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     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.
Us
     1. n. plural of U
     2. pron. (personal) Me and at least one other person; the objective case of we.
     3. pron. (colloquial) Me.
           Give us a look at your paper.
           Give us your wallet!
     4. pron. (Northern England) Our.
           We'll have to throw us food out.
     5. det. The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person.
           It's not good enough for us teachers.
     6. n. plural of u
dated
     1. adj. Marked with a date.
           The first dated entry in the diary was from October 1922.
     2. adj. Outdated.
           "Omnibus" is a dated term for a bus.
     3. v. simple past tense and past participle of date
subject
     1. adj. Likely to be affected by or to experience something.
           a country subject to extreme heat
           Menu listings and prices are subject to change.
           He's subject to sneezing fits.
     2. adj. Conditional upon.
           The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board.
     3. adj. Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
     4. adj. Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
     5. n. (grammar) In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.
           In the sentence ‘The mouse is eaten by the cat in the kitchen.’, ‘The mouse’ is the subject, ‘the cat’ being the agent.
     6. n. An actor; one who takes action.
           The subjects and objects of power.
     7. n. The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
     8. n. A particular area of study.
           Her favorite subject is physics.
     9. n. A citizen in a monarchy.
           I am a British subject.
     10. n. A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
     11. n. (music) The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
     12. n. A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc.
     13. n. (philosophy) A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.
     14. n. (logic) That of which something is stated.
     15. n. (math) The variable in terms of which an expression is defined.
           Making x the subject of xsup - 2 − 6x + 3y = 0, we have x = 3 ± √(9 − 3y).
     16. v. (transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
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
discussion
     1. n. Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
           There was then a long discussion of whether to capitalize words like "east".
           This topic is not open to discussion.
           My discussion with the professor was very enlightening.
     2. n. Text giving further detail on a subject.
           Under each heading, you will find a discussion.
     3. n. (medicine, obsolete) The dispersion of a tumour.
originally
     1. adv. (not comparable) As it was in the beginning.
           Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age.
     2. adv. In an original manner.
           They had to think originally to come up with those creative ideas.
at
     1. prep. In, near, or in the general vicinity of a particular place.
           Caesar was at Rome;  at the corner of Fourth Street and Vine;  at Jim’s house
     2. prep. (indicating time) (Indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker's perspective.)
           at six o’clock;  at closing time;  at night.
     3. prep. In the direction of (often in an unfocused or uncaring manner).
           He threw the ball at me.  He shouted at her.
     4. prep. Denotes a price.
           3 apples at 2¢ (each)   The offer was at $30,000 before negotiations.
     5. prep. Occupied in (activity).
           men at work
     6. prep. In a state of.
           She is at sixes and sevens with him.  They are at loggerheads over how best to tackle the fiscal cliff.  The city was at the mercy of the occupying forces.
     7. prep. Indicates a position on a scale or in a series.
           Sell at 90.  Tiger finished the round at tenth, seven strokes behind the leaders.  I'm offering it—just to select customers—at cost.
     8. prep. Because of.
           to laugh at a joke   mad at their comments
     9. prep. Indicates a means, method, or manner.
     10. prep. Holding a given speed or rate.
           It is growing at the rate of 3% a year.  Cruising along at fifty miles per hour.
     11. prep. (used for skills (including in activities) or areas of knowledge) On the subject of; regarding.
           The twins were both bad at chemistry.
           He slipped at marksmanship over his extended vacation.
     12. prep. (Ireland, stressed pronunciation) Bothering, irritating, causing discomfort to
     13. n. The at sign (@).
     14. n. (alt form, att) (Laos currency unit)
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.
moot
     1. adj. (current in UK, rare in the US) Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
     2. adj. (North America, chiefly legal) Being an exercise of thought; academic.
           Walter Crane and Lewis F. Day (1903) Moot Points: Friendly Disputes on Art and Industry Between Walter Crane and Lewis F. Day
     3. adj. (North America) Having no practical impact or relevance.
           That point may make for a good discussion, but it is moot.
     4. n. A moot court.
     5. n. A system of arbitration in many areas of Africa in which the primary goal is to settle a dispute and reintegrate adversaries into society rather than assess penalties.
     6. n. (Scouting) A gathering of Rovers, usually in the form of a camp lasting 2 weeks.
     7. n. (paganism) A social gathering of pagans, normally held in a public house.
     8. n. (historical) An assembly (usually for decision making in a locality).
     9. n. (shipbuilding) A ring for gauging wooden pins.
     10. v. To bring up as a subject for debate, to propose.
     11. v. To discuss or debate.
     12. v. (US) To make or declare irrelevant.
     13. v. To argue or plead in a supposed case.
     14. v. (regional, obsolete) To talk or speak.
           'Tis no boot to moot again of it.
     15. v. (Scotland, Northern England) To say, utter, also insinuate.
           He could not moot the words.
     16. n. (Scotland, Northern England) A whisper, or an insinuation, also gossip or rumors.
           Na, I haven't heard a moot of it.
           Haven't you heard the moot, mate? There are going to be layoffs. They are going to shit-can the lot of us.
     17. n. (Scotland, Northern England, rural) Talk.
           No, there's no moot of it on the streets.
           There's some moot of charges, but nothing concrete yet.
     18. n. (Australia) Vagina.
     19. n. (West Country) The stump of a tree; the roots and bottom end of a felled tree.
     20. v. (West Country) To take root and begin to grow.
     21. v. (West Country) To turn up soil or dig up roots, especially an animal with the snout.
arguable
     1. adj. That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
     2. adj. (colloquial) Open to doubt, argument or debate.
debatable
     1. adj. Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed.
           Those data are debatable: no one has been able to replicate them.
           It's debatable whether he is the best candidate for the position.
     2. adj. Able to be debated; up for discussion.
           The lack of bonuses this year is not debatable.
     3. n. A topic that is open to debate.
unsolved
     1. adj. Not yet solved.
           an unsolved crime
           an unsolved crossword puzzle
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.
impossible
     1. adj. Not possible; not able to be done or happen.
           It is difficult, if not impossible, to memorize 20,000 consecutive numbers.
           Sarah thinks that nothing is impossible because things can always somehow happen.
     2. adj. (colloquial, of a person) Very difficult to deal with.
           You never listen to a word I say – you're impossible!
     3. adj. (math, dated) imaginary
           impossible quantities, or imaginary numbers
     4. n. (obsolete) an impossibility
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
solve
     1. v. To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
     2. v. (mathematics) To find the values of variables that satisfy a system of equations and/or inequalities.
     3. v. (mathematics) To algebraically manipulate an equation or inequality into a form that isolates a chosen variable on one side, so that the other side consists of an expression that may be used to genera
     4. n. (now rare, chiefly law enforcement) A solution; an explanation.
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