diff --git a/src/components/EntrySelect.tsx b/src/components/EntrySelect.tsx
index 7909c66..416f999 100644
--- a/src/components/EntrySelect.tsx
+++ b/src/components/EntrySelect.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ function EntrySelect<E extends T.DictionaryEntry | T.VerbEntry>(props: ({
     isVerbSelect?: boolean,
     opts: T.TextOptions,
 }) {
+    const placeholder = "entries" in props ? "Select…" : "Search Pashto";
+    const minWidth = "9rem";
     function makeOption(e: E | T.DictionaryEntry) {
         if ("entry" in e) {
             return (props.isVerbSelect ? makeVerbSelectOption : makeSelectOption)(e, props.opts);
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ function EntrySelect<E extends T.DictionaryEntry | T.VerbEntry>(props: ({
             if (!s) return;
             props.onChange(s);
         }
-        return <div>
+        return <div style={{ minWidth }}>
             <AsyncSelect
                 isSearchable={true}
                 className="mb-2"
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ function EntrySelect<E extends T.DictionaryEntry | T.VerbEntry>(props: ({
                 onChange={onChange}
                 defaultOptions={[]}
                 loadOptions={options}
-                placeholder={props.name ? `Select ${props.name}...` : undefined}
+                placeholder={placeholder}
                 {...zIndexProps}
             />
         </div>;
@@ -74,14 +76,14 @@ function EntrySelect<E extends T.DictionaryEntry | T.VerbEntry>(props: ({
         if (!s) return;
         props.onChange(s);
     }
-    return <div>
+    return <div style={{ minWidth }}>
         <Select
             isSearchable={true}
             value={value}
             onChange={onChange}
             className="mb-2"
             options={options}
-            placeholder={props.name ? `Select ${props.name}...` : undefined}
+            placeholder={placeholder}
             {...zIndexProps}
         />
     </div>
diff --git a/src/lib/np-tools.ts b/src/lib/np-tools.ts
index 075226f..94fc803 100644
--- a/src/lib/np-tools.ts
+++ b/src/lib/np-tools.ts
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ export function getEnglishVerb(entry: T.DictionaryEntry): string {
 
 export function getEnglishParticiple(entry: T.DictionaryEntry): string {
     if (!entry.ec) {
-        console.log("errored participle");
-        console.log(entry);
         throw new Error("no english information for participle");
     }
     const ec = parseEc(entry.ec);
diff --git a/src/lib/type-predicates.ts b/src/lib/type-predicates.ts
index fc924be..5b9e69a 100644
--- a/src/lib/type-predicates.ts
+++ b/src/lib/type-predicates.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export function isNounEntry(e: T.Entry | T.DictionaryEntry): e is T.NounEntry {
     return !!(e.c && (e.c.includes("n. m.") || e.c.includes("n. f.")));
 }
 
-export function isAdjectiveEntry(e: T.Entry): e is T.AdjectiveEntry {
+export function isAdjectiveEntry(e: T.Entry | T.DictionaryEntry): e is T.AdjectiveEntry {
     if ("entry" in e) return false;
     return !!e.c?.includes("adj.") && !isNounEntry(e);
 }