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computing
     1. n. (literally) The process or act of calculation.
     2. n. The use of a computer or computers.
     3. n. The study, field of computers and computer programming.
           This course will cover several major fields of computing.
     4. v. present participle of compute
     5. v. topics, en, Computing
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.
fixed
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of fix
     2. adj. Not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same.
           fixed assets
           I work fixed hours for a fixed salary.
           Every religion has its own fixed ideas.
           He looked at me with a fixed glare.
     3. adj. Stationary.
     4. adj. Attached; affixed.
     5. adj. Chemically stable.
     6. adj. Supplied with what one needs.
           She's nicely fixed after two divorce settlements.
     7. adj. (legal) Of sound, recorded on a permanent medium.
           In the United States, recordings are only granted copyright protection when the sounds in the recording were fixed and first published on or after February 15, 1972.
     8. adj. (dialectal, informal) Surgically rendered infertile (spayed, neutered or castrated).
           a fixed tomcat; the she-cat has been fixed
     9. adj. Rigged; fraudulently prearranged.
     10. adj. (of a problem) Resolved; corrected.
     11. adj. Repaired
     fix
          1. n. A repair or corrective action.
                That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's.
          2. n. A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma.
                It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!
          3. n. (informal) A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
          4. n. A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.
          5. n. A determination of location.
                We have a fix on your position.
          6. n. (US) fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace)
          7. v. (transitive, obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
          8. v.          (transitive, by extension) (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.
                         He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldn't work!".
          9. v. To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
                A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.
                A leech can fix itself to your skin without you feeling it.
                The Constitution fixes the date when Congress must meet.
          10. v.          (transitive figuratively, usually in the passive) To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate.
                         She's fixed on the idea of becoming a doctor.
          11. v. To mend, to repair.
                That heater will start a fire if you don't fix it.
          12. v. (transitive, informal) To prepare (food).
                She fixed dinner for the kids.
          13. v. To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tam
                A majority of voters believed the election was fixed in favor of the incumbent.
          14. v. (transitive, US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
                Rover stopped digging under the fence after we had the vet fix him.
          15. v. (transitive, mathematics, sematics) To map a (point or subset) to itself.
          16. v. (transitive, informal) To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
                He got caught breaking into lockers, so a couple of guys fixed him after work.
          17. v. To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light.
          18. v. (transitive, chemistry, biology) To convert into a stable or available form.
                Legumes are valued in crop rotation for their ability to fix nitrogen.
          19. v. (intransitive) To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
          20. v. (intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.
size
     1. n. (obsolete, outside, dialects) An assize.
     2. n. (obsolete) A regulation determining the amount of money paid in fees, taxes etc.
     3. n. (obsolete) A fixed standard for the magnitude, quality, quantity etc. of goods, especially food and drink.
     4. n. The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is.
           The size of the building seemed to have increased since I was last there.
     5. n. (obsolete) A regulation, piece of ordinance.
     6. n. A specific set of dimensions for a manufactured article, especially clothing.
           I don't think we have the red one in your size.
     7. n. (graph theory) A number of edges in a graph.
     8. n. (figurative, dated) Degree of rank, ability, character, etc.
     9. n. An instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, used for measuring the size of pearls.
     10. v. To adjust the size of; to make a certain size.
     11. v. To classify or arrange by size.
     12. v.          (military) To take the height of men, in order to place them in the ranks according to their stature.
     13. v.          (mining) To sift (pieces of ore or metal) in order to separate the finer from the coarser parts.
     14. v. (transitive, colloquial) To approximate the dimensions, estimate the size of.
     15. v. (intransitive) To take a greater size; to increase in size.
     16. v. (Cambridge University) To order food or drink from the buttery; hence, to enter a score, as upon the buttery book.
     17. v. (transitive, obsolete) To swell; to increase the bulk of.
     18. n. A thin, weak glue used as primer for paper or canvas intended to be painted upon.
     19. n. Wallpaper paste.
     20. n. The thickened crust on coagulated blood.
     21. n. Any viscous substance, such as gilder's varnish.
     22. v. To apply glue or other primer to a surface which is to be painted.
group
     1. n. A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
           there is a group of houses behind the hill;  he left town to join a Communist group
           A group of people gathered in front of the Parliament to demonstrate against the Prime Minister's proposals.
