90% of the time, speakers of English use just 7,500 words in speech and writing. These words appear in red, and are graded with stars. One-star words are frequent, two-star words are more frequent, and three-star words are the most frequent.
The thesaurus of synonyms and related words is fully integrated into the dictionary. Click on the thesaurus category heading under the button in an entry to see the synonyms and related words for that meaning.
A sensible person is like someone who is physically well-balanced and controlled, who stands up straight or still. A person who cannot control their emotions is like someone who falls over or cannot stand still.
Our children have grown up to be stable, loving adults.