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word: that word_type: adv expansion: that (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: that etymology_text: From Middle English that, from Old English þæt (“the, that”, neuter definite article and relative pronoun), from Proto-West Germanic *þat, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Cognate to Saterland Frisian dät, West Frisian...
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word: that word_type: noun expansion: that (plural thats) forms: form: thats tags: plural wikipedia: that etymology_text: From Middle English that, from Old English þæt (“the, that”, neuter definite article and relative pronoun), from Proto-West Germanic *þat, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Cognate to ...
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word: tenderfoot word_type: noun expansion: tenderfoot (plural tenderfeet or tenderfoots) forms: form: tenderfeet tags: plural form: tenderfoots tags: plural wikipedia: tenderfoot etymology_text: From tender + foot. Refers to the delicate feet of newcomers to ranching or mining areas. ...
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word: overcame word_type: verb expansion: overcame forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: Had he been merely Man, he could never have overcame thoſe infinite Afflictions he ſo patiently endured. ref: 1738, The New Week's Preparation for a Worthy Receiving of the Lord's Supper...
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word: Dutch auction word_type: noun expansion: Dutch auction (plural Dutch auctions) forms: form: Dutch auctions tags: plural wikipedia: Dutch auction etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: An auction where many of the same items are sold. A reverse auction th...
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word: dove word_type: noun expansion: dove (countable and uncountable, plural doves) forms: form: doves tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English dove, douve, duve, from Old English *dūfe (“dove, pigeon”), from Proto-West Germanic *dūbā, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ (“dove, pigeon”...
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word: dove word_type: verb expansion: dove forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: A modern dialectal formation of the strong conjugation, by analogy with drive → drove and weave → wove. senses_examples: text: 2007: Bob Harris, Who Hates Whom: Well-Armed Fanatics, Intractable Conflicts, and Various Things B...
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word: felt word_type: noun expansion: felt (countable and uncountable, plural felts) forms: form: felts tags: plural wikipedia: felt etymology_text: From Middle English felt, from Old English felt, from Proto-West Germanic *felt (compare Dutch vilt, German Filz, Danish filt, French feutre), from P...
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word: felt word_type: verb expansion: felt (third-person singular simple present felts, present participle felting, simple past and past participle felted) forms: form: felts tags: present singular third-person form: felting tags: participle present form: felted tags: ...
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word: felt word_type: verb expansion: felt forms: wikipedia: felt etymology_text: From Old English fēled, corresponding to feel + -ed. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: simple past and past participle of feel senses_topics:
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word: felt word_type: adj expansion: felt (comparative more felt, superlative most felt) forms: form: more felt tags: comparative form: most felt tags: superlative wikipedia: felt etymology_text: From Old English fēled, corresponding to feel + -ed. senses_examples: text: Conversi...
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word: grammar word_type: noun expansion: grammar (countable and uncountable, plural grammars) forms: form: grammars tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English gramere, from Old French gramaire (“classical learning”), from unattested Vulgar Latin *grammāria, an alteration of Latin...
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word: grammar word_type: verb expansion: grammar (third-person singular simple present grammars, present participle grammaring, simple past and past participle grammared) forms: form: grammars tags: present singular third-person form: grammaring tags: participle present form:...
6413
word: feed word_type: verb expansion: feed (third-person singular simple present feeds, present participle feeding, simple past and past participle fed) forms: form: feeds tags: present singular third-person form: feeding tags: participle present form: fed tags: par...
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word: feed word_type: noun expansion: feed (countable and uncountable, plural feeds) forms: form: feeds tags: plural wikipedia: feed etymology_text: From Middle English fede, fed, from the verb (see above). senses_examples: text: Coordinate term: fodder text: They sell feed, riding hel...
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word: feed word_type: verb expansion: feed forms: wikipedia: feed etymology_text: From fee + -ed. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: simple past and past participle of fee senses_topics:
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word: shoe polish word_type: noun expansion: shoe polish (countable and uncountable, plural shoe polishes) forms: form: shoe polishes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A product rubbed onto shoes to make them shine. senses_topics:
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word: ber word_type: noun expansion: ber (plural bers) forms: form: bers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Hindi बेर (ber). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A fruit-bearing tree (Ziziphus mauritiana); the jujube. senses_topics:
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word: explorer word_type: noun expansion: explorer (plural explorers) forms: form: explorers tags: plural wikipedia: explorer explorer (disambiguation) etymology_text: From explore + -er. senses_examples: text: Though now extinct, the rachni once threatened every species in Citadel space....