     2. n. (group theory) A set with an associative binary operation, under which there exists an identity element, and such that each element has an inverse.
     3. n. (geometry, archaic) An effective divisor on a curve.
     4. n. A (usually small) group of people who perform music together.
           Did you see the new jazz group?
     5. n. (astronomy) A small number (up to about fifty) of galaxies that are near each other.
     6. n. (chemistry) A column in the periodic table of chemical elements.
     7. n. (chemistry) A functional group.
           Nitro is an electron-withdrawing group.
     8. n. (sociology) A subset of a culture or of a society.
     9. n. (military) An air force formation.
     10. n. (geology) A collection of formations or rock strata.
     11. n. (computing) A number of users with same rights with respect to accession, modification, and execution of files, computers and peripherals.
     12. n. An element of an espresso machine from which hot water pours into the portafilter.
     13. n. (music) A number of eighth, sixteenth, etc., notes joined at the stems; sometimes rather indefinitely applied to any ornament made up of a few short notes.
     14. n. (sports) A set of teams playing each other in the same division, while not during the same period playing any teams that belong to other sets in the division.
     15. n. (business) A commercial organization.
     16. v. To put together to form a group.
           group the dogs by hair colour
     17. v. (intransitive) To come together to form a group.
of
     1. prep. Expressing distance or motion.
     2. prep.          (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off".
     3. prep.          (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
     4. prep.          From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
                    There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.
     5. prep.          (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to.
                    What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three.
     6. prep. Expressing separation.
     7. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.)
                    Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
     8. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.)
                    He seemed devoid of human feelings.
     9. prep.          (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.)
     10. prep. Expressing origin.
     11. prep.          (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.)
                    The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.
     12. prep.          (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of.
                    The invention was born of necessity.
     13. prep.          (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.)
                    It is said that she died of a broken heart.
     14. prep.          (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.)
                    I am tired of all this nonsense.
     15. prep. Expressing agency.
     16. prep.          (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).)
                    I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.
     17. prep.          (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below).
                    The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.
     18. prep.          (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.)
                    It was very brave of you to speak out like that.
     19. prep. Expressing composition, substance.
     20. prep.          (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.)
                    Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic.
     21. prep.          (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.)
                    She wore a dress of silk.
     22. prep.          (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.)
                    What a lot of nonsense!
     23. prep.          (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.)
                   Welcome to the historic town of Harwich.
     24. prep.          (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also".
                    I'm not driving this wreck of a car.
     25. prep. Introducing subject matter.
     26. prep.          (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma
                    I'm always thinking of you.
     27. prep.          (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning.
                    He told us the story of his journey to India.
     28. prep.          (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.)
                    This behaviour is typical of teenagers.
     29. prep. Having partitive effect.
     30. prep.          (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among".
                    Most of these apples are rotten.
     31. prep.          (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.)
     32. prep.          (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of.
                    On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort.
     33. prep.          (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).)
                    He is a friend of mine.
     34. prep. Expressing possession.
     35. prep.          Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
                    He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.
     36. prep.          Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it.
                    The owner of the nightclub was arrested.
     37. prep.          Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter
                    Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames.
     38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive".
     39. prep.          (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.)
                    She had a profound distrust of the police.
     40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
     41. prep.          (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards.
                    My companion seemed affable and easy of manner.
     42. prep.          (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by".
                    Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain.
     43. prep.          (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.)
                    We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%.
     44. prep.          (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod
                    It's not that big of a deal.
     45. prep. Expressing a point in time.
     46. prep.          (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
                    Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river.
     47. prep.          (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time).
                    I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while.
     48. prep.          (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.)
                    After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off.
bits
     1. n. plural of bit
     2. n. (slang) genitals
     bit
          1. n. A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
                A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth.
          2. n. A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes.
          3. n. (dated, British) A coin of a specified value. (Also formerly used for a nine-pence coin in the British Caribbean, and a fourpenny piece, or groat, in the British West Indies.)
                a threepenny bit
          4. n. (obsolete, Canada) A ten-cent piece, dime.
          5. n. (US) An eighth of a dollar. Note that there is no coin minted worth 12.5 cents. (When this term first came into use, the Spanish 8 reales coin was widely used as a dollar equivalent, and thus the 1 re
                A quarter is two bits.
          6. n. (historical, US) In the southern and southwestern states, a small silver coin (such as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12½ cents; also, the sum of 12½ cents.
