A cashback is now usually used as a marketing device, as the comments show. Earlier, at least in the UK and before cash machines worked well, supermarkets promoted it to allow customers to take cash from their own bank account when they paid using a debit card. The customer might then spend that cash in the store. Also, at that time a customer might need come to the store and buy goods mainly to obtain the cash.
The verb to splinter has the inflection splinters. 'He' or 'she' splinters something, so is transitive, but 'it' splinters itself or something else, so may be intransitive or transitive.
The examples are nearly all of the plural of the noun, but the examples of the verb include one of a company that splinters.
This is the plural of the noun potmark. There may be potmarks on buildings after small arms fire.
There were pockmarks on the skin of people who survived smallpox.
The word potmarks is also third person singular of the verb potmark. This would refer to the process of potmarking which could be by shooting at a wall and leaving dents.
The parallel noun and verb pockmark refers to the pocks of smallpox. The noun and verb pockmark and is also used for pits in metal and other substances that remind of a pock.
As in some of the examples, 'scrutinies' is the plural of the noun 'scrutiny'. In the UK, in local government there are 'scrutiny committees' who task is to conduct 'scrutinies'.
Those committees work by scrutinising policies and how they are working, or should work, in a similar way to 'select committees' in UK Central Government.
A local authority scrutiny committee can require witnesses who are public servants to attend and give evidence.
An 'oftcumden' is a person who has come from 'oft', far away, and probably speaks with a different accent. In some communities in the North of England, a person may still be an 'oftcumden' after living there many years.
An 'oftcumden' is a person who has 'come from 'oft'. An outsider. In some communities in the North of England, a person might still be an 'oftcumden' after living there many years.
There is also a verb 'to varicose', with the inflections 'varicoses', 'varicosing' and 'varicosed'. It refers to the process by which healthy veins become 'varicose' veins.
There are several words that combine with 'favor' in American English that are spelled 'favour' in British English. Although several of both versions appear in Wordnik, at the time of this entry neither 'favor' nor some of the others 'unfavorable' 'unfavourable' are cross-referenced.
The spellchecker on this facility appears to 'favour' the British English version!
As in many of the examples, 'togethers' usually only occurs as the plural of the compound noun 'get-together'. They might have a 'get-together' to celebrate, and students and families may have many 'get-togethers'. Wordnik lists both.
There is a noun 'gruelling' with the plural 'gruellings'. If the police interrogate someone intensely we may say that they gave him a 'gruelling'. If that happens more than once they are 'gruellings'.
In the UK a 'divan' is usually a normal height single bed on castors, without a headboard or foot board. There may be drawers in the section under the mattress.
Both of my divans have a sprung mattress and the base is also sprung but not to the same standard. One can sleep fairly comfortably on the base and so allow someone else to use the mattress.
Noun: 'gozunder' 'gozunders'. A 'gozunder' is a 'potty', 'chamber', 'chamberpot' that goes (or went) under the bed, because it 'goes under'. We all had a 'gozunder' in the days to pass urine when the toilet, lavatory, rest room ... was not in the house.
I still have a 'gozunder' that has lost its handle. It lives in a cupboard because it will not 'go under' my 'divan'. In the UK a 'divan' is not a sofa, it is a normal height single bed on castors, without a headboard or foot board.
A 'gozunder' is useful when one feels sick, wants to throw up. Especially as one ages, it is also useful when someone else is using the bathroom, wash room, ...
gripe Babies can have a 'gripeing pain' when they have 'gripe'. 'Gripeing' in this use is an adjective but it is also a present participle of the verb 'to gripe'.
The verb 'to statement' has the inflections 'statements', statementing' which is in Wordnik, and 'statemented'. It refers to the process in the UK and probably beyond whereby a school is required to prepare a statement of special educational need (SEN) when appropriate.
I would like to know how best to describe these units as a kind of phrase. They are not noun or verb phrases, nor do they sound like prepositional phrases.
We may talk of 'addictive (behavior, behaviour'); dependent (behavior, behaviour'); dysfunctional (behavior, behaviour'); family (behavior, behaviour'); group (behavior, behaviour') ...
['Weathers' (above) is only listed as "v. third-person singular simple present indicative form of weather"
The first example that is listed uses 'weathers' as a plural only noun. "... crews will be ready to respond to any incident in all kind of weathers". 'Weathers' are kinds of 'weather' (singular only noun).
"“Weathers mad depressing can't even go outside” @ShoobyyDoo" The tweets miss out the apostrophe which if it were there would be 'weather's' meaning 'the weather is'. ]
[Really! A noun plural 'wears' that is the plural of 'wear'?
Has someone confused it with the plural of the noun 'ware' which sounds the same 'wares'?
For me 'wear' as a noun is singular only, and having looked the definitions given for wear as a noun I see no place for a singular and plural version.
Perhaps someone could give a good example. I looked at over 1000 examples here, but with the exception of the name of a fragrance they were all verbs.]
[The 'waters' that 'break' before a baby is born is a plural only noun. 'I suddenly felt wet and realised that my waters had broken this morning'.
The term refers to amniotic fluid in which the foetus floats. The amniotic fluid, the 'waters', are released when the amniotic sack starts to leak.
