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us
     1. pron. (personal) Me and at least one other person; the objective case of we.
     2. pron. (colloquial) Me.
           Give us a look at your paper.
           Give us your wallet!
     3. pron. (Northern England) Our.
           We'll have to throw us food out.
     4. det. The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person.
           It's not good enough for us teachers.
     5. n. plural of u
Canada
     1. n. (US, informal) A country bordering a larger country that shares many similarities with it, but is overshadowed by the more prominent larger.
     2. n. (historical) A former liquid measure of four quartilhos, especially used for wine.
performing
     1. v. present participle of perform
     2. n. A performance.
     perform
          1. v. To do something; to execute.
                The scientists performed several experiments.
                It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task.
          2. v. To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
                She will perform in the play.
                The magician performed badly – none of his tricks worked.
                The string quartet performed three pieces by Haydn.
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.
tending
     1. n. Action of the verb to tend.
     2. v. present participle of tend
     tend
          1. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn.
          2. v. (legal, Old English law) To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
          3. v. (followed by a to infinitive) To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain characteristic.
                They tend to go out on Saturdays.
                It tends to snow here in winter.
          4. v. (with to) To look after (e.g. an ill person.)
                We need to tend to the garden, which has become a mess.
          5. v. To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard.
                Shepherds tend their flocks.
          6. v. To wait (upon), as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend.
          7. v. (obsolete) To await; to expect.
          8. v. (obsolete) To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
          9. v. (transitive, nautical) To manage (an anchored vessel) when the tide turns, to prevent it from entangling the cable when swinging.
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
perform
     1. v. To do something; to execute.
           The scientists performed several experiments.
           It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task.
     2. v. To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
           She will perform in the play.
           The magician performed badly – none of his tricks worked.
           The string quartet performed three pieces by Haydn.
well
     1. adv. (manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
           He does his job well.
     2. adv. (manner) Completely, fully.
           a well done steak
           We’re well beat now.
     3. adv. (degree) To a significant degree.
           That author is well known.
     4. adv. (degree, British, slang) Very (as a general-purpose intensifier).
     5. adv. In a desirable manner; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favourably; advantageously.
     6. adj. In good health.
           I had been sick, but now I'm well.
     7. adj. (hypercorrect) Good, content.
           “How are you?” — “I'm well, thank you!”
     8. adj. (archaic) Prudent; good; well-advised.
     9. interj. Used to acknowledge a statement or situation.
           “The car is broken.” “Well, we could walk to the movies instead.”
           “I didn't like the music.” “Well, I thought it was good.”
           “I forgot to pack the tent! Well, I guess we're sleeping under the stars tonight.”
     10. interj. An exclamation of surprise, often doubled or tripled.
           Well, well, well, what do we have here?
     11. interj. An exclamation of indignance.
           Well! There was no need to say that in front of my mother!
     12. interj. Used in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something.
           It was a bit... well... too loud.
     13. interj. Used in speech to fill gaps; filled pause.
           “So what have you been doing?” “Well, we went for a picnic, and then it started raining so we came home early.”
     14. interj. (Hiberno-English) Used as a greeting
           Well lads. How's things?
     15. n. A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
     16. n. A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.
     17. n. A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects.
           Make a well in the dough mixture and pour in the milk.
     18. n. (figurative) A source of supply.
     19. n. (nautical) A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.
     20. n. (nautical) The cockpit of a sailboat.
     21. n. (nautical) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water to keep fish alive while they are transported
     22. n. (nautical) A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.
     23. n. (military) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.
     24. n. (architecture) An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
     25. n. The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom.
     26. n. (metalworking) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.
     27. n. A well drink.
           They're having a special tonight: $1 wells.
     28. n. (video games) The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall.
     29. n. (biology) In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.
     30. v. (intransitive) To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.
     31. v. (intransitive) To have something seep out of the surface.
           Her eyes welled with tears.
well
     1. adv. (manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
           He does his job well.
     2. adv. (manner) Completely, fully.
           a well done steak
           We’re well beat now.
     3. adv. (degree) To a significant degree.
           That author is well known.
     4. adv. (degree, British, slang) Very (as a general-purpose intensifier).
