers
powerful S3, W2 adj - -
practical S3, W2 adj - Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
adj - Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
adj - All in all, Jack's a very practical chap.
practically S3 adv - He was practically uneducated, barely able to read and write a simple sentence.
adv - He was practically educated and lacked theoretical depth.
practice S2, W1 n drill, dry run, exercise, rehearsal, training, trial, workout He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them.
n - Being on a team is hard: you're always having to go to practice while everyone else is taking it easy.
n general practice She ran a thriving medical practice.
n custom, habit, pattern, routine, wone, wont It is good practice to check each door and window before leaving.
n - That may work in theory, but will it work in practice?
n - This firm of solicitors is involved in family law practice.
practise S3, W3 v - You should practise playing piano every day.
v - If you want to speak French well, you need to practise.
v - They gather to practise religion every Saturday.
v - She practised law for forty years before retiring.
praise W3 n - -
pray S3, W3 v - Muslims pray in the direction of Mecca.
prayer S3, W3 n - Through prayer I ask for God's blessings.
n - In many cultures, prayer involves singing.
n - Christians recite the Lord's Prayer.
n - Grandpa never misses a chance to go to prayer.
n - This, your honor, is my prayer; that all here be set free.
n - That team doesn't have a prayer of winning the championship.
precise W3 adj - -
precisely S2, W3 adv exactly, incisively I always try to express myself precisely.
predict W3 v - -
prefer S2, W2 v - I prefer tea to coffee.
preference W3 n - He has a preference for crisp wines.
n - Can I keep my preferences when I upgrade to the new version of this application?
pregnant S3 adj - I went to the doctor and, guess what, I'm pregnant!
adj - a pregnant pause
premise W3 n - trespass on another’s premises
preparation S3, W3 n - -
prepare S1, W1 v - We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff.
v - We prepared a fish for dinner.
v - We prepared for a bumpy ride.
v - She prepared a meal from what was left in the cupboards.
prepared S2 adj - The journalist interviewed an eye-witness who was not prepared to disclose his identity.
presence S3, W2 n - Any painter can benefit from the presence of a live model from which to draw.
n - Bob never said anything about it in my presence.
n - Despite being less than five foot, she filled up the theatre with her stage presence.
n - I'm convinced that there was a presence in that building that I can't explain, which led to my heroic actions.
present S2, W1 v - to present an envoy to the king
v - The theater is proud to present the Fearless Fliers.
v - Well, one idea does present itself.
v - The patient presented with insomnia.
v - She was presented with an honorary degree for her services to entertainment.
v - I presented my compliments to Lady Featherstoneshaw.
S2, W2 adj - The barbaric practice continues to the present day.
adj - Is there a doctor present?  Several people were present when the event took place.
adj - a present wit
adj - in the present study,  the present article,  the present results.
adj - Sorry, I was distracted just now, I'll try to be more present from now on.
S2, W3 n - to stand at present
presentation S2, W3 n - -
preserve W3 v - Every people have the right to preserve its identity and culture.
v - to preserve peaches or grapes
v - to preserve appearances; to preserve silence
president S2, W2 n - The vast majority of presidents have been male.
press S1, W2 v thring, thrutch to press fruit for the purpose of extracting the juice
v - to press a hat
v thring, thrutch to press a crowd back
v inculcate, urge to press the Bible on an audience
v - to press a horse in a race
S2, W2 n - a flower press
n printing press Stop the presses!
n - This article appeared in the press.
n - Put the cups in the press.
n - He can even the match with a press.
n - I would like some Concord press with my meal tonight.
pressure S1, W1 n - Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
n - the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
n - She has felt pressure lately because her boss expects her to get the job done by the first.
n - the pressure of business
presumably S1, W3 adv presumedly, presumptively Presumably, he will attend the opening.
presume S3 v - I wouldn't presume to tell him how to do his job.
v - Don't make the decision yourself and presume too much.
v - Dr. Livingstone, I presume?
pretend S2, W3 v - -
pretty S1, W3 adv - -
S2, W3 adj - -
prevent S2, W1 v - I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow.
previous S1, W1 adj - He is no better than the previous Prime Minister.
previously S3, W2 adv - -
price S1, W1 n - I paid a high price for my folly.
pride S3, W3 n - He had pride of ownership in his department.
n - to be in the pride of one's life.
n - A pride of lions often consists of a dominant male, his harem and their offspring, but young adult males 'leave home' to roam about as bachelors pride until able to seize/establish a family pride of their own.
priest W3 n - The Israelite priests were descended from Moses' brother Aaron.
primarily W3 adv - -
primary S2, W2 adj - Children attend primary school, and teenagers attend secondary school.
adj - Preferred stock has primary claim on dividends, ahead of common stock.
prince W3 n - He is a prince among men.
n - Prince Louis de Broglie won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Physics.
princess W3 n - Princess Grace was the Princess of Monaco.
principal W2 adj - Smith is the principal architect of this design.
principle S2, W1 n - We need some sort of principles to reason from.
n - The principle of least privilege holds that a process should only receive the permissions it needs.
n - I don't doubt your principles.
n - Bernoulli's Principle
n - Many believe that life is the result of some vital principle.
print S2, W3 v - Print the draft double-spaced so we can mark changes between the lines.
v - The circuitry is printed onto the semiconductor surface.
v - I'm only in grade 2, so I only know how to print.
v - How could they print an unfounded rumour like that?
v - to print calico
v - On March 16, 2020, the S&P printed at 2,386.13, one of the worst drops in history.
W3 n - TV and the internet haven't killed print.
n - Write in print using block letters.
n - The print is too small for me to read.
n - Using a crayon, the girl made a print of the leaf under the page.
n - Did the police find any prints at the scene?
printer S3, W3 n - -
prior W3 adj - I had no prior knowledge you were coming.
adj - His prior residence was smaller than his current one.
priority S2, W2 n - He set his e-mail message's priority to high.
n - She needs to get her priorities straight and stop playing games.
n - In bankruptcy law, a business' debt to its employees has priority over its debt to a landlord, so the employees must be paid first.
prison S2, W2 n - The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
n - Prison was a harrowing experience for him.
n - The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.
prisoner S3, W2 n - -
private S1, W1 adj - Her address is private; you can't have it.
adj - private property
adj - He quit public life, living quietly as a private citizen.
adj - The identity of the beneficiaries of the trust is private.
adj - Can we go somewhere more private?
adj - private corporation
adj - He is a very private person.
privilege W3 n franchise, freelage, immunity, prerogative, right All first-year professors here must teach four courses a term, yet you're only teaching one! What entitled you to such a privilege?
n - Your honor, my client is not required to answer that; her response is protected by attorney-client privilege.
prize S2, W2 n - I paid a high price for my folly.
probably S1, W1 adv - -
problem S1, W1 n - She's leaving because she faced numerous problems to do with racism.
n - You got a problem with that?
procedure S2, W2 n - Ensure that you follow procedure when accessing customers' personal information.
proceed S3, W3 v - To proceed on a journey.
v - To proceed with a story or argument.
v - Light proceeds from the sun.
proceeding W2 n - a cautious or a violent proceeding
process S1, W1 n - This product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.
n - 1960, Mack Tyner, Process Engineering Calculations: Material and Energy Balances – Ordinarily a process plant will use a steam boiler to supply its process heat requirements and to drive a steam-turbine generator.
produce S1, W1 v - to produce a side of a triangle
v - to produce a man's life to threescore
v - highly produced sound
producer W3 n - -
product S1, W1 n goods, merchandise, wares That store offers a variety of products.  We've got to sell a lot of product by the end of the month.
n - Wash excess product out of your hair.
n - The product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.
n - I got some product here – you buying?
production S1, W1 n - The widget making machine is being used for production now.
n - The widgets are coming out of production now.
n - They hope to increase spaghetti production next year.
n - We went to a production of Hamlet.
n - He made a simple meal into a huge production.
n - This is the final production model.
n - Each production is implemented with a function.
profession W3 n - Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years.
n - My father was a barrister by profession.
n - His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession.
n - She died only a few years after her profession.
professional S2, W1 adj - -
W3 n - -
professor S3, W3 n - -
profile W3 n - His fingers traced the profile of the handle.
n - The brooch showed the profile of a Victorian woman.
n - Law enforcement assembled a profile of the suspect.
n - I just updated my Facebook profile to show I got engaged.
n - Choose a handle with a low profile so it does not catch on things.
n - Acting is, by nature, profession in which one must keep a high profile.
n - What's the thermal profile on that thing?
profit S1, W1 n - Reading such an enlightening book on the subject was of much profit to his studies.
program W1 n - Our program for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging.
n - The program consisted of ads for restaurants and the credits of everyone connected with the play.
n - Tonight’s program was hosted by Johnny Carson.
n - The program runs on both Linux and Microsoft Windows.
programme S1, W1 n - Our program for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging.
n - The program consisted of ads for restaurants and the credits of everyone connected with the play.
n - Tonight’s program was hosted by Johnny Carson.
n - The program runs on both Linux and Microsoft Windows.
progress S2, W2 n - Testing for the new antidote is currently in progress.
n - Science has made extraordinary progress in the last fifty years.
n - The thick branches overhanging the path made progress difficult.
project S1, W1 n - Projects like Pruitt-Igoe were considered irreparably dangerous and demolished.
n - a man given to projects
promise S2, W2 v - He promised to never return to this town again.
v - The clouds promise rain.
S3, W2 n - if I make a promise, I always stick to it;  he broke his promise
n - She shows great promise as an actress.
promote S3, W2 v - He promoted his clerk to office manager.
v - They promoted the abolition of daylight saving time.
v - At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to the Premier League.
v - Having crossed the chessboard, his pawn was promoted to a queen.
v - At the end of Primary 6 students can promote directly to the secondary section of SIS.
promotion S3, W3 n - I'll have to give myself a promotion!
n - the promotion of the idea of global warming in schools
n - The price cut is serving as a promotion of the manufacturer's new beverage varieties.
prompt W3 adj - He was very prompt at getting a new job.
adj - Be prompt for your appointment.
proof S3, W3 n - -
proper S1, W2 adj - -
properly S1, W2 adv - I was properly tired after that party.
property S2, W1 n - Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.).
n land, parcel There is a large house on the property.
n - He works in property as a housing consultant.
n - Charm is his most endearing property.
n - Matter can have many properties, including color, mass and density.
n - You need to set the debugging property to "verbose".
n prop Costumes and scenery are distinguished from property properly speaking.
proportion S2, W2 n - the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body
proposal S2, W1 n - -
propose S2, W2 v forthput, put forth, suggest I propose going to see a film.
v - He proposed to her last night and she accepted him.
v - He proposes to set up his own business.
proposed W3 adj - -
prosecution W3 n - The prosecution of the war fell to Winston Churchill.
prospect W2 n - -
protect S2, W2 v - Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases.
protection S2, W2 n - Raincoats give protection from rain.
protest W3 n - They lodged a protest with the authorities.
n - We held a protest in front of City Hall.
proud S2, W3 adj - I am proud of Sivu’s schoolwork.
adj - I was too proud to apologise.
adj - It was a proud day when we finally won the championship.
adj - After it had healed, the scar tissue stood proud of his flesh.
prove S2, W1 v - I will prove that my method is more effective than yours.
v - It proved to be a cold day.
v - Have an exit strategy should your calculations prove incorrect.
v - The exception proves the rule.
v - to prove a will
v - to prove a page
v - I will prove that my method is more effective than yours.
v - It proved to be a cold day.
v - Have an exit strategy should your calculations prove incorrect.
v - The exception proves the rule.
v - to prove a will
v - to prove a page
provide S1, W1 v - It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage.
v - Provide against disaster.
v - I'll lend you the money, provided that you pay it back by Monday.
v - Don't bother bringing equipment, as we will provide it.
v - He provides us with an alternative option.
provided S3, W2 conj as long as, on condition that, only if, provided that, providing You can go to the party provided you finish all your homework first.
providing S2 conj - -
provision S3, W1 n - We increased our provision for bad debts on credit sales going into the recession.
n condition, stipulation An arrest shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
psychological W3 adj - I'm concerned about their psychological well-being.
adj - Prices seem to have stopped rising, having hit the psychological ceiling of just under 100 dollars.
psychology W3 n - -
pub S2, W3 n - -
public S1, W1 adj - -
S2, W2 n - Members of the public may not proceed beyond this point.
publication W2 n - -
publicity S3, W3 n - -
publish S3, W1 v - Most of the sketches Faulkner published in 1925 appeared in the Sunday magazine section of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
v - No newspaper published the victim's name.
v - Grove Press published many avant-garde authors.
v - Major city papers still publish daily.
v - She needs to publish in order to get tenure.
v - The article first published online, then in print the next day.
publisher W3 n - -
pudding S3 n - We have apple pie for pudding today.
pull S1, W1 v - When I give the signal, pull the rope.
v - pull a finch
v - He's pulled that bird over there.
v - Each day, they pulled the old bread and set out fresh loaves.
v - I'll have to pull a part number for that.
v - He regularly pulls 12-hour days, sometimes 14.
v - He pulled an Elvis and got really fat.
v - I pulled a personal best on the erg yesterday.
v - How many points did you pull today, Albert?
v - The favourite was pulled.
v - Let's stop at Finnigan's. The barman pulls a good pint.
punch S3 v - If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.
v - He punched a hit into shallow left field.
v - to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow
punishment W3 n - a vehicle that can take a lot of punishment
pupil S2, W1 n - -
purchase W3 n - They offer a free hamburger with the purchase of a drink.
n - He was pleased with his latest purchase.
n contact, grip, hold It is hard to get purchase on a nail without a pry bar or hammer.
v - to purchase land, to purchase a house
v - to purchase favor with flattery
v - to purchase a cannon
v - Many aristocratic refugees' portable treasures purchased their safe passage and comfortable exile during the revolution
pure S3, W3 adj - That idea is pure madness!
purely S3, W3 adv - -
purple S3 adj - -
purpose S2, W2 n - The purpose of turning off the lights overnight is to save energy.
purse S3 n - -
pursue S3, W2 v - Her rival pursued a quite different course.
push S1, W2 v - In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me.
v - to push an objection too far; to push one's luck
v - Stop pushing the issue — I'm not interested.
v - He's pushing sixty. (= he's nearly sixty years old)
v - During childbirth, there are times when the obstetrician advises the woman not to push.
put S1, W1 v - She put her books on the table.
v - He is putting all his energy into this one task.
v - He got out of his Procter and Gamble bet by putting his shares at 80.
v - When you put it that way, I guess I can see your point.
v - to put a wrong construction on an act or expression
v - to put a question; to put a case
qualification W3 n - Qualification for this organization is extraordinarily difficult.
n - What are your qualifications for this job?
n - I accept your offer, but with the following qualification.
qualify S3, W3 v - to qualify seven balls you need at least fourteen catches
quality S1, W1 n - Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income.
n - One of the qualities of pure iron is that it does not rust easily.
n - A peasant is not allowed to fall in love with a lady of quality.
n - To identify quality try asking, "what does it feel like?".
quantity S3, W2 n - You have to choose between quantity and quality.
n - Olive oil can be used practically in any quantity.
n - Generally it should not be used in a quantity larger than 15 percent.
n - The Boeing P-26A was the first all-metal monoplane fighter produced in quantity for the U.S. Army Air Corps.
n - x plus y quantity squared equals x squared plus 2xy plus y squared.
quarter S1, W2 n - -
queen S2, W2 n - -
question S1, W1 n - What is your question?
n - The question of seniority will be discussed at the meeting.
n - He obeyed without question.
n - I move that the question be put to a vote.
S2, W3 v - -
queue S3 n - -
quick S1, W2 adj - He's a quick runner.
adj - That was a quick meal.
adj - You have to be very quick to be able to compete in ad-lib theatrics.
adj - My father is old but he still has a quick wit.
adj - He is wont to be rather quick of temper when tired.
S3 adv - Come here, quick!
quickly S1, W1 adv - If we go this way, we'll get there quickly.
quid S2 n - Four quid for a toastie? You're joking aren't you?!
quiet S2, W2 adj - I can't hear the music; it is too quiet.
adj - a quiet night at home
adj - Business was quiet for the season.
adj - He's a very quiet man usually, but is very chatty after a few beers.
adj - a quiet dress
adj - a quiet install
quietly S3, W3 adv - -
quit S3 v - After having to work overtime without being paid, I quit my job.
v - John is planning to quit smoking.
quite S1, W1 adv - -
quote S2 n - After going over the hefty quotes, the board decided it was cheaper to have the project executed by its own staff.
S2, W3 v - The writer quoted the president.
v - The writer quoted the president's speech.
race S2, W2 n - The race around the park was won by Johnny, who ran faster than the others.
n - the race to cure cancer
n - Recent developments in artificial intelligence has brought about a new race of robots that can perform household chores without supervision.
racing S3 n - -
radical W3 adj - His beliefs are radical.
adj - The spread of the cancer required radical surgery, and the entire organ was removed.
adj - a radical quantity; a radical sign
adj - That was a radical jump!
radio S1, W2 n - -
rail S2, W2 n - We travelled to the seaside by rail.
n - We're experimenting with ads in the right-hand rail.
railway S2, W2 n - -
rain S2, W2 n - The rains came late that year.
n - A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.
S3 v - It will rain today.
v - Bombs rained from the sky.
v - The boxer rained punches on his opponent's head.
raise S1, W1 v - to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself
v - We need to raise the motivation level in the company.
v - Despite all the call congestion, she was eventually able to raise the police.
v - John bet, and Julie raised, requiring John to put in more money.
v - Two raised to the fifth power equals 32.
v - A division by zero will raise an exception.
range S1, W1 n - We sell a wide range of cars.
n distance, radius One can use the speed of sound to estimate the range of a lightning flash.
n - This missile's range is 500 kilometres.
n - Jones has good range for a big man.
n - std::for_each  calls the given function on each value in the input range.
n - By playing in comedies as well as in dramas he has proved his acting range.
W3 v - to range the fields
v - The variable x ranges over all real values from 0 to 10.
v - to range plants and animals in genera and species
v - The front of a house ranges with the street.
v - The peba ranges from Texas to Paraguay.
v - to range the coast
rank W3 n - The front rank kneeled to reload while the second rank fired over their heads.
n - Based on your test scores, you have a rank of 23.
n - He rose up through the ranks of the company, from mailroom clerk to CEO.
n - Phylum is the taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class.
rapid W3 adj - a rapid stream
rapidly W3 adv - She packed her case rapidly and hurried out.
rare S3, W2 adj geason, scarce, selcouth, seld, seldsome, selly, uncommon Black pearls are very rare and therefore very valuable.
rarely W2 adv - Rarely do you ever find an eagle this far up the river.
rate S1, W1 n - At the height of his powers, he was producing pictures at the rate of four a year.
n - The car was speeding down here at a hell of a rate.
n - The rate of production at the factory is skyrocketing.
n - He asked quite a rate to take me to the airport.
n - Postal rates here are low.
n - We pay an hourly rate of between $10 – $15 per hour depending on qualifications and experience.
n - I hardly have enough left every month to pay the rates.
n - This textbook is first-rate.
n - daily rate; hourly rate; etc.
rather S1, W1 adv - I'd like this one rather than the other one.
adv - It wasn't supposed to be popular; rather, it was supposed to get the job done.
adv - I didn't want to leave. Or rather I did, just not alone.
adv - This melon is rather tasteless, especially compared to the one we had last time.
ratio W3 n - -
raw W3 adj - raw cane sugar
adj - a raw wound
adj - a raw beginner
adj - a raw voice
adj - a raw wind
adj - raw emotion
adj - a raw description of the American political arena
reach S1, W1 v - He reached for a weapon that was on the table.
v - to reach one a book
v - The gun was stored in a small box on a high closet shelf, but the boy managed to reach it by climbing on other boxes.
v - His bullet reached its intended target.
v - When the forest reaches the river, you will be able to rest.
v - After three years, he reached the position of manager.
v contact, get hold of, get in touch I tried to reach you all day.
v - What will it take for me to reach him?
v - You can only access the inheritance money when you reach the age of 25.
v - Reach for the stars!
react S3, W3 v - Every body reacts on the body that impels it from its natural state.
reaction S2, W2 n - The announcement of the verdict brought a violent reaction.
n - In this reaction, the acid and base will neutralize each other, producing a salt.
read S1, W1 v interpret, make out, make sense of, scan, understand Have you read this book?
v read aloud, read out, read out loud, speak All right, class, who wants to read next?
v - At the moment I'm reading Milton.
v - I can read his feelings in his face.
v - On the door hung a sign that reads "No admittance".
v - Arabic reads right to left.
v copy, hear, receive Do you read me?
v - A repeater signal may be used where the track geometry makes the main signal difficult to read from a distance.
v learn, study I am reading theology at university.
v - to read a hard disk; to read a port; to read the keyboard
v clock Every time I go outside, I worry that someone will read me.
v interpret, make out, make sense of, scan, understand Have you read this book?
v read aloud, read out, read out loud, speak All right, class, who wants to read next?
v - At the moment I'm reading Milton.
v - I can read his feelings in his face.
v - On the door hung a sign that reads "No admittance".
v - Arabic reads right to left.
v copy, hear, receive Do you read me?
v - A repeater signal may be used where the track geometry makes the main signal difficult to read from a distance.
v learn, study I am reading theology at university.
v - to read a hard disk; to read a port; to read the keyboard
v clock Every time I go outside, I worry that someone will read me.
reader S3, W2 n - an early reader, a talented reader
n - 10,000 weekly readers
n - a card reader, a microfilm reader
readily W3 adv - The suspect readily answered all questions the police officers asked him.
adv - readily available;  readily achievable
reading W2 n - a speedometer reading.
n - a poetry reading.
n - a reading of the current situation.
n - He's a man of good reading.
ready S1, W2 adj - The porridge is ready to serve.
adj - The seed is ready to sprout.
adj dexterous, easy, expert, prompt a ready apprehension
real S1, W1 adj - This is real leather.
adj - These are real tears!
adj - a description of real life
adj - No one has ever seen a real unicorn.
adj - My dad calculated my family's real consumption per month.
adj - real estate;  real property
adj - This is a real problem.
adj - I'm keeping it real.
realistic S3 adj - A realistic appraisal of the situation.
adj - A realistic novel about the Victorian poor.
reality S2, W2 n - The reality of the crash scene on TV dawned upon him only when he saw the victim was no actor but his friend.
n - The ultimate reality of life is that it ends in death.
realize S1, W1 v accomplish, actualize, materialize The objectives of the project were never fully realized.
v - He realized that he had left his umbrella on the train.
v - to realize large profits from a speculation
v - By realizing the company's assets, the liquidator was able to return most of the shareholders' investments.
v - The southern /v/ is realized as the voiced approximant [ʋ].
really S1, W1 adv - "He really is a true friend." / "Really? What makes you so sure?"
adv - But ma, I really, really want to go to the show!
reason S1, W1 n - Mankind should develop reason above all other virtues.
reasonable S1, W2 adj - a reasonable demand, amount, or price
adj - $20 a bottle is very reasonable for a good wine at a restaurant.
adj - The builders did a reasonable job, given the short notice.
reasonably S2, W3 adv - They were able handle their disagreements reasonably.
adv - The shoes were reasonably priced.
adv - That car goes reasonably fast.
recall S3, W2 v - He was recalled to service after his retirement.
receipt S2 n - A balance payable on receipt of the goods.
n - This weekend's receipts alone cover our costs to mount the production!
receive S1, W1 v - She received many presents for her birthday.
v - to receive a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc.
v - I received a bloody nose from the collision.
recent S2, W1 adj - I met three recent graduates at the conference.
recently S1, W1 adv freshly, lately, newly a recently published book
reception W3 n - The new system provides exceptional quality of the reception signal.
n - After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.
n - The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception.
recipe S3 n - His new approach is definitely a recipe for success.
n - Stepper recipes.
reckon S1, W3 v - I reckon he won't try that again.
recognition S3, W2 n - He looked at her for ten full minutes before recognition dawned.
n - The law was a recognition of their civil rights.
n - The charity gained plenty of recognition for its efforts, but little money.
recognize S1, W1 v - I recognised his face immediately.
v - The US and a number of EU countries are expected to recognize Kosovo on Monday.
v - I recognize that my behaviour has been unacceptable.
v - His services were recognized in a testimonial.
recommend S2, W2 v - The board recommends Philips, given his ample experience in similar positions.
v - A city that has much to recommend it.
v - The therapist recommends resting the mind and exercising the body.
v - A medieval oblate's parents recommended the boy for life to God and the monastery
recommendation S3, W3 n - Your next employer may require a recommendation.
n - He made a recommendation about what food to order.
record S1, W1 n - The person had a record of the interview so she could review her notes.
n log We have no record of you making this payment to us.
n - The heat and humidity were both new records.