Usually, if it has not already started, labour will start fairly soon after the 'waters' break, and the baby be born.
Occasionally, the 'waters' might break before the baby is mature enough to survive, but with excellent care a healthy child sometimes survives that problem.]
GHibbs commented on the word butty
A butty is also a narrow boat with no engine. They may attach several butties behind a working narrow boat. They used them in the UK, for carrying such things as coal, stones, newsprint (paper for the newspaper industry).
Jan 3, 2013
GHibbs commented on the word discipling
'Discipling' is the present participle of the verb disciple.
Nov 6, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word discipled
'Discipled' is the past participle of the verb disciple.
Nov 6, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word disciples
'Disciples' is also part of the verb disciple.
Nov 6, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word curtainings
A curtaining is a cloth (fabric, material) from which to make curtains. 'Curtainings' is the plural of that noun.
Nov 2, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word conveyanced
Conveyanced is the past participle of the verb 'to conveyance'. The lawyer conveyanced my house.
Oct 31, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word cashback
A cashback is now usually used as a marketing device, as the comments show. Earlier, at least in the UK and before cash machines worked well, supermarkets promoted it to allow customers to take cash from their own bank account when they paid using a debit card. The customer might then spend that cash in the store. Also, at that time a customer might need come to the store and buy goods mainly to obtain the cash.
Jul 1, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word cashbacks
As in the examples, cashbacks is the plural of the noun cashback that has become a common procedure for marketing.
Jul 1, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word sunblinds
The word sunblinds is plural of the noun sunblind, as in the examples.
Jun 26, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word staffing
staffing is also the present participle of the verb to staff.
Jun 24, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word spreads
spreads is also a transitive and intransitive inflection of the verb to spread, as in the examples on this page.
Jun 24, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word splinters
The verb to splinter has the inflection splinters. 'He' or 'she' splinters something, so is transitive, but 'it' splinters itself or something else, so may be intransitive or transitive.
The examples are nearly all of the plural of the noun, but the examples of the verb include one of a company that splinters.
Jun 24, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word slides
Also part of the verb slide.
Jun 23, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word slaves
slaves is also part of the verb slave, that is often used in the form slave away, slaves away.
Jun 23, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word sizes
sizes is also part of the verbs size. To size means see what the size is, or to apply the substance size to ...
Jun 23, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word potmarks
This is the plural of the noun potmark. There may be potmarks on buildings after small arms fire.
There were pockmarks on the skin of people who survived smallpox.
The word potmarks is also third person singular of the verb potmark. This would refer to the process of potmarking which could be by shooting at a wall and leaving dents.
Jun 22, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word potmark
There is a noun and a verb potmark which might refer to the results of shooting at a wall, taking potshots with small arms.
The present participle potmarking is more frequently used than the other inflections, and there are many examples in that entry.
The other inflections are potmarks, potmarked.
The parallel noun and verb pockmark refers to the pocks of smallpox. The noun and verb pockmark and is also used for pits in metal and other substances that remind of a pock.
Jun 22, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word seeds
Although, from the examples, mainly used as a noun, the word 'seeds' is also part of the verb 'to seed'. 'A farmer seeds his fields with good seed'.
Jun 21, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word scrutinies
As in some of the examples, 'scrutinies' is the plural of the noun 'scrutiny'. In the UK, in local government there are 'scrutiny committees' who task is to conduct 'scrutinies'.
Those committees work by scrutinising policies and how they are working, or should work, in a similar way to 'select committees' in UK Central Government.
A local authority scrutiny committee can require witnesses who are public servants to attend and give evidence.
Jun 20, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word savouries
The noun 'savouries' is the plural of the noun 'savoury' which is the preferred version in the UK of 'savory, savories' in North America.
Jun 18, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word pools
The word 'pools' is also part of the verb 'to pool. 'Water pools in low places on that road'.
Jun 15, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word oft
'Also, in the Yorkshire dialect 'oft' means 'far away'.
Jun 9, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word oftcumden
An 'oftcumden' is a person who has come from 'oft', far away, and probably speaks with a different accent. In some communities in the North of England, a person may still be an 'oftcumden' after living there many years.
Jun 9, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word oftcumden
An 'oftcumden' is a person who has 'come from 'oft'. An outsider. In some communities in the North of England, a person might still be an 'oftcumden' after living there many years.
Jun 9, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word varicose
There is also a verb 'to varicose', with the inflections 'varicoses', 'varicosing' and 'varicosed'. It refers to the process by which healthy veins become 'varicose' veins.
Jun 8, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word knicker
'knicker' is the adjectival form of 'knickers'. We used to replace 'knicker elastic'.
Jun 8, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word favor
There are several words that combine with 'favor' in American English that are spelled 'favour' in British English. Although several of both versions appear in Wordnik, at the time of this entry neither 'favor' nor some of the others 'unfavorable' 'unfavourable' are cross-referenced.
The spellchecker on this facility appears to 'favour' the British English version!
Jun 6, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word togethers
As in many of the examples, 'togethers' usually only occurs as the plural of the compound noun 'get-together'. They might have a 'get-together' to celebrate, and students and families may have many 'get-togethers'. Wordnik lists both.
