Monday

Video Word of the Day: rise

Word of the Day: rise - verb

English Word of the Day
(Resource: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/unethical)

rise (rz)
v. rose (rz), ris·en (rzn), ris·ing, ris·es
v.intr.
1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
2. To get out of bed: rose at dawn.
3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend: Hot air rises.
4. To increase in size, volume, or level: The river rises every spring.
5. To increase in number, amount, or value: Prices are rising.
6. To increase in intensity, force, or speed: The wind has risen.
7. To increase in pitch or volume: The sound of their voices rose and fell.
8. To appear above the horizon: The sun rises later in the fall.

Video Word of the Day: reach

Word of the Day: reach - verb

reach (rch)
v. reached, reach·ing, reach·es
v.tr.
1. To stretch out or put forth (a body part); extend: reached out an arm.
2. To touch or grasp by stretching out or extending: can't reach the shelf.
3. To arrive at; attain: reached a conclusion; reached their destination.
4.
a. To succeed in getting in contact with or communicating with: They reached us by phone. Our newsletter reaches a specialized readership.
b. To succeed in having an effect on: No one seems able to reach her anymore.

Video Word of the Day: empire

Word of the Day: empire - noun

English Word of the Day
(Resource: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/unethical)

empire
Noun
1. a group of countries under the rule of a single person or sovereign state
2. a large industrial organization that is controlled by one person: the heiress to a jewellery empire

Video Word of the Day: incredible

Word of the Day: incredible - adjective

English Word of the Day
(Resource: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/unethical)

incredible
Adjective
1. unbelievable
2. Informal marvellous; amazing

Video Word of the Day: unethical

Word of the Day: unethical - adjective

English Word of the Day
(Resource: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/unethical)

Adj.1.unethicalunethical - not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior; "unethical business practices"
wrong - contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"

Saturday

Word of the Day: 3 environment - noun

English Word of the Day

Word of the Day: 3 environment - noun


from Kenneth Beare

environment - noun -

Definition

all surrounding things, conditions and influences that affect life; the natural world of land, sea, air, plants and animals

Example Sentences

IF we don't take care of the environment things will begin to quickly get worse.
He grew up in a loving and caring environment.

Friday

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Rank Word Reference Rank Word Reference