     5. adv. In a desirable manner; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favourably; advantageously.
     6. adj. In good health.
           I had been sick, but now I'm well.
     7. adj. (hypercorrect) Good, content.
           “How are you?” — “I'm well, thank you!”
     8. adj. (archaic) Prudent; good; well-advised.
     9. interj. Used to acknowledge a statement or situation.
           “The car is broken.” “Well, we could walk to the movies instead.”
           “I didn't like the music.” “Well, I thought it was good.”
           “I forgot to pack the tent! Well, I guess we're sleeping under the stars tonight.”
     10. interj. An exclamation of surprise, often doubled or tripled.
           Well, well, well, what do we have here?
     11. interj. An exclamation of indignance.
           Well! There was no need to say that in front of my mother!
     12. interj. Used in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something.
           It was a bit... well... too loud.
     13. interj. Used in speech to fill gaps; filled pause.
           “So what have you been doing?” “Well, we went for a picnic, and then it started raining so we came home early.”
     14. interj. (Hiberno-English) Used as a greeting
           Well lads. How's things?
     15. n. A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
     16. n. A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.
     17. n. A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects.
           Make a well in the dough mixture and pour in the milk.
     18. n. (figurative) A source of supply.
     19. n. (nautical) A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.
     20. n. (nautical) The cockpit of a sailboat.
     21. n. (nautical) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water to keep fish alive while they are transported
     22. n. (nautical) A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.
     23. n. (military) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.
     24. n. (architecture) An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
     25. n. The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom.
     26. n. (metalworking) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.
     27. n. A well drink.
           They're having a special tonight: $1 wells.
     28. n. (video games) The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall.
     29. n. (biology) In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.
     30. v. (intransitive) To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.
     31. v. (intransitive) To have something seep out of the surface.
           Her eyes welled with tears.
in
     1. prep. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits.
     2. prep.          Contained by.
                   The dog is in the kennel.
     3. prep.          Within.
     4. prep.          Surrounded by.
                   We are in the enemy camp.   Her plane is in the air.
     5. prep.          Part of; a member of.
                   One in a million.   She's in band and orchestra.
     6. prep.          Pertaining to; with regard to.
                   What grade did he get in English?
                   Military letters should be formal in tone, but not stilted.
     7. prep.          At the end of a period of time.
                   They said they would call us in a week.
     8. prep.          Within a certain elapsed time
                   Are you able to finish this in three hours?   The massacre resulted in over 1000 deaths in three hours.
     9. prep.          During (said of periods of time).
                   in the first week of December;  Easter falls in the fourth lunar month;   The country reached a high level of prosperity in his fi
     10. prep.          (grammar, phonetics, of sounds and letters) Coming at the end of a word.
                   English nouns in -ce form their plurals in -s.
     11. prep. Into.
           Less water gets in your boots this way.
     12. prep. Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.
           In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
     13. prep.          Indicating an order or arrangement.
                   My fat rolls around in folds.
     14. prep.          Denoting a state of the subject.
                   He stalked away in anger.   John is in a coma.
     15. prep.          Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
                   You've got a friend in me.   He's met his match in her.
     16. prep.          Wearing (an item of clothing).
                    I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress.
     17. prep. Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality.
     18. prep.          (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
                   Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties.
                   The deposit can be in any legal tender, even in gold.
                    Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.
     19. prep.          Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
                   Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" in C minor is among his most popular.
                   His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages.
                   When you write in cursive, it's illegible.
     20. v. (obsolete, transitive) To enclose.
     21. v. (obsolete, transitive) To take in; to harvest.
     22. adv. (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
           Is Mr. Smith in?
     23. adv. Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
           Suddenly a strange man walked in.
     24. adv. (sports) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
           He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in.
     25. adv. (UK) Abbreviation of in aid of.
           What's that in?
     26. adv. After the beginning of something.
     27. n. A position of power or a way to get it.
           His parents got him an in with the company
     28. n. (sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
     29. n. A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
     30. adj. In fashion; popular.
           Skirts are in this year.
     31. adj. Incoming.
           the in train
     32. adj. (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
     33. adj. (legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
           in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband
     34. adj. (cricket) Currently batting.