S3, W2 v - I wanted to record every detail of what happened, for the benefit of future generations.
v - Within a week they had recorded both the song and the video for it.
v - When the deed was recorded, we officially owned the house.
recording W3 n - I made a recording of the TV show so that I could watch it later.
recover W2 v - After days of inquiries, he finally recovered his lost wallet.
v - They recovered three of the explorers very much alive, then another, wracked with severe hypothermia, who was taken to hospital.
v - At the top of the hill I asked to stop for a few minutes to recover my strength.
v - The plaintiff recovered in his suit, being awarded declaratory relief and a clearing of his name.
v - to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a legal action or that is owing
v - to recover lost time
v - I lost out in the deal, but I quickly recovered financially
v - Spinning round, he caught a stone with his ankle, but recovered quickly before turning to face me.
recovery W3 n - -
red S1, W1 adj - The girl wore a red skirt.
adj - Her hair had red highlights.
adj - I got two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.
reduce S1, W1 v - to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc.
v - Hester Prynne was shocked at the condition to which she found the clergyman reduced.
v - to reduce a province or a fort
v - to reduce a city to ashes
v - It is important that all business contracts be reduced to writing.
v - a book reduced into English
reduction S3, W2 n - A 5% reduction in robberies
refer S1, W1 v - -
reference S2, W1 n - -
reflect S2, W1 v - A mirror reflects the light that shines on it.
v - The moonlight reflected from the surface of water.
v - The shop window reflected his image as he walked past.
v - His image reflected from the shop window as he walked past.
v - Entries in English dictionaries aim to reflect common usage.
v - The teacher's ability reflects well on the school.
v - People do that sort of thing every day, without ever stopping to reflect on the consequences.
reflection W3 n - The dog barked at his own reflection in the mirror.
n - After careful reflection, I have decided not to vote for that proposition.
n - It is a reflection on his character that he never came back to see them.
reform W2 n - A major reform is needed to improve the efficiency in the factory.
refrigerator S3 n - -
refuse S2, W1 v - My request for a pay rise was refused.
v - I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused.
v - to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks
regard S2, W1 v - She regarded us warily.
v - He regards honesty as a duty.
v - That argument does not regard the question.
S3 n esteem, repute He is held in great regard in Whitehall.
regime W2 n - a prison regime
n - a capitalist regime
n - Heaven will eliminate the tyrannical regimes.
n - A typical annual water level regime would include a gradual summer drawdown beginning in early May.
region S1, W1 n - the equatorial regions
n - the abdominal regions
regional S1, W2 adj - -
register S3, W3 v - This is a trial version, and will expire in 30 days. Please register!
v - They registered for school.
registration S3 n - Complete the registration process.
n - Did you submit your car registration yet?
n - The elevators are just past registration.
regret W3 v - He regretted his words.
v - I regret that I have to do this, but I don't have a choice.
regular S2, W2 adj - regular clergy, in distinction from the secular clergy
adj cyclical, frequent He made regular visits to go see his mother.
adj weak "Walked" is the past tense of the regular verb "to walk".
adj - Maintaining a high-fibre diet keeps you regular.
adj absolute, thorough, unalloyed a regular genius; a regular John Bull
adj - a regular flower; a regular sea urchin
regularly S3, W3 adv - -
regulation S2, W2 n - -
reinforce W3 v - He reinforced the handle with a metal rod and a bit of tape.
v - The right homework will reinforce and complement the lesson!
v - Advertising for fast food can reinforce unhealthy dietary tendencies.
reject S3, W2 v - She even rejected my improved offer.
v - I've been rejected three times this week.
relate S2, W1 v - Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today.
v - The patterns on the screen relate to the pitch and volume of the music being played.
v - I find it difficult to relate to others because I'm extremely introverted.
related S2, W3 adj - Electric and magnetic forces are closely related.
adj - Everyone is related to their parents.
adj - Gun-related crime.
adj - The relative URL /images/pic.jpg, when evaluated in the context of http://example.com/docs/pic.html, corresponds to the absolute URL http://example.com/images/pic.jpg.
adj - relative to your earlier point about taxes, ...
relation S2, W1 n - The relation between diet and health is complex.
n - Yes, he's a relation of mine, but only a distant one.
n - Your relation of the events is different from mine.
n - Equality is a symmetric relation, while divisibility is not.
n - This relation uses the customer's social security number as a key.
relationship S1, W1 n - They have been in a relationship for ten years, but have never married.
n - I have a good working relationship with my boss.
relative S3, W3 n - Why do my relatives always talk about sex?
W2 adj - The relative URL /images/pic.jpg, when evaluated in the context of http://example.com/docs/pic.html, corresponds to the absolute URL http://example.com/images/pic.jpg.
adj - relative to your earlier point about taxes, ...
relatively S2, W2 adv - He measured his success relatively, that is, competitively.
adv - He was relatively successful.
relax S3, W3 v - to relax a rope or cord
v - to relax discipline
v - Amusement relaxes the mind.
v - An aperient relaxes the bowels.
release S2, W2 v - He released his grasp on the lever.
v - They released the new product later than intended.
v - He was released after two years in prison.
v - They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month.
v - If you continue to use abusive language, I will need to release the call.
v - to release an ordinance
S3, W2 n - The video store advertised that it had all the latest releases.
n - They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies.
relevant S2, W2 adj - His mother provided some relevant background information concerning his medical condition.
relief S2, W2 n - I sighed with relief when I found out that my daughter hadn't got lost, but was waiting for me at home.
n - Officer Schmidt can finally go home because his relief has arrived.
n - the relief on that part of the Earth's surface
relieve S3 v - I was greatly relieved by the jury's verdict.
v - This shall not relieve either Party of any obligations.
religion S2, W2 n faith My brother tends to value religion, but my sister not as much.
n faith Eckankar is a new religion but Zoroastrianism is an old religion.
n - The monk entered religion when he was 20 years of age.
n superstition I think some Christians would love Jesus more if they weren't so stuck in religion.
n - At this point, Star Trek has really become a religion.
religious S2, W2 adj - It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues.
adj - I was much more religious as a teenager than I am now.
adj - I'm a religious fan of college basketball.
rely S3, W2 v - -
remain S1, W1 v - There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry.
v - The light remained red for two full minutes.
remaining W2 adj - May I have the only remaining cake?
remains W3 n - The victim's remains were one small piece of bone.
n - To his great intellectual powers his published remains bear abundant witness.
n - He couldn't bring himself to eat the remains of the chicken dinner.
remark W3 n - a biting remark
remarkable W3 adj - -
remember S1, W1 v - Please remember this formula!
v - Remember what I've said.
v - Remember to lock the door when you go out.
v - Please remember me to your brother.
v - You don't have to remind him; he remembers very well.
v - My aunt remembered me in her will, leaving me several thousand pounds.
v - 1998, David Germano, “Re-Membering the Dismembered Body of Tibet: Contemporary Tibetan Visionary Movements in the People's Republic of China”, in Buddhism in Contemporary Tibet, edited by Melvyn C. Goldstein and Matthew Kapstein, pages 53–94
remind S1, W2 v - -
remote W3 adj - A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.
adj - After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.
adj - There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes.
adj - After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.
remove S2, W1 v - He removed the marbles from the bag.
v - The President removed many postmasters.
rent S2, W3 n - A New York city taxicab license earns more than $10,000 a year in rent.
v - I rented a house from my friend's parents for a year.
v - We rented our house to our son's friend for a year.
v - The house rents for five hundred dollars a month.
v - Lightning rends an oak.
v - Relationships may rend if tempers flare.
repair S3 v - to repair a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship
v - to repair a loss or damage
v - to repair to sanctuary for safety
W3 n - I took the car to the workshop for repair.
n - If you look closely you can see the repair in the paintwork.
n - The car was overall in poor repair before the accident. But after the workshop had it for three weeks it was returned in excellent repair. But the other vehicle was beyond repair.
n - our annual repair to the mountains
repeat S2, W2 v - The scientists repeated the experiment in order to confirm the result.
v - Add 100, left 50. Repeat, over.
replace S2, W1 v - When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset.
v - You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning.
v - I replaced my car with a newer model.
v - This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier.
replacement W3 n - The replacement of that broken light-bulb will have to wait until I can buy a new one.
reply S3, W3 n - -
W2 v - Joanne replied to Pete's insult with a slap to his face.
report S2, W1 n - A report by the telecommunications ministry on the phone network revealed a severe capacity problem.
v - For insurance reasons, I had to report the theft to the local police station.
v - If you do that again I'll report you to the boss.
v - Andrew Marr reports now on more in-fighting at Westminster.
v - Now that I've been promoted, I report to Benjamin, whom I loathe.
v - The committee reported the bill with amendments, or reported a new bill, or reported the results of an inquiry.
reporter S3 n - The reporters of important security bugs may be paid a bounty by the software developer.
represent S2, W1 v - The sculptor represented a horse in bronze.
v play It has always been his dream to represent Hamlet on Broadway.
v - An attorney's job is to represent his client in court
v - They chose a member of Congress to represent their district.
v - He represented that he was investigating for the police department.
v - A dove is often used to represent peace.
representation S3, W2 n - The Venus of Willendorf was an early representation of the female body.
n - We are no longer happy with your representation of our company at trade events.
n - People who cannot afford representation are eligible for government assistance.
n - The lack of representation in the British parliament was one of the main factors behind the American Revolution.
representative S3, W2 n - -
republic W2 n - The United States is a republic; the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy.
n - The Republic of Udmurtia is west of the Permian Oblast.
reputation W3 n - -
request S3, W2 n - The server returned a 404 error to the HTTP request.
require S1, W1 v - -
requirement S2, W2 n - There was a requirement of the government on citizens for paying taxes.
rescue S3, W3 v - The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche.
v - to rescue a prisoner from the enemy.
v - Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls.
research S2, W1 n - The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people.
reserve S3 n - -
W3 v - We reserve the right to make modifications.
v - This cake is reserved for the guests!
v - I reserved a table for us at the best restaurant in town.
resident S3, W3 n - The tiger lily is a resident of Asia.
n - She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General.
residential W3 adj - They live in a residential neighborhood.
adj - There is a residential requirement for obtaining a marriage license here.
resign W3 v - He resigned the crown to follow his heart.
v - After fighting for so long, she finally resigned to her death.
resignation W3 n - -
resist W3 v - -
resistance S3, W3 n opposition the resistance of bacteria to certain antibiotics
resolution W3 n - His stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish.
n - By February, most New Year's resolutions are forgotten.   My resolution is to cut back on the fast food this year.
n - Printing at higher resolution will cause a reduction in performance.
n - This monitor's maximum resolution is 1600 × 1200.
n - name resolution
n - the resolution of an equation
n - The resolution was passed by a two-thirds majority.
resolve W3 v - to resolve a riddle
v - I resolve to finish this work before I go home.
v - He was resolved by an unexpected event.
v - After two weeks of bickering, they finally resolved their differences.
v - I’ll have to resolve the equation with the new values.
resort W3 n - to have resort to violence
resource S2, W1 n - a man/woman of resource
respect S1, W1 n aught, consideration, deference, esteem, fealty, regard, reverence He is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him.
n - The mourners paid their last respects to the deceased poet.
n aspect, dimension, face, facet, side This year's model is superior to last year's in several respects.
respectively W3 adv - Serena Williams and Roger Federer won the women's and men's singles titles, respectively, at the 2010 Australian Open.
respond S2, W2 v - to respond to a question or an argument
v - The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court.
response S1, W1 n - -
responsibility S2, W1 n - Responsibility is a heavy burden.
n - Why didn't you clean the house? That was your responsibility!
responsible S2, W2 adj - Parents are responsible for their child's behaviour.
adj - Who is responsible for this mess?
adj - She has a responsible position in the firm.
adj - He looks like a responsible guy.
rest S1, W1 n sleep, slumber I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night.
n break, repose, time off We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back.
n peace, quiet, roo, silence, stillness, tranquility It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while.
n - Now that we're all in agreement, we can put that issue to rest.
n peace She was laid to rest in the village cemetery.
n - Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar.
n - The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest.
n - Higgins can't quite reach the white with his cue, so he'll be using the rest.
n cradle, support He placed his hands on the arm rests of the chair.
n lave, remainder She ate some of the food, but was not hungry enough to eat it all, so she put the rest in the refrigerator to finish later.
S3, W3 v - I shall not rest until I have uncovered the truth.
v - The blame seems to rest with your father.
v - A column rests on its pedestal.
v - I rest my case.
v - The decision rests on getting a bank loan.
restaurant S2, W2 n - -
restore W3 v - He restored my lost faith in him by doing a good deed.
v - There was a crash last night, and we're still restoring the file system.
restrict W3 v - After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt.
restriction W3 n - -
result S1, W1 n - the result of a course of action;  the result of a mathematical operation
W2 v - This measure will result in good or in evil.
retain W2 v - -
retire S2, W3 v - Having made a large fortune, he retired.
v - The steamship made thousands of trips over several decades before it was retired by the shipping company.
v - The central bank retired those notes five years ago.
v - The board retired the old major.
v - Jones retired in favour of Smith.
v - Jones retired Smith 6-3.
v - I will retire to the study.
v - The regiment retired from the fray after the Major was killed.
v - Past the point, the shore retires into a sequence of coves.
v - I will retire for the night.
v - When a hurricane becomes so deadly or destructive that future use would be insensitive, officials may retire the name of the hurricane.
retirement S3, W3 n - -
return S2, W1 v - Although the birds fly north for the summer, they return here in winter.
v - To return to my story [...]
v - Please return your hands to your lap.
v - You should return the library book within one month.
v - If the goods don't work, you can return them.
v - The player couldn't return the serve because it was so fast.
v - If one players plays a trump, the others must return a trump.
v - to return an answer;  to return thanks;  "Do it yourself!" she returned.
v - This function returns the number of files in the directory.
v - to return the lie
v - to return the result of an election
S2, W2 n - I expect the house to be spotless upon my return.
n - Do you want a one-way or a return?
n - Last year there were 250 returns of this product, an improvement on the 500 returns the year before.
n - a return to one's question
n - election returns; a return of the amount of goods produced or sold
n - It yielded a return of 5%.
n - Hand in your return by the end of the tax year.
n - The boiler technician had to cut out the heating return to access the safety valve.
n - A facade of sixty feet east and west has a return of twenty feet north and south.
reveal W1 v - -
revenue W2 n - -
reverse W3 v - to reverse a portion of video footage
v - to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree
review S2, W2 n - I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it.
n - The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.
n - The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case.
n revue The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.
n - The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.
n - The Times Literary Review is published in London.
n - The troops assembled for a review by the Queen.
n - The regulators demanded a review against NYSE practices.
S3, W3 v - Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem.
v - The critic reviews every new play in London.
revolution S3, W2 n - -
reward W3 n meed, payment, recompense, tithing For catching the thief, you'll get a nice reward.
n bounty The rewards for bringing in badly wanted criminals are printed on 'dead or alive' posters
n consequence Is this the reward I get for telling the truth: to be put in jail?
rhythm W3 n - Dance to the rhythm of the music.
n - Most dances have a rhythm as distinctive as the Iambic verse in poetry
n - Once you get the rhythm of it, the job will become easy.
n - We walked with a quick, even rhythm.
n - The Baroque term basso continuo is virtually equivalent to rhythm
n - The rhythm of the seasons dominates agriculture as well as wildlife
n - The running gag is a popular rhythm in motion pictures and theater comedy
rice S3 n - -
rich S2, W2 adj - a rich dish; rich cream or soup; rich pastry
adj - a rich treasury; a rich entertainment; a rich crop
adj - rich soil or land; a rich mine
adj - a rich endowment; a rich dress; rich silk or fur; rich presents
adj - a rich red colour
adj - The scene was a rich one.
rid S1 adj - I’m glad to be rid of that stupid nickname.
ride S2, W2 v - The cab rode him downtown.
v - The witch cackled and rode away on her broomstick.
v - How many races have you ridden this year?
v - A horse rides easy or hard, slow or fast.
S3 n - Can I have a ride on your bike?
n - That's a nice ride; what did it cost?
n - Can you give me a ride?
ridiculous S2 adj - It's ridiculous to charge so much for a little souvenir.
adj - Gaines is a classic motor player with a low center of gravity and ridiculous strength.
right S1, W1 adj - a right line
adj - The kitchen counter formed a right angle with the back wall.
adj - a right triangle, a right prism, a right cone
adj - I thought you'd made a mistake, but it seems you were right all along.
adj - Is this the right software for my computer?
adj - I'm afraid my father is no longer in his right mind.
adj - You've made a right mess of the kitchen!
adj - After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.
adj - the right side of a piece of cloth
adv - Luckily we arrived right at the start of the film.
adv - Can't you see it? It's right beside you!
adv - I made a right stupid mistake there, didn't I?
adv - Do it right or don't do it at all.
adv - Members of the Queen's Privy Council are styled The Right Honourable for life.
n - We're on the side of right in this contest.
n - You have no right to go through my personal diary.
n - The pharmacy is just on the right past the bookshop.
n - The political right holds too much power.
S2 interjection - You're going, right?
ring S1, W2 n - onion rings
n - a crime ring; a prostitution ring; a bidding ring (at an auction sale)
n - a benzene ring
n - The church bell's ring could be heard the length of the valley.
n - The name has a nice ring to it.
n - Her statements in court had a ring of falsehood.
n - I’ll give you a ring when the plane lands.
n - St Mary's has a ring of eight bells.
n - The set of integers, \mathbb{Z}, is the prototypical ring.
n - The definition of ring without unity allows, for instance, the set 2\mathbb{Z} of even integers to be a ring.
v - The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas.
v - They ringed the trees to make the clearing easier next year.
v - We managed to ring 22 birds this morning.
v - to ring a pig’s snout
v - The bells were ringing in the town.
v - The deliveryman rang the doorbell to drop off a parcel.
v - They rang a Christmas carol on their handbells.
v - Whose mobile phone is ringing?
v - That does not ring true.
v - I will ring you when we arrive.
rip S3 v - to rip a garment; to rip up a floor
v - My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble.
rise S2, W1 v - to rise a hill
v - to rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the water
S3, W2 n - Exercise is usually accompanied by a temporary rise in blood pressure.
n - The rise of the feminists.
n - The rise of his pants was so low that his tailbone was exposed.
n - The governor just gave me a rise of two pound six.
n - I knew that would get a rise out of him.
risk S2, W1 n - 2006, Trever Ramsey on BBC News website, Exercise 'cuts skin cancer risk' read at http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4764535.stm on 14 May 2006
rival W3 n - Chris is my biggest rival in the 400-metre race.
n - As a social historian, he has no rival.
river S2, W2 n - Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods.
n - a river of blood
road S1, W1 n - We travelled to the seaside by road.
rob S3 v - He robbed three banks before he was caught.
v - The best way to rob a bank is to own one.
v - Working all day robs me of any energy to go out in the evening.
v - That chav robbed my phone!
rock S2, W2 n - Pearl Rock near Cape Cod is so named because the morning sun makes it gleam like a pearl.
n - I'll have a whisky on the rocks, please.
n - While we're in Brighton, let's get a stick of rock!
n - Yo homie, pass the rock!
role S2, W1 n - Her dream was to get a role in a Hollywood movie, no matter how small.
n - The role of women has changed significantly in the last century.
n - Local volunteers played an important role in cleaning the beach after the oil spill.
n - The project manager role is responsible for ensuring that everyone on the team knows and executes his or her assigned tasks.
roll S1, W2 v - To roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.
v - The child will roll on the floor.
v - To roll a sheet of paper; to roll clay or putty into a ball.
v - To roll up the map for shipping.
v - The cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well.
v - This river will roll its waters to the ocean.
v - To roll forth someone's praises; to roll out sentences.
v - to roll a field;  to roll paste;  to roll steel rails.
v - The pastry rolls well.
v - I want to get there early; let's roll.
v - OK guys, we're only down by two points. Let's roll!
v - I was going to kick his ass, but he wasn't worth getting all worked up over; I don't roll like that.
v - If you roll doubles, you get an extra turn.
v - I'm gonna go and roll a new shaman tonight.
v - The feds rolled him by giving him a free pass for most of what he'd done.
v - He rolled on those guys after being in jail two days.
v - It's time to roll the cameras.
v - the hills rolled on
v - The years roll on.
v - The thunder rolled and the lightning flashed.
v - Many languages roll their r's.
v - The kids rolled the principal's house and yard.
roof S2, W2 n - The roof was blown off by the tornado.
n - Let's go up to the roof.
n - The palate is the roof of the mouth.
room S1, W1 n - Go to your room!
n - The room was on its feet.
n - Some users may not be able to access the AOL room.
root S2, W2 n - This tree's roots can go as deep as twenty metres underground.
n - Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing.
n - The root is the only part of the hair that is alive.
n - He dyed his hair black last month, so the grey roots can be seen.
n basis, origin, source The love of money is the root of all evil.
n - The cube root of 27 is 3.
n - Multiply by root 2.
n root account, root user, superuser I have to log in as root before I do that.
n - I installed the files in the root directory.
n screw, shag Fancy a root?
rope S3, W3 n - Nylon rope is usually stronger than similar rope made of plant fibers.
n - The swinging bridge is constructed of 40 logs and 30 ropes.
n - The duchess wore a rope of pearls to the soirée.
n - He hit a rope past third and into the corner.
n - the ropes of birds
rough S2, W3 adj - a rough estimate; a rough sketch of a building; a rough plan
adj - rough sea
adj - Being a teenager nowadays can be rough.
adj - His manners are a bit rough, but he means well.
adj - This box has been through some rough handling.
adj - a rough tone; a rough voice
adj - a rough diamond
adj - rough wine
roughly S2 adv - -
round S1, W2 adj - The baker sold us a round dozen.
adj - One hundred is a nice round number.
adj - a round answer; a round oath
adj - a round sum
S2, W2 adv - High above, vultures circled around.
adv - Everybody please gather around.
adv - An adult elephant weighs around five tons.
adv - Look around and see what you find.
adv - He used to stay up late but his new girlfriend changed that around.
adv - She spun around a few times.
adv - I asked around, and no-one really liked it.
prep - I planted a row of lilies around the statue.
prep - There has been a lot of controversy around the handling of personal information.
prep - She went around the track fifty times.
prep - The road took a brief detour around the large rock formation, then went straight on.
prep - I don't want you around me.
prep - She went around the office and got everyone to sign the card.
