acoustics |
the aspects of a room or space that make sounds easy or difficult to hear (used with a plural verb). |
action verb |
a verb that shows its subject performing some action. "Run," "eat," "fly," and "sing" are examples of action verbs. |
adverb |
a word that describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb. Adverbs are also used to modify a whole sentence. |
aerobics |
(used with a singular or plural verb) a form of exercise that works the heart and lungs to help the body use oxygen better. Running, swimming, biking, or dance are forms of aerobics. |
aeronautics |
(used with a singular verb) a science that deals with making and flying aircraft. |
am |
a form of the verb "be" that is present tense and used with the pronoun "I." |
amends |
(used with a singular or plural verb) something given or paid to make up for a wrong done to a person or group. |
are1 |
a form of the verb "be" that is present tense and used with the pronouns "you," "we," or "they." It is also used with plural nouns. |
athletics |
(usually used with a plural verb) sports and physical activities. |
auxiliary |
see "auxiliary verb." [1/3 definitions] |
auxiliary verb |
a verb used with a main verb to complete the main verb's meaning. Some examples of auxiliary verbs are "have" in "I have escaped" and "should" in "You should go." |
Bahamas |
(used with a plural verb) a chain of islands southeast of Florida. [1/2 definitions] |
be |
used with the present participle or infinitive of a verb to show a future action that is required or intended. [2/8 definitions] |
bellows |
(used with a singular or plural verb) a bag that can be expanded to draw air in and squeezed to force air out. Bellows are used to blow air on a fire or produce sound on a musical instrument. |
blues |
(used with a plural verb) a state of sadness. [2 definitions] |
breeches |
(used with a plural verb) pants that reach to or just below the knee. |
checkers |
(plural but used with a singular verb) a game played by two people. Each player has twelve pieces to move over a board divided into sixty-four squares of two alternating colors. |
clause |
a group of words that has a subject and a verb. Clauses can be part or all of a sentence. [1/2 definitions] |
confetti |
(used with a singular verb) small pieces of colored paper thrown into the air during parades, parties, and other festivities. |
custom |
(plural but used with a singular verb) the process in which official people inspect goods and question travelers about what things they are bringing into a country, or the place where this is done. [2/4 definitions] |
daddy-longlegs |
(used with a singular or plural verb) a small animal that resembles a spider. Daddy-longlegs are arachnids and have a small, rounded body with eight very long, thin legs. |