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computer
1. n. (now rare, chiefly historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
2. n. (by restriction, chiefly historical) A male computer, where the female computer is called a computress.
3. n. A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially
Science
1. n. (alt-form, science), especially when defined as a school subject.
2. n. A particular discipline or branch of learning, especially one dealing with measurable or systematic principles rather than intuition or natural ability.
Of course in my opinion Social Studies is more of a science than an art.
3. n. Specifically the natural sciences.
My favorite subjects at school are science, mathematics, and history.
4. n. (archaic) Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area.
5. n. (now only theology) The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth.
6. n. The collective discipline of study or learning acquired through the scientific method; the sum of knowledge gained from such methods and discipline.
7. n. Knowledge derived from scientific disciplines, scientific method, or any systematic effort.
8. n. The scientific community.
9. v. (transitive, dated) To cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to instruct.
10. v. (transitive, colloquial, humorous) To use science to solve a problem.
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.
finite
1. adj. Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
2. adj. (grammar, as opposed to infinite) limited by person or number.
The "goes" in "he goes" is a finite form of a verb
string
1. n. A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
2. n. Such a structure considered as a substance.
3. n. Any similar long, thin and flexible object.
a violin string
a bowstring
4. n. A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.
a string of shells or beads; a string of sausages
5. n. A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
The string of spittle dangling from his chin was most unattractive
6. n. A series of items or events.
a string of successes
7. n. The members of a sports team or squad regarded as most likely to achieve success. (Perhaps metaphorical as the "strings" that hold the squad together.) Often first string, second string etc.
8. n. In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.
9. n. A group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stables.
10. n. (computing) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
11. n. (music) A stringed instrument.
12. n. (music, usually in plural) The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.
13. n. (in the plural) The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
no strings attached
14. n. (physics) The main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.
15. n. (slang) Cannabis or marijuana.
16. n. Part of the game of billiards, where the order of the play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.
17. n. The points made in a game of billiards.
18. n. (billiards, pool) The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; also called the string line.
19. n. A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.
20. n. (archaic) A fibre, as of a plant; a little fibrous root.
21. n. (archaic) A nerve or tendon of an animal body.
22. n. (shipbuilding) An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.
23. n. (botany) The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.
the strings of beans
24. n. (mining) A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.
25. n. (architecture) A stringcourse.
26. n. (dated, slang) A hoax; a fake story.
27. v. To put (items) on a string.
You can string these beads on to this cord to make a colorful necklace.
28. v. To put strings on (something).
It is difficult to string a tennis racket properly.
29. v. (intransitive) To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
which
1. det. (interrogative) What, of those mentioned or implied.
Which song made the charts?
2. det. (relative) The one or ones that.
Show me which one is bigger.
They couldn't decide which song to play.
3. det. (relative) The one or ones mentioned.
He once owned a painting of the house, which painting would later be stolen.
For several seconds he sat in silence, during which time the tea and sandwiches arrived.
I'm thinking of getting a new car, in which case I'd get a red one.
4. pron. (interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).
Which is bigger?; Which is which?
5. pron. (relative) Who; whom; what (of those mentioned or implied).
He walked by a door with a sign, which read: PRIVATE OFFICE.
We've met some problems which are very difficult to handle.
He had to leave, which was very difficult.
No art can be properly understood apart from the culture of which it is a part.
6. pron. (relative, archaic) Used of people (now generally who, whom or that).
7. n. An occurrence of the word which.
Is
1. n. plural of I
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of be
He is a doctor. He retired some time ago.
Should he do the task, it is vital that you follow him.
3. n. plural of i
remember to dot your is
be
1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
There is just one woman in town who can help us. (or, dialectally:) It is just one woman in town who can help us.
3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
The cup is on the table.
4. v. (intransitive) To occur, to take place.
When will the meeting be?
5. v. (intransitive, in perfect tenses, without predicate) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar.
The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come.
I have been to Spain many times.
Moscow, huh? I've never been, but it sounds fascinating.
6. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
Knowledge is bliss.
Hi, I’m Jim.
7. v. (transitive, copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
3 times 5 is fifteen.
8. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995.
9. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
The sky is blue.
10. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
The sky is a deep blue today.
11. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
The dog was drowned by the boy.
12. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
The woman is walking.
I shall be writing to you soon.
We liked to chat while we were eating.
13. v. (archaic, auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for "to go".
14. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic.
I am to leave tomorrow.
I would drive you, were I to obtain a car.
15. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to link a subject to a measurement.
This building is three hundred years old.
I am 75 kilograms.
He’s about 6 feet tall.
16. v. (transitive, copulative, with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
I’m 20. (= I am 20 years old.)
17. v. (with a dummy subject) it Used to indicate the time of day.
It is almost eight. (= It is almost eight o’clock.)
It’s 8:30 read eight-thirty in Tokyo.
What time is it there? It’s night.
18. v. (With since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to My grandmother died three years ago, but emphasizes the intervening period)
It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.
19. v. (often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid.
Why is it so dark in here?
20. v. (dynamic/lexical "be", especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
"What do we do?" "We be ourselves.".
Why is he being nice to me?
not
1. adv. Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
Did you take out the trash? No, I did not.
Not knowing any better, I went ahead.
2. adv. To no degree.
That is not red; it's orange.
3. conj. And not.
I wanted a plate of shrimp, not a bucket of chicken.
He painted the car blue and black, not solid purple.
4. interj. (slang) Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.
I really like hanging out with my little brother watching Barney... not!
Sure, you're perfect the way you are... not!
5. n. Unary logical function NOT, true if input is false, or a gate implementing that negation function.
You need a not there to conform with the negative logic of the memory chip.
6. contraction. (obsolete) Contraction of ne wot, wot not; know not; knows not.
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.
command
1. n. An order to do something.
I was given a command to cease shooting.
2. n. The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
to have command of an army
3. n. power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
he had command of the situation
England has long held command of the sea
a good command of language
4. n. A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
General Smith was placed in command.
5. n. The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
6. n. (military) A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer; by extension, any object or body in someone's charge.
7. n. Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
8. n. (computing) A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
9. n. (baseball) The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.
He's got good command tonight.
10. v. To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
The soldier was commanded to cease firing.
The king commanded his servant to bring him dinner.
11. v. To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
to command an army or a ship
12. v. To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
he commanded silence
If thou be the son of God, command that these stones be made bread. (Mat. IV. 3.)
13. v. to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
Bridges commanded by a fortified house. (Motley.)
14. v. To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.
A good magistrate commands the respect and affections of the people.
Justice commands the respect and affections of the people.
The best goods command the best price.
This job commands a salary of £30,000.
15. v. To hold, to control the use of.
The fort commanded the bay.
16. v. (intransitive, archaic) To have a view, as from a superior position.
17. v. (obsolete) To direct to come; to bestow.
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.
operator
1. n. One who operates.
2. n. A telecommunications facilitator whose job is to establish temporary network connections.
3. n. (mathematics) A function or other mapping that carries variables defined on a domain into another variable or set of variables in a defined range.
4. n. Chinese whispers.
5. n. (informal) A person who is adept at making deals or getting results, especially one who uses questionable methods.
6. n. A member of a military Special Operations unit.
7. n. (computing) The administrator of a channel or network on IRC.
8. n. (computing) A symbol that represents a construct in a programming language and differs from a normal function in its syntax.
9. n. (linguistics) A kind of expression that enters into an a-bar movement dependency and is said to bind a variable.
In the sentence "What did Bill say he wants to buy?", "what" is an operator, binding a phonetically empty variable.

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