W3 n - The guards have started their rounds; the prisoner should be caught soon.
n - The candidate got a round of applause after every sentence or two.
n - They brought us a round of drinks about every thirty minutes.
n - All furniture in the nursery had rounds on the edges and in the crevices.
n - the round of the seasons    a round of pleasures
n - a round of politicians
route S3, W2 n - The route was used so much that it formed a rut.
n - Here is a map of our delivery routes.
n - Follow Route 49 out of town.
routine W3 n rut Connie was completely robotic and emotionless by age 12; her entire life had become one big routine.
n - stand-up comedy routine
row S2, W2 n - I went for an early-morning row.
n din, racket Who's making that row?
royal S3, W1 adj - royal mast;  royal sail
adj - a royal pain in the neck
rub S2 v - I rubbed my hands together for warmth.
v - I rubbed the glass with the cloth.
v - My shoes are beginning to rub.
v - meat rubbed with spices before barbecuing
v - to rub through woods, as huntsmen
v - to rub up silver
rubber S3 n pitcher's plate, pitcher's rubber Jones toes the rubber and then fires to the plate.
n - Johnny, don't forget your rubbers today.
n - Jones enters the pits to get new rubber.
rubbish S2 n - The rubbish is collected every Thursday in Gloucester, but on Wednesdays in Cheltenham.
n - Much of what they sell is rubbish.
n - Everything the teacher said during that lesson was rubbish. How can she possibly think that a bass viol and a cello are the same thing?
rude S3 adj - Karen broke up with Fred because he was often rude to her.
ruin S3 v - With all these purchases, you surely mean to ruin us!
v - He ruined his new white slacks by accidentally spilling oil on them.
v - The crooked stockbroker's fraudulent scheme ruined dozens of victims; some investors lost their life savings and even their houses.
v - My car breaking down just as I was on the road ruined my vacation.
v - I used to love that song, but being assaulted when that song was playing ruined the song for me.
v - The young libertine was notorious for ruining local girls.
rule S1, W1 n - All participants must adhere to the rules.
n - As a rule, our senior editors are serious-minded.
n - a rule for extracting the cube root
W2 v - This game rules!
run S1, W1 v - He is running the candidate's expensive campaign.
v - I have decided to run for governor of California.
v - He ran his best horse in the Derby.
v - to run through life; to run in a circle
v - Her picture ran on the front page of the newspaper.
v - run a story; run an ad
v - to run guns; to run rum
v - Looks like we're gonna have to run the tomatoes again.
v - Don't run that software unless you have permission.
v - to run from one subject to another
v - Our supplies are running low.
v - Buying a new laptop will run you a thousand dollars.
v - My stocking is running.
v - to run a sword into or through the body; to run a nail into one's foot
v - to run a line
v - to run the risk of losing one's life
v - Every three or four hands he would run the table.
v - Boys and girls run up rapidly.
v - Certain covenants run with the land.
rural W2 adj - -
rush S2, W3 v - rush one's dinner;   rush off an email response
v - armies rush to battle;   waters rush down a precipice.
v - Don't rush your client or he may withdraw.
v - The shuttle rushes passengers from the station to the airport.

s, t, u, v

      Synonyms Examples
Word Freqs Class    
sack S3 n - The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels. — McElrath.
n - The sack of Rome.
n - He twisted his ankle sliding into the sack at second.
n - He got the sack for being late all the time.
n - He got passed the ball, but it hit him in the sack.
n - Kasparov's queen sac early in the game gained him a positional advantage against Kramnik.
n - Kasparov's queen sac early in the game gained him a positional advantage against Kramnik.
sad S2, W3 adj - I can't believe you use drugs; you're so sad!
adj - sad bread
safe S2, W2 adj - You’ll be safe here.
adj harmless, riskless It’s safe to eat this.
adj - We have to find a safe spot, where we can hide out until this is over.
adj - The pitcher attempted to pick off the runner at first, but he was safe.
adj secure The documents are safe.
adj - dishwasher-safe
safety S2, W2 n - If you push it to the limit, safety is not guaranteed.
n - Be sure that the safety is set before proceeding.
n - He sacked the quarterback in the end zone for a safety.
n - The free safety made a game-saving tackle on the runner who had broken past the linebackers.
sail S3 v - We sail for Australia tomorrow.
v - The duchess sailed haughtily out of the room.
sake S2, W3 n - For the sake of argument
n - For old times' sake
salad S2 n - -
salary S2, W3 n - -
sale S1, W1 n - He celebrated after the sale of company.
n - They are having a clearance sale: 50% off.
salt S2, W3 n - Attic salt
same S1, W1 adj - Are you the same person who phoned me yesterday?
adj - It took all night to find our hotel room, as we forgot our room number and each door looked the same.
adj - You have the same hair I do!
adj - Round here it can be cloudy and sunny even in the same day.
adv - -
pron - It's the same everywhere.
pron - She's having apple pie? I'll have the same.   You two are just the same.
pron - Light valve suspensions and films containing UV absorbers and light valves containing the same (US Patent 5,467,217)
pron - My picture/photography blog...kindly give me your reviews on the same.
sample S3, W2 n - a blood sample
sand S3, W3 n - The Canadian tar sands are a promising source of oil.
sandwich S2 n - -
satellite W3 n - A spent upper stage is a derelict satellite.
n - Many telecommunication satellites orbit at 36000km above the equator.
n - Do you have satellite at your house?
satisfaction W3 n - He enjoyed the dish with great satisfaction. He'll order it again the next time he arrives.
n - The count demanded satisfaction in the form of a duel at dawn.
satisfied S3 adj - I'm satisfied with your progress in your homework, so you can watch television now.
satisfy S3, W2 v - I'm not satisfied with the quality of the food here.
v - to satisfy a creditor
v - to satisfy a claim or an execution
sauce S3 n - apple sauce; mint sauce
n - [meat] pie and [tomato] sauce
n - Maybe you should lay off the sauce.
n - The accused refused to reveal the source of the illegal drugs she was selling.
n - The main sources of the Euphrates River are the Karasu and Murat Rivers.
sausage S3 n - my little sausage
save S1, W1 v - -
saving S3, W3 n - The shift of the supplier gave us a saving of 10 percent.
n - I invested all my savings in gold.
say S1, W1 v - Please say your name slowly and clearly.
v - Martha, will you say the Pledge of Allegiance?
v - He said he would be here tomorrow.
v - The sign says it’s 50 kilometres to Paris.
v - They say "when in Rome, do as the Romans do", which means "behave as those around you do."
v - A holiday somewhere warm – Florida, say – would be nice.
scale S2, W2 n - Please rate your experience on a scale from 1 to 10.
n - The Holocaust was insanity on an enormous scale.
n - This map uses a scale of 1:10.
n - the decimal scale; the binary scale
n - Sally wasn't the star of the show, so she was glad to be paid scale.
n - After the long, lazy winter I was afraid to get on the scale.
scared S3 adj - -
scene S2, W2 n - the scene of the crime
n - They stood in the centre of the scene.
n - behind the scenes
n - The most moving scene is the final one, where he realizes he has wasted his whole life.
n - He assessed the scene to check for any danger, and agreed it was safe.
n - The crazy lady made a scene in the grocery store.
n - She got into the emo scene at an early age.
schedule S2, W3 n - schedule of tribes
n timeline, timetable stick to the schedule
S3 v - I'll schedule you for three-o'clock then.
v - whether or not to schedule a patient
scheme S2, W1 n - -
school S1, W1 n - The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel.
n - Harvard University is a famous American postsecondary school.
n - Divinity, history and geography are studied for two schools per week.
n - We are enrolled in the same university, but I attend the School of Economics and my brother is in the School of Music.
n - The Barbizon school of painters were part of an art movement towards Realism in art, which arose in the context of the dominant Romantic Movement of the time.
n - These economists belong to the monetarist school.
n - I'll see you after school.
n - He was a gentleman of the old school.
science S1, W1 n - Of course in my opinion Social Studies is more of a science than an art.
n - My favorite subjects at school are science, mathematics, and history.
scientific S3, W2 adj - -
scientist S3, W2 n - -
scope W3 n - the scope of an adverb
score S2, W2 n - The player with the highest score is the winner.
n - The score is 8-1 even though it's not even half-time!
n - The test scores for this class were high.
n - Some words have scores of meanings.
S3, W2 v - The baker scored the cake so that the servers would know where to slice it.
scratch S3 v - Could you please scratch my back?
v - I don't like that new scarf because it scratches my neck.
v - A real diamond can easily scratch a pane of glass.
v - Embarrassingly, he scratched on the break, popping the cue completely off the table.
v - Some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow.
v - The cat scratched the little girl.
scream S3 v - He almost hit a pole, the way he came screaming down the hill.
v - Do you know what screams "I'm obnoxious"? People who feel the need to comment on every little thing they notice.
screen S2, W2 n - a fire screen
n - a drug screen, a genetic screen
screw S3 n - the skeleton screw (Caprella);  the sand screw
script S3 n - -
sea S2, W1 n - The Caspian Sea, the Sea of Galilee, the Salton Sea, etc.
n - Seaman, sea gauge, sea monster, sea horse, sea level, seaworthy, seaport, seaboard, etc.
n - The Apollo 11 mission landed in the Sea of Tranquility.
seal S3 n - The seals in the harbor looked better than they smelled.
n - The front of the podium bore the presidential seal.
n - The result was declared invalid, as the seal on the meter had been broken.
n - Her clothes always had her mom's seal of approval.
n - The canister is leaking. I think the main seal needs to be replaced.
n - Close the lid tightly to get a good seal.
search S3, W2 n - With only five minutes until we were meant to leave, the search for the keys started in earnest.
n - Search is a hard problem for computers to solve efficiently.
W3 v - I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch.
v - The police are searching for evidence in his flat.
season S2, W1 n - mating season
n series (British English) The third season of Friends aired from 1996 to 1997.
seat S2, W1 n - -
second S1, W1 number - -
S1, W2 n - They were discounted because they contained blemishes, nicks or were otherwise factory seconds.
n - That was good barbecue. I hope I can get seconds.
n - I'll be there in a second.
n - If we want the motion to pass, we will need a second.
secondary S3, W2 adj - the work of secondary hands
adj - secondary cleavage
adj - Bright's disease is often secondary to scarlet fever.
adj - a secondary issue
adj - Yellow is a secondary light color, though a primary CMYK color.
secondly S3 adv - -
secret S3, W2 adj - We went down a secret passage.
S3, W3 n - "Can you keep a secret?" "Yes." "So can I."
n - The secret to a long-lasting marriage is compromise.
n - The work was done in secret, so that nobody could object.
secretary S2, W1 n - Ban Ki-Moon was a secretary general of the United Nations.
section S1, W1 n - -
sector W1 n - public sector;  private sector
secure S3, W3 adj - secure of a welcome
W3 v - to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage
v - to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship
v - to secure an estate
security W1 n - -
see S1, W1 v - 1999 saw the release of many great films.
v - I'll see you hang for this!  I saw that they didn't make any more trouble.
v - I saw the old lady safely across the road.
v - I'll see your twenty dollars and raise you ten.
v - I'll come over later and see if I can fix your computer.
v - For a complete proof of the Poincaré conjecture, see Appendix C.
v - Can I see that lighter for a second? Mine just quit working.
v - The equipment has not seen usage outside of our projects.
seed S3, W3 n - If you plant a seed in the spring, you may have a pleasant surprise in the autumn.
n - The entire field was covered with geese eating the freshly sown seed.
n - A man must use his seed to start and raise a family.
n germ the seed of an idea; which idea was the seed (idea)?
n - the seed of Abraham
seek S2, W1 v - I seek wisdom.
v - I seek forgiveness through prayer.
v - I sought my fortune on the goldfields.
v - When the alarm went off I sought the exit in a panic.
v - Our company does not seek to limit its employees from using the internet or engaging in social networking.
seem S1, W1 v - He seems to be ill.   Her eyes seem blue.   It seems like it is going to rain later.   How did she seem to you?
seize W3 v arrogate, commandeer, confiscate to seize a ship after libeling
v - a fever seized him
v - to seize or stop one rope on to another
v - to seize on the neck of a horse
v - Rust caused the engine to seize, never to run again.
v - This Court will remain seized of this matter.
select S2, W2 v - He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef.
selection S3, W2 n - The large number of good candidates made selection difficult.
n - My final selection was a 1934 Chateau Lafitte.
n - I've brought a selection of fine cheeses to go with your wine.
n - For my next selection, I'll play Happy Birthday in F-sharp minor.
self S2, W3 n - one's true self; one's better self; one's former self
sell S1, W1 v - I'll sell you all three for a hundred dollars.
v - The corn sold for a good price.
v - My boss is very old-fashioned and I'm having a lot of trouble selling the idea of working at home occasionally.
send S1, W1 v - Every day at two o'clock, he sends his secretary out to buy him a coffee.
v - Seeing how ill she was, we sent for a doctor at once.
v - She finally sent the 12a after hours of failed attempts.
senior W2 adj - senior citizen
adj - senior member; senior counsel
sense S1, W1 n - a sense of security
n - It's common sense not to put metal objects in a microwave oven.
n - You don’t make any sense.
n - A keen musical sense
n - The definition of sense in this context, is given in sense 7 of its definition.
sensible S3, W3 adj - a sensible thermometer
sensitive S3, W3 adj - Max is very sensitive; he cried today because of the bad news.
adj - Religion is often a sensitive topic of discussion and should be avoided when dealing with foreign business associates.
adj - These are highly sensitive documents.
sentence S1, W2 n - The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second.
n - The judge declared a sentence of death by hanging for the infamous cattle rustler.
n - The children were made to construct sentences consisting of nouns and verbs from the list on the chalkboard.
separate S2, W2 adj - This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces.
adj - I try to keep my personal life separate from work.
v - Separate the articles from the headings.
v - If the kids get too noisy, separate them for a few minutes.
v - The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring.
sequence W2 n - Complete the listed tasks in sequence.
series S2, W1 n chain, line, sequence, stream, succession A series of seemingly inconsequential events led cumulatively to the fall of the company.
n program, show “Friends” was one of the most successful television series in recent years.
n - The harmonic series has been much studied.
n - The Blue Jays are playing the Yankees in a four-game series.
serious S1, W1 adj earnest, solemn It was a surprise to see the captain, who had always seemed so serious, laugh so heartily.
adj - This is a serious problem. We'll need our best experts.
adj - After all these years, we're finally getting serious attention.
seriously S2, W2 adv - He was hoping that we would take him seriously.
adv - That was a seriously unpleasant thing to say.
adv - Now, seriously, why did you forget to feed the cat today?
adv - You baked 10 cakes. Seriously, why did you do that?
servant W2 n - There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids.
n - She is quite the humble servant, the poor in this city owe much to her but she expects nothing.
serve S1, W1 v - I've received a summons for jury duty. It says I serve one day or one trial.
service S1, W1 n - I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career.
n - Hair care is a service industry.
n - This machine provides the name service for the LAN.
n - Lancelot was at the service of King Arthur.
n - I did three years in the service before coming here.
n - She brought out the silver tea service.
n - The player had four service faults in the set.
n - The funeral service was touching.
n - The service happened yesterday.
session S2, W2 n - "Are we having a recording session?" / "Yes. We've even got some session musicians to provide some brass."
n - This court is now in session.
n - Logging out or shutting down the computer will end your session.
set S1, W1 n - nail set
n - television set
n - the set of a spring
n - the set of a coat
n - a set of tables
n - a set of tools
n - a set of steps
n - the country set
n - He plays the set on Saturdays.
v lay, put, set down Set the tray there.
v - I have set my heart on running the marathon.
v - to set a coach in the mud
v - to set the rent
v - I set the alarm at 6 a.m.
v - Please set the table for our guests.
v - I’ll tell you what happened, but first let me set the scene.
v - He says he will set his next film in France.
v - This crossword was set by Araucaria.
v - It was a complex page, but he set it quickly.
v - The teacher set her students the task of drawing a foot.
v - The glue sets in four minutes.
v - to set milk for cheese
v - The moon sets at eight o'clock tonight.
v - to set seed
v - He sets in that chair all day.
v - The dog sets the bird.
v - to set pear trees in an orchard
v - The current sets to the north; the tide sets to the windward.
v - Set to partners! was the next instruction from the caller.
v - to set a precious stone in a border of metal
v - to set (that is, to hone) a razor
v - to set the sails of a ship
v - to set a psalm
v - to set a broken bone
v - to set a good example
v - It sets him ill.
setting W2 n - the setting of the sun
n - the volume setting on a television
n - Bach's setting of the Magnificat
settle S2, W2 v - to settle her estate
v - the weather settled;  wait until the crowd settles before speaking
v - the Saxons who settled in Britain
settlement W2 n - -
several S1, W1 pron - -
severe S3, W3 adj - a severe taskmaster
adj - a severe old maiden aunt
sew S3 v - Balls were first made of grass or leaves held together by strings, and later of pieces of animal skin sewn together and stuffed with feathers or hay.
v - to sew money into a bag
sex S1, W2 n - The effect of the medication is dependent upon age, sex, and other factors.
n - A religious sect.
sexual S3, W2 adj - Women face sexual discrimination in the workplace.
adj - Giving oral sex is my favorite sexual act.
adj - She's a very sexual woman
adj - a sexual innuendo.
shadow S3, W2 n - My shadow lengthened as the sun began to set.
n - I immediately jumped into shadow as I saw them approach.
n - The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems and cast a "shadow" of dryness behind them.
n - I don't have a shadow of doubt in my mind that my plan will succeed. The shadow of fear of my being outed always affects how I live my life. I lived in her shadow my whole life.
n - He did not give even a shadow of respect to the professor.
n - He came back from war the shadow of a man.
n - The constable was promoted to working as a shadow for the Royals.
shake S3, W2 v - He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere.
v - Shaking his head, he kept repeating "No, no, no".
v - to shake fruit down from a tree
v traumatize He was shaken by what had happened.
v - I can't shake the feeling that I forgot something.
v shiver, tremble She shook with grief.
v - OK, let's shake on it.
v - She was shaking it on the dance floor.
v - to shake a note in music
v - The experience shook my religious belief.
shall S1, W1 modal - -
shame S2 n - The teenager couldn’t bear the shame of introducing his parents.
n - It was a shame not to see the show after driving all that way.
shape S2, W2 n - The used bookshop wouldn't offer much due to the poor shape of the book.
n - The vet checked to see what kind of shape the animal was in.
n - He cut a square shape out of the cake.
share S1, W1 n - Upload media from the browser or directly to the file share.
v - to share a shelter with another;  They share a language.
v - He shared his story with the press.
sharp S3, W2 adj - A face with sharp features
adj - My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old.
adj - The orchestra's third violin several times was sharp about an eighth of a tone.
adj - Milly couldn't stand sharp cheeses when she was pregnant, because they made her nauseated.
adj - A pregnant woman during labor normally experiences a number of sharp contractions.
adj - Michael had a number of sharp ventures that he kept off the books.
adj - a sharp dealer;  a sharp customer
adj - You'll need sharp aim to make that shot.
adj - When the two rivals met, first there were sharp words, and then a fight broke out.
adj - You look so sharp in that tuxedo!
adj - Keep a sharp watch on the prisoners. I don't want them to escape!
adj - Drive down Main for three quarters of a mile, then make a sharp right turn onto Pine.
adj - a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve
adj - Sure, any planar graph can be five-colored. But that result is not sharp: in fact, any planar graph can be four-colored. That is sharp: the same can't be said for any lower number.
adj - a sharp pain; the sharp and frosty winter air
adj - a sharp appetite
sharply W3 adv - -
shave S3 v - The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green.
v - I had little time to shave this morning.
she S1, W1 pron - Pat is definitely a she.
pron - After the cat killed a mouse, she left it on our doorstep.
pron - She could do forty knots in good weather.
pron - She is a poor place, but has beautiful scenery and friendly people.
pron - She only gets thirty miles to the gallon on the highway, but she’s durable.
shed S3 n - a wagon shed; a wood shed; a garden shed
sheep S2, W3 n - -
sheet S1, W2 n - Use the sheets in the hall closet to make the bed.
n - A sheet of paper measuring eight and one-half inches wide by eleven inches high is a popular item in commerce.
n - Place the rolls on the cookie sheet, edges touching, and bake for 10-11 minutes.
n - A sheet of that new silicon stuff is as good as a sheet of tinfoil to keep food from sticking in the baking pan.
n - Mud froze on the road in a solid sheet, then more rain froze into a sheet of ice on top of the mud!
n - To be "three sheets to the wind" is to say that a four-cornered sail is tethered only by one sheet and thus the sail is useless.
n - fore sheets; stern sheets
shelf S3, W3 n - a shelf of videos
shell S3, W3 n - The restaurant served caramelized onion shells.
