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Emoji	Word	Images	Past	Past Participle	Third Person Singular	Gerund	Meaning	Example Sentence	Example Expression	Example Expression Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Collocations

#1 🧩 ••••••	bastardize /ˈbæstərdaɪz/ verb ••••••	- ••••••	bastardized ••••••	bastardized ••••••	bastardizes ••••••	bastardizing ••••••	to corrupt or debase something by altering it from its original form; to change in a way that reduces quality or purity ••••••	Critics argue that the remake bastardized the original novel. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	corrupt, debase, distort, adulterate, pervert ••••••	preserve, purify, refine ••••••	bastardize a language, bastardize a tradition, bastardize the original, culturally bastardized ••••••
#1 😢 ••••••	bewail /bɪˈweɪl/ verb ••••••	- ••••••	bewailed ••••••	bewailed ••••••	bewails ••••••	bewailing ••••••	to express deep sorrow or regret over something; to mourn openly ••••••	She bewailed the loss of her childhood home. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	lament, mourn, grieve over, deplore, bemoan ••••••	celebrate, rejoice, praise ••••••	bewail the loss, bewail one’s fate, bewail the death, bewail the situation ••••••
#1 🚶 ••••••	betake /bɪˈteɪk/ verb ••••••	- ••••••	betook ••••••	betaken ••••••	betakes ••••••	betaking ••••••	to go or resort to a place or course of action, especially as a response; to apply oneself ••••••	After dinner, she betook herself to her room to read. ••••••	betake oneself to ••••••	to go to or turn to a particular place or activity ••••••	go, resort, turn, proceed, repair ••••••	avoid, abandon ••••••	betake oneself to bed, betake oneself to study, betake to prayer ••••••
#1 🥶 ••••••	benumb /bɪˈnʌm/ verb ••••••	- ••••••	benumbed ••••••	benumbed ••••••	benumbs ••••••	benumbing ••••••	to make physically numb or without sensation; to make mentally dull or insensitive ••••••	The freezing wind seemed to benumb his fingers within minutes. ••••••	benumb the senses ••••••	to dull or deaden physical or emotional perception ••••••	numb, deaden, dull, anesthetize, stupefy ••••••	sensitize, stimulate, awaken ••••••	benumb the senses, benumbed by cold, benumbed feeling, emotionally benumbed ••••••
#1 🙏 ••••••	believer /bɪˈliːvər/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a person who believes in something, especially a religious faith, idea, or principle ••••••	She is a strong believer in hard work and honesty. ••••••	true believer ••••••	someone who has strong and sincere faith in a belief or cause ••••••	follower, adherent, devotee, supporter, faithful ••••••	skeptic, doubter, unbeliever ••••••	firm believer, true believer, religious believer, believer in science ••••••
#1 😮‍💨 ••••••	belch /beltʃ/ verb; noun ••••••	- ••••••	belched ••••••	belched ••••••	belches ••••••	belching ••••••	to expel air noisily from the stomach through the mouth; to emit or pour out suddenly and forcefully ••••••	After drinking the soda, he belched loudly. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	burp, eruct, emit, expel, discharge ••••••	swallow, ingest, retain ••••••	belch loudly, belch gas, belch smoke, belch fumes ••••••
#1 🗣️ ••••••	belabour /bɪˈleɪbə/ verb ••••••	- ••••••	belaboured ••••••	belaboured ••••••	belabours ••••••	belabouring ••••••	to explain something repeatedly or with excessive detail; to criticize or attack verbally at length ••••••	The teacher did not belabour the point once the students understood it. ••••••	belabour the point ••••••	to explain or emphasize something too much ••••••	overemphasize, dwell on, hammer, overexplain, reiterate ••••••	understate, gloss over, skim ••••••	belabour the point, belabour an issue, belabour an argument ••••••
#1 👀 ••••••	behold /bɪˈhoʊld/ verb ••••••	- ••••••	beheld ••••••	beheld ••••••	beholds ••••••	beholding ••••••	to see or observe something, especially something remarkable or impressive ••••••	She stood quietly to behold the sunrise over the hills. ••••••	lo and behold ••••••	used to express surprise at something unexpected ••••••	see, observe, witness, gaze at, look upon ••••••	ignore, overlook ••••••	behold the truth, behold the beauty, behold the sight, behold with awe ••••••
#1 ⚔️ ••••••	behead /bɪˈhɛd/ verb ••••••	- ••••••	beheaded ••••••	beheaded ••••••	beheads ••••••	beheading ••••••	to cut off a person's or animal's head; to remove the leader or most important part ••••••	The historical account describes how the traitor was beheaded as punishment. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	decapitate, execute, kill, slay, put to death ••••••	crown, spare, enthrone ••••••	behead a king, behead prisoners, ritual beheading, publicly behead ••••••