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word: outdo word_type: verb expansion: outdo (third-person singular simple present outdoes, present participle outdoing, simple past outdid, past participle outdone) forms: form: outdoes tags: present singular third-person form: outdoing tags: participle present form: out...
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word: mislead word_type: verb expansion: mislead (third-person singular simple present misleads, present participle misleading, simple past and past participle misled) forms: form: misleads tags: present singular third-person form: misleading tags: participle present form: ...
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word: mislead word_type: noun expansion: mislead (countable and uncountable, plural misleads) forms: form: misleads tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English misleden, from Old English mislǣdan (“to mislead”), from Proto-Germanic *missalaidijaną (“to mislead”), equivalent to mis...
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word: graduate word_type: noun expansion: graduate (plural graduates) forms: form: graduates tags: plural wikipedia: graduate etymology_text: From Latin graduātus (“graduated”), from gradus (“step”). senses_examples: text: If the government wants graduates to stay in the country they should ...
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word: graduate word_type: adj expansion: graduate (comparative more graduate, superlative most graduate) forms: form: more graduate tags: comparative form: most graduate tags: superlative wikipedia: graduate etymology_text: From Latin graduātus (“graduated”), from gradus (“step”). sens...
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word: graduate word_type: verb expansion: graduate (third-person singular simple present graduates, present participle graduating, simple past and past participle graduated) forms: form: graduates tags: present singular third-person form: graduating tags: participle present f...
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word: ourself word_type: pron expansion: ourself (first person, singular reflexive of we) forms: form: of we tags: reflexive singular wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English oure-selfe; equivalent to our + -self. senses_examples: text: In the present study, we will limit ourself ...
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word: known word_type: adj expansion: known (comparative better known, superlative best known) forms: form: better known tags: comparative form: best known tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwen (past participle). Morphological...
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word: known word_type: noun expansion: known (plural knowns) forms: form: knowns tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwen (past participle). Morphologically know + -n. senses_examples: text: You have to tell the knowns from the unknowns. ...
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word: known word_type: verb expansion: known forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwen (past participle). Morphologically know + -n. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: past participle of know senses_topics:
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word: hamstring word_type: noun expansion: hamstring (plural hamstrings) forms: form: hamstrings tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From ham (“region back of the knee joint”) + string. senses_examples: text: Developing muscle around both sides of a joint (think biceps and triceps, abs...
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word: hamstring word_type: verb expansion: hamstring (third-person singular simple present hamstrings, present participle hamstringing, simple past and past participle hamstrung or hamstringed) forms: form: hamstrings tags: present singular third-person form: hamstringing tags: par...
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word: British word_type: noun expansion: British pl (plural only) forms: wikipedia: British etymology_text: From Middle English Brittish, from Old English Brettisċ. The spelling with single -t- appears in the 13th century under the influence of Medieval Latin Britannicus, but spelling with -tt- persists alon...
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word: British word_type: name expansion: British forms: wikipedia: British etymology_text: From Middle English Brittish, from Old English Brettisċ. The spelling with single -t- appears in the 13th century under the influence of Medieval Latin Britannicus, but spelling with -tt- persists alongside -t- during ...
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word: British word_type: adj expansion: British (comparative more British, superlative most British) forms: form: more British tags: comparative form: most British tags: superlative wikipedia: British etymology_text: From Middle English Brittish, from Old English Brettisċ. The spelling...
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word: internal word_type: adj expansion: internal (comparative more internal, superlative most internal) forms: form: more internal tags: comparative form: most internal tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English internall, internalle, borrowing from New Latin in...
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word: overdone word_type: adj expansion: overdone (comparative more overdone, superlative most overdone) forms: form: more overdone tags: comparative form: most overdone tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to o...
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word: overdone word_type: verb expansion: overdone forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to over- + done. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: past participle of overdo senses_topics:
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word: i.e. word_type: adv expansion: i.e. forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin i. e., a Latinistic abbreviation of id est (“that is”). senses_examples: text: While the final episode was made, the show itself was immediately cancelled after the penultimate episode i.e. the final episode never a...
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word: he word_type: pron expansion: he (third-person singular, masculine, nominative case, oblique him, reflexive himself, possessive his) forms: form: him tags: oblique form: himself tags: reflexive form: his tags: possessive wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English...
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word: he word_type: det expansion: he forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English he, from Old English hē, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱís (“this”). Cognate with Scots he (“he”), North Frisian he, hi (“he”), Saterland Frisia...
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word: he word_type: noun expansion: he (countable and uncountable, plural hes) forms: form: hes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English he, from Old English hē, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱís (“this”). ...