n - The first lyre may have been made by drawing strings over the underside of a tortoise shell.
n - The setback left him a mere shell; he was never the same again.
n - He's lost so much weight from illness; he's a shell of his former self.
n - Even after months of therapy he's still in his shell.
n - The name "Bash" is an acronym which stands for "Bourne-again shell", itself a pun on the name of the "Bourne shell", an earlier Unix shell designed by Stephen Bourne, and the Christian concept of being "born again".
n - A shell corporation was formed to acquire the old factory.
n shell-like Can I have a quick word in your shell?
shelter W3 n - -
shift S3, W3 v - We'll have to shift these boxes to the downtown office.
v - His political stance shifted daily.
v move We are shifting to America next month.
v - I crested the hill and shifted into fifth.
v - Shifting 1001 to the left yields 10010; shifting it right yields 100.
v - How can I shift a grass stain?
v - If you shift, you might make the 2:19.
shine S3 v - My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team.
v - I shone my light into the darkness to see what was making the noise.
v - in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them
v - He shined my shoes until they were polished smooth and gleaming.
ship S2, W2 n - -
shirt S2, W3 n - It can take a while to learn how to iron a shirt properly.
shock S2, W2 n - The train hit the buffers with a great shock.
n - His head boasted a shock of sandy hair.
shocked S3 adj - Patient is shocked.
shocking S3 adj - What a shocking calamity!
shoe S1, W3 n - Get your shoes on now, or you'll be late for school.
n - Throw the shoe from behind the line, and try to get it to land circling (a ringer) or touching the far stake.
n - Remember to turn the rotors when replacing the brake shoes, or they will wear out unevenly.
shoot S2, W2 v - The land shoots into a promontory.
shop S1, W1 n - This is where I do my weekly shop.
shopping S2, W3 n - On Saturdays we usually do the shopping.
n - I carried three heavy bags of shopping up the stairs.
n - Boston has good shopping.
short S1, W1 adj - Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it’s been at least twenty minutes long.
adj - “Phone” is short for “telephone” and "asap" short for "as soon as possible".
adj - He gave a short answer to the question.
adj - a short supply of provisions
adj - I'd lend you the cash but I'm a little short at present.
adj - an account which is short of the truth
adj - I'm short General Motors because I think their sales are plunging.
shortly S3, W3 adv briefly, concisely Ideas are generally expressed more shortly in verse than in prose
shot S2, W2 n - The shot was wide off the mark.
n - They took the lead on a last-minute shot.
n - The shot flew twenty metres, and nearly landed on the judge's foot.
n - He'd make a bad soldier as he's a lousy shot.
n - I'd like just one more shot at winning this game.
n - I'd like a shot of whisky in my coffee.
n - We got a good shot of the hummingbirds mating.
n - I went to the doctor to get a shot for malaria.
n - His solo shot in the seventh inning ended up winning the game.
n - Drink up. It's his shot.
should S1, W1 modal - -
shoulder S2, W2 n - -
shout S2, W2 v - They shouted his name to get his attention.
v - He′s shouting us all to the opening night of the play.
v - Please don't shout in the chat room.
shove S3 v - -
show S1, W1 n - art show;  dog show
n - radio show;  television show
n - Let's catch a show.
n - I'm taking the kids to the show on Tuesday.
n - Let's get on with the show.   Let's get this show on the road.   They went on an international road show to sell the shares to investors.   It was Apple's usual dog and pony show.
n - show of force
n - The dog sounds ferocious but it's all show.
n - He played AA ball for years, but never made it to the show.
v - All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper.
v - Could you please show him on his way. He has overstayed his welcome.
v - At length, his gloom showed.
v - We waited for an hour, but they never showed.
v - In the third race: Aces Up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars.
shower S2 n - Today there will be frequent showers and some sunny spells.
n shower bath I′m going to have a shower.
n - a shower of sparks;  a meteor shower;  a Gatorade shower
n - Her church group has planned an adoption shower.
n - That calf is going to be a great shower at the fair this year.
shrug W3 v - I asked him for an answer and he just shrugged.
shut S1, W2 v - Please shut the door.
v - If you wait too long, the automatic door will shut.
v - The pharmacy is shut on Sunday.
v - I shut the cat in the kitchen before going out.
v - He's just shut his finger in the door.
sick S1, W3 adj ill, not well, poorly, sickly, unwell She was sick all day with the flu.
adj - That's a sick joke.
adj - I've heard that song on the radio so many times that I'm starting to get sick of it.
adj rad, wicked Dude, this car's got a sick subwoofer!
adj - sick building syndrome; my car is looking pretty sick; my job prospects are pretty sick
side S1, W1 n - A square has four sides.
n - A cube has six sides.
n - Which side of the tray shall I put it on?  The patient was bleeding on the right side.
n - Meet me on the north side of the monument.
n - I generally sleep on my side.
n - John wrote 15 sides for his essay!
n - Look on the bright side.
n - Which side has kick-off?
n - In the second world war, the Italians were on the side of the Germans.
n - He had to put a bit of side on to hit the pink ball.
n - I just want to see what's on the other side — James said there was a good film on tonight.
n - Do you want a side of cole-slaw with that?
n - his mother's side of the family
n - Clayton Kershaw struck out the side in the 6th inning.
n - My boyfriend and I are both sides, so we prefer to do oral on each other.
sight S2, W2 n - He is losing his sight and now can barely read.
n - to gain sight of land
n - We went to London and saw all the sights – Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, and so on.
n - the sight of a quadrant
n - This is a darn sight better than what I'm used to at home!
n - In their sight it was harmless.
sign S2, W2 v - -
S3, W2 n - I gave them a thumbs-up sign.
n - The hunters found deer sign at the end of the trail.
n - I missed the sign at the corner so I took the wrong turn.
n - Your sign is Taurus? That's no surprise.
n - I got the magnitude right, but the sign was wrong.
n - Sorry, I don't know sign very well.
n - "It's a sign of the end of the world," the doom prophet said.
signal S2, W2 n - My mobile phone can't get a signal in the railway station.
signature S3 n sig, siggy Your signature must not exceed 600 pixels.
significance W2 n - As a juror your opinion is of great significance for the outcome of the trial.
n - the significance of a gesture
significant S2, W1 adj - a significant word or sound; a significant look
adj - That was a significant step in the right direction.
significantly S3, W2 adv - -
silence W2 n - When the motor stopped, the silence was almost deafening.
n - "You have the right to silence," said the police officer.
n - During silence a message came to me that there was that of God in every person.
silent W3 adj - The wind is silent.
adj - Silent letters can make some words difficult to spell.
adj - My phone was on silent.
adj - The Magnavox Odyssey was a silent console.
adj - a silent voter; a silent partner
adj - silent revisions; a silent emendation
silly S2 adj - -
silver S3 n - -
similar S1, W1 adj - -
similarly W3 adv likewise The sisters dressed similarly.
simple S1, W1 adj - -
simply S1, W1 adv just I was simply asking a question.
adv very That was a simply wonderful dessert.
adv honestly Simply, he just fired you.
sin S2 n - As a Christian, I think this is a sin against God.
n - No movie is without sin.
since S1, W1 adv - A short/long time since
conj - I have loved you since I first met you.
conj - Since you didn't call, we left without you.
prep - -
sing S1, W2 v - "I really want to sing in the school choir," said Vera.
v - to sing somebody to sleep
v - The air sings in passing through a crevice.
v - The sauce really makes this lamb sing.
singer S3 n - -
single S1, W1 adj - Can you give me a single reason not to leave right now?
adj - The potatoes left the spoon and landed in a single big lump on the plate.
adj - a single room
adj - a single combat
adj - Forms often ask if a person is single, married, divorced or widowed. In this context, a person who is dating someone but who has never married puts "single".
sink S3 n - Jones has a two-seamer with heavy sink.
W3 v - I have sunk thousands of pounds into this project.
v - to sink the national debt
sir S1, W3 n - Excuse me, sir, do you know the way to the art museum?
sister S1, W1 n sis My sister is always driving me crazy.
n nun, sistren Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent.
n - Connie was very close to her friend Judy and considered her to be her sister.
n darling, dear, lady, love, miss, pet What’s up, sister?
n - Thank you, sister. I would like to thank the sister who just spoke.
n affiliate, affiliated sister city
n - sister facility
sit S1, W1 v - After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.
v - I asked him to sit.
v - The temple has sat atop that hill for centuries.
v - I currently sit on a standards committee.
v - In what city is the circuit court sitting for this session.
v - Your new coat sits well.
v - How will this new contract sit with the workers?
v - Sit him in front of the TV and he might watch for hours.
v - The dining room table sits eight comfortably.
v - I need to find someone to sit my kids on Friday evening for four hours.
v - I'm sitting for a painter this evening.
site S1, W2 n - the site of a city or of a house
n - a site for a church
situation S1, W1 n - The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming.
n - The Botanical Gardens are in a delightful situation on the river bank.
n - Boss, we've got a situation here...
size S1, W1 n - The size of the building seemed to have increased since I was last there.
n - I don't think we have the red one in your size.
skill S2, W1 n - -
skin S2, W2 n - He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl.
n - In order to get to the rest of the paint in the can, you′ll have to remove the skin floating on top of it.
n - You can use this skin to change how the browser looks.
n - Pass me a skin, mate.
n - Let me see a bit of skin.
n - He was a decent old skin.
skirt S3 n - -
sky S2, W2 n - That year, a meteor fell from the sky.
n - I lay back under a warm Texas sky.
n - This mortal has incurred the wrath of the skies.
sleep S1, W2 v - You should sleep 8 hours a day.
v - This caravan can sleep four people comfortably.
v - to sleep a dreamless sleep
v - a question sleeps for the present; the law sleeps
v - After a failed connection attempt, the program sleeps for 5 seconds before trying again.
S2, W3 n - I really need some sleep.
n - I’m just going to have a quick sleep.
n - There are only three sleeps till Christmas!
n crusty, gound, sleeper, sleepy, sleepy dust Wipe the sleep from your eyes.
slice S3 n - Jim was munching on a slice of toast.
n - I bought a ham and cheese slice at the service station.
slide S3 n - The long, red slide was great fun for the kids.
n - The slide closed the highway.
n - a slide on the ice
n - I still need to prepare some slides for my presentation tomorrow.
S3, W3 v - He slid the boat across the grass.
v - The car slid on the ice.
v - Jones slid into second.
v - He slid while going around the corner.
v - to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question
v - A ship or boat slides through the water.
slight S2, W3 adj lithe, svelte, willowy a slight but graceful woman
adj flat, glassy, slick A slight stone
adj - The sea was slight and calm
slightly S1, W2 adv - He was slightly built, but tall.
adv a little, marginally, somewhat He weighed slightly less than his wife who was a foot shorter.
slim S3 adj - I'm afraid your chances are quite slim.
adj - A slimly-shod lad;
slip S3 n - She couldn't hurt a fly, young slip of a girl that she is.
n - a salary slip
n - I had a slip on the ice and bruised my hip.
n - He gave the warden the slip and escaped from the prison.
n - a pillow slip
S3, W2 v - A bone may slip out of place.
v - She thanked the porter and slipped a ten-dollar bill into his hand.
v - Some errors slipped into the appendix.
v - Profits have slipped over the past six months.
v - to slip a piece of cloth or paper
v - A horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar.
slope W3 n - I had to climb a small slope to get to the site.
n - The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point.
n - The slope of this line is 0.5
n - The slope of a parabola increases linearly with x.
n - The slope of an asphalt shingle roof system should be 4:12 or greater.
slow S2, W2 adj - a slow train;  a slow computer
adj - That clock is slow.
adj - I'm just sitting here with a desk of cards, enjoying a slow afternoon.
S3, W2 v - -
slowly S3, W2 adv - -
small S1, W1 adj - A small group.
adj - Remember when the children were small?
adj - a small space of time
smart S2, W2 adj - smart bomb
adj attractive, chic, dapper, handsome, stylish You look smart in that business suit.
adj silly Don't get smart with me!
adj - a smart pain
adj - He raised his voice, and it hurt her feelings right smart.
adj - a smart gown
adj - a smart breeze
smell S2, W3 n - I love the smell of fresh bread.
v detect, sense I can smell fresh bread.
v pong, reek, stink, whiff Her feet smell of cheese.
v - Ew, this stuff smells.
v - A report smells of calumny.
smile S2, W2 n - He always puts a smile on my face.
n - the smile of the gods
S3, W1 v - I don't know what he's smiling about.
v - to smile consent, or a welcome
v - The sun smiled down from a clear summer sky.
v - The gods smiled on his labours.
smoke S2, W2 v - He's smoking his pipe.
v - Do you smoke?
v - My old truck was still smoking even after the repairs.
v - You'll need to smoke the meat for several hours.
v - The horn section was really smokin' on that last tune.
v - We smoked them at rugby.
v - He got smoked by the mob.
S3, W3 n - Can I bum a smoke off you?;  I need to go buy some smokes.
n - Hey, you got some smoke?
n - I'm going out for a smoke.
n - The excitement behind the new candidate proved to be smoke.
n - The smoke of controversy.
smoking S2 n - Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
smooth W3 adj - We hope for a smooth transition to the new system.
snap W3 v - He snapped his stick in anger.
v - Blazing firewood snaps.
v - A dog snaps at a passenger. A fish snaps at the bait.
v - She snapped at the chance to appear on television.
v - He snapped at me for the slightest mistake.
v - She should take a break before she snaps.
v - The floating toolbar will snap to the edge of the screen when dragged towards it.
v - to snap a fastener
v - He snapped a picture of me with my mouth open and my eyes closed.
v - He can snap the ball to a back twenty yards behind him.
v - The gun snapped.
snow S2, W3 n - We have had several heavy snows this year.
so S1, W1 adv - It was so hot outside that all the plants died.  He was so good, they hired him on the spot.
adv - I need a piece of cloth so long. [= this long]
adv - Place the napkin on the table just so. If that's what you mean, then say so; (or do so).
adv - Just as you have the right to your free speech, so I have the right to mine.  Many people say she's the world's greatest athlete, but I don't think so.  "I can count backwards from one hundred." "So can I."
adv - so far as;  so long as;  so much as
S1, W3 conj - Eat your broccoli so you can have dessert.
conj - He ate too much cake, so he fell ill.
so-called W3 adj - These so-called "assistants" are making our jobs harder, not easier!
adj - the so-called Ising model
soap S3 n - I tried washing my hands with soap, but the stain wouldn't go away.
social S1, W1 adj - James is a very social guy; he knows lots of people.
adj - Teresa feels uncomfortable in certain social situations.
adj - social gaming
adj - a social insect
society S1, W1 n - This society has been known for centuries for its colorful clothing and tight-knit family structure.
n - It was then that they decided to found a society of didgeridoo-playing unicyclists.
n - The gap between Western and Eastern societies seems to be narrowing.
n - Our global society develops in fits and starts.
n - Smith was first introduced into society at the Duchess of Grand Fenwick's annual rose garden party.
sock S3 n - -
soft S2, W2 adj - My head sank easily into the soft pillow.
adj - Polish the silver with a soft cloth to avoid scratching.
adj - I could hear the soft rustle of the leaves in the trees.
adj - There was a soft breeze blowing.
adj - soft eyes
adj - soft lighting
adj - At the intersection with two roads going left, take the soft left.
adj - When it comes to drinking, he is as soft as they come.
adj - You won't need as much soap, as the water here is very soft.
adj - The admin imposed a soft block/ban on the user or a soft lock on the article.
adj - a soft liniment
adj - soft colours
adj - Press the red button on the soft phone to hang up.
software S3, W2 n - -
soil W2 n - Kenyan soil
n - night soil
soldier S3, W2 n - -
sole W3 adj - -
solicitor S3, W2 n - -
solid S3, W3 adj - Almost all metals are solid at room temperature.
adj - solid chocolate
adj - a solid foundation
adj - I don't think Dave would have done that. He's a solid dude.
adj - a solid meal
adj - a solid constitution of body
adj closed American English writes many words as solid that British English hyphenates.
adj - The delegation is solid for a candidate.
adj - He wore a solid shirt with floral pants.
adj - The solid lines show roads, and the dotted lines footpaths.
adj - A solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.
solution S2, W1 n - -
solve S2, W3 v - -
some S1, W1 adv - I guess he must have weighed some 90 kilos.
determiner - -
pron - Some enjoy spicy food, others prefer it milder.
pron - Can I have some of them?
pron - Everyone is wrong some of the time.
somebody S1, W3 pron - I'm tired of being a nobody – I want to be a somebody.
pron - Somebody has to clean this mess up.
somehow S2, W2 adv - This problem has to be tackled somehow.
someone S1, W1 pron - Do you need a gift for that special someone?
pron - He thinks he has become someone.
pron - Can someone help me, please?
something S1, W1 pron - I have a feeling something good is going to happen today.
pron - That child is something of a genius.
pron - She has a certain something.
pron - - Some marmosets are less than six inches tall. - Well, isn't that something?
sometimes S1, W1 adv - Sometimes I sit and think, but mostly I just sit.
somewhat S3, W2 adv - The crowd was somewhat larger than expected, perhaps due to the good weather.
somewhere S1, W2 adv - I must have left my glasses somewhere.
adv - He plans to go somewhere warm for his vacation.
son S1, W1 n - Before the birth of the man's child, he said: "I want a son, not a daughter."
n - He was a son of the mafia system.
n - The pharaohs were believed to be sons of the Sun.
song S1, W2 n - Thomas listened to his favorite song on the radio yesterday.
n - I love hearing the song of canary birds.
n - He bought that car for a song.
soon S1, W1 adv - -
sore S3 adj - Her feet were sore from walking so far.
adj - The school was in sore need of textbooks, theirs having been ruined in the flood.
adj - Joe was sore at Bob for beating him at checkers.
sorry S1, W2 adj - I am sorry I stepped on your toes. It was an accident.
adj - The storm left his garden in a sorry state.
adj - Bob is a sorry excuse for a football player.
sort S1, W1 n - I had a sort of my cupboard.
n - Popular algorithms for sorts include quicksort and heapsort.
S1, W3 v categorize, class, classify, group Sort the letters in those bags into a separate pile for each language.
v order, rank Sort those bells into a row in ascending sequence of pitch.
v sort out If he comes nosing around here again I'll sort him!
soul S3, W3 n - Fifty souls were lost when the ship sank.
sound S1, W1 n - He turned when he heard the sound of footsteps behind him.  Nobody made a sound.
n - Stay within the sound of my voice.
n - Puget Sound; Owen Sound
n - Cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.
S1, W2 v - When the horn sounds, take cover.
v - He sounded good when we last spoke.
v - He sounds the instrument.
v - The "e" in "house" isn't sounded.
v - The whale sounded and eight hundred feet of heavy line streaked out of the line tub before he ended his dive.
v - When I sounded him, he appeared to favor the proposed deal.
v - Mariners on sailing ships would sound the depth of the water with a weighted rope.
v - to sound a patient, or the bladder or urethra
W3 adj - He was safe and sound.
adj - Fred assured me the floorboards were sound.
adj - "How are you?" - "I'm sound."
adj - Her sleep was sound.
adj - a sound beating
adj - a sound title to land
soup S3 n - Pho is a traditional Vietnamese soup.
source S2, W1 n - The accused refused to reveal the source of the illegal drugs she was selling.
n - The main sources of the Euphrates River are the Karasu and Murat Rivers.
south S1, W2 n - -
southern S2, W2 adj - The southern climate.
space S1, W1 n - -
spare S2 adj - a spare diet
adj - I have no spare time.
adj - a spare anchor; a spare bed or room
adj - The poor girl is going spare, stuck in the house all day with the kids like that.
