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Northern
1. adj. (British) Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised).
Les Dawson was a famous Northern comedian.
2. n. (rail) a steam locomotive of the 4-8-4 wheel arrangement. (swp, 4-8-4)
3. adj. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north.
4. adj. (of a wind) Blowing from the north; northerly.
5. adj. (British) Characteristic of the North of England (qual, usually capitalised)
Les Dawson was a famous northern comedian.
6. n. An inhabitant of the northern regions.
7. n. (fishing) The northern pike.
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a
1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
I've seen it happen a hundred times.
3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
4. art. The same; one.
We are of a mind on matters of morals.
5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
Stand a tiptoe.
9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
Torn a pieces.
10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
I brush my teeth twice a day.
11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
A God’s name.
13. prep. To do with status; In.
King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
To set the people a worke.
14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
The times, they are a-changin'.
15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
Jacob, when he was a dying
16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
The name of John a Gaunt.
21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
whisper
1. n. The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.
2. n. (usually in plural) A rumor.
There are whispers of rebellion all around.
3. n. (figurative) A faint trace or hint (of something).
The soup had just a whisper of basil.
4. n. A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.
5. n. (internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room.
6. v. (intransitive) To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous
7. v. To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
8. v. (intransitive) To make a low, sibilant sound.
9. v. (intransitive) To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
10. v. (transitive, obsolete) To address in a whisper, or low voice.
11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.
or
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
The country Myanmar, or Burma
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
an
1. art. Form of a used before a vowel sound
2. art. (now quite rare) Form of a used before 'h' in an unstressed syllable
3. art. (nonstandard) Form of a used before 'h' in a stressed syllable
4. conj. (archaic) If
5. conj. (archaic) So long as.
An it harm none, do what ye will.
6. conj. (archaic) As if; as though.
7. n. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri).
8. prep. In each; to or for each; per.
I was only going twenty miles an hour.
insinuation
1. n. The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
2. n. The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; — formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition.
3. n. The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
4. n. That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
also
1. adv. (conjunctive, focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too.
They had porridge for breakfast, and also toast.
2. adv. (obsolete) To the same degree or extent; so, as.
gossip
1. n. Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.
2. n. Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially someone not present.
3. n. A genre in contemporary media, usually focused on the personal affairs of celebrities.
4. n. (obsolete) A sponsor; a godfather or godmother.
5. n. (obsolete) A familiar acquaintance; a friend.
6. v. (intransitive) To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.
7. v. (intransitive) To talk idly; to chatter or prattle.
8. v. (obsolete) To stand godfather to.
or
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
The country Myanmar, or Burma
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
rumors
1. n. plural of rumor
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of rumor
rumor
1. n. (US) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
There's a rumor going round that he's going to get married.
2. n. (US) Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.
They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor.
3. v. (transitive usually used in the passive voice) To tell a rumor about; to gossip.
John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.

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