1 the Definite and Indefinite Articles 126 name
2 of Preposition Help 127 very
3 to Preposition Help 128 through Preposition Help
4 and
129 just
5 a Definite and Indefinite Articles 130 form
6 in Preposition Help 131 sentence
7 is
132 great Adjective or Adverb?
8 it
133 think
9 you
134 say
10 that
135 help
11 he
136 low
12 was
137 line
13 for
138 differ
14 on Preposition Help 139 turn
15 are
140 cause
16 with Preposition Help 141 much
17 as
142 mean
18 I
143 before Preposition Help
19 his
144 move
20 they
145 right
21 be
146 boy
22 at Preposition Help 147 old Adjective or Adverb?
23 one
148 too
24 have
149 same
25 this
150 tell
26 from Preposition Help 151 does
27 or
152 set
28 had
153 three
29 by Preposition Help 154 want
30 hot
155 air
31 word
156 well
32 but
157 also
33 what
158 play
34 some
159 small Adjective or Adverb?
35 we
160 end
36 can
161 put
37 out Preposition Help 162 home
38 other
163 read
39 were
164 hand
40 all
165 port
41 there
166 large Adjective or Adverb?
42 when
167 spell
43 up Preposition Help 168 add
44 use
169 even
45 your
170 land
46 how
171 here
47 said
172 must
48 an Definite and Indefinite Articles 173 big Adjective or Adverb?
49 each
174 high Adjective or Adverb?
50 she
175 such
51 which
176 follow
52 do
177 act
53 their
178 why
54 time
179 ask
55 if
180 men
56 will
181 change
57 way
182 went
58 about Preposition Help 183 light
59 many
184 kind Adjective or Adverb?
60 then
185 off Preposition Help
61 them
186 need
62 write
187 house
63 would
188 picture
64 like
189 try
65 so
190 us
66 these
191 again
67 her
192 animal
68 long
193 point
69 make
194 mother
70 thing
195 world
71 see
196 near Preposition Help
72 him
197 build
73 two
198 self
74 has
199 earth
75 look
200 father
76 more
201 head
77 day
202 stand
78 could
203 own
79 go
204 page
80 come
205 should
81 did
206 country
82 number
207 found
83 sound
208 answer
84 no
209 school
85 most
210 grow
86 people
211 study
87 my
212 still
88 over Preposition Help 213 learn
89 know
214 plant
90 water
215 cover
91 than
216 food
92 call
217 sun
93 first
218 four
94 who
219 between Preposition Help
95 may
220 state
96 down
221 keep
97 side
222 eye
98 been
223 never
99 now
224 last
100 find
225 let
101 any
226 thought
102 new Adjective or Adverb? 227 city
103 work
228 tree
104 part
229 cross
105 take
230 farm
106 get
231 hard Adjective or Adverb?
107 place
232 start
108 made
233 might
109 live
234 story
110 where
235 saw
111 after Preposition Help 236 far
112 back
237 sea
113 little
238 draw
114 only
239 left
115 round Adjective or Adverb? 240 late Adjective or Adverb?
116 man
241 run
117 year
242 don't
118 came
243 while
119 show
244 press
120 every
245 close
121 good Adjective or Adverb? 246 night
122 me
247 real Adjective or Adverb?
123 give
248 life
124 our
249 few
125 under
250 north
Rank Word Reference Rank Word Reference
251 open
376 ten
252 seem
377 simple Adjective or Adverb?
253 together Adjective or Adverb? 378 several
254 next Adjective or Adverb? 379 vowel
255 white
380 toward Preposition Help
256 children
381 war
257 begin
382 lay
258 got
383 against Preposition Help
259 walk
384 pattern
260 example
385 slow
261 ease
386 center
262 paper
387 love
263 group
388 person
264 always
389 money
265 music
390 serve
266 those
391 appear
267 both
392 road
268 mark
393 map
269 often
394 rain
270 letter
395 rule
271 until Preposition Help 396 govern
272 mile
397 pull
273 river
398 cold Adjective or Adverb?
274 car
399 notice
275 feet
400 voice
276 care
401 unit
277 second
402 power
278 book
403 town
279 carry
404 fine
280 took
405 certain
281 science
406 fly
282 eat
407 fall
283 room
408 lead
284 friend
409 cry
285 began
410 dark Adjective or Adverb?
286 idea
411 machine
287 fish
412 note
288 mountain
413 wait
289 stop
414 plan
290 once
415 figure
291 base
416 star
292 hear
417 box
293 horse
418 noun
294 cut
419 field
295 sure
420 rest
296 watch
421 correct Adjective or Adverb?
297 color
422 able Adjective or Adverb?
298 face
423 pound
299 wood
424 done
300 main
425 beauty
301 enough Adjective or Adverb? 426 drive
302 plain
427 stood
303 girl
428 contain
304 usual Adjective or Adverb? 429 front
305 young Adjective or Adverb? 430 teach