S3 v - -
speak S1, W1 v - I was so surprised I couldn't speak.
v - It's been ages since we've spoken.
v - Actions speak louder than words.
v - This evening I shall speak on the topic of correct English usage.
v - He speaks Mandarin fluently.
v - I was so surprised that I couldn't speak a word.
v - So you can program in C. But do you speak C++?
speaker S2, W2 n - The company hired a motivational speaker to boost morale.
special S1, W1 adj - a special episode of a television series
adj - Everyone is special to someone.
adj - He goes to a special school.
adj - The seven dark spots is a special property unique to Coccinella septempunctata.
specialist S3, W3 n - The tree Lepidothamnus laxifolius is a high alpine specialist found in high-altitude bog communities and in scrub.
species W2 n - the male species
specific S1, W1 adj - a highly specific test, specific and nonspecific symptoms
adj - Quinine is a specific medicine in cases of malaria.
specifically S2, W3 adv - -
specify W3 v - -
speech S2, W2 n - It was hard to hear the sounds of his speech over the noise. He had a bad speech impediment.
n - The candidate made some ambitious promises in his campaign speech.
n - Her speech was soft and lilting.
speed S2, W1 n - How does Usain Bolt run at that speed?
n - Speed limits provide information to the drivers about the safe speed to travel in average conditions.
n - We could go to the shore next week, or somewhere else if that's not your speed.
spell S2 v - I find it difficult to spell because I'm dyslexic.
v - The letters “a”, “n” and “d” spell “and”.
v - Please spell it out for me.
v - This spells trouble.
v - to spell the helmsman
v - They spelled the horses and rested in the shade of some trees near a brook.
spelling S2 n - -
spend S1, W1 v - He spends far more on gambling than he does on living proper.
v - to spend an estate in gambling
v - The violence of the waves was spent.
v - My sister usually spends her free time in nightclubs.
v - The fish spends his semen on eggs which he finds floating and whose mother he has never seen.
v - Energy spends in the using of it.
spill S3 v - I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor.
v - Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor.
v - He spilled his guts out to his new psychologist.
spin S3 v - I spun myself around a few times.
v - They spin the cotton into thread.
v - to spin along the road in a carriage, on a bicycle, etc.
v - Blood spins from a vein.
spirit S2, W2 n - A wandering spirit haunts the island.
n - School spirit is at an all-time high.
n - In the spirit of forgiveness, we didn't press charges.
n - a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit
n - to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be down-hearted, or in bad spirits
n - the spirit of an enterprise, or of a document
spiritual W3 adj - Respect towards ancestors is an essential part of Thai spiritual practice.
adj - a spiritual substance or being
adj - the spiritual functions of the clergy; lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation
spite W3 n grudge, rancor He was so filled with spite for his ex-wife, he could not hold down a job.
split S2, W3 v cleave He has split his lip.
v - We split the money among three people.
v - Let's split this scene and see if we can find a real party.
v break up, split up Did you hear Dick and Jane split? They'll probably get a divorce.
v - Accusations of bribery split the party just before the election.
v - Boston split with Philadelphia in a doubleheader, winning the first game 3-1 before losing 2-0 in the nightcap.
spoil S3 v - Make sure you put the milk back in the fridge, otherwise it will spoil.
spokesman W2 n - -
spoon S3 n - -
sport S2, W2 n - Joe was banned from getting legal help. He seemed to view lawsuits as a sport.
n - Jen may have won, but she was sure a poor sport; she laughed at the loser.
n - You're such a sport! You never get upset when we tease you.
n - Charlie and Lisa enjoyed a bit of sport after their hike.
spot S2, W2 n - The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.
n - I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out.
n - I think she's got chicken pox; she's covered in spots.
n - Would you like to come round on Sunday for a spot of lunch?
n - Here's the twenty bucks I owe you, a ten spot and two five spots.
n - For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met.
n - The fans were very unhappy with the referee's spot of the ball.
n - Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?
n - She was in a real spot when she ran into her separated husband while on a date.
n - - Whoops. Good spot.
n - Twelve spot two five pounds sterling. (ie. £12.25)
S3 v - Try to spot the differences between these two pictures.
v - I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch.
v - Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface.
v - I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti.
v - I can’t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me.
v - Most figure skaters do not spot their turns like dancers do.
v - The referee had to spot the pink on the blue spot.
spray S3 v - The firemen sprayed the house.
v - Spray some ointment on that scratch.
v - to spray the heap of a target process
spread S2, W2 v - He spread his newspaper on the table.
v - I spread my arms wide and welcomed him home.
v - I spread the rice grains evenly over the floor.
v - The missionaries quickly spread their new message across the country.
v - I dropped my glass; the water spread quickly over the tiled floor.
v - She liked to spread butter on her toast while it was still hot.
v - He always spreads his toast with peanut butter and strawberry jam.
v - to spread a table
spring S2, W2 n springtime Spring is the time of the year most species reproduce.
squad W3 n - -
square S2, W3 adj normal, orthogonal, perpendicular a square corner
adj - 9 is a square number.
adj - square metre
adj above board, on the level, on the square, on the up and up, straight square dealing
adj - I'm just looking for a square deal on my car repair.
adj - The sides were square at the end of the half.
adj - It may be prison, but at least I'm getting three square meals a day.
adj - a man of a square frame
n - 64 is the square of 8.
n - Why do you always wear a tie? Don't be such a square!
n hash, pound sign, sharp Enter your account number followed by a square.
n - An ideal playing area is roughly circular in shape with a central area, the cricket square, measuring 27.44 metres by 27.44 metres and boundaries 45.75 metres from the sides of the square.
n - Even when times were tough, we got three squares a day.
squeeze S3 v - I squeezed the ball between my hands.
v - Can you squeeze through that gap?
v - He squeezed some money out of his wallet.
v - I'm being squeezed between my job and my volunteer work.
v - Jones squeezed in Smith with a perfect bunt.
stable W3 adj - He was in a stable relationship.
adj - You should download the 1.9 version of that video editing software: it is the latest stable version. The newer beta version has some bugs.
staff S2, W2 n - The company employed 10 new members of staff this month.
n - a constable's staff
stage S1, W1 n - Completion of an identifiable stage of maintenance such as removing an aircraft engine for repair or storage.
n - The band returned to the stage to play an encore.
n - The stage pulled into town carrying the payroll for the mill and three ladies.
n - a stage of ten miles
n - a 3-stage cascade of a 2nd-order bandpass Butterworth filter
n - He placed the slide on the stage.
n level How do you get past the flying creatures in the third stage?
stair S2, W3 n - -
stake W3 n - We have surveyor's stakes at all four corners of this field, to mark exactly its borders.
n - Thomas Cranmer was burnt at the stake.
n - The owners let the managers eventually earn a stake in the business.
stall S3 n - His encounters with security, reception, the secretary, and the assistant were all stalls until the general manager's attorney arrived.
stamp S1, W1 v - The toddler screamed and stamped, but still got no candy.
v - The crowd cheered and stamped their feet in appreciation.
v - This machine stamps the design into the metal cover.
v - The immigration officer stamped my passport.
v - I forgot to stamp this letter.
S2 n - The horse gave two quick stamps and rose up on its hind legs.
n - My passport has quite a collection of stamps.
n - She loved to make designs with her collection of stamps.
n - These stamps have a Christmas theme.
n - I need one first-class stamp to send this letter.
n - the stamp of criminality
stand S1, W1 v - -
standard S2, W2 adj - standard works in history; standard authors
n - -
star S2, W2 n - Many Hollywood stars attended the launch party.
n - His teacher tells us he is a star pupil.
n - What's in the stars for you today? Find out in our horoscope.
stare S3, W2 v - to stare a timid person into submission
v - staring windows or colours
start S1, W1 v - The rain started at 9:00.
v - The blue line starts one foot away from the wall.
v - to start a water cask
v - Have you started yet?
S1, W2 n - The movie was entertaining from start to finish.
n - He woke with a start.
n - Captured pieces are returned to the start of the board.
n - Jones has been a substitute before, but made his first start for the team last Sunday.
n - to get, or have, the start
starve S3 v - Hey, ma, I'm starving! What's for dinner?
v - The patient's brain was starved of oxygen.
v - I was half starved waiting out in that wind.
state S1, W2 n - -
S3, W2 v - He stated that he was willing to help.
v - State your intentions.
statement S2, W1 n - a bank statement
station S1, W1 n - She had ambitions beyond her station.
n - I used to listen to that radio station.
statistic S2, W3 n - By dying from an overdose, he became just another statistic.
status W2 n - Superstition is highly correlated with economic status.
n - New York is known for its status as a financial center.
n - I'm just about to update my status to "busy".
stay S1, W1 v - The governor stayed the execution until the appeal could be heard.
v - That day the storm stayed.
v - That horse stays well.
v - We stayed in Hawaii for a week.  I can only stay for an hour.
v - Wear gloves so your hands stay warm.
v - Hey, where do you stay at?
v - stay a mast
v - to stay ship
S3 n - I hope you enjoyed your stay in Hawaii.
n - The governor granted a stay of execution.
n - stand at a stay
n - Where are the stays for my collar?
n - The engineer insisted on using stays for the scaffolding.
steady W3 adj - Hold the ladder steady while I go up.
adj - a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object
adj - a steady ride
adj - the steady course of the Sun;  a steady breeze of wind
steak S3 n - -
steal S3, W3 v - Three irreplaceable paintings were stolen from the gallery.
v - They stole my idea for a biodegradable, disposable garbage de-odorizer.
v - He stole glances at the pretty woman across the street.
v - He stole the car for two thousand less than its book value.
v - He stole across the room, trying not to wake her.
v - Can I steal your pen?
steam W3 n - After three weeks in bed he was finally able to sit up under his own steam.
n - Dad had to go outside to blow off some steam.
steel S3, W3 n - -
steep S3 adj - a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep barometric gradient
adj - Twenty quid for a shave? That's a bit steep.
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step S2, W1 n - He improved step by step, or by steps.
n - The driver must have a clear view of the step in order to prevent accidents.
n - One step is generally about three feet, but may be more or less.
n - It is but a step.
n - The approach of a man is often known by his step.
n - Printing from 0 to 9 with a step of 3 will display 0, 3, 6 and 9.
S3, W3 v - to step to one of the neighbors
stick S1, W3 v - to stick type
v - The tape will not stick if it melts.
v - The lever sticks if you push it too far up.
v - His old nickname stuck.
v - Just stick to your strategy, and you will win.
v - Stick the label on the jar.
v - Stick your bag over there and come with me.
v - The balloon will pop when I stick this pin in it.
v - to stick an apple on a fork
v - Once again, the world champion sticks the dismount.
v - Stick cuttings from geraniums promptly.
v - to stick somebody with a hard problem
S3 n - Sealing wax is available as a cylindrical or rectangular stick.
stiff S3 adj - He was eventually caught, and given a stiff fine.
adj - My legs are stiff after climbing that hill yesterday.
adj - a stiff drink; a stiff dose; a stiff breeze.
adj - beat the egg whites until they are stiff
still S1, W1 adv - They stood still until the guard was out of sight.
adv - Is it still raining?   It was still raining five minutes ago.
adv - Tom is tall; Dick is taller; Harry is still taller.
adv - I’m not hungry, but I’ll still manage to find room for dessert.
adv - Some dogs howl, more yelp, still more bark.
S3 adj - Still waters run deep.
adj - still water; still wines
stir S3, W3 v - She stirred the pudding with a spoon.
v - Would you please stand here and stir this pot so that the chocolate doesn't burn?
stock S2, W2 n - -
stomach S3, W3 n - a good stomach for roast beef
n - I have no stomach for a fight today.
stone S2, W1 n - a peach stone
n - kidney stone
stop S1, W1 v - I stopped at the traffic lights.
v - Soon the rain will stop.
v - The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks.
v - One of the wrestlers suddenly stopped fighting.
v - The referees stopped the fight.
v - He stopped the wound with gauze.
v - To achieve maximum depth of field, he stopped down to an f-stop of 22.
v - He stopped at his friend's house before continuing with his drive.
S2, W3 n - They agreed to meet at the bus stop.
n - That stop was not planned.
n - door stop
n - The organ is loudest when all the stops are pulled.
n - The stop in a bulldog's face is very marked.
storage W3 n - There's a lot of storage space in the loft.
n - I′d recommend backing up these files to storage before reinstalling the operating system.
store S1, W1 n - This building used to be a store for old tires.
n - I need to get some milk from the grocery store.
n - The main store of 1000 36-bit words seemed large at the time.
S3, W3 v - I'll store these books in the attic.
v - This operation stores the result on the stack.
storm W3 n - The proposed reforms have led to a political storm.
story S1, W1 n - The book tells the story of two roommates.
n - You’ve been telling stories again, haven’t you?
n - What will she do without being able to watch her stories?
n - I tried it again; same story, no error message, nothing happened.
n floor, level, story For superstitious reasons, many buildings number their 13th storey as 14, bypassing 13 entirely.
n - The IPA symbol for a voiced velar stop is the single-storey , not the double-storey .
n floor, level Our shop was on the fourth story of the building, so we had to install an elevator.
straight S1, W2 adv - Go straight back.
adv - On arriving at work, he went straight to his office.
adv - He claims he can hold his breath for three minutes straight.
S2, W3 adj - After four straight wins, Mudchester United are top of the league.
adj - a straight Democrat
adj - a straight ballot
adj - straight marriage, sex, relationship
adj - shopping at a straight-sized store
straightforward S3 adj - -
strain W3 n - There is a strain of madness in her family.
n - They say this year's flu virus is a particularly virulent strain.
n - he jumped up with a strain;   the strain upon the sailboat's rigging
strange S2, W2 adj - He thought it strange that his girlfriend wore shorts in the winter.
adj - I moved to a strange town when I was ten.
stranger S2, W2 n - That gentleman is a stranger to me.  Children are taught not to talk to strangers.
n - Hello, stranger!
n - Actual possession of land gives a good title against a stranger having no title.
strategic W3 adj - -
strategy W2 n - -
straw S3 n - -
strawberry S3 n - They went to pick strawberries today.
n - She has the best strawberry patch I've ever seen.
stream W3 n - He poured the milk in a thin stream from the jug to the glass.
n - Her constant nagging was to him a stream of abuse.
n - Haredi Judaism is a stream of Orthodox Judaism characterized by rejection of modern secular culture.
n - All of the bright kids went into the A stream, but I was in the B stream.
street S1, W1 n - Walk down the street until you see a hotel on the right.
n - I live on the street down from Joyce Avenue.
n - I got some pot cheap on the street.
n - He's streets ahead of his sister in all the subjects in school.
n - a street cat; a street urchin
strength S2, W2 n - It requires great strength to lift heavy objects.
n - He had the strength of ten men.
n - We all have our own strengths and weaknesses.
strengthen W3 v - strengthen a muscle
stress S3, W3 n - Go easy on him, he's been under a lot of stress lately.
n - Some people put the stress on the first syllable of “controversy”; others put it on the second.
v - “Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second.
v - I must stress that this information is given in strict confidence.
stretch S3, W3 v - I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.
v - The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point.
v - First, stretch the skin over the frame of the drum.
v - I managed to stretch my coffee supply a few more days.
v - To say crossing the street was brave is stretching the meaning of "brave" considerably.
v - The beach stretches from Cresswell to Amble.
v - Cats stretch with equal ease and agility beyond the point that breaks a man on the rack.
v - His mustache stretched all the way to his sideburns.
v - a man apt to stretch in his report of facts
v - The ship stretched to the eastward.
strict S3 adj - strict embrace
adj - strict fiber
adj - to keep strict watch
adj - very strict in observing the Sabbath
adj - to understand words in a strict sense
adj - It was a very strict lesson.
strike S3, W2 n - Thus hand strikes now include single knuckle strikes, knife hand strikes, finger strikes, ridge hand strikes etc., and leg strikes include front kicks, knee strikes, axe kicks, ...
n - The batsmen have crossed, and Dhoni now has the strike.
S3, W3 v - Please strike the last sentence.
v - A tree strikes its roots deep.
v - They struck off along the river.
v - to strike into reputation;  to strike into a run
v - to strike a bargain
v - My eye struck a strange word in the text.  They soon struck the trail.
string S3, W2 n - There were stalls for fourteen horses in the squire's stables.
n - a bowstring
n - a string of sausages
n - The string of spittle dangling from his chin was most unattractive
n - a string of successes
n - no strings attached
n - the strings of beans
strip W3 n - The countries were in dispute over the ownership of a strip of desert about 100 metres wide.
n - I have some strip left over after fitting out the kitchen.
n - She stood up on the table and did a strip.
n - strip poker; strip Scrabble
stroke S3 n - She gave the cat a stroke.
n - a stroke on the chin
n - the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or of an oar in rowing
n - a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy
n - on the stroke of midnight
n - butterfly stroke
n - a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death
n - A flash of lightning may be made up of several strokes. If they are separated by enough time for the eye to distinguish them, the lightning will appear to flicker.
n - to give some finishing strokes to an essay
strong S1, W1 adj - a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong
adj - a strong foundation; good strong shoes
adj - The man was nearly drowned after a strong undercurrent swept him out to sea.
adj - He is strong in the face of adversity.
adj - a strong light; a strong taste
adj - a strong smell
adj - a strong cup of coffee; a strong medicine
adj - a strong drink
adj - a strong verb
adj - a strong acid;  a strong base
adj - a strong position
adj - a strong economy
adj - You're working with troubled youth in your off time? That’s strong!
adj - The enemy's army force was five thousand strong.
strongly S3 adv - In the third race, Renowned Blaze finished strongly to win, paying sixteen dollars.
adv - His reply was strongly suggestive of a forthcoming challenge to the governor.
structure S3, W2 n formation The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items.
n formation He studied the structure of her face.
n configuration, makeup The structure of a sentence.
n - For some, the structure of school life was oppressive.
n - This structure contains both date and timezone information.
n - There's lots of structure to be fished along the west shore of the lake; the impoundment submerged a town there when it was built.
n - The South African leader went off to consult with the structures.
struggle S3, W3 n - -
W3 v - During the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselves.
v - She struggled to escape from her assailant's grasp.
student S1, W1 n - He is a student of life.
studio S3, W2 n - His studio was cramped when he began as an artist.
n - As he gained a reputation, he took larger space and took students into his studio,
n - The recording studio had some slight echo, but was good enough to make a demo.
n - The studios still make films, but they rely on the strength of their distribution.
n - It’s a lovely little studio with almost a river view.
study S2, W2 v - I need to study my biology notes.
v - I study medicine at the university.
v - Biologists study living things.
v - He studied the map in preparation for the hike.
S2, W3 n - The study of languages is fascinating.
n - I made a careful study of his sister.
n - Father spends all his time in the study poring over manuscripts.
n - a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture
n - Geoffrey's face was a study in amazement [or in bewilderment, irritation, distress etc.]
n - That new study on noncommutative symmetries looks promising.
n - My study was to avoid disturbing her.
stuff S1, W3 n - What is all that stuff on your bedroom floor?  He didn't want his pockets to bulge so he was walking around with all his stuff in his hands.
n - I had to do some stuff.
n doodad, thingamabob Can I have some of that stuff on my ice-cream sundae?
stupid S1, W3 adj - Neurobiology bores me stupid.
adj - That dunk was stupid! His head was above the rim!
style S2, W1 n - -
subject S2, W1 n - In the sentence ‘The mouse is eaten by the cat in the kitchen.’, ‘The mouse’ is the subject, ‘the cat’ being the agent.
n - The subjects and objects of power.
n - Her favorite subject is physics.
n - I am a British subject.
n - Making x the subject of x2 − 6x + 3y = 0, we have x = 3 ± √(9 − 3y).
submit S3, W3 v - They will not submit to the destruction of their rights.
v - I submit these plans for your approval.
subsequent W2 adj - Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.
subsequently W3 adv - -
substance W3 n - Some textile fabrics have little substance.
n - a man of substance
n dope, gear substance abuse
substantial S3, W2 adj - substantial life
adj - a substantial fence or wall
adj - a substantial freeholder
adj - A substantial number of people went to the event.
adj - I don't just want a snack; I need something substantial.
succeed S3, W2 v - Autumn succeeds summer.
v - The persecution of any righteous practice has never succeeded in the face of history; in fact, it can expedite the collapse of the persecutory regime.
v - So, if the issue of the elder son succeed before the younger, I am king.
success S1, W1 n - His third attempt to pass the entrance exam was a success.
n - Don't let success go to your head.
n - Scholastically, he was a success.
n - She is country music's most recent success.
successful S2, W1 adj fortunate, happy, prosperous a successful use of medicine;  a successful experiment;  a successful enterprise
successfully W3 adv - He successfully climbed the mountain.
such S1, W1 pron - -
suck S3 v - -
sudden S2, W3 adj - The sudden drop in temperature left everyone cold and confused.
suddenly S1, W1 adv - Suddenly, the heavens opened and we all got drenched.
suffer S1, W1 v - Is anyone here afraid of suffering hardship?
v - At least he didn't suffer when he died in the car crash.
v - If you keep partying like this, your school-work will suffer.
v - I've been suffering your insults for years.
sufficient S2, W2 adj ample, competent There is not sufficient access to the internet in many small rural villages.
adj - A two-week training course is sufficient to get a job in the coach-driving profession.
sugar S2, W3 n - He usually has his coffee white with one sugar.
n - I'll be with you in a moment, sugar.
n - I think John has a little bit of sugar in him.
n - Sugar of lead (lead acetate) is a poisonous white crystalline substance with a sweet taste.
suggest S1, W1 v - Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?
v - The name "hamburger" suggests that hamburgers originated from Hamburg.
v - I’d like to suggest that we go out to lunch.   I’d like to suggest going out to lunch.
suggestion S1, W2 n - I have a small suggestion for fixing this: try lifting the left side up a bit.
n - Suggestion often works better than explicit demand.
n - He's somehow picked up the suggestion that I like peanuts.
suit S2, W3 n - Nick hired a navy-blue suit for the wedding.
n - Be sure to keep your nose to the grindstone today; the suits are making a "surprise" visit to this department.
n - If you take my advice, you'll file a suit against him immediately.
n - Every five and thirty years the same kind and suit of weather comes again.
S3, W3 v - That new top suits you. Where did you buy it?
v - Ill suits his cloth the praise of railing well.
v - He is well suited with his place.
suitable S3, W2 adj - -
sum S2, W2 n - The sum of 3 and 4 is 7.
n - We're learning about division, and the sums are tricky.
n - a tidy sum
n - This is the sum and substance of his objections.
summer S1, W1 n - the heat of summer
n - He was barely eighteen summers old.
sun S2, W1 n - -
super S2 adj - -
supermarket S3 n - I went to the supermarket to buy some food.
supper S3 n - a fish supper; a pizza supper
supply S2, W2 n - supply and demand
n - A supply of good drinking water is essential.
n - to vote supplies
S3, W2 v - to supply money for the war
v - to supply a furnace with fuel; to supply soldiers with ammunition
v - Rivers are supplied by smaller streams.
v - to supply a pulpit
support S1, W1 n - Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform.
n - The government provides support to the arts in several ways.
n - Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?
n - If the membership function of a fuzzy set is continuous, then that fuzzy set's support is an open set.
n - The new research provides further support for our theory.
n - This game has no mouse support.
S1, W2 v - Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.
v - Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?
v - I support France in the World Cup.
v - The government supports the arts in several ways.
v - The evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
v - I don't make decisions, but I support those who do.
v - Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software.
v - I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization.
v - to support the character of King Lear
supporter S3, W2 n - -
suppose S1, W1 v - Suppose that A implies B and B implies C. Then A implies C.
v - I suppose we all agree that this is the best solution.
v - Purpose supposes foresight.
sure S1, W1 adj - This investment is a sure thing.   The bailiff had a sure grip on the prisoner's arm.
adj - He was sure she was lying.   I am sure of my eventual death.   John was acting sure of himself but in truth had doubts.
adj - Be sure to lock the door when you leave.
S3 adv - "Did you kill that bear yourself?" ―"I sure did!"
surely S1, W2 adv - slowly but surely
adv - Surely, you must be joking.
adv - His feet were planted surely on the ground.
surface S3, W1 n - On the surface, the spy looked like a typical businessman.
surgery S2, W2 n - Many times surgery is necessary to prevent cancer from spreading.
n - I dropped in on the surgery as I was passing to show the doctor my hemorrhoids.
n - Our MP will be holding a surgery in the village hall on Tuesday.
surprise S3, W2 n - It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did.
n - Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did.
surprised S2, W2 adj - -
surprising S3, W3 adj - A surprising number of people attended the rally.
surprisingly W3 adv - Not surprisingly, the electrician didn't come at the time he had said.
surround W2 v - to surround the world
survey S2, W2 n - A survey of the stores of a ship; a survey of roads and bridges; a survey of buildings.
n - The owners of the adjoining plots had conflicting surveys.
n - The local council conducted a survey of its residents to help it decide whether to go ahead with the roadside waste collection service.
n - I just filled out that survey on roadside waste pick-up.
survival W3 n - His survival in the open ocean was a miracle; he had fully expected to die.
n - His survival kit had all the things he needed in the wilderness.
survive S2, W2 v - His children survived him; he was survived by his children.
v - He did not survive the accident.
suspect S2, W3 v - to suspect the presence of disease
v - to suspect the truth of a story
v - I suspect him of being the thief.
suspicion W3 n - a suspicion of a smile
suspicious S3 adj - His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.
adj - I have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.
adj - She gave me a suspicious look.
sustain W3 v - The city came under sustained attack by enemy forces.
v - provisions to sustain an army
v - The building sustained major damage in the earthquake.
v - to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition
v - A foundation sustains the superstructure; an animal sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.
swap S3 v - -
swear S2 v - -
sweep W3 v - to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney
v - The offended countess swept out of the ballroom.
v - She swept the peelings off the table onto the floor.
v - Their long descending train, / With rubies edg'd and sapphires, swept the plain.
v - to sweep the bottom of a river with a net
v - to sweep the heavens with a telescope
sweet S2 n - Can we see the sweet menu, please?