          7. n. A small amount of something.
                There were bits of paper all over the floor.   Does your leg still hurt? / Just a bit now.   I've done my bit; I expect you to do yours.
          8. n. (informal) Specifically, a small amount of time.
                I'll be there in a bit; I need to take care of something first.   He was here just a bit ago, but it looks like he's stepped out.
          9. n. A portion of something.
                I'd like a big bit of cake, please.
          10. n. Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree.
                Am I bored? Not a bit of it!
          11. n. (slang) A prison sentence, especially a short one.
          12. n. (anchor, An excerpt of material) An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc.
                His bit about video games was not nearly as entertaining as the other segments of his show.
          13. n. The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
          14. n. The cutting iron of a plane.
          15. adv. To a small extent; in a small amount (usually with "a").
                That's a bit too sweet.
          16. v. To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).
          17. v. simple past tense of bite
                Your dog bit me!
          18. v. (informal in US, archaic in Britain) past of bite, bitten
                I have been bit by your dog!
          19. adj. (colloquial) bitten.
                Even though he's bit, of course the zombies would still chase him.
          20. adj. (only in combination) Having been bitten.
          21. n. (mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
          22. n. (computing) The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
          23. n. (information theory, cryptography) Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.
                status bits on IRC; permission bits in a file system
          24. n. (information theory) A unit of measure for information entropy.
          25. n. A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC).
handled
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of handle
     2. adj. Having a specified number or kind of handles.
           a two-handled drinking cup
     handle
          1. n. The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
          2. n. An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool.
          3. n. (gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
                The daily handle of a Las Vegas casino is typically millions of dollars.
          4. n. (textiles) The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
          5. n. (slang) A name, nickname or pseudonym.
          6. n. (computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
                This article describes how to find the module name from the window handle.
          7. n. (Australia, New Zealand) A 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory. (See also pot and middy for other regional variations.)
          8. n. (US) A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol. (Called a sixty in Canada.)
          9. n. (geography, Newfoundland, and Labrador, rare) A point, an extremity of land.
                the Handle of the Sug in Newfoundland
          10. n. (topology) A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
          11. n. (algebraic geometry) The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
          12. v. To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
          13. v. (transitive, rare) To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
          14. v. To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
          15. v. To manage, control, or direct.
          16. v. To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
                she handled the news with grace, the Persians handled the French ambassador shamefully
          17. v. To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
          18. v. To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
                a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock
          19. v. (transitive, rare) To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
          20. v. To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
                I can't handle this hot weather.
          21. v. (intransitive) To use the hands.
          22. v. (intransitive) To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).
                the car handles well
As
     1. n. plural of A
           She went from getting Cs and Ds to earning straight As.
     2. adv. To such an extent or degree.
           You’re not as tall as I am.
           It's not as well made, but it's twice as expensive.
     3. adv. In the manner or role specified.
           The kidnappers released him as agreed.
           The parties were seen as agreeing on a range of issues.
           He was never seen as the boss, but rather as a friend.
     4. adv. (dated) For example (compare such as).
     5. conj. In the same way that; according to what.
           Do as I say!
           I'm under a lot of pressure, as you know.
           As you wish, my lord!
     6. conj. At the same instant that; when.
           As I came in, she flew.
     7. conj. At the same time that; while.
           He sleeps as the rain falls.
     8. conj. Varying through time in the same proportion that.
           As my fear grew, so did my legs become heavy.
     9. conj. Being that, considering that, because, since.
           As it’s too late, I quit.
     10. conj. Introducing a basis of comparison, after as, so, or a comparison of equality.
           She's twice as strong as I was two years ago.
           It's not so complicated as I expected.
     11. conj. (dated) Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive); ‘as though’, ‘as if’.
     12. conj. Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state with the verb elided; as if, as though.
     13. conj. (now England, US, regional) Functioning as a relative conjunction; that.
     14. conj. Expressing concession; though.
     15. conj. (obsolete, rare) Than.
     16. prep. Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.
           You are not as tall as me.
           They're big as houses.
     17. prep. In the role of.
           What is your opinion as a parent?
     18. n. (unit of weight) A libra.
     19. n. Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
     20. n. plural of a
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.
unit
     1. n. (mathematics) Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
     2. n. (sciences) A standard measure of a quantity.
           The centimetre is a unit of length.
     3. n. The number one.