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word: he word_type: noun expansion: he forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Transliteration of various Semitic letters, such as Phoenician 𐤄 (h), Hebrew ה (h), Classical Syriac ܗ (h, “hē”), and Old South Arabian 𐩠 (h). senses_examples: text: The same number in the Hebrew mysteries and Cabalistical acco...
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word: he word_type: intj expansion: he forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: (more common) text: If e'er he went into excess, / 'Twas from a somewhat lively thirst; / But he who would his subjects bless, / Odd's fish!—must wet his whistle first; / And so from every cask they ...
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word: outgrow word_type: verb expansion: outgrow (third-person singular simple present outgrows, present participle outgrowing, simple past outgrew, past participle outgrown) forms: form: outgrows tags: present singular third-person form: outgrowing tags: participle present f...
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word: smell word_type: noun expansion: smell (countable and uncountable, plural smells) forms: form: smells tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- Proto-West Germanic *smalljan Old English *smiellan Middle English smellen English smell From Middle Eng...
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word: smell word_type: verb expansion: smell (third-person singular simple present smells, present participle smelling, simple past and past participle smelled or smelt) forms: form: smells tags: present singular third-person form: smelling tags: participle present form: ...
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word: bend word_type: verb expansion: bend (third-person singular simple present bends, present participle bending, simple past and past participle bent or (archaic) bended) forms: form: bends tags: present singular third-person form: bending tags: participle present form: ...
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word: bend word_type: noun expansion: bend (plural bends) forms: form: bends tags: plural wikipedia: bend etymology_text: From Middle English benden, from Old English bendan (“to bind or bend (a bow), fetter, restrain”), from Proto-West Germanic *bandijan, from Proto-Germanic *bandijaną (“to bend”...
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word: et cetera word_type: phrase expansion: et cetera forms: wikipedia: et cetera etymology_text: From Middle English et cetera, from Latin et cētera (“and the other things; and the rest of the things”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The full form of etc.: and so forth, and the res...
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word: et cetera word_type: noun expansion: et cetera (plural et ceteras) forms: form: et ceteras tags: plural wikipedia: et cetera etymology_text: From Middle English et cetera, from Latin et cētera (“and the other things; and the rest of the things”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_...
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word: lend word_type: verb expansion: lend (third-person singular simple present lends, present participle lending, simple past and past participle lent) forms: form: lends tags: present singular third-person form: lending tags: participle present form: lent tags: p...
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word: lend word_type: noun expansion: lend forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From earlier len (with excrescent -d, as in sound, round, etc.), from Middle English lenen, lænen, from Old English lǣnan (“to lend; give, grant, lease”), from Proto-West Germanic *laihnijan, from Proto-Germanic *laihnijaną (“to lo...
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word: lend word_type: noun expansion: lend (plural lends) forms: form: lends tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English lende (usually in plural as lendes, leendes, lyndes), from Old English lendenu, lendinu pl (“loins”), from Proto-Germanic *landijō, *landį̄ (“loin”), from Proto...
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word: contraction word_type: noun expansion: contraction (countable and uncountable, plural contractions) forms: form: contractions tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: PIE word *ḱóm From Late Middle English contraccioun, contraxion (“spasm, contraction; constriction, shrinking; act of pressi...
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word: involuntary word_type: adj expansion: involuntary (comparative more involuntary, superlative most involuntary) forms: form: more involuntary tags: comparative form: most involuntary tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From in- + voluntary, from Late Latin involontarius,...
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word: broken word_type: verb expansion: broken forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English broken, from Old English brocen, ġebrocen, from Proto-Germanic *brukanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *brekaną (“to break”). Cognate with Dutch gebroken (“broken”), German Low German broken (“broken”),...
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word: broken word_type: adj expansion: broken (comparative more broken, superlative most broken) forms: form: more broken tags: comparative form: most broken tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English broken, from Old English brocen, ġebrocen, from Proto-Germanic...
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word: inflection word_type: noun expansion: inflection (countable and uncountable, plural inflections) forms: form: inflections tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From older inflexion, borrowed from Middle French inflexion, itself borrowed from Latin inflexiōnem (“alteration”, literally “ben...
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word: choose word_type: verb expansion: choose (third-person singular simple present chooses, present participle choosing, simple past chose or (nonstandard) choosed, past participle chosen or (nonstandard) choosed or (now colloquial) chose) forms: form: chooses tags: present singular third-pe...
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word: choose word_type: conj expansion: choose forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English cheosen, chesen, from Old English ċēosan (“to choose, seek out, select, elect, decide, test, accept, settle for, approve”), from Proto-West Germanic *keusan, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to taste, choose”)...