S2, W3 adj - a sweet apple
adj - Sweet wines are better dessert wines.
adj - sweet butter
adj - a sweet scent
adj - sweet milk
adj - a sweet tune
adj - a sweet child
adj - It was sweet of him to help out.
adj - sweet crude oil
adj - The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.
adj - The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight.
adj - sweet water
adj - a sweet colour or complexion
swim S3 v - a bare few bits of meat swimming in watery sauce
v - For exercise, we like to swim laps around the pool.
v - Half of the guinea pigs were swum daily.
v - sink or swim
v - to swim wheat in order to select seed
v - My head was swimming after drinking two bottles of cheap wine.
swimming S2 n - the swimming of my head the day after heavy drinking
swing W3 v - The plant swung in the breeze.
v - The children laughed as they swung.
v - It wasn't long before the crowd's mood swung towards restless irritability.
v - He swung his sword as hard as he could.
v - If it’s not too expensive, I think we can swing it.
v - "to swing one's partner", or simply "to swing"
v - The lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter.
v - A ship swings with the tide.
switch S2, W3 v - I want to switch this red dress for a green one.
v - Switch the light on.
v - I want to switch to a different seat.
v - to switch a cane
v - The angry cat's tail switched back and forth.
v - to switch a hedge
v - to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another
S3 n - Use the /b switch to specify black-and-white printing.
n - 2004, "Curt", Can I use IF statements, and still use switches? (on newsgroup microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields)
symbol W3 n - $ is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries.
n - The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.
n - The Apostles, Nicene Creed and the confessional books of Protestantism, such as the Augsburg Confession of Lutheranism are considered symbols.
sympathy W3 n - Many people in Hollywood were blacklisted merely because they were suspected of Communist sympathies.
system S1, W1 n arrangement, complex, composition, organization, set up, structure There are eight planets in the solar system.
n - Followers should have a system to follow that works in their interests, not against them.
table S1, W1 n - -
tablet S3 n - Many people take vitamin tablets as a food supplement.
tackle S3, W3 v - The government's measures to tackle crime were insufficient.
tail S2, W3 n - Most primates have a tail and fangs.
n - I'm gonna get me some tail tonight.
n - in tail — subject to such a limitation
take S1, W1 v - I'll take that plate off the table.
v - The camera takes 35mm film.
v - take two eggs from the carton
v - Don't try to take that guy. He's bigger than you.
v - He took her hand in his.
v - I'll take the blue plates.
v - She took his side in every argument.
v - I'll take the plate with me.
v - He took the bus to London, and then took a train to Manchester.
v - He took a full-page ad in the Times.
v - He had to take it apart to fix it.
v - He took the news badly.
v - took a dim view of city officials
v - Don't take my comments as an insult.
v - He took all the credit for the project, although he had done almost none of the work.
v - take her word for it
v - Do you take me for a fool?
v - I'm not sure what moral to take from that story.
v - "As I Lay Dying" takes its title from Book XI of Homer's "Odyssey"
v - took a chill
v - took her attention
v - cloth that takes dye well
v - Finishing this on schedule will take a lot of overtime.
v - He took a seat in the front row.
v - His collection takes a lot of space.
v - He took that opportunity to leave France.
v - Pirès ran in to take the kick.
v - he took the oath of office last night
v - the next team took the field
v - go down two blocks and take the next left
v - take cover/shelter/refuge
v - take a census
v - He took a mental inventory of his supplies.
v - Could you take a picture of us?
v - The photographer will take you sitting down.
v - took me for ten grand
v - As a child, she took ballet.
v - take matters as they arise
v - I've had a lot of problems recently: take last Monday, for example. My car broke down on the way to work. Then ... etc.
v - He'll probably take this one.
v - My husband and I have a dysfunctional marriage. He just takes and takes; he never gives.
v - She took sick with the flu.
v - He took me a blow on the head.
tale W3 n - Don't tell tales!
n - the Canterbury Tales
talent W3 n - He has a real talent for drawing.
n - The director searched their talent pool to fill the new opening.
n - Not much talent in this bar tonight—let's hit the clubs.
talk S1, W1 n - We need to have a talk about your homework.
n - There is a talk on Shakespeare tonight.
n - There's been talk lately about the two of them.
n - She is the talk of the day.
n - The party leader's speech was all talk.
n - The leaders of the G8 nations are currently in talks over nuclear weapons.
v - Although I don't speak Chinese I managed to talk with the villagers using signs and gestures.
v - That's enough about work, let's talk holidays!
v - We talk French sometimes.
v - Are you interested in the job? They're talking big money.
v - She can be relied upon not to talk.
v - I am not the one to talk.
v - Aren't you afraid the neighbours will talk?
v - That's not like you at all, Jared. The drugs are talking. Snap out of it!
tall S2, W2 adj - Being tall is an advantage in basketball.
tank S2, W2 n - I burned three tanks of gas on the drive to New York.
tap S3 n faucet, handle, spigot, spout We don't have bottled water; you'll have to get it from the tap.
n - a liquor of the same tap
n - We drilled a hole and then cut the threads with the proper tap to match the valve's thread.
n - The system was barely keeping pressure due to all of the ill-advised taps along its length.
n paracentesis abdominal tap
n - When Steve felt a tap on his shoulder, he turned around.
tape S3, W3 n - Hand me some tape. I need to fix a tear in this paper.
n - After the party there was tape all over the place.
n - Jones broke the tape in 47.77 seconds, a new world record.
n - Did you get that on tape?
n - Old couples will sometimes play tapes at each other during a fight.
n - Don’t fight the tape.
n - His pass was right on the tape.
target S2, W2 n - Take careful aim at the target.
n - They have a target to finish the project by November.
n - He made a good target.
n - Do you charge by source or target?
task S2, W1 n - The user killed the frozen task.
taste S2 v - The chicken tasted great, but the milk tasted like garlic.
v - I tasted in her arms the delights of paradise.
S2, W2 n - He had a strange taste in his mouth.
n - His taste was impaired by an illness.
n - Dr. Parker has good taste in wine.
n - I have developed a taste for fine wine.
tax S1, W1 n - a heavy tax on time or health
taxi S3 n - -
tea S1, W2 n - After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies.
n - a fish supper; a pizza supper
n - Darjeeling tea is grown in India.
n - Go to the supermarket and buy some Darjeeling tea.
n - Would you like some tea?
n - camomile tea; mint tea
n - beef tea
n - Australia were 490 for 7 at tea on the second day.
n - Spill the tea on that drama, hon.
teach S1, W2 v - ‘The bliss is there’, mumbled the old man and taught to Heaven.
v educate, instruct Can you teach me to sew?  Can you teach sewing to me?
v - She used to teach at university.
v - I'll teach you to make fun of me!
teacher S1, W1 n - -
teaching S2, W2 n - Many follow the teachings of Confucius.
n - Teaching has seen continual changes over the past decades.
team S1, W1 n - The IT manager leads a team of three software developers.
tear S2, W3 v - He tore his coat on the nail.
v - He has a torn ligament.
v - He was torn by conflicting emotions.
v - A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite.
v - Tear the coupon out of the newspaper.
v - The slums were torn down to make way for the new development.
v - My dress has torn.
v - He tore into the backlog of complaints.
v - The chain shot tore into the approaching line of infantry.
v - Her eyes began to tear in the harsh wind.
S3, W3 n - A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam.
n - to go on a tear
n - Ryan wiped the tear from the paper he was crying on.
technical S2, W2 adj - The performance showed technical virtuosity, but lacked inspiration.
adj - The market had a technical rally, due to an oversold condition.
adj - Crossing the front lawn of that house to get to the mailbox was a technical trespass.
technique S3, W1 n - -
technology S2, W1 n - -
telephone S1, W2 n - -
television S1, W1 n - It’s a good thing that television doesn’t transmit smell.
n - I have an old television in the study.
n - fifty-seven channels and nothing on television
tell S1, W1 v - All told, there were over a dozen.  Can you tell time on a clock?  He had untold wealth.
v - I want to tell a story;  I want to tell you a story.
v - Finally, someone told him the truth.  He seems to like to tell lies.
v - Please tell me how to do it.
v - Tell him to go away.
v - Can you tell whether those flowers are real or silk, from this distance?  No, there's no way to tell.
v - Time will tell what became of him.
v - Sir Gerald was moving slower; his wounds were beginning to tell.
v - I saw you steal those sweets! I'm going to tell!
v - Maria rewrote the section of her novel that talked about Meg and Sage's friendship to have less telling and more showing.
telly S2 n - Not much on telly tonight, as usual!
n - We've got a new flat-screen telly.
n - I'm staying at the telly this weekend.
temperature S2, W2 n - The temperature in the room dropped nearly 20 degrees; it went from hot to cold.
n - You have a temperature. I think you should stay home today. You’re sick.
temporary S3, W3 adj - -
tend S1, W1 v - It tends to snow here in winter.
v - We need to tend to the garden, which has become a mess.
v - Shepherds tend their flocks.
tendency S3, W3 n - Denim has a tendency to fade.
tennis S3, W3 n - -
tension W2 n - -
tent S3 n - We were camping in a three-man tent.
term S1, W1 n - "Alright, look...we can spend the holidays with your parents, but this time it will be on my terms."
n - The term of a lease agreement is the period of time during which the lease is effective, and may be fixed, periodic, or of indefinite duration.
n - Be sure to read the terms and conditions before signing.
n - A line is the term of a superficies, and a superficies is the term of a solid.
n - "Algorithm" is a term used in computer science.
n - We are on friendly terms with each other.
n - He was sentenced to a term of six years in prison.
n - at term, preterm, postterm
n - All the terms of this sum cancel out.
n - The Cabin is large and commodious, well calculated for the Accommodation of Paſengers. Merchandiſe, Produce, &c. carried on the loweſt Terms.https//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Packet_Schooner.jpg
terrible S1, W3 adj - The witch gave him a terrible curse.
adj - He paid a terrible price for his life of drinking.
adj - The food was terrible, but it was free.
adj - Whatever he thinks, he is a terrible driver.
terribly S2 adv - The lion roared terribly.
adv - He's terribly busy and you really shouldn't bother him.
adv - She took part in the karaoke, but sang terribly.
territory W2 n - -
terror W3 n - a terror attack; the War on Terror
terrorist W3 n - -
test S1, W1 n - -
S3, W2 v - Climbing the mountain tested our stamina.
v - to test the soundness of a principle; to test the validity of an argument
v - He tested positive for cancer.
v - to test a solution by litmus paper
text S2 v SMS, message I'll text the address to you as soon as I find it.
v - Have you been texting all afternoon?
S2, W1 n text hand German text
than S1, W1 conj - she's taller than I am;  she found his advice more witty than helpful;  we have less work today than we had yesterday;  We had no choice than to return home
prep - A player than whom none is more skillful.
thank S1, W2 v - She thanked him for the lift.
v - I'll thank you not to smoke in my house!
v - We can thank global warming for this weather.
thanks S1 interjection - Could you give me a hand, please? — Yes, sure. — Thanks.
W3 n - After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is all the thanks I get?
that S1, W1 conj - He told me that the book is a good read.
conj - Be glad that you have enough to eat.
conj - The noise was so loud that she woke up.
conj - How often did she visit him? — Twice that I saw.
conj - Oh that spring would come!
pron - He went home, and after that I never saw him again.
pron - They're getting divorced. What do you think about that?
pron - The water is so cold! — That it is.
pron - The CPR course that she took really came in handy.
pron - the last time that [= when] I went to Europe
S1, W2 adv - "The ribbon was that thin." "I disagree, I say it was not that thin, it was thicker... or maybe thinner..."
adv so I did the run last year, and it wasn't that difficult.
adv - Ooh, I was that happy I nearly kissed her.
the S1, W1 definite article - -
theatre S2, W2 n - His grandfather was in the Pacific theater during the war.
n - This man is about to die, get him into theater at once!
n - We sat in the back row of the theater and threw popcorn at the screen.
n - I worked in theater for twenty-five years.
their S1, W1 determiner - -
theirs S3 pron - -
them S1, W1 pron - -
theme S2, W2 n - -
themselves S1, W1 pron - They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves.
pron - Everyone must do it themselves.
then S1, W1 adv - He was happy then.
adv - He fixed it, then left.
adv - There are three green ones, then a blue one.
adv - If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key.
adv - That’s a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one.
theoretical W3 adj - -
theory S2, W1 n - Knot theory classifies the mappings of a circle into 3-space.
n - A theory is consistent if it has a model.
there S1, W1 adv - He did not stop there, but continued his speech.
pron - You rinse and de-string the green beans; I'll take it from there.
pron - Is there an answer? [=Does an answer exist?]
pron - If x is a positive number, then there exists [=there is] a positive number y less than x.
pron - I expected there to be a simpler solution. [=I expected that there would be a simpler solution.]
pron - therefor, thereat, thereunder
pron - Hi there, young fellow.
therefore S1, W1 adv - Traditional values will always have a place, therefore they will never lose relevance.
they S1, W1 pron - Dogs may bark if they want to be fed.
pron - They requested a seat at Friday's performance but didn't say if they preferred the balcony or the floor.
pron - Ha, you believe the moon is real? That's just what they want you to think.
thick S2, W2 adj - I want some planks that are two inches thick.
adj chunky, solid, stocky, thickset He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side.
adj crowded, dense, packed We walked through thick undergrowth.
adj glutinous, viscous My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about.
adj overflowing, swarming, teeming The room was thick with reporters.
adj dense, opaque, solid We drove through thick fog.
adj dense, dumb, stupid, thick as pigshit, thick as two short planks He was as thick as two short planks.
adj chummy, close, close-knit, friendly, intimate, pally, tight-knit They were as thick as thieves.
adj extreme, great Thick darkness.
thin S2, W2 adj - thin plate of metal;  thin paper;  thin board;  thin covering
adj - thin wire;  thin string
adj - thin person
adj - Water is thinner than honey.
adj - The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
adj - a thin disguise
thing S1, W1 n - Bacon pie? Is that a thing?
n - Hold on, let me just grab my things.
n - get me a thing of apple juice at the store;  I just ate a whole thing of jelly beans
n - The car looks cheap, but the thing is, I have doubts about its safety.
n - you poor thing;  she's a funny old thing, but her heart's in the right place;  I met a pretty blond thing at the bar
n - that's the thing: we don't know where he went;  the thing is, I don't have any money
n - Oh yeah, I'm supposed to promote that vision thing.
think S1, W1 v - Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.
v - I thought for three hours about the problem and still couldn’t find the solution.
v - I tend to think of her as rather ugly.
v - At the time I thought his adamant refusal to give in right.
v - I think she’ll pass the examination.
this S1, W1 pron - This isn't the item that I ordered.
though S1 adv - I will do it, though.
adv - "Man, it's hot in here." — "Isn't it, though?"
S1, W1 conj - Though it’s risky, it’s worth taking the chance.
conj - We shall be not sorry though the man die tonight.
thought S1, W1 n - The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
n - Without freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom, and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.
n - Traditional eastern thought differs markedly from that of the west.
threat S3, W2 n - -
threaten S3, W2 v - He threatened me with a knife.
v - The rocks threatened the ship's survival.
v - The black clouds threatened heavy rain.
three S1 number - -
throat S3, W3 n - The wild pitch bounced and hit the catcher in the throat.
n - As I swallowed I felt something strange in my throat.
n - The water leaked out from the throat of the bottle.
through S1, W1 adv - The arrow went straight through.
adv - Others slept; he worked straight through.
adv - He said he would see it through.
adv - Leave the yarn in the dye overnight so the color soaks through.
adv - The American army broke through at St. Lo.
prep - I went through the window.
prep - I drove through the town at top speed without looking left or right.
prep - We slogged through the mud for hours before turning back and giving up.
prep - This team believes in winning through intimidation.
prep - from 1945 through 1991;  the numbers 1 through 9;  your membership is active through March 15, 2013
throughout S2, W1 adv - -
prep - -
throw S1, W1 v bowl, bung, buzz, cast, catapult, chuck, dash, direct, fire, fling, flip, heave, hurl, launch, lob, pitch, project, propel, send, shoot, shy, sling, toss, whang throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider
v displace, relocate throw the switch
v - If the file is read-only, the method throws an invalid-operation exception.
v take a dive The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match.
v - The deliberate red herring threw me at first.
v - Their sergeant threw the troops into pitched battle.
v - The magistrate ordered the suspect to be thrown into jail.
v - a thrown nail
thus W1 adv - If you throw the ball thus, as I’m showing you, you’ll have better luck hitting the target.
adv - I have all the tools I need; thus, I will be able to fix the car without having to call a mechanic.
ticket S1, W2 n - Joe has joined the party's ticket for the county elections.
n - I saw my first bike as my ticket to freedom.
tidy S3 adj - Keep Britain tidy.
adj - The scheme made a tidy profit.
tie S2, W3 v - Tie the rope to this tree.
v - Tie a knot in this rope for me, please.
v - Tie him to the tree.
v - Tie your shoes.
v - They tied for third place.
v - He tied me for third place.
S3, W3 n draw It's two outs in the bottom of the ninth, tie score.
n bond the sacred ties of friendship or of duty
n - Ties work to maintain structural integrity in windstorms and earthquakes.
n - The FA Cup third round tie between Liverpool and Cardiff was their first meeting in the competition since 1957.
tight S2, W3 adj - -
tile S3 n - Each tile within Google Maps consists of 256 × 256 pixels.
till S1 conj - Maybe you can, maybe you can't: you won't know till you try.
prep - I have to work till eight o'clock tonight.
prep - They led him till his tent
time S1, W1 n - Time stops for nobody.   the ebb and flow of time
n - Let's synchronize our watches so we're not on different time.
n - your car runs three times faster than mine;  that is four times as heavy as this
n - the time of a verb
n - common or triple time;   the musician keeps good time.
tin S2 n - muffin tin
tiny S2, W2 adj - -
tip S2, W3 n tip The shape of the nozzle prevents the use of aftermarket eartips.
n eartipping a cat with an eartip
n - the tip of one's nose
n - a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.
n - chicken tips over rice, pork tips, marinated alligator tips
S3 v - In some cities waiters must be tipped.
tired S1, W2 adj - I'm tired of this
adj - a tired song
title S3, W1 n - a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title
n - I know the singer's name, but not the title of the song.
n - Buyers of the new video game console can choose from three bundled titles.
n - The titles scrolled by too quickly to read.
n - Title II of the USA PATRIOT Act
to S1, W1 - - -
prep - We are walking to the shop.
prep - He devoted himself to education.
prep - His face was beaten to a pulp.
prep - To everyone's great relief, the tuneless carol singers finally ceased their warbling.
prep - similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
prep - It takes 2 to 4 weeks to process typical applications.
prep - With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   took her to wife (took her as a wife);   was sold to slave (was sold as a slave).
prep - I have ten dollars to your four.
prep - Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
prep - ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
prep - Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
prep - Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
toast S3 n - I ate a piece of toast for breakfast.
n - At the reception, there were many toasts from the well-wishers.
n - He was the toast of high society.
n - If I ever get my hands on the guy that stole my wallet, he’s toast!
today S1, W1 adv - I want this done today.
adv - In the 1500s, people had to do things by hand, but today we have electric can openers.
toe S3 n - -
together S1, W1 adv - We went to school together.
adv - He put all the parts together.
adv - Bob and Andy went into business together.  Jenny and Mark have been together since they went on holiday to Mexico.
adv - It has been raining four days together
toilet S2 n - Sorry, I was in the toilet.
n - My toilet backed up. Now the bathroom's flooded.
tomato S2 n - Lookit the legs on that hot tomato!
tomorrow S1, W2 adv - If you don't get your life on track today, you're going to be very sorry tomorrow.
ton S3 n - I've got tons of work to do.
tone S3, W2 n - Her rousing speech gave an upbeat tone to the rest of the evening.
n - Children often read with a tone.
n - This picture has tone.
tongue S3, W3 n - cold tongue with mustard
n idiom, language, lingo He was speaking in his native tongue.
tonight S1, W2 adv - I had a wonderful time with you tonight.
too S1, W1 adv - There has been a cutback in federal subsidies. Too, rates have been increasing.
adv - She doesn't talk too much.  I'm not too sure about this.
adv - "You're not old enough yet."  "I am, too!"
tool S2, W2 n - Hand me that tool, would you?   I don't have the right tools to start fiddling around with the engine.
n - These are the tools of the trade.
n - The software engineer had been developing lots of EDA tools.   a tool for recovering deleted files from a disk
n - He was a tool, no more than a pawn to her.
n - He won't sell us tickets because it's 3:01, and they went off sale at 3. That guy's such a tool.
tooth S2, W2 n appetite, fondness, palate, taste I have a sweet tooth: I love sugary treats.
top S1, W1 adj - She's in the top dance school.
adj - He's a top lawyer.
S1, W2 n overside, peak, summit His kite got caught at the top of the tree.
n - The boy was amazed at how long the top would spin.
n - I prefer being a top, and my boyfriend prefers being a bottom.
n - She sang at the top of her voice.
topic S3, W2 n - A society where a topic cannot be discussed, does not have free speech.
total S1, W1 adj - The total book is rubbish from start to finish.  The total number of votes cast is 3,270.
adj - He is a total failure.
