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This new release contains an updated version of the Learner's Dictionary. The Learner's Dictionary is now fully up to date, with new words and updated definitions and examples. The Learner's dictionary covers all of the vocabulary that intermediate students need to make progress, with clear, easy-to-understand definitions and thousands of examples of words used in real English. You can look up a word or phrase in the Learner's Dictionary by selecting "Learner's" in the drop-down list of dictionaries in the search panel at the top of any page on Dictionaries Online.
If you spell a word wrongly, you can often still find the word you're looking for. For example, if you search for 'interupt' you will see a message saying that that word was not found, and offering some alternatives. If one of these is what you were looking for, click on it to go to the entry..
Easy to understandOur definitions are written using clear, simple language and are easy to understand, which means that they are ideal for learners of English.
Examples of useAs well as definitions, the entries contain helpful example sentences which show how words are used in context. These examples are based on authentic, up-to-date English and are excellent models for writing.
Spoken pronunciationYou can click on any speaker icon to hear how the word is pronounced – red for British English, blue for American English.
Help with grammarUnlike most dictionaries, Speakdictionary.com gives lots of information about the grammar of words – not just the plural form or the past tense, but also whether a verb can only be used with an object, which preposition to use, and much more.
slinging : slinging
detribalisation : detribalisation
draft : draft
katydid : katydid
genus Aspidiotus : genus Aspidiotus
quarterlight : quarterlight
settee : settee
shoe bomb : shoe bomb
cutis : cutis
centralism : centralism
versant : versant
pinhead : pinhead
platelayer : platelayer
orchis : orchis
wild wheat : wild wheat
blackthorn : blackthorn
dichromasy : dichromasy
iridokeratitis : iridokeratitis
play out : play out
form : form
handle : handle
bag : bag
fair : fair
unfortunate : unfortunate
apt : apt
jubilant : jubilant
boronic : boronic
mnemotechnic : mnemotechnic
obtrusively : obtrusively
little by little : little by little