306 ready Adjective or Adverb? 431 week
307 above Preposition Help 432 final Adjective or Adverb?
308 ever
433 gave
309 red
434 green
310 list
435 oh
311 though Preposition Help 436 quick Adjective or Adverb?
312 feel
437 develop
313 talk
438 ocean
314 bird
439 warm Adjective or Adverb?
315 soon Adjective or Adverb? 440 free Adjective or Adverb?
316 body
441 minute
317 dog
442 strong Adjective or Adverb?
318 family
443 special Adjective or Adverb?
319 direct Adjective or Adverb? 444 mind
320 pose
445 behind Preposition Help
321 leave
446 clear Adjective or Adverb?
322 song
447 tail
323 measure
448 produce
324 door
449 fact
325 product
450 street
326 black
451 inch
327 short Adjective or Adverb? 452 multiply
328 numeral
453 nothing
329 class
454 course
330 wind
455 stay
331 question
456 wheel
332 happen
457 full
333 complete Adjective or Adverb? 458 force
334 ship
459 blue
335 area
460 object
336 half
461 decide
337 rock
462 surface
338 order
463 deep Adjective or Adverb?
339 fire
464 moon
340 south
465 island
341 problem
466 foot
342 piece
467 system
343 told
468 busy Adjective or Adverb?
344 knew
469 test
345 pass
470 record
346 since
471 boat
347 top
472 common Adjective or Adverb?
348 whole Adjective or Adverb? 473 gold
349 king
474 possible Adjective or Adverb?
350 space
475 plane
351 heard
476 stead
352 best
477 dry
353 hour
478 wonder
354 better
479 laugh
355 true Adjective or Adverb? 480 thousand
356 during
481 ago
357 hundred
482 ran
358 five
483 check
359 remember
484 game
360 step
485 shape
361 early Adjective or Adverb? 486 equate
362 hold
487 hot Adjective or Adverb?
363 west
488 miss
364 ground
489 brought
365 interest
490 heat
366 reach
491 snow
367 fast Adjective or Adverb? 492 tire
368 verb
493 bring
369 sing
494 yes
370 listen
495 distant Adjective or Adverb?
371 six
496 fill
372 table
497 east
373 travel
498 paint
374 less
499 language
375 morning
500 among
Rank Word Reference Rank Word Reference
501 grand Adjective or Adverb? 626 cat
502 ball
627 century
503 yet
628 consider
504 wave
629 type
505 drop
630 law
506 heart
631 bit
507 am
632 coast
508 present
633 copy
509 heavy Adjective or Adverb? 634 phrase
510 dance
635 silent Adjective or Adverb?
511 engine
636 tall Adjective or Adverb?
512 position
637 sand
513 arm
638 soil
514 wide Adjective or Adverb? 639 roll
515 sail
640 temperature
516 material
641 finger
517 size
642 industry
518 vary
643 value
519 settle
644 fight
520 speak
645 lie
521 weight
646 beat
522 general Adjective or Adverb? 647 excite
523 ice
648 natural Adjective or Adverb?
524 matter
649 view
525 circle
650 sense
526 pair
651 ear
527 include
652 else
528 divide
653 quite
529 syllable
654 broke
530 felt
655 case
531 perhaps
656 middle
532 pick
657 kill
533 sudden Adjective or Adverb? 658 son
534 count
659 lake
535 square
660 moment
536 reason
661 scale
537 length
662 loud
538 represent
663 spring
539 art
664 observe
540 subject
665 child
541 region
666 straight Adjective or Adverb?
542 energy
667 consonant
543 hunt
668 nation
544 probable Adjective or Adverb? 669 dictionary
545 bed
670 milk
546 brother
671 speed
547 egg
672 method
548 ride
673 organ
549 cell
674 pay
550 believe
675 age
551 fraction
676 section
552 forest
677 dress
553 sit
678 cloud
554 race
679 surprise
555 window
680 quiet Adjective or Adverb?
556 store
681 stone
557 summer
682 tiny
558 train
683 climb
559 sleep
684 cool Adjective or Adverb?
560 prove
685 design
561 lone Adjective or Adverb? 686 poor Adjective or Adverb?
562 leg
687 lot
563 exercise
688 experiment
564 wall
689 bottom
565 catch
690 key
566 mount
691 iron
567 wish
692 single Adjective or Adverb?
568 sky
693 stick
569 board
694 flat Adjective or Adverb?
570 joy
695 twenty
571 winter
696 skin
572 sat
697 smile
573 written
698 crease
574 wild Adjective or Adverb? 699 hole
575 instrument
700 trade
576 kept
701 melody
577 glass
702 trip
578 grass
703 office
579 cow
704 receive
580 job
705 row
581 edge
706 mouth
582 sign
707 exact Adjective or Adverb?
583 visit
708 symbol
584 past
709 die
585 soft
710 least
586 fun Adjective or Adverb? 711 trouble
587 bright Adjective or Adverb? 712 shout
588 gas
713 except
589 weather
714 wrote