S2, W2 n - A total of £145 was raised by the bring-and-buy stall.
n - The total of 4, 5 and 6 is 15.
totally S1, W2 adv completely, entirely, fully, wholly They've totally demolished the bank on Main Street.
adv - That was totally wicked!
adv - That was totally not what happened.
touch S2, W2 n - -
v - -
tough S2, W2 adj - The tent, made of tough canvas, held up to many abuses.
adj - To soften a tough cut of meat, the recipe suggested simmering it for hours.
adj - Only a tough species will survive in the desert.
adj - He had a reputation as a tough negotiator.
adj - A bunch of the tough boys from the wrong side of the tracks threatened him.
adj - This is a tough crowd.
tour S3, W2 n - On our last holiday to Spain we took a tour of the wine-growing regions.
n - On the company's website, you can take a virtual tour of the headquarters.
n - Metallica's tour of Europe
n - the tours of the heavenly bodies
tourist W3 n - -
towards S1, W1 prep - She moved toward the door.
prep - What are your feelings toward him?
prep - I'm saving money toward retirement.
prep - Our place is over toward the station.
towel S3 n - -
tower S3, W3 n - -
town S1, W1 n - This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns.
n - I'll be in Yonkers, then I'm driving into town to see the Knicks at the Garden tonight.
n - Call me when you get to town.
toy S3 n - A grown man does not play with a child’s toy.
track S2, W2 n trace, trail, wake Can you see any tracks in the snow?
n footprint, impression The fox tracks were still visible in the snow.
n path, road, way Follow the track for a hundred metres.
n course, path, trajectory, way Astronomers predicted the track of the comet.
n course, racetrack The athletes ran round the track.
n rails, railway, tracks, train tracks They briefly closed the railway to remove debris found on the track.
n - My favourite track on the album is "Sunshine".
n athletics, track and field I'm going to try out for track next week.
trade S3, W1 n barter, deal I did no trades with them once the rumors started.
n business The skilled trades were the first to organize modern labor unions.
n - It is not a retail showroom. It is only for the trade.
n craft He learned his trade as an apprentice.
n - After failing his entrance exams, he decided to go into a trade.
n patronage Even before noon there was considerable trade.
n - They rode the trades going west.
n - Rumors about layoffs are all over the trades.
n - Josh picked up some trade last night.
S3, W2 v deal This company trades (in) precious metal.
v - Apple is trading at $200.
v exchange, swap, switch, truck Will you trade your precious watch for my earring?
tradition S2, W2 n - -
traditional S3, W1 adj - I think her traditional values are antiquated.
adj - traditional expositions of the Scriptures.
adj - The traditional form of the character has twice as many strokes as the simplified form.
traffic S1, W2 n - The traffic is slow during rush hour.
trailer S3 n appendage, appendix, attachment, extension, extrusion the trailer of a plant
n - At the end of the day, we put the snowmobiles back on the trailer.
n camper, camper van, caravan, mobile home We drove our trailer to Yellowstone Park.
n mobile home The young couple′s first home was in a trailer.
n preview, teaser The trailer for that movie makes it seem like it would be fun.
n sentinel The linked list terminates with a trailer record.
n - The encapsulation layer adds an eight-byte header and a two-byte trailer to each packet.
train S1, W2 n - -
v - She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics.
v - You can't train a pig to write poetry.
v - I trained with weights all winter.
v - The assassin had trained his gun on the minister.
v - The vine had been trained over the pergola.
trainer S3 n - -
training S2, W1 n - -
transaction S3, W3 n - The transaction was made on Friday with the supplier.
n - I made the transaction with the vendor as soon as she showed me the pearls.
transfer S3, W2 v - to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion
v - to transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone
v - The title to land is transferred by deed.
W2 n - -
transform W3 v alter, change, convert, make over, transmogrify The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
transition W3 n - -
translate S3 v - William was translated by the blow to the head he received, being unable to speak for the next few minutes.
transport S2, W2 n - The transport of goods is not included in the price given on the website.
n - The local transport received a big boost as part of the mayor's infrastructural plans.
transportation W3 n - We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation.
n - Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation.
n - Nice transportation, dude, but your brake lights are busted.
trash S3 n - I am Harry Potter trash.
travel S2, W2 n - space travel
n - I’m off on my travels around France again.
n - My drill press has a travel of only 1.5 inches.
v - Soundwaves can travel through water.
v - I’ve travelled the world.
tray S3 n - I carefully arranged the dishes on the tray and brought it upstairs.
n - Make sure that tray of eggs is properly loaded.
n - Before long they had consumed a whole tray of shrimp cocktails and sent for another.
n - The CD tray will not open.
treat S2, W1 v - Cicero's writing treats mainly of old age and personal duty.
v - The article treated feminism as a quintessentially modern movement.
v - Only let my family live, I treat thee.
v - She was tempted to treat the whole affair as a joke.
v - I treated my son to some popcorn in the interval.
v - They treated me for malaria.
v - He treated the substance with sulphuric acid.
S3 n - Here are some healthy Halloween treats for ghouls and witches of all ages.
n - It was such a treat to see her back in action on the London stage.
n - I lured the cat into her carrier by throwing a couple of treats in there.
treatment S2, W1 n - He still has nightmares resulting from the treatment he received from his captors.
n - A treatment or cure is applied after a medical problem has already started.
treaty W2 n - -
tree S1, W1 n - Birds have a nest in a tree in the garden.
n - the banana tree
n - He had the choice of buying a scratching post or a cat tree.
n - He put a shoe tree in each of his shoes.
n - We’ll show it as a tree list.
n - family tree; skill tree
n - Tyburn tree
tremendous S2 adj - Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music.
adj - There was a tremendous outpouring of support.
trend S3, W2 n - the trend of a coastline
n - There is a trend, these days, for people in films not to smoke.
n - Miniskirts were one of the biggest trends of the 1960s.
trial S3, W2 n - They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week.
n - That boy was a trial to his parents.
n - soccer trials
trick S3 n - It was just a trick to say that the house was underpriced.
n - And for my next trick, I will pull a wombat out of a duffel bag.
n - That's a nice skateboard, but can you do any tricks on it?
n - tricks of the trade;  what's the trick of getting this chair to fold up?
n - the tricks of boys
n - a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning
n - I was able to take the second trick with the queen of hearts.
n - As the businessman rounded the corner, she thought, "Here comes another trick."
tricky S3 adj - They were in a tricky situation.
adj - A tricky salesman can sell anything.
adj - I don't want any of your tricky money, thank you!
trip S2, W2 n - We made a trip to the beach.
n - He was injured due to a trip down the stairs.
n - He had a strange trip after taking LSD.
n - ego trip; power trip; nostalgia trip; guilt trip
n - It's dark because the trip operated.
n - trip the light fantastic W
troop W2 n - -
trouble S1, W2 n - He was in trouble when the rain started.
n - The trouble was a leaking brake line.   The trouble with that suggestion is that we lack the funds to put it in motion.   The bridge column magnified the trouble with a slight tilt in the wrong direction.
n - the troubles in Northern Ireland
n - It's no trouble for me to edit it.
n - He's been in hospital with some heart trouble.   My old car has engine trouble.
n - He had some trouble with the law.
trousers S2 n breeches, britches, kecks, pants, strides The trousers need to be shortened.
truck S2, W3 n - Mexican open-bed trucks haul most of the fresh produce that comes into the United States from Mexico.
true S1, W1 adj - This is a true story.
adj - a true copy;   a true likeness of the original
adj - "A and B" is true if and only if "A" is true and "B" is true.
adj - He’s turned out to be a true friend.
adj - The true king has returned!
adj - true blusher (Amanita rubescens, as distinguished from the false blusher, Amanita pantherina)
adj - true crime
truly W3 adv - That is truly all I know.
adv - You are truly silly.
trust S1, W2 n - He needs to regain her trust if he is ever going to win her back.
n - I was out of cash, but the landlady let me have it on trust.
n - I put the house into my sister's trust.
S2, W3 v - We cannot trust anyone who deceives us.
v - I trust you have cleaned your room?
v - Merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods.
v - Having lost the book, he had to trust to his memory for further details.
truth S1, W2 n - The truth is that our leaders knew a lot more than they were letting on.
n - There was some truth in his statement that he had no other choice.
n - Truth to one's own feelings is all-important in life.
n - Alcoholism and redemption led me finally to truth.
n - Hunger and jealousy are just eternal truths of human existence.
try S1, W1 v - I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t.
v - Repeated failures try one's patience.
v - I am really not trying to hear you talk about my mama like that.
S3 n - I gave unicycling a try but I couldn’t do it.
n - I gave sushi a try but I didn’t like it.
n - Today I scored my first try.
tube S3, W3 n - A tube of toothpaste.
n - I took the tube to Waterloo and walked the rest of the way.
n boob tube, telly Are you just going to sit around all day and watch the tube?
tune S3 n - Your engine needs a good tune.
n - This piano is not in tune.
tunnel W3 n - -
turn S1, W1 n - Give the handle a turn, then pull it.
n promenade Let's take a turn in the garden.
n - They took turns playing with the new toy.
n - I cooked tonight, so it's your turn to do the dishes.
n turnaround They quote a three-day turn on parts like those.
n - I've had a funny turn.
n - She took a turn for the worse.
n - I felt that the man was of a vindictive nature, and would do me an evil turn if he found the opportunity [...].
v - They say they can turn the parts in two days.
v - We turned a pretty penny with that little scheme.
v - Ivory turns well.
v - to turn the Iliad
twice S2, W2 adv - -
twist S3 v - Avarice twists itself into all human concerns.
type S1, W1 n - This type of plane can handle rough weather more easily than that type of plane.
n - He was exactly her type.
n - The fundamental types used to express the simplest and most essential chemical relations are hydrochloric acid, water, ammonia, and methane.
n - Categorial grammar is like a combination of context-free grammar and types.
typical S2, W2 adj - -
tyre S3 n - -
ugly S3 adj - He played an ugly trick on us.
adj - an ugly temper; to feel ugly
adj - With all this competition, expect things to get ugly.
ultimate W3 adj - the ultimate disappointment
adj - an ultimate constituent of matter
ultimately W3 adv at last, finally, in the end Firstly,… Secondly,… Ultimately,…
adv at the end of the day, when all is said and done Ultimately, he will have to make a decision before the end of the week.
adv terminal etymon Cognate to Gottscheerish boßər, bàsser. Ultimately cognate to standard High German Wasser.
unable W2 adj - Are you unable to mind your own business or something?
unbelievable S3 adj - The most unbelievable thing happened to me today!
adj improbable, infeasible, unlikely His excuse seems rather unbelievable.
uncle S2, W3 n - -
under S1, W1 adv - It took the hypnotist several minutes to make his subject go under.
prep - He served in World War II under General Omar Bradley.
prep - to collapse under stress; to give in under interrogation
prep - he writes books under the name John Smith
underneath S2 adv - -
prep - Underneath the water, all was calm.
prep - There was little freedom underneath the jackboot.
understand S1, W1 v - I'm sorry. I don't understand.
v - I understand that you have a package for me?
understanding W3 n - According to my understanding, the situation is quite perilous. I wonder if you see it this way, too.
n - He showed much understanding for my problems when he heard about my past.
undertake W3 v - He undertook to exercise more in future.
v - I hate people who try and undertake on the motorway.
unemployed S2, W3 adj - -
unemployment S2, W2 n - Unemployment made Jack depressed.
n - Unemployment has been considered a cause of crime.
n - Unemployment was reported at 5.2% in May, up from 4.9% in April.
n - All unemployments, seasonal, frictional, cyclical, classical, whatever, mean that you're out of work.
n - Until then his life had consisted of low-paying jobs, numberous unemployments, and drug use.
unfair S3 adj - It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.
unfortunate S3 adj - -
unfortunately S1, W3 adv - -
unhappy S3 adj - An unhappy customer is unlikely to return to your shop.
adj - The doomed lovers must have been born under an unhappy star.
uniform S3 n - -
union S1, W1 n - -
unique S3, W2 adj one of a kind, singular, sui generis Every person has a unique life, therefore every person has a unique journey. ― Gary Cook
unit S2, W2 n - The centimetre is a unit of length.
n - He was a member of a special police unit.
n - The fifth tank brigade moved in with 20 units. (i.e., 20 tanks)
n - We shipped nearly twice as many units this month as last month.
united S2, W3 adj - -
unity W3 n - -
universal W3 adj - She achieved universal fame.
adj - universal wrench
universe W3 n - I think that the universe was created by a life force rather than a deity.
n - In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.
n - The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.
n - That didn’t just rock my world, it rocked my universe.
university S2, W1 n - The only reason why I haven't gone to university is because I can't afford it.
unknown W2 adj - -
adv - -
unless S1, W1 conj - I’m leaving unless I get a pay rise (AmE: raise).
unlike W3 prep - Being late is unlike him.
unlikely S3, W2 adj - It's very unlikely that you'll be able to walk perfectly after being in a cast for six months.
adj - unlikely means
until S1, W1 conj - -
prep - If you can wait until after my meeting with her, we'll talk then.
prep - Keep walking until the second set of traffic lights, then turn left.
unusual S2, W3 adj extraordinary, rare, remarkable, uncommon Every once in a while, though, Idol comes across an unusual talent who just blows everyone away.
up S1, W1 adj - Put the notebook face up on the table.
adj - The flood waters are up again across large areas of the country.
adj - Where is the up escalator?
adj - The Christmas decorations are up.
adj - The kite is up!
adj - Don't go into the living room just now – I've got the carpet up.
adj - Are the new buildings up yet?
adj - The audience were up and on their feet.
adj - I can’t believe it’s 3 a.m. and you’re still up.
adj - It'll get warmer once the sun's up.
adj - My temperature is up this morning.
adj - The barometer is up, so fine weather should be on the way.
adj - The home team were up by two goals at half-time.
adj - Is your new video up yet? I looked on the website, but I couldn't find it.
adj - Her contract is up next month, so it's time to negotiate another one.
adj - I’m feeling up today.
adj - If you are up for a trip, let’s go.
adj - Smith is up to bat.
adj - What is up with that project at headquarters?
adj - AAKK = aces up
adj - I’m not up on the latest news. What’s going on?
adj - Is the server back up?
adj - The London train is on the up line.
adj - A Cosmopolitan is typically served up.
adv - I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.
adv - All day we climbed up and up.
adv - Cheer up, the weekend's almost here.
adv - A stranger came up and asked me for directions.
adv - Can you sum up your research?
adv - I picked up some milk on the way home.
adv - I live in Florida, but I'm going up to New York to visit my family this weekend.
adv - He lives up by the railway station.
adv - to lay up riches; put up your weapons
adv - The bowler pitched the ball up.
adv - Would you like that drink up or on ice?
adv - She's going up to read Classics this September.
prep - The cat climbed up the tree.
prep - I felt something crawling up my arm.
prep - We sailed up the East Coast of England from Ipswich to South Shields.
prep - Go up the street until you see the sign.
prep - He led an expedition up the Amazon.
prep - Phwoar, look at that bird. I'd love to be up her.
prep - I'll see you later up the snooker club.
upon S2, W1 prep - Place the book upon the table.
prep - She balanced upon one foot.
prep - hours upon hours, years upon years, mile upon mile of desert
prep - The contract was rendered void upon his death.
upper W2 adj - -
upset S2 adj - He was upset when she refused his friendship.
adj - His stomach was upset, so he didn't want to move.
v - I’m sure the bad news will upset him, but he needs to know.
v - Introducing a foreign species can upset the ecological balance.
v - Truman upset Dewey in the 1948 US presidential election.
v - The carriage upset when the horse bolted.
upstairs S2 adv - I hate the people who live upstairs, and I especially hate their piano.
adv - After Joe did a hula dance on the kitchen table, his friends wondered if he didn’t have a lot going on upstairs.
urban W2 adj - -
urge W3 v - to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case
v - to urge an ore with intense heat
urgent S3 adj needly, pressing An urgent appeal was sent out for assistance.
us S1, W1 pron - Give us a look at your paper.
pron - We'll have to throw us food out.
pron - Could you do that for us?
use S1, W1 n - The use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations.
n - What's the use of a law that nobody follows?
n - This tool has many uses.
n - I have no further use for these textbooks.
n - the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the Hereford use; the York use; the Roman use; etc.
v - soldiers who are used to hardships and danger
v - I used to get things done.
v - to use an animal cruelly
used S1, W2 adj - The ground was littered with used syringes left behind by drug abusers.
adj - He bought a used car.
adj - I got used to this weather.
used to S1, W2 modal - -
useful S1, W1 adj - -
user S3, W1 n - -
usual S2, W2 adj - It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual.
usually S1, W1 adv - Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work.
vacation S2, W3 n - The Conservative Party’s vacation of the centre ground gave an opportunity to its opponents.
vague S3 adj ambiguous, equivocal a vague term of abuse
adj ambiguous, equivocal, indistinct, obscure I haven’t the vaguest idea.
adj - a vague longing
valley S3, W3 n - -
valuable W3 adj - valuable gemstones
adj - a valuable friend; a valuable companion
value S2, W1 n worth The Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world.
n - The value of my children's happiness is second only to that of my wife.
n - He does not share his parents' values.
n - The value of a crotchet is twice that of a quaver.
n - The exact value of pi cannot be represented in decimal notation.
n - the value of a word; the value of a legal instrument
n - The vein carries good values.
van S2, W3 n - The van sped down the road.
variation W2 n - All of his soups are variations on a single recipe.
variety S2, W1 n - Variety is the spice of life.
various S1, W1 adj - The reasons are various.
adj - a various reading of a Biblical text
vary S3, W2 v - He varies his magic tricks so as to minimize the possibility that any given audience member will see the same trick twice.
v - You should vary your diet. Eating just bread will do you harm in the end.
v - His mood varies by the hour.
v - The sprouting tendency of potatoes varies between cultivars, years and places of growing.
vast S3, W2 adj - The Sahara desert is vast.
vegetable S3, W3 n - -
vehicle S2, W2 n - -
version S2, W2 n - It's only in the King James Version of the Bible.
n - He gave another version of the affair.
n - Upgrade to the latest version for new features and bug fixes.
n - External cephalic version is a process by which a breech baby can sometimes be turned from buttocks or foot first to head first.
very S1, W1 adv drastically, extremely, greatly Not very many (of them) had been damaged.
adv - He was the very best runner there.
S2, W1 adj - He tried his very best.
adj - He proposed marriage in the same restaurant, at the very table where they first met.
vet S3 n - -
via W2 prep - They drove from New York to Los Angeles via Omaha.
prep - I'll send you the information via e-mail.
victim S3, W2 n - the youngest victims of the brutal war
victory W2 n - It was a great victory on the battlefield.
video S1, W2 n - -
view S1, W1 n - a fine view of Lake George
village S1, W1 n - There are 2 churches and 3 shops in our village.
violence S2, W2 n - The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive.
n - We try to avoid violence in resolving conflicts.
n - Violence between the government and the rebels continues.
n - The translation does violence to the original novel.
violent S3, W3 adj - A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.
adj - We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if necessary.
adj - The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent.
adj - The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors.
virtually S2, W2 adv as good as With our medicare supplemental insurance plan, there are virtually no claim forms to fill out. (Advertisement)
adv - virtually indicable
adv - virtually Haken
virtue W3 n - Without virtue, there is no freedom.
virus W3 n - He caught a virus and had to stay home from school.
visible W3 adj apparent When the sun rises, the world becomes visible.
vision S3, W2 n - He tried drinking from the pool of water, but realized it was only a vision.
n - He worked tirelessly toward his vision of world peace.
n - He had a vision of the Virgin Mary.
visit S2, W1 v - -
S3, W2 n - -
visitor S3, W2 n - -
visual W3 adj - -
vital W2 adj lifely vital energies; vital functions; vital actions
adj - The brain is a vital organ.
adj - The transition to farming was vital for the creation of civilisation.
adj - Birth, marriage and death certificates are vital records.
adj crucial, necessary, significant It is vital that you don't forget to do your homework.
voice S2, W1 n - His low voice allowed him to become a bass in the choir.
n - to cultivate the voice
n - The verbal system of Latin has two voices, active and passive.
n - The theme of this piece constantly migrates between the three voice parts.
volume S3, W2 n - The room is 9x12x8, so its volume is 864 cubic feet.
n - Please turn down the volume on the stereo.
n - I looked at this week's copy of the magazine. It was volume 23, issue 45.
n - The letter "G" was found in volume 4.
n - The volume of ticket sales decreased this week.
voluntary W3 adj - If a man accidentally kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
adj - a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church
vote S2, W2 n - One occasion indicative votes were used was in 2003 when MPs were presented with seven different options on how to reform the House of Lords.
n - The Supreme Court upheld the principle of one person, one vote.
v - Did you vote last month?
v - The depository may vote shares on behalf of investors who have not submitted instruction to the bank.
vulnerable W3 adj - It's okay to get vulnerable every now and again.
adj - a vulnerable PC with no antivirus software

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wage S2, W2 n - Before her promotion, her wages were 20% less.
wait S1, W1 v - Wait here until your car arrives.
v - She used to wait down at the Dew Drop Inn.
v - to wait dinner
wake S2, W3 v - I woke up at four o'clock this morning.
v - The neighbour's car alarm woke me from a strange dream.
v - Command unto the guards that they diligently wake.
walk S1, W1 v - To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit.
v - If you can’t present a better case, that robber is going to walk.
v - If you leave your wallet lying around, it’s going to walk.
v - I walk two miles to school every day.  The museum’s not far from here – you can walk it.
v - I walk the dog every morning.  Will you walk me home?
v - I carefully walked the ladder along the wall.
v - I walked the streets aimlessly.   Debugging this computer program involved walking the heap.
v - If we don't offer him more money he'll walk.
S2, W2 n - I take a walk every morning
n - It’s a long walk from my house to the library
n - The Ministry of Silly Walks is underfunded this year
n - The pitcher now has two walks in this inning alone
wall S1, W1 n - The town wall was surrounded by a moat.
n - We're adding another wall in this room during the remodeling.  The wind blew against the walls of the tent.
n - A wall of police officers met the protesters before they reached the capitol steps.
n - a seawall;  a firewall
n - a wall of sound;  a wall of water
wander S3 v err, roam to wander over the fields
v - A writer wanders from his subject.
want S1, W1 v - What do you want to eat?  I want you to leave.  I never wanted to go back to live with my mother.
v - Danish police want him for embezzlement.
v - You can leave if you want.
v - You’ll want to repeat this three or four times to get the best result.
v - That chair wants fixing.
v - There was something wanting in the play.
v - The paupers desperately want.
v - She wanted anything she needed.
war S2, W1 n - The war was largely between Sunni and Shia militants.
n - You look like you've been through the wars.
ward W3 n - -
wardrobe S3 n - -
warm S2, W2 adj - The tea is still warm.
adj - We have a warm friendship.
adj - a warm piano sound
adj - a warm debate, with strong words exchanged
warn S3, W2 v - Don't let me catch you running in the corridor again, I warn you.
v - A sign warns trespassers off/away from the site.
warning S3, W2 n - The boss gave him a warning that he would be fired if he did not desist from his behaviour.
wash S1, W3 v - Dishwashers wash dishes much more efficiently than most humans.
v - Heavy rains wash a road or an embankment.
v - I wash every morning after getting up.
v - Waves wash the shore.
v - to hear the water washing
v - Some calicoes do not wash.
v - steel washed with silver
washing S2 n - My mother used to do the washing on a Monday
n - The washings have a higher concentration of metal
n - the gold-washings, or silver-washings
n - a washing of silver
waste S2, W3 n - The cage was littered with animal waste
n - Her life seemed a waste
v - We wasted millions of dollars and several years on that project.