#1 🧪 ••••••	befoul /bɪˈfaʊl/ verb ••••••	- ••••••	befouled ••••••	befouled ••••••	befouls ••••••	befouling ••••••	to make dirty or polluted; to disgrace or corrupt ••••••	The factory waste befouled the river. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	pollute, defile, contaminate, sully, taint ••••••	clean, purify, cleanse ••••••	befoul the environment, befoul a river, befoul the air, befoul one’s reputation ••••••
#1 🤡 ••••••	befool /bɪˈfuːl/ verb ••••••	- ••••••	befooled ••••••	befooled ••••••	befools ••••••	befooling ••••••	to deceive or trick someone into believing something false; to make someone appear foolish ••••••	The scammer tried to befool innocent people with fake promises. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	deceive, trick, dupe, fool, mislead ••••••	enlighten, inform, clarify ••••••	befool someone easily, befool the public, try to befool, completely befool ••••••
#1 🎩 ••••••	befit /bɪˈfɪt/ verb ••••••	- ••••••	befitted ••••••	befitted ••••••	befits ••••••	befitting ••••••	to be suitable for; to be appropriate to ••••••	Formal attire befits the seriousness of the occasion. ••••••	befitting one’s status ••••••	appropriate to a person’s rank or position ••••••	suit, become, match, be appropriate for, accord with ••••••	misfit, clash, be inappropriate for ••••••	befit the occasion, befit one’s status, befit the role, befit the position ••••••
#1 👋 ••••••	beckon /ˈbɛkən/ verb ••••••	- ••••••	beckoned ••••••	beckoned ••••••	beckons ••••••	beckoning ••••••	to signal or call someone to come closer, often with a gesture; to attract or invite ••••••	She beckoned him to come closer with a wave of her hand. ••••••	beckon to ••••••	to invite or attract someone toward something ••••••	signal, summon, call, motion, entice ••••••	repel, deter, discourage ••••••	beckon someone over, beckon with a hand, beckon closer, beckon invitingly ••••••
#1 ✨ ••••••	beautify /ˈbjuːtɪfaɪ/ verb ••••••	- ••••••	beautified ••••••	beautified ••••••	beautifies ••••••	beautifying ••••••	to make something more beautiful or attractive ••••••	The city plans to beautify the old park with trees and lights. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	adorn, embellish, enhance, decorate, prettify ••••••	uglify, mar, deface ••••••	beautify the city, beautify a space, beautify surroundings, beautify nature ••••••
#1 🌸 ••••••	beautifully /ˈbjuːtɪfəli/ adverb ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	in a beautiful or pleasing manner; excellently or skillfully ••••••	She sang beautifully at the concert. ••••••	beautifully done ••••••	performed very well; executed with great skill ••••••	gracefully, attractively, elegantly, wonderfully, superbly ••••••	ugly, poorly, awkwardly ••••••	beautifully designed, beautifully written, beautifully performed, beautifully decorated ••••••
#1 ✨ ••••••	attractively /əˈtræktɪvli/ adverb ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	in a pleasing or appealing way; in a manner that draws interest or admiration ••••••	The room was attractively decorated with soft lights and plants. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	appealingly, beautifully, charmingly, pleasingly ••••••	unattractively, unpleasantly ••••••	attractively designed, attractively decorated, attractively priced ••••••
#1 🪶 ••••••	bareness /ˈbɛərnəs/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	the state of being bare or uncovered; lack of decoration, warmth, or concealment ••••••	The bareness of the room made it feel cold and unwelcoming. ••••••	in all its bareness ••••••	without any attempt to hide or decorate; in its plain, exposed state ••••••	nakedness, emptiness, starkness, simplicity, exposure ••••••	richness, fullness, ornamentation ••••••	sheer bareness, stark bareness, bareness of the land, emotional bareness ••••••
#1 🩹 ••••••	bandage /ˈbændɪdʒ/ noun, verb ••••••	- ••••••	bandaged ••••••	bandaged ••••••	bandages ••••••	bandaging ••••••	a strip of material used to cover or protect a wound; to cover or wrap a wound with such material ••••••	The nurse carefully bandaged his injured arm. ••••••	bandage up ••••••	to wrap or cover a wound completely ••••••	dressing, wrap, gauze, plaster, compress ••••••	expose, uncover, unwrap ••••••	apply a bandage, bandage a wound, elastic bandage, clean and bandage ••••••
#1 📜 ••••••	bailor /ˈbeɪlɔːr/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a person who temporarily transfers possession of goods or property to another under a bailment agreement ••••••	The bailor entrusted the valuable artwork to the museum for safekeeping. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	owner, depositor, lender, grantor ••••••	bailee, borrower ••••••	bailor and bailee, rights of the bailor, bailor liability ••••••
#1 📦 ••••••	bailee /ˌbeɪˈliː/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a person or party who temporarily receives possession of goods or property from another under a legal agreement ••••••	The bailee must take reasonable care of the goods while they are in his possession. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	custodian, trustee, holder, keeper ••••••	bailor, owner ••••••	bailee obligations, bailee liability, lawful bailee, bailee rights ••••••