Jun 6, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word gruelling
There is a noun 'gruelling' with the plural 'gruellings'. If the police interrogate someone intensely we may say that they gave him a 'gruelling'. If that happens more than once they are 'gruellings'.
Jun 5, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word divan
In the UK a 'divan' is usually a normal height single bed on castors, without a headboard or foot board. There may be drawers in the section under the mattress.
Both of my divans have a sprung mattress and the base is also sprung but not to the same standard. One can sleep fairly comfortably on the base and so allow someone else to use the mattress.
Jun 5, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word gozunder
Noun: 'gozunder' 'gozunders'. A 'gozunder' is a 'potty', 'chamber', 'chamberpot' that goes (or went) under the bed, because it 'goes under'. We all had a 'gozunder' in the days to pass urine when the toilet, lavatory, rest room ... was not in the house.
I still have a 'gozunder' that has lost its handle. It lives in a cupboard because it will not 'go under' my 'divan'. In the UK a 'divan' is not a sofa, it is a normal height single bed on castors, without a headboard or foot board.
A 'gozunder' is useful when one feels sick, wants to throw up. Especially as one ages, it is also useful when someone else is using the bathroom, wash room, ...
Jun 5, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word galls
The word 'galls' is also the plural of the noun 'gall' as clearly recognised in the examples and photos.
Jun 4, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word focusses
Presumably, 'focusses' is also the plural of the noun 'focus'. However, 'focal lengths' would usually be used.
Jun 4, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word crystalizing
There is the parallel verb 'crystalise' which is listed, but with the present participle 'crystalising' that is currently not listed here.
Jun 3, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word gripeing
gripe Babies can have a 'gripeing pain' when they have 'gripe'. 'Gripeing' in this use is an adjective but it is also a present participle of the verb 'to gripe'.
Jun 1, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word gripe
Babies can have a 'gripeing' pain when they have 'gripe', a singular noun.
Jun 1, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word statement
The verb 'to statement' has the inflections 'statements', statementing' which is in Wordnik, and 'statemented'. It refers to the process in the UK and probably beyond whereby a school is required to prepare a statement of special educational need (SEN) when appropriate.
May 28, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word latrine
At children's camps in the 1940's when we had to dig our own trenches, and more recently they referred to them as lats.
May 22, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word prizes
Part of the verbs 'to prize'.
Mar 25, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word bans
Also, as a verb 'he or she bans ...'. 'They have a regulation, it bans ...'.
Mar 19, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word wipes
Part of the verb 'to wipe'.
Mar 15, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word shoes
The blacksmith shoes the horses. For the verb 'to shoe'.
Mar 12, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word shelters
He, she or it shelters ...
Mar 12, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word behavior
Please help me. There are many different kinds of behavior, behaviour' the spell-checker prefers the UK version!.
I would like to know how best to describe these units as a kind of phrase. They are not noun or verb phrases, nor do they sound like prepositional phrases.
We may talk of 'addictive (behavior, behaviour'); dependent (behavior, behaviour'); dysfunctional (behavior, behaviour'); family (behavior, behaviour'); group (behavior, behaviour') ...
Thank you.
Feb 27, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word spends
Also 3rd person singular of the verb to spend.
Feb 16, 2012
GHibbs commented on the word were
[[I would be interested to know how the word 'modal' fits into what is said above.
The 'modal' uses "as if it were a ..., if it were ..." are the ones that I have in mind.
Thank you]]
Dec 9, 2011
GHibbs commented on the word weathers
['Weathers' (above) is only listed as "v. third-person singular simple present indicative form of weather"
The first example that is listed uses 'weathers' as a plural only noun. "... crews will be ready to respond to any incident in all kind of weathers". 'Weathers' are kinds of 'weather' (singular only noun).
"“Weathers mad depressing can't even go outside” @ShoobyyDoo" The tweets miss out the apostrophe which if it were there would be 'weather's' meaning 'the weather is'. ]
Dec 7, 2011
GHibbs commented on the word wears
[Really! A noun plural 'wears' that is the plural of 'wear'?
Has someone confused it with the plural of the noun 'ware' which sounds the same 'wares'?
For me 'wear' as a noun is singular only, and having looked the definitions given for wear as a noun I see no place for a singular and plural version.
Perhaps someone could give a good example. I looked at over 1000 examples here, but with the exception of the name of a fragrance they were all verbs.]
Dec 7, 2011
GHibbs commented on the word waters
[The 'waters' that 'break' before a baby is born is a plural only noun. 'I suddenly felt wet and realised that my waters had broken this morning'.
The term refers to amniotic fluid in which the foetus floats. The amniotic fluid, the 'waters', are released when the amniotic sack starts to leak.
Usually, if it has not already started, labour will start fairly soon after the 'waters' break, and the baby be born.
Occasionally, the 'waters' might break before the baby is mature enough to survive, but with excellent care a healthy child sometimes survives that problem.]
Dec 6, 2011
GHibbs commented on the word videotapes
It must also be the 3rd person singular of the verb 'to videotape ...'
Dec 3, 2011