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word: choose word_type: noun expansion: choose (plural chooses) forms: form: chooses tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English chose, chos, chooce, a Northern dialectal form of Middle English chois (“choice”). Cognate with Scots chose, choose, chuse (“choosing, choice, selection...
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word: raspberry word_type: noun expansion: raspberry (plural raspberries) forms: form: raspberries tags: plural wikipedia: raspberry etymology_text: From earlier raspis berry, possibly from raspise (a sweet rose-colored wine), from Anglo-Latin vinum raspeys, of uncertain origin. Possibly related t...
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word: raspberry word_type: adj expansion: raspberry (comparative raspberrier, superlative raspberriest) forms: form: raspberrier tags: comparative form: raspberriest tags: superlative wikipedia: raspberry etymology_text: From earlier raspis berry, possibly from raspise (a sweet rose-co...
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word: raspberry word_type: verb expansion: raspberry (third-person singular simple present raspberries, present participle raspberrying, simple past and past participle raspberried) forms: form: raspberries tags: present singular third-person form: raspberrying tags: participle ...
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word: raspberry word_type: noun expansion: raspberry (plural raspberries) forms: form: raspberries tags: plural wikipedia: raspberry etymology_text: Cockney rhyming slang, from raspberry tart = fart (though "raspberry" is rarely used for a fart, merely a noise which imitates it). Compare raspberry...
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word: raspberry word_type: verb expansion: raspberry (third-person singular simple present raspberries, present participle raspberrying, simple past and past participle raspberried) forms: form: raspberries tags: present singular third-person form: raspberrying tags: participle ...
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word: given word_type: verb expansion: given forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Morphologically give + -n. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: past participle of give senses_topics:
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word: given word_type: prep expansion: given forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Morphologically give + -n. senses_examples: text: Given the current situation, I don't think that's possible. type: example senses_categories: senses_glosses: Considering; taking into account. senses_topics:
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word: given word_type: noun expansion: given (plural givens) forms: form: givens tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Morphologically give + -n. senses_examples: text: When evaluating this math problem, don't forget to read the givens. type: example senses_categories: senses_gloss...
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word: given word_type: adj expansion: given (comparative more given, superlative most given) forms: form: more given tags: comparative form: most given tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: Morphologically give + -n. senses_examples: text: No more than three people can ...
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word: bind word_type: verb expansion: bind (third-person singular simple present binds, present participle binding, simple past bound or (nonstandard) binded, past participle bound or (nonstandard) binded or (archaic, rare) bounden or (obsolete) ybound or (obsolete) ybounden) forms: form: binds tags: ...
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word: bind word_type: noun expansion: bind (plural binds) forms: form: binds tags: plural wikipedia: bind etymology_text: From Middle English binden, from Old English bindan, from Proto-West Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną (compare West Frisian bine, Dutch binden, Low German binnen,...
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word: distend word_type: verb expansion: distend (third-person singular simple present distends, present participle distending, simple past and past participle distended) forms: form: distends tags: present singular third-person form: distending tags: participle present form:...
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word: industrial output word_type: noun expansion: industrial output (countable and uncountable, plural industrial outputs) forms: form: industrial outputs tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: What an industry produces, as a national tot...
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word: neck word_type: noun expansion: neck (plural necks) forms: form: necks tags: plural wikipedia: neck etymology_text: From Middle English nekke, nakke, from Old English hnecca, *hnæcca (“neck, nape”), from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô (“nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of...
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word: neck word_type: verb expansion: neck (third-person singular simple present necks, present participle necking, simple past and past participle necked) forms: form: necks tags: present singular third-person form: necking tags: participle present form: necked tags: ...
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word: neck word_type: noun expansion: neck (plural necks) forms: form: necks tags: plural wikipedia: neck etymology_text: From Danish nøkke, Swedish näck. senses_examples: text: The Neck no more upon the river sings. And no Mermaid to bleach her linen flings Upon the waves in the mild solar ...
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word: one's self word_type: pron expansion: one's self forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: One can teach one's self to do this. type: example senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative spelling of oneself senses_topics:
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word: grow word_type: verb expansion: grow (third-person singular simple present grows, present participle growing, simple past grew or (dialectal) growed, past participle grown or (dialectal) growed) forms: form: grows tags: present singular third-person form: growing tags: partic...