#1 🗣️ ••••••	backbite /ˈbækbaɪt/ verb ••••••	- ••••••	backbit ••••••	backbitten ••••••	backbites ••••••	backbiting ••••••	to speak negatively about someone who is not present; to slander behind someone’s back ••••••	It is wrong to backbite your colleagues behind their backs. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	slander, gossip, defame, malign, badmouth ••••••	praise, compliment, commend ••••••	backbite someone, backbite colleagues, backbite behind someone’s back ••••••
#1 💾 ••••••	back up /bæk ʌp/ phrasal verb ••••••	- ••••••	backed up ••••••	backed up ••••••	backs up ••••••	backing up ••••••	to support or help someone; to make a copy of data for safety; to move backward ••••••	Please back up your files before updating the system. ••••••	back someone up ••••••	to support someone when they need help ••••••	support, copy, assist, reinforce, duplicate ••••••	oppose, delete, advance ••••••	back up data, back up files, back up a claim, back up someone ••••••
#1 😖 ••••••	awfully /ˈɔːfəli/ adverb ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	in a very great degree; extremely; in a way that is very bad or unpleasant ••••••	I am awfully glad to see you again. ••••••	awfully sorry ••••••	very sorry; expressing strong regret ••••••	extremely, very, terribly, exceedingly, highly ••••••	slightly, mildly, barely ••••••	awfully nice, awfully sorry, awfully kind, awfully cold ••••••
#1 🚫 ••••••	avoidance /əˈvɔɪdəns/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	the act of staying away from something; deliberate prevention of contact or confrontation ••••••	Avoidance of difficult conversations can create bigger problems later. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	evasion, abstention, prevention, shunning, circumvention ••••••	confrontation, engagement, acceptance ••••••	avoidance behavior, conflict avoidance, risk avoidance, avoidance strategy ••••••
#1 🚫 ••••••	avoidable /əˈvɔɪdəbl/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	able to be prevented or avoided ••••••	Most of the damage was avoidable with proper planning. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	preventable, avertible, escapable, avoidant ••••••	inevitable, unavoidable ••••••	avoidable mistake, avoidable risk, easily avoidable, largely avoidable ••••••
#1 📌 ••••••	avail /əˈveɪl/ verb ••••••	- ••••••	availed ••••••	availed ••••••	avails ••••••	availing ••••••	to make use of something; to be of use or benefit ••••••	You should avail yourself of this opportunity. ••••••	avail oneself of ••••••	to take advantage of something ••••••	use, utilize, employ, benefit from, take advantage of ••••••	waste, ignore, neglect ••••••	avail yourself of, avail the opportunity, avail the service ••••••
#1 🎭 ••••••	authentically /ɔːˈθentɪkli/ adverb ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	in a genuine, real, or true manner; in a way that reflects true character or origin ••••••	She speaks authentically about her experiences. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	genuinely, truly, honestly, sincerely, realistically ••••••	artificially, falsely, insincerely ••••••	authentically expressed, authentically lived, authentically designed, authentically portrayed ••••••
#1 👩 ••••••	aunty /ˈɑːnti/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	the sister of one’s father or mother; a term of respectful address for an older woman, especially in South Asian usage ••••••	My aunty lives near our house and often visits us. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	aunt, auntie, relative, family member ••••••	uncle, nephew ••••••	dear aunty, maternal aunty, paternal aunty, favorite aunty ••••••
#1 🔨 ••••••	auctioneer /ˌɔːkʃəˈnɪər/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a person who conducts auctions by calling out bids and selling items to the highest bidder ••••••	The auctioneer quickly raised the price as bidders competed for the painting. ••••••	under the hammer ••••••	to be sold at an auction ••••••	bid caller, seller, auction agent, broker ••••••	buyer, bidder ••••••	professional auctioneer, licensed auctioneer, auctioneer calls bids, auctioneer sells ••••••
#1 🎧 ••••••	attune /əˈtjuːn/ verb ••••••	- ••••••	attuned ••••••	attuned ••••••	attunes ••••••	attuning ••••••	to make someone or something aware of or responsive to something; to adjust or harmonize ••••••	She quickly attuned herself to the needs of her new team. ••••••	attune oneself to ••••••	to become sensitive or responsive to something ••••••	adjust, adapt, harmonize, sensitize, align ••••••	ignore, disconnect, misalign ••••••	attune oneself to, attune ears to, attune mind to, emotionally attuned ••••••