W3 adj - -
watch S1, W1 v - I'm tired of watching TV.
v - Put a little baking soda in some vinegar and watch what happens.
v - He has to watch the kids that afternoon.
v - You should watch that guy. He has a reputation for lying.
v - Watch what you say.
v - For some must watch, while some must sleep: So runs the world away.
S2, W3 n - More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets.
n - The second watch of the night began at midnight.
n - The watch stopped the travelers at the city gates.
water S1, W1 n - By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.
n - And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
n - The boat was found within the territorial waters.
n - The rough waters of change will bring about the calm after the storm.
n - I know he'll succeed. I feel it in my waters.
n - a diamond of the first water is perfectly pure and transparent
wave S3, W2 n - The wave traveled from the center of the lake before breaking on the shore.
n - Her hair had a nice wave to it.
n - He dismissed her with a wave of the hand.
n rush A wave of emotion overcame her when she thought about her son who was killed in battle.
S3, W3 v - The flag waved in the gentle breeze.
v - I waved goodbye from across the room.
v - Jones waves at strike one.
v - The starter waved the flag to begin the race.
v - If you waive the right to be silent, anything you say can be used against you in a court of law.
way S1, W1 n - You're going about it the wrong way.  He's known for his quirky ways.  I don't like the way she looks at me.
n - When I returned home, I found my house and belongings in a most terrible way.
n - To walk the Way of the Runes, you must experience the runes as they manifest both in the part of Midgard that lies outside yourself and the worlds within. (Diana Paxson)
n - In a large way, crocodiles and alligators are similar.
n - Way to ruin the moment, guys.
S2 adv - I'm a way better singer than Emma.
adv - I'm way tired
adv - I used to live way over there.
we S1, W1 pron - How are we all tonight?
pron - How are we feeling this morning?
weak S3, W2 adj - The child was too weak to move the boulder.
adj - a weak timber; a weak rope
adj - weak resolutions; weak virtue
adj - We were served stale bread and weak tea.
adj - a weak acid;  a weak base
adj - This place is weak.
adj - The prosecution advanced a weak case.
adj - a weak sentence; a weak style
adj - a weak market; wheat is weak at present
adj - a weak negative
weakness W3 n - In a small number of horses, muscle weakness may progress to paralysis.
n - His inability to speak in front of an audience was his weakness.
n - She is an athlete who has a weakness for chocolate.
wealth W3 n - She brings a wealth of knowledge to the project.
weapon S3, W2 n - The club that is now mostly used for golf was once a common weapon.
n - Money is the main weapon of modern oligarchs.
n - Choose your weapon.
wear S1, W1 v - He's wearing some nice pants today.  She wore her medals with pride.  Please wear your seatbelt.  Can you wear makeup and sunscreen at the same time?  He was wearing his lunch after tripping and falling into the buffet.
v - He wears eyeglasses.  She wears her hair in braids.
v - She wore a smile all day.  He walked out of the courtroom wearing an air of satisfaction.
v - I know you don't like working with him, but you'll just have to wear it.
v - You're going to wear a hole in the bottom of those shoes.  The water has slowly worn a channel into these rocks.  Long illness had worn the bloom from her cheeks.  Exile had worn the man to a shadow.
v - The tiles were wearing thin due to years of children's feet.
v - His neverending criticism has finally worn my patience.  Toil and care soon wear the spirit.  Our physical advantage allowed us to wear the other team out and win.
v - Don't worry, this fabric will wear. These pants will last you for years.  This color wears so well. I must have washed this sweater a thousand times.  I have to say, our friendship has worn pretty well.  It's hard to get to know him, but he wears well.
v - Her high pitched voice is really wearing on me lately.
v - wear on, wear away.  As the years wore on, we seemed to have less and less in common.
v - to wear the wolf from the sheep
weather S1, W2 n - Wooden garden furniture must be well oiled as it is continuously exposed to weather.
web S2, W2 n - The sunlight glistened in the dew on the web.
n - Let me search the web for that.
n - He caught the ball in the web.
n - The gazebo's roof was a web made of thin strips of wood.
n yarn Careful—she knows how to spin a good web, but don't lean too hard on what she says.
website S2, W2 n - -
wedding S2, W3 n - Her announcement was quite a surprise, coming a month after she published the words "I hate weddings with a passion and a fury I can only partially explain rationally."
n - The wedding of our three companies took place last week.
week S1, W1 n - A 4-day week consists of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
n - I'll see you Thursday week.
weekend S1, W2 n - -
weekly W3 adj - He's going for his weekly check-up at the hospital.
weigh S3, W3 v - He weighed out two kilos of oranges for a client.
v - You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting.
v - I weigh ten and a half stone.
weight S1, W2 n - He's working out with weights.
n - the weight of care or business
n - He was pushing weight.
weird S2 adj - There are lots of weird people in this place.
adj - It was quite weird to bump into all my ex-girlfriends on the same day.
adj - There was a weird light shining above the hill.
welcome S2, W2 v - We welcome suggestions for improvement.
S2, W3 adj - Refugees welcome in London!
adj - a welcome present;  welcome news
adj - You are welcome to the use of my library.
welfare S3, W2 n - -
well S1, W1 adv - He does his job well.
adv - We’re well beat now.
adv - That author is well known.
interjection - “I didn't like the music.” “Well, I thought it was good.”
interjection - Well, well, well, what do we have here?
interjection - Well! There was no need to say that in front of my mother!
interjection - It was a bit... well... too loud.
interjection - “So what have you been doing?” “Well, we went for a picnic, and then it started raining so we came home early.”
interjection - Well lads. How's things?
S1, W2 adj - I had been sick, but now I'm well.
adj - “How are you?” — “I'm well, thank you!”
west S1, W2 n - -
western S2, W2 adj - the western approaches
wet S2, W3 adj wetting Water is wet.
adj damp, saturated, soaked I went out in the rain and now my clothes are all wet.
adj - This pen’s a wet writer, so it’ll feather on this cheap paper.
adj damp, raining, rainy It’s going to be wet tomorrow.
adj green, wet behind the ears That guy’s wet; after all, he just started yesterday.
adj horny, moist He got me all wet.
adj drip, feeble, hopeless, useless Don’t be so wet.
adj - the wet extraction of copper, in distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or fusion is employed
adj - a wet affair; a wet job; wet stuff
what S1, W1 pron - He knows what he wants.
pron - I will do what I can to help you.
whatever S1, W1 pron - Whatever he does, he will still lose the game.
pron - I’ll do whatever I can.
whatsoever S2 adv - -
wheel S2, W3 n - the wheel of life
when S1, W1 adv - Do you know when they arrived?
adv - He's mister high and mighty now, but I remember him when.
adv - That was the day when the Twin Towers fell.
conj - A player wins when [as soon as, or at any time that, if] she has four cards of the same suit.
conj - Be careful when crossing the street.
conj - I am here till Friday, when [i.e. at which time] I leave for Senegal.
conj - I don't see the point of putting up Christmas decorations when I am the only person who is going to see them.
conj - He keeps changing things when the existing system works perfectly well.
pron - A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.
pron - Since when do I need your permission?
pron - I recall when they were called the Greys.
whenever S2, W3 adv - Whenever will I find time to finish that jigsaw?
adv - Feel free to visit whenever.
conj - Visit whenever you want to.
conj - Tomorrow I'll get up whenever the sun rises.
conj - Whenever he has a pair of aces, his eyelids twitch.
conj - Income must be reported in the period in which it is earned, whenever payment is actually received.
conj - Whenever I was a child, I lived in Arkansas.
where S1, W1 adv - He asked where I grew up.
adv - Where would we be without our parents?
adv - That is the place where we first met.
conj - Where Susy has trouble coloring inside the lines, Johnny has already mastered shading.
conj - He is looking for a house where he can have a complete office.
conj - The snowbirds travel where it is warm.
conj - Their job is to go where they are called.
conj - Where no provision under this Act is applicable, the case shall be decided in accordance with the customary practices.
pron - A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.
pron - He lives within five miles of where he was born.
whereas S2, W2 conj - He came first in the race, whereas his brother came last.
wherever S2 adv - Wherever have you been all my life?
whether S1, W1 conj - He chose the correct answer, but I don't know whether it was by luck or (whether it was) by skill.
conj - Do you know whether he's coming?
conj - He's coming, whether you like it or not.
which S1, W1 pron - By now, you must surely know which is which.
pron - Please take which you please.
pron - He had to leave, which was very difficult.
while S1, W1 conj - He was sleeping while I was singing.
conj - This case, while interesting, is a bit frustrating.
conj - I'll wait while you've finished painting.
conj - While you're at school you may live at home.
conj - He was detained for four hours at the store yesterday. His crime? Shopping while black.
S1, W2 n - He lectured for quite a long while.
whisky S3 n - -
whisper W3 v - -
white S1, W1 adj - Write in black ink on white paper.
adj - white drinking fountain
adj - white birch
adj - The white pieces in this set are in fact made of light green glass.
adj - a white Christmas
S3, W2 n - -
who S1, W1 pron - I don't know who it is. (indirect question)
pron - I don't like what you did, but who am I to criticize you? I've done worse.
pron - It was a nice man who helped us.
whoever S2 pron - Whoever thought up that stupid idea?
pron - Whoever breaks the law will be punished.
pron - I don't know what it is. Ask whoever put it there.
pron - Whoever stole the painting, the police will catch the thief in no time.
pron - I don't care who gets it; give it to whoever.
pron - *He is the tallest man whoever lived. (incorrect usage)
whole S1, W1 adj - I ate a whole fish.
adj - He is of whole mind, but the same cannot be said about his physical state.
adj - whole wheat; whole milk
S2, W2 n - This variety of fascinating details didn't fall together into an enjoyable, coherent whole.
whom S3, W1 pron - He's a person with whom I work. (defining)
pron - To whom it may concern, all business of John Smith Ltd. has now been transferred to Floggitt & Runne.
whose S2, W1 pron - Several people have lost their suitcases. Whose have you found?
pron - This car is blocking the way, but Mr Smith, whose it is, will be here shortly.
why S1, W1 adv - That's the reason why I did that.
conj - -
wicked S3 adj awesome, bad, cool, dope, evil, excellent, far out, groovy, hot, rad That was a wicked guitar solo, bro!
adj - a two-wicked lamp
wide S1, W1 adj - We walked down a wide corridor.
adj - The inquiry had a wide remit.
adj - That team needs a decent wide player.
adj - Too bad! That was a great passing-shot, but it's wide.
adj - The wide, lifeless expanse.
adj - a wide character; a wide stream
S3, W3 adv - He travelled far and wide.
adv - He was wide awake.
adv - A few shots were fired but they all went wide.
widely W2 adv - -
widespread W3 adj - -
wife S1, W1 n - A new wife for the gander is introduced into the pen.
wild S2, W2 adj - Przewalski's horses are the only remaining wild horses.
adj - wild honey
adj - I was filled with wild rage when I discovered the infidelity, and punched a hole in the wall.
adj - The fraternity was infamous for its wild parties, which frequently resulted in police involvement.
adj - Her mother was wild with fear when she didn't return home after the party.
adj - After a week on the trail without a mirror, my hair was wild and dirty.
adj - I'm not wild about the idea of a two day car trip with my nephews, but it's my only option.
adj - The novice archer fired a wild shot and hit her opponent's target.
adj - a wild roadstead
adj - Did you hear? Pat won the lottery! - Wow, that's wild!
adj - In this card game, aces are wild: they can take the place of any other card.
will S1, W1 modal - -
S2, W2 n - Of course, man's will is often regulated by his reason.
n - Eventually I submitted to my parents' will.
n - Most creatures have a will to live.
n - He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
willing S2, W3 adj - If my boyfriend isn't willing to change his drinking habits, I will split up with him.
win S1, W1 v - to win the jackpot in a lottery;  to win a bottle of wine in a raffle
v - Who would win in a fight between an octopus and a dolphin?
v - Ever since the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Bostonians now run as "One Boston." The terrorists did not win.
v - The company hopes to win an order from the government worth over 5 million dollars.
v - The policy success should win the elections for Mr. Smith.
W3 n - Our first win of the season put us in high spirits.
wind S2, W2 n - As they accelerated onto the motorway, the wind tore the plywood off the car's roof-rack.
n - the wind of a cannon ball;  the wind of a bellows
n - After the second lap he was already out of wind.
n - Steve caught wind of Martha's dalliance with his best friend.
n - Eww. Someone just passed wind.
S3, W3 v - The boxer was winded during round two.
v - The hounds winded the game.
v - to wind thread on a spool or into a ball
v - Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock.
v - Vines wind round a pole.  The river winds through the plain.
v - to wind a rope with twine
window S1, W1 n - To separate out the chaff, early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff.
n - launch window;  window of opportunity;  You have a two-hour window of clear weather to finish working on the lawn.
windy S3 adj - It was a long and windy night.
adj - They made love in a windy bus shelter.
adj - They made windy promises they would not keep.
wine S2, W2 n - She ordered some wine for the meal.
n - I'd like three beers and two wines, please.
wing S2, W2 n - to take wing
n - the west wing of the hospital
n - Tom's a 4 on the Enneagram, with a 3 wing.
winner S3, W2 n - -
winter S2, W2 n - -
wipe S3 v - I wiped the sweat from my brow with the back of my hand.
v - I accidentally wiped my hard drive.
v - You should wipe that smirk off your face before the boss comes in.
v - If you try to fight that boss underprepared, you're definitely gonna wipe.
wire S2, W3 n - This election is going to go right to the wire
n - to pull the wires for office
wise S3 adj - "It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish" - Aeschylus
adj - Don't get wise with me!
adj - Be careful, the boss is wise.
wish S1, W1 v - I'll come tomorrow, if you wish it.
v - We wish you a Merry Christmas.
S3 n - My dearest wish is to see them happily married.
with S1, W1 prep - He picked a fight with the class bully.
prep - He went with his friends.
prep - She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
prep - Jim was listening to Bach with his eyes closed.
prep - We are with you all the way.
prep - He was pleased with the outcome.
prep - slain with robbers
prep - Find what you want instantly with our search engine.
prep - It was small and bumpy, with a tinge of orange.
prep - He spoke with sadness in his voice.
prep - green with envy; flushed with success
withdraw S3, W2 v - to withdraw false charges
within S1, W1 adv - -
prep - within her studio
prep - within his hearing;  her within five seconds of breaking the record;  within an inch of falling overboard
prep - Leave here within three days.
without S1, W1 adv - Being from a large, poor family, he learned to live without.
prep - The snow was swirling without the cottage, but it was warm within.
prep - It was a mistake to leave my house without a coat.
prep - He likes to eat everything without sharing.
witness S2, W3 n - She can bear witness, since she was there at the time.
n - As a witness to the event, I can confirm that he really said that.
n - The witness for the prosecution did not seem very credible.
n - The bridesmaid and best man at a wedding typically serve as the witnesses.
woman S1, W1 n - -
wonder S1, W2 v - He wondered whether penguins could fly. She had wondered this herself sometimes.
wonderful S1, W2 adj - They served a wonderful six-course meal.
wood S2, W2 n - There was lots of wood on the beach.
n - Teak is much used for outdoor benches, but a number of other woods are also suitable, such as ipé, redwood, etc.
n - He got lost in the woods beyond Seattle.
n - We need more wood for the fire.
n - That girl at the strip club gave me wood.
wooden S3, W3 adj - On a recent windy day, hundreds of visitors climbed wooden stairs to take pictures in front of the glacier.
adj - wooden acting
wool S3 n - -
word S1, W1 n - mum's the word
n - Have you had any word from John yet?
n - Don't fire till I give the word
n promise I give you my word that I will be there on time.
n - Can I have a word with you?
n - There had been words between him and the secretary about the outcome of the meeting.
n Bible, word of God Her parents had lived in Botswana, spreading the word among the tribespeople.
work S1, W1 n - We don't have much time. Let's get to work piling up those sandbags.
n - Tell me you're using clean works at least.
v - He’s working in a bar.
v - he worked his way through the crowd
v - He worked the levers.
v - The mine was worked until the last scrap of ore had been extracted.
v - He used pliers to work the wire into shape.
v - she works the night clubs
v - The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy.
v - She knows how to work the system.
v - I cannot work a miracle.
v - He is working his servants hard.
v - he pointed at the car and asked, "Does it work"?;  he looked at the bottle of pain pills, wondering if they would work;  my plan didn’t work
v - They worked on her to join the group.
v - A ship works in a heavy sea.
v - this dough does not work easily;  the soft metal works well
worker S2, W1 n - This FTP client spawns a separate worker for each file to be uploaded.
working S2, W2 adj - a working ventilator
adj - a working copy of the script
adj - working mothers
adj - the working week
adj - a working knowledge of computers
adj - The working minimum focus distance is the distance from the closest focusable subject to the lens.
workshop S3, W3 n - -
world S1, W1 n - There will always be lovers, till the world’s end.
n - People are dying of starvation all over the world.
n - Our mission is to travel the galaxy and find new worlds.
n - the world of Narnia; the Wizarding World of Harry Potter; a zombie world
n - In the world of boxing, good diet is all-important.
n - Have you reached the boss at the end of the ice world?
n - Taking a break from work seems to have done her a world of good.
worried S2, W3 adj - She was worried about her son who had been sent off to fight in the war.
worry S1, W2 v - Stop worrying about your test, it’ll be fine.
v - Your tone of voice worries me.
v - The President was worried into military action by persistent advisors.
v - Your dog’s been worrying sheep again.
S2 n - I'm afflicted by worry throughout the night.
n - My main worry is that I'll miss the train.
worrying S3 adj - -
worse S2, W2 adj - Abducting children is bad for mothers.
adj - Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
adj - It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
adj - Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.
adj - I went to the hospital to see how my grandfather was doing. Unfortunately, he's in a bad state.
adj - Stop being bad, or you will get a spanking!
adj - Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
adj - Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
adj - I had a bad headlight.
adj - These apples have gone bad.
adj - Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.
adj - They were caught trying to pass bad coinage.
adj - He's a bad gardener; everything he tries to grow ends up dying.
adj - I don't look bad in this dress, do I?
adj - Man, that new car you bought is bad!
adj - He is in bad need of a haircut.
adj - He gave me a bad check.
adj - He suffered from ill treatment.
adj - ill manners; ill will
adj - I've been ill with the flu for the past few days.
adj - Seeing those pictures made me ill.
adj - That band was ill.
S3, W3 adv - I want it so badly.
worth S1, W2 prep - -
W3 n - I’ll have a dollar's worth of candy, please.
n - Our new director is a man whose worth is well acknowledged.
would S1, W1 modal - -
wound W3 v - The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued.
v - The actor's pride was wounded when the leading role went to his rival.
v - The boxer was winded during round two.
v - The hounds winded the game.
v - to wind thread on a spool or into a ball
v - Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock.
v - Vines wind round a pole.  The river winds through the plain.
v - to wind a rope with twine
wrap S3 v - A snake wraps itself around its prey.
v - I wrapped the text so that I wouldn't need to scroll to the right to read it.
v - The row counter wraps back to zero when no more rows can be inserted.
write S1, W1 v - The pupil wrote his name on the paper.
v - My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald.
v - (UK) Please write to me when you get there.
v - The due day of the homework is written in the syllabus.
v - I write for a living.
v - The computer writes to the disk faster than it reads from it.
v - I was very anxious to know my score after I wrote the test.
v - truth written on the heart
writer S3, W2 n - Has your girlfriend written you another letter already? She’s quite a writer!
writing S2, W3 n - I can't read your writing.
n - a writing table
wrong S1, W1 adj - Some of your answers were correct, and some were wrong.
adj - You're wrong: he's not Superman at all.
adj - It is wrong to lie.
adj - A bikini is the wrong thing to wear on a cold day.
adj - Don't cry, honey. Tell me what's wrong.
adj - a wrong nose
S2 adv - I spelled several names wrong in my address book.
yard S2, W2 n - I need to hedge a yard of yen.
yeah S1 adv - -
year S1, W1 n - we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago
n - Mars goes around the sun once in a Martian year, or 1.88 Earth years.
n - A normal year has 365 full days, but there are 366 days in a leap year.
n - During this school year I have to get up at 6:30 to catch the bus.
n - Every second-year student must select an area of specialization.
n - Geneticists have created baker's yeast that can live to 800 in yeast years.
n - An Alzheimer patient's here may in his mind be anywhere he called home in the time he presently re-lives.
yellow S2, W3 adj - 2012 March 2, Andrew Grice, "Yellow rebels take on Clegg over NHS 'betrayal'", The Independent
adj - the black-yellow coalition
yep S1 interjection - -
yes S1, W1 adv - -
yesterday S1, W1 adv the last day I started to watch the video yesterday, but could only finish it this evening.
adv - I want this done yesterday!
yet S1, W1 adv - He has never yet been late for an appointment;   I’m not yet wise enough to answer that;   Have you finished yet?
adv - The workers went to the factory early and are striking yet.
adv - The riddle will be solved yet.
adv - He seemed yet to be convinced. — He seemed not yet to have been convinced.
adv - There are two hours yet to go until our destination.
adv - K-2 is yet higher than this.
W2 conj - I thought I knew you, yet how wrong I was.
you S1, W1 pron - Both of you should get ready now.
pron - You are all supposed to do as I tell you.
young S1, W1 adj - a lamb is a young sheep;  these picture books are for young readers
adj - the age of space travel is still young;   a young business
adj - How young is your dog?   Her grandmother turned 70 years young last month.
adj - My grandmother is a very active woman and is quite young for her age.
adj - The cynical world soon shattered my young dreams.
youngster S3 n - -
your S1, W1 determiner - -
yours S1, W3 pron - If this edit is mine, the other must be yours.  Their encyclopedia is good, but yours is even better.  It’s all yours.
pron - Yours sincerely,  Yours faithfully,  Yours,  Sincerely yours,
yourself S1, W2 pron - Be careful with that fire or you'll burn yourself.
pron - After a good night's sleep you'll feel like yourself again.
youth S2, W2 n juvenility, youthfulness Her youth and beauty attracted him to her.
n - I made many mistakes in my youth, but learned from them all.
n adolescent, child, kid, lad, teen, teenager, youngster There was a group of youths hanging around the parking lot, reading fashion magazines and listening to music.
zone W3 n - Files in the Internet zone are blocked by default, as a security measure.
n - a zone of evergreens on a mountain; the zone of animal or vegetable life in the ocean around an island or a continent
n - That pitch was low and away, just outside of the zone.
n - Players are off side, if they enter the attacking zone before the puck.
n - I just got in the zone late in the game: everything was going in.