     35. n. Inch.
difficult
     1. adj. Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
           However, the difficult weather conditions will ensure Yunnan has plenty of freshwater.
     2. adj. (often of a, person, or a horse, etc) Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.
           Stop being difficult and eat your broccoli—you know it's good for you.
     3. adj. (obsolete) Unable or unwilling.
     4. v. (obsolete, transitive) To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.
high
     1. adj. Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
           The balloon rose high in the sky.   The wall was high.   a high mountain
     2. adj.          Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.
     3. adj.          (baseball, of a ball) Above the batter's shoulders.
                    the pitch (or: the ball) was high
     4. adj. Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
     5. adj. Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
           three feet high   three Mount Everests high
     6. adj. Elevated in status, esteem, prestige; exalted in rank, station, or character.
           The oldest of the elves' royal family still conversed in High Elvish.
     7. adj.          Most exalted; foremost.
                    the high priest, the high officials of the court, the high altar
     8. adj. Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).
           high crimes, the high festival of the sun
     9. adj. Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.
           high (i.e. intense) heat; high (i.e. full or quite) noon; high (i.e. rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i.e. complete) pleasure; high (i.e. deep or vivid) colour; high (i.e. extensive, thorough) s
     10. adj.          Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).
     11. adj. (in several set phrases) Remote in distance or time.
           high latitude, high antiquity
     12. adj. (in several set phrases) Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. high church, High Tory.
     13. adj. Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.
           in high spirits
     14. adj. (of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.
           high living, the high life
     15. adj. Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.
           a high tone
     16. adj. (with "on" or "about") Keen, enthused.
     17. adj. (of a body of water) With tall waves.
     18. adj. Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
           My bank charges me a high interest rate.   I was running a high temperature and had high cholesterol.   high voltage   high prices   high winds   a high number
     19. adj.          Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, (which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative)).
                   Carrots are high in vitamin A.   made from a high-copper alloy
     20. adj. (acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).
           The note was too high for her to sing.
     21. adj. (phonetics) Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.
     22. adj. (card games) Greater in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
     23. adj.          (poker) Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush.
                    I have KT742 of the same suit. In other words, a K-high flush.
                    9-high straight = 98765 unsuited
                    Royal Flush = AKQJT suited = A-high straight flush
     24. adj.          (of a card or hand) Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.
                    North's hand was high. East was in trouble.
     25. adj. (of meat, especially venison) Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.
           Epicures do not cook game before it is high.
           The tailor liked his meat high.
     26. adj. (slang) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly (until the early 20th century) usually alcohol, but now (by the mid 20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, c
     27. adj. (nautical, of a sailing ship) Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.
     28. adv. In or to an elevated position.
           How high above land did you fly?
     29. adv. In or at a great value.
           Costs have grown higher this year again.
     30. adv. In a pitch of great frequency.
           I certainly can't sing that high.
     31. n. A high point or position, literally or figuratively; an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.
     32. n. A point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best.
           It was one of the highs of his career.
     33. n. A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.
           That pill gave me a high for a few hours, before I had a comedown.
     34. n. A drug that gives such a high.
     35. n. (informal) A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
           A large high is centred on the Azores.
     36. n. The maximum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.
           Inflation reached a ten-year high.
     37. n. The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
           Today's high was 32°C.
     38. n. (card games) The highest card dealt or drawn.
     39. v. (obsolete) To rise.
           The sun higheth.
     40. n. (obsolete) Thought; intention; determination; purpose.
     41. v. To hie; to hasten.
pressure
     1. n. A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
           Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
     2. n. A contrasting force or impulse of any kind
           the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
     3. n. Distress.
           She has felt pressure lately because her boss expects her to get the job done by the first.
     4. n. Urgency
           the pressure of business
     5. n. (obsolete) Impression; stamp; character impressed.
     6. n. (physics) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area.
     7. v. To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.
           Do not let anyone pressure you into buying something you do not want.
situations
     1. n. plural of situation
     situation
          1. n. The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
                The Botanical Gardens are in a delightful situation on the river bank.
          2. n. The place in which something is situated; a location.
          3. n. Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.
          4. n. The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
                The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming.
          5. n. (dated) A position of employment; a post.
          6. n. A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.
                Boss, we've got a situation here...
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