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northern
     1. adj. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north.
     2. adj. (of a wind) Blowing from the north; northerly.
     3. adj. (British) Characteristic of the North of England (qual, usually capitalised)
           Les Dawson was a famous northern comedian.
     4. n. An inhabitant of the northern regions.
     5. n. (fishing) The northern pike.
English
     1. adj. Of or pertaining to England.
     2. adj. English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England.
           Those immigrants Anglicised their names to make them sound more English.
     3. adj. Of or pertaining to the people of England (to Englishmen and Englishwomen).
     4. adj. Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
           an English ton
     5. adj. (Amish) Non-Amish, so named for speaking English rather than a variety of German.
     6. n. (collective plural) The people of England; Englishmen and Englishwomen.
           The Scottish and the English have a history of conflict.
     7. n. The language originating in England but now spoken in all parts of the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and other parts of the world.
           English is spoken here as an unofficial language and lingua franca.
           How do you say ‘à peu près’ in English?
     8. n. (Amish, collective plural) The non-Amish; non-Amish people.
     9. n. One's ability to employ the English language correctly.
           My coworker has pretty good English for a non-native speaker.
     10. n. The English-language term or expression for something.
           What's the English for ‘à peu près’?
     11. n. Specific language or wording in English; English text or statements in speech, whether in translation or otherwise.
           The technical details are correct, but the English is not very clear.
     12. n. A variety or dialect of spoken and or written English.
     13. n. (printing, dated) The size of type between pica and great primer, standardized as 14-point.
     14. n. (North American) Spin or side given to a ball, especially in pool or billiards.
           Put more English on the ball.
     15. v. (transitive, archaic) To translate, adapt or render into English.
     16. n. (US) Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in billiards or bowling.
           You can't hit it directly, but maybe if you give it some english.
     17. n. (figurative) An unusual or unexpected interpretation of a text or idea, a spin, a nuance.
to
     1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
           I want to leave.
           He asked me what to do.
           I don’t know how to say it.
           I have places to go and people to see.
     2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
           "Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
           If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
     3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
           I have to do laundry today.
     4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
           We are walking to the shop.
     5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
           He devoted himself to education.
           They drank to his health.
     6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
           His face was beaten to a pulp.
     7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
           similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
     8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
           With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   t
     9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
           one to one = 1:1
           ten to one = 10:1.
           I have ten dollars to your four.
     10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
           Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
           Three to the power of two is nine.
           Three to the second is nine.
     11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
           I gave the book to him.
     12. prep. (time) Preceding.
           ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
     13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
           Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
           There's a lot of sense to what he says.
     14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
           Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
     15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
           Please push the door to.
     16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
     17. adv. misspelling of too
hit
     1. v. To strike.:
     2. v.          To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
                   One boy hit the other.
     3. v.          To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
                   The ball hit the fence.
     4. v.          (intransitive) To strike against something.
     5. v.          (transitive, slang) To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.
                   Hit him tonight and throw the body in the river.
     6. v.          (transitive, military) To attack, especially amphibiously.
                   If intelligence had been what it should have been, I don't think we'd ever have hit that island.
     7. v. (transitive, colloquial) To briefly visit.
           We hit the grocery store on the way to the park.
     8. v. (transitive, informal) To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
           You'll hit some nasty thunderstorms if you descend too late.  We hit a lot of traffic coming back from the movies.
     9. v. To attain, to achieve.:
     10. v.          (transitive, informal) To reach or achieve.
                   I hit the jackpot.  The movie hits theaters in December.  The temperature could hit 110°F tomorrow.  We hit Detroit at one in the
     11. v.          (intransitive) To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, often by luck.
     12. v.          To guess; to light upon or discover.
     13. v. To affect negatively.
           The economy was hit by a recession.  The hurricane hit his fishing business hard.
     14. v. (heading, games) To make a play.
     15. v.          (transitive, cards) In blackjack, to deal a card to.
                   Hit me.
     16. v.          (intransitive, baseball) To come up to bat.
                   Jones hit for the pitcher.
     17. v.          (backgammon) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
     18. v. (transitive, computing, programming) To use; to connect to.
           The external web servers hit DBSRV7, but the internal web server hits DBSRV3.
     19. v. (transitive, US, slang) To have sex with.
           I'd hit that.
     20. v. (transitive, US, slang) To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
     21. n. A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
           The hit was very slight.
     22. n. Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
     23. n. An attack on a location, person or people.
     24. n.          In the game of Battleship, a correct guess at where one's opponent ship is.
     25. n. (computing, Internet) The result of a search of a computer system or of a search engine
     26. n. (Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
           My site received twice as many hits after being listed in a search engine.
     27. n. An approximately correct answer in a test set.
     28. n. (baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.
           The catcher got a hit to lead off the fifth.
     29. n. (colloquial) A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
           Where am I going to get my next hit?
     30. n. A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
     31. n. (dated) A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark.
           a happy hit
     32. n. (backgammon) A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.
     33. n. (backgammon) A game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.
     34. adj. Very successful.
           The band played their hit song to the delight of the fans.
     35. pron. (dialectal) it, It.
to
     1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
           I want to leave.
           He asked me what to do.
           I don’t know how to say it.
           I have places to go and people to see.
     2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
           "Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
           If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
     3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
           I have to do laundry today.
     4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
           We are walking to the shop.
     5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
           He devoted himself to education.
           They drank to his health.
     6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
           His face was beaten to a pulp.
     7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
           similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
     8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
           With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   t
     9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
           one to one = 1:1
           ten to one = 10:1.
           I have ten dollars to your four.
     10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
           Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
           Three to the power of two is nine.
           Three to the second is nine.
     11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
           I gave the book to him.
     12. prep. (time) Preceding.
           ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
     13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
           Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
           There's a lot of sense to what he says.
     14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
           Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
     15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
           Please push the door to.
     16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
     17. adv. misspelling of too
smack
     1. n. A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
           rice pudding with a smack of cinnamon
     2. n. A slight trace of something; a smattering.
     3. n. (slang) Heroin.
     4. v. To get the flavor of.
     5. v. (intransitive) To indicate or suggest something; used with of.
           Her reckless behavior smacks of pride.
     6. v. (intransitive) To have a particular taste; used with of.
     7. n. A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack
     8. n. A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank.
     9. n. A loud kiss.
     10. n. A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip.
     11. v. To slap someone, or to make a smacking sound.
     12. v. (New Zealand) To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (US spank)
     13. v. To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat.
     14. v. To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate.
     15. adv. As if with a smack or slap; smartly; sharply.
           Right smack bang in the middle.
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