     4. n. clipping of international unit
           This pill provides 500 units of Vitamin E.
     5. n. An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.
           He was a member of a special police unit.
     6. n. (military, informal) A member of a military organization.
           The fifth tank brigade moved in with 20 units. (i.e., 20 tanks)
     7. n. (US, military) Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organizationJoint Publication 1-02 U.S
     8. n. (US, military) An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force.
     9. n. (US, military) A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued or detailed. In this meaning, also called unit of issue.
     10. n. (US, military) With regard to Reserve Components of the Armed Forces, denotes a Selected Reserve unit organized, equipped, and trained for mobilization to serve on active duty as a unit or to augment
     11. n. (algebra) The identity element, neutral element.
     12. n. (algebra) An element having an inverse, an invertible element; an associate of the unity.
     13. n. (category theory) In an adjunction, a natural transformation from the identity functor of the domain of the left adjoint functor to the composition of the right adjoint functor with the left adjoint f
     14. n. (geology) A volume of rock or ice of identifiable origin and age range that is defined by the distinctive and dominant, easily mapped and recognizable petrographic, lithologic or paleontologic feature
     15. n. (commerce) An item which may be sold singly.
           We shipped nearly twice as many units this month as last month.
     16. n. (UK) A unit of alcohol.
     17. n. (electricity) One kilowatt-hour (as recorded on an electricity meter).
     18. n. (Australia, New Zealand) a measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household, an apartment where a group of apartments is contained in one or more multi-storied buildings or a grou
     19. n. (historical) A gold coin of the reign of James I, worth twenty shillings.
     20. n. A work unit.
     21. n. (slang) A physically large person.
     22. adj. For each unit.
           We have to keep our unit costs down if we want to make a profit.
     23. adj. (mathematics) Having a size or magnitude of one.
by
     1. prep. Near or next to.
           The mailbox is by the bus stop.
     2. prep. At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval.
           Be back by ten o'clock!  We will send it by the first week of July.
     3. prep. Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: Through the action or presence of.
           The matter was decided by the chairman.  The boat was swamped by the water.  He was protected by his body armour.
     4. prep. Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
           There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare
     5. prep. Indicates the cause of a condition or event: Through the action of, caused by, responsibility for; by dint of.
     6. prep. Indicates a means: Involving/using the means of.
           I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
     7. prep. Indicates a source of light used as illumination.
           The electricity was cut off, so we had to read by candlelight.
     8. prep. Indicates an authority, rule, or permission followed.
           I sorted the items by category.  By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife.
     9. prep. Indicates the amount of some progression: With a change of.
           Our stock is up by ten percent.
     10. prep. In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
           We went through the book page by page.  We crawled forward by inches.
     11. prep. Indicates a referenced source: According to.
           He cheated by his own admission.
     12. prep. Indicates an oath: With the authority of.
           By Jove! I think she's got it!  By all that is holy, I'll put an end to this.
     13. prep. Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
           It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix.  The room was about 4 foot by 6 foot.  The bricks used to build the wall measured 10 by 20 by 30 cm.
     14. prep. (horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.
           She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
     15. adv. Along a path which runs by the speaker.
           I watched as it passed by.
     16. adv. In the vicinity, near.
           There was a shepherd close by.
           The shop is hard by the High Street.
     17. adv. To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.
           I'll stop by on my way home from work.
           We're right near the lifeguard station. Come by before you leave.
     18. adv. Aside, away.
           The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring.
     19. adj. Out of the way, subsidiary.
     20. n. (card games) A pass
     21. interj. alternative spelling of bye
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.
machine
     1. n. A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
     2. n. (dated) A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane.
     3. n. (telephony, abbreviation) An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail.
           I called you earlier, but all I got was the machine.
     4. n. (computing) A computer.
           Game developers assume they're pushing the limits of the machine.
           He refuses to turn off his Linux machine.
     5. n. (figuratively) A person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional.
           Bruce Campbell was a "demon-killing machine" because he made quick work of killing demons.
           The government has become a money-making machine.
     6. n. Especially, the group that controls a political or similar organization; a combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use.
     7. n. Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.
     8. n. (politics, chiefly US) The system of special interest groups that supports a political party, especially in urban areas.
     9. n. (euphemistic, obsolete) Penis.
     10. v. to make by machinery.
     11. v. to shape or finish by machinery.
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