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word: met word_type: verb expansion: met forms: wikipedia: met etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: simple past and past participle of meet senses_topics:
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word: met word_type: verb expansion: met forms: wikipedia: met etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: simple past and past participle of mete (to measure) senses_topics:
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word: met word_type: verb expansion: met (no third-person singular simple present, no present participle, simple past met, no past participle) forms: form: met tags: past wikipedia: met etymology_text: From Middle English meten (“to dream”), from Old English mætan (“to dream”). senses_examples: ...
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word: reactor word_type: noun expansion: reactor (plural reactors) forms: form: reactors tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From react + -or. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A person who responds to a suggestion, stimulation or other influence. A structure use...
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word: knit word_type: verb expansion: knit (third-person singular simple present knits, present participle knitting, simple past and past participle knit or knitted) forms: form: knits tags: present singular third-person form: knitting tags: participle present form: knit ...
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word: knit word_type: noun expansion: knit (plural knits) forms: form: knits tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English knytten, from Old English cnyttan (“to fasten, tie, bind, knit; add, append”), from Proto-West Germanic *knuttijan, from Proto-Germanic *knutjaną, *knuttijaną (...
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word: overdo word_type: verb expansion: overdo (third-person singular simple present overdoes, present participle overdoing, simple past overdid, past participle overdone) forms: form: overdoes tags: present singular third-person form: overdoing tags: participle present form:...
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word: freeze word_type: verb expansion: freeze (third-person singular simple present freezes, present participle freezing, simple past froze, past participle frozen or (now colloquial) froze) forms: form: freezes tags: present singular third-person form: freezing tags: participle ...
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word: freeze word_type: noun expansion: freeze (plural freezes) forms: form: freezes tags: plural wikipedia: freeze etymology_text: See the above verb. senses_examples: text: In order to work properly, the cotton stripper required that the plant be brown and brittle, as happened after a free...
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word: freeze word_type: noun expansion: freeze (plural freezes) forms: form: freezes tags: plural wikipedia: freeze etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Obsolete form of frieze. senses_topics:
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word: outrun word_type: verb expansion: outrun (third-person singular simple present outruns, present participle outrunning, simple past outran, past participle outrun) forms: form: outruns tags: present singular third-person form: outrunning tags: participle present form: ...
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word: outrun word_type: noun expansion: outrun (plural outruns) forms: form: outruns tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From out- + run. senses_examples: text: Coordinate term: inrun senses_categories: senses_glosses: In ski jumping, the flat or uphill area past the landing point,...
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word: goose word_type: noun expansion: goose (countable and uncountable, plural geese) forms: form: geese tags: plural wikipedia: en:goose (disambiguation) etymology_text: PIE word *ǵʰh₂éns From Middle English goos, gos, from Old English gōs, from Proto-West Germanic *gans, from Proto-Germanic *g...
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word: goose word_type: verb expansion: goose (third-person singular simple present gooses, present participle goosing, simple past and past participle goosed) forms: form: gooses tags: present singular third-person form: goosing tags: participle present form: goosed tag...
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word: shrike word_type: noun expansion: shrike (plural shrikes) forms: form: shrikes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English *schrike, *schryke, from Old English sċrīc (“shrike, thrush”), from the same root as shriek and screech, named after the bird's cry. Compare Icelandic s...
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word: y'all word_type: pron expansion: y'all (second-person plural nominative or objective, possessive determiner y'all's, possessive pronoun y'all's, reflexive y'allselves) forms: form: y'all's tags: determiner possessive form: y'all's tags: possessive pronoun without-noun f...
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word: y'all word_type: verb expansion: y'all (third-person singular simple present y'alls, present participle y'alling, simple past and past participle y'alled) forms: form: y'alls tags: present singular third-person form: y'alling tags: participle present form: y'alled ...
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word: y'all word_type: det expansion: y'all forms: wikipedia: y'all etymology_text: Contraction of you all, and/or from Scots ye aw. Attested since at least 1631. Compare Dutch jullie (originally jij lui (literally “you people”)) for a similar development of a new plural pronoun out of Proto-Germanic *jīz th...
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word: figure of speech word_type: noun expansion: figure of speech (plural figures of speech) forms: form: figures of speech tags: plural wikipedia: figure of speech etymology_text: senses_examples: text: I hope you didn't take it the wrong way, that was a figure of speech. type: exa...
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word: tear word_type: verb expansion: tear (third-person singular simple present tears, present participle tearing, simple past tore, past participle torn or (now colloquial and nonstandard) tore) forms: form: tears tags: present singular third-person form: tearing tags: participle...
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word: tear word_type: noun expansion: tear (plural tears) forms: form: tears tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English teren, from Old English teran (“to tear, lacerate”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear, tear apart, rip”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear, tear ap...