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activity: oilspeak (=language used by the oil industry) |
-sphere /sfɪr/ tech (in nouns) the air surrounding the Earth
computerspeak
at a particular height: the stratosphere
-spoken /spoʊkən/ (in adjectives) speaking —ly: a softly-
spoken girl (=who speaks quietly)
-st 1 (forms written ORDINAL numbers with 1): the 1st
(=first) prize | my 21st birthday 2 old use or bibl -EST (2):
-ster /stɜr/ (in nouns) 1 a person who is —: a youngster (=a
thou dost (=you do)
young person) a person who is connected with, deals with, or
uses —s: a trickster (=someone who plays deceiving
-th /θ/ 1 (forms ORDINAL numbers, except with 1, 2, and 3):
tricks) | a gangster (=a member of a GANG) | a pollster
the 17th of June | a fifth of the total —see also -ND, -RD, -ST
(=someone who carries out POLLS)
-tion /ʃən/ (in nouns) -ION
2 old use or bibl -ETH: he doth (=does)
-tude /tjuːd||tuːd/ (in nouns) -TITUDE: disquietude (=anxiety) |
pulchritude
-ty /ti/ (in nouns) -ITY: certainty (=being certain)
-ular /jʊlər/ (in adjectives) of or concerning —s: glandular
fever (=having an effect on GLANDS) | tubular steel (=in the
-ule /juːl/ especially tech (in nouns) a small —: a granule
form of tubes)
-ure /jʊr/ (in nouns) the act or condition of —ing: the closure
(=small grain) | a spherule (=a small SPHERE)
-ville /vɪl/ old-fash or humor slang, especially AmE (in nouns,
(=closing) of the factory | exposure
formed from adjectives + s) a place or thing that is —: This
-ward /wɔd|wɜːrd/ (in adjectives) towards the stated direction
party is really dullsville. (=it is very dull)
or place: our homeward journey (=our journey towards
home) | a downward movement
The verb be
present
I
I am
I'm
questions
negatives
am I?
I am not
I'm not
aren't I?
you
you are
you're
are you?
you are not
you're not
you aren't
present participle: being
past
I
questions
negatives
I was
was I?
I was not
I wasn't
past participle: been
you
you were
were you?
you were not
you weren't
she/he/it
she is, he is, it is
she's, he's, it's
-wards /wɔːdz|wɜːrdz/ also -ward especially AmE — (in
adverbs) towards the stated direction or place: We're
travelling northwards. (=towards the north) | The plane
-ware /weər/ (in [U] nouns) 1 articles made of the stated
plunged earthwards. | (especially AmE) moving gradually
material, especially for use in the home: glassware (=glass
downward
bowls, glasses etc) | silverware (=silver dishes, knives etc)
2 articles used in the stated place for the preparation or
serving of food: ovenware (=dishes for use in the OVEN) |
tableware (=plates, glasses, knives etc) 3 things used in
-ways /weɪz/ (in adverbs) in the stated direction: leaning
operating a computer: software (=PROGRAMS) | (infml)
sideways (=leaning to the side)
-wright /raɪt/ (in nouns) a maker of —s: a wheelwright
liveware (=people who operate computers)
(=someone who makes wheels) | a playwright (=someone
-y¹, -ey /i/ (in adjectives) 1 full or covered with —: dirty
who writes plays)
hands (=covered with dirt) | a hairy chest 2 tending to —;
that —s: curly hair (=hair that curls) | feeling sleepy
3 like or typical of —: a cold wintry day (=typical of
winter) | his horsy appearance (=he looks like a horse)
-y² (in nouns) 1 also -ie — (used, especially when speaking to
4 fond of or interested in —s: a horsy woman (=who is
children, to make a word or name less formal, and often also
keen on horses) —ily (in adverbs) —iness (in nouns)
to show fondness): Where's little Johnny? (=John) | my daddy
(=father) | What a nice doggy! (=dog) | (BrE) wellies
(=WELLINGTONS) 2 an act or the action of —ing: the expiry
date (=date when something EXPIRES)
we/they
we are, they are
we're, they're
is she? is he? is it?
she is not, he is not, it is not
she's not, he's not, it's not
she isn't, he isn't, it isn't
she/he/it
she was, he was, it was
was she? was he? was it?
she was not, he was not, it was not
she wasn't, he wasn't, it wasn't
are we? are they?
we are not, they are not
we're not, they're not
we aren't, they aren't
we/they
we were, they were
were we? were they?
we were not, they were not
we weren't, they weren't