590 month
715 seed
591 million
716 tone
592 bear
717 join
593 finish
718 suggest
594 happy Adjective or Adverb? 719 clean Adjective or Adverb?
595 hope
720 break
596 flower
721 lady
597 clothe
722 yard
598 strange Adjective or Adverb? 723 rise
599 gone
724 bad Adjective or Adverb?
600 jump
725 blow
601 baby
726 oil
602 eight
727 blood
603 village
728 touch
604 meet
729 grew
605 root
730 cent
606 buy
731 mix
607 raise
732 team
608 solve
733 wire
609 metal
734 cost
610 whether
735 lost
611 push
736 brown
612 seven
737 wear
613 paragraph
738 garden
614 third
739 equal
615 shall
740 sent
616 held
741 choose
617 hair
742 fell
618 describe
743 fit
619 cook
744 flow
620 floor
745 fair Adjective or Adverb?
621 either
746 bank
622 result
747 collect
623 burn
748 save
624 hill
749 control
625 safe Adjective or Adverb? 750 decimal
Rank Word Reference Rank Word Reference
751 gentle Adjective or Adverb? 876 truck
752 woman
877 noise Adjective or Adverb?
753 captain
878 level
754 practice
879 chance
755 separate
880 gather
756 difficult Adjective or Adverb? 881 shop
757 doctor
882 stretch
758 please
883 throw
759 protect
884 shine
760 noon
885 property
761 whose
886 column
762 locate
887 molecule
763 ring
888 select
764 character
889 wrong Adjective or Adverb?
765 insect
890 gray
766 caught
891 repeat
767 period
892 require
768 indicate
893 broad Adjective or Adverb?
769 radio
894 prepare
770 spoke
895 salt
771 atom
896 nose
772 human Adjective or Adverb? 897 plural
773 history
898 anger
774 effect
899 claim
775 electric
900 continent
776 expect
901 oxygen
777 crop
902 sugar
778 modern Adjective or Adverb? 903 death
779 element
904 pretty Adjective or Adverb?
780 hit
905 skill
781 student
906 women
782 corner
907 season
783 party
908 solution
784 supply
909 magnet
785 bone
910 silver
786 rail
911 thank
787 imagine
912 branch
788 provide
913 match
789 agree
914 suffix
790 thus
915 especially Adjective or Adverb?
791 capital
916 fig
792 won't
917 afraid Adjective or Adverb?
793 chair
918 huge Adjective or Adverb?
794 danger Adjective or Adverb? 919 sister
795 fruit
920 steel
796 rich Adjective or Adverb? 921 discuss
797 thick Adjective or Adverb? 922 forward
798 soldier
923 similar Adjective or Adverb?
799 process
924 guide
800 operate
925 experience
801 guess
926 score
802 necessary Adjective or Adverb? 927 apple
803 sharp Adjective or Adverb? 928 bought
804 wing
929 led
805 create
930 pitch
806 neighbor
931 coat
807 wash
932 mass
808 bat
933 card
809 rather Adjective or Adverb? 934 band
810 crowd
935 rope
811 corn
936 slip
812 compare
937 win
813 poem
938 dream
814 string
939 evening
815 bell
940 condition
816 depend
941 feed
817 meat
942 tool
818 rub
943 total
819 tube
944 basic Adjective or Adverb?
820 famous Adjective or Adverb? 945 smell
921 dollar
946 valley
822 stream
947 nor
823 fear
948 double
284 sight
949 seat
825 thin Adjective or Adverb? 950 arrive
826 triangle
951 master
827 planet
952 track
828 hurry
953 parent
829 chief Adjective or Adverb? 954 shore
830 colony
955 division
831 clock
956 sheet
832 mine
957 substance
833 tie
958 favor
834 enter
959 connect
835 major Adjective or Adverb? 960 post
836 fresh Adjective or Adverb? 961 spend
837 search
962 chord
838 send
963 fat Adjective or Adverb?
839 yellow
964 glad Adjective or Adverb?
840 gun
965 original Adjective or Adverb?
841 allow
966 share
842 print
967 station
843 dead Adjective or Adverb? 968 dad
844 spot
969 bread
845 desert
970 charge
846 suit
971 proper
847 current
972 bar
848 lift
973 offer
840 rose
974 segment
850 continue
975 slave
851 block
976 duck
852 chart
977 instant
853 hat
978 market
854 sell
979 degree
855 success
980 populate
856 company
981 chick
857 subtract
982 dear Adjective or Adverb?
858 event
983 enemy
859 particular Adjective or Adverb? 984 reply
860 deal
985 drink
861 swim
986 occur
862 term
987 support
863 opposite
988 speech
864 wife
989 nature
865 shoe
990 range
866 shoulder
991 steam
867 spread
992 motion
868 arrange
993 path
869 camp
994 liquid
870 invent
995 log
871 cotton
996 meant
872 born
997 quotient
873 determine
998 teeth
874 quart
999 shell
875 nine
1000 neck

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