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music
     1. n. A sound, or the study of such sounds, organized in time.
           I keep listening to this music because it's a masterpiece.
     2. n. (figuratively) Any pleasing or interesting sounds.
     3. n. An art form, created by organizing of pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical instruments and sometimes singing.
     4. n. A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music.
     5. v. To seduce or entice with music.
slang
     1. n. Language outside of conventional usage.
     2. n. Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon.
     3. n. The specialized language of a social group, sometimes used to make what is said unintelligible to those not members of the group; cant.
     4. v. (transitive, dated) To vocally abuse, or shout at.
     5. v. (archaic) simple past tense of sling
     6. n. (dialect) Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory.
     7. n. (obsolete) A fetter worn on the leg by a convict.
     8. n. (obsolete) A counterfeit weight or measure.
     9. n. (obsolete) A travelling show, or one of its performances.
     10. n. (obsolete) A hawker's license.
     11. n. (obsolete) A watchchain.
     12. v. (transitive, AAVE, MLE) To sell (especially illegal drugs).
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
play
     1. v. (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
           They played long and hard.
     2. v. To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
           He plays on three teams.  Who's playing now?  play football;  play sports;  play games
     3. v.          To compete against, in a game.
     4. v.          (in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
                    Look at the score now ... 23 plays 8!
     5. v. (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love, fornicate; to have sex.
     6. v. To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
           He plays the King, and she's the Queen.  No part of the brain plays the role of permanent memory.
     7. v. (heading, transitive, intransitive) To produce music or theatre.
     8. v.          (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
     9. v.          (intransitive, especially, of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
                   I've practiced the piano off and on, but I still can't play very well.
     10. v.          (transitive, especially, of a person) To produce music (or a specified song or musical style) using (a specified musical instrument).
                   I'll play the piano and you sing.  Can you play an instrument?  We especially like to play jazz together.  Play a song for me.&ems
     11. v.          (transitive, ergative) To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording.
                   You can play the DVD now.
     12. v.          (intransitive, of a theatrical performance) To be performed; (or of a, film) to be shown.
                   His latest film is playing in the local theatre tomorrow.
     13. v.          (transitive, of a theatrical company, or band, etc.) To perform in or at; to give performances in or at.
     14. v.          To act or perform (a play).
                   to play a comedy
     15. v. To behave in a particular way.:
     16. v.          (copulative) Contrary to fact, to give an appearance of being.
     17. v.          (intransitive) To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.
     18. v.          (intransitive) To act; to behave; to practice deception.
     19. v.          To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute.
                   to play tricks
     20. v. (intransitive) To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate.
           The fountain plays.
     21. v. (intransitive) To move gaily; to disport.
     22. v. To put in action or motion.
           to play cannon upon a fortification;  to play a trump in a card game
     23. v. To keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it.
     24. v. (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle someone.
           You played me!
     25. n. (formerly ) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
     26. n. Similar activity, in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
     27. n. (ethology) "Repeated, incompletely functional behavior differing from more serious versions ..., and initiated voluntarily when ... in a low-stress setting.".
     28. n. The conduct, or course of a game.
     29. n. An individual's performance in a sport or game.
     30. n. (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
     31. n. A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
     32. n. A theatrical performance featuring actors.
           We saw a two-act play in the theatre.
     33. n. A major move by a business.
     34. n. A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
     35. n. The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely.
           No wonder the fanbelt is slipping: there’s too much play in it.
           Too much play in a steering wheel may be dangerous.
     36. n. (informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
     37. n. (archaic, now usually in compounds) Activity relating to martial combat or fighting.
           handplay, swordplay
very
     1. adj. True, real, actual.
           The fierce hatred of a very woman.  The very blood and bone of our grammar.  He tried his very best.
     2. adj. The same; identical.
           He proposed marriage in the same restaurant, at the very table where they first met.  That's the very tool that I need.
     3. adj. With limiting effect: mere.
     4. adv. To a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.
           You’re drinking very slowly.
           That dress is very you.
     5. adv. True, truly.
     6. adv. (with superlatives) (ngd, Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect.)
           He was the very best runner there.
fast
     1. adj. (dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
           That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!
     2. adj. Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
     3. adj. (of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend.)
     4. adj. Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid.
           I am going to buy a fast car.
     5. adj. Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.
           a fast racket, or tennis court; a fast track; a fast billiard table; a fast dance floor
     6. adj. (computing, of a piece of hardware) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
     7. adj. Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).
     8. adj. (of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent.
           All the washing has come out pink. That red tee-shirt was not fast.
     9. adj. (obsolete) Tenacious; retentive.
     10. adj. (dated) Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.
           a fast woman
     11. adj. Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
           There must be something wrong with the hall clock. It is always fast.
     12. adj. (of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average.
     13. adv. In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound.
           Hold this rope as fast as you can.
     14. adv. (of sleeping) Deeply or soundly.
           He is fast asleep.
     15. adv. Immediately following in place or time; close, very near.
           The horsemen came fast on our heels.
     16. adv. Quickly, with great speed; within a short time.
           Do it as fast as you can.
     17. adv. Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
           I think my watch is running fast.
     18. n. (UK, rail transport) A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations
     19. interj. (archery) Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target
     20. v. (intransitive) To restrict one’s personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or med
           Muslims fast during Ramadan and Catholics during Lent.
     21. n. The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food.
     22. n. The period of time during which one abstains from or eats very little food.
           Lent and Ramadan are fasts of two religions.
especially
     1. adv. (manner) In a special manner; specially.
     2. adv. (focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.
     3. adv. (focus) Used to place greater emphasis upon someone or something.
           Invite them all, especially Molly.
guitar
     1. n. (musical instrument) A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).
     2. n. (musical instrument) Any type of musical instrument of the lute family, characterized by a flat back, along with a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along t
     3. v. (rare) To play the guitar.
solos
     1. n. plural of solo
     solo
          1. n. (music) A piece of music for one performer.
          2. n. A job or performance done by one person alone.
          3. n. (games) A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner
          4. n. A single shot of espresso.
          5. n. (Gaelic football) An instance of soloing the football.
          6. adj. Without a companion or instructor.
          7. adj. (music) Of, or relating to, a musical solo.
          8. adv. Alone, without a companion.
          9. v. (music) To perform a solo.
          10. v. To perform something in the absence of anyone else.
          11. v. (Gaelic football) To drop the ball and then toe-kick it upward into the hands.
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.
rock
     1. n. A formation of minerals, specifically:
     2. n.          The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
                   The face of the cliff is solid rock.
     3. n.          A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water.
                   The ship crashed on the rocks.
     4. n.          (UK) A boulder or large stone; or (US, Canada) a smaller stone; a pebble.
                   Some fool has thrown a rock through my window.
     5. n.          (geology) Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.
     6. n.          (slang) A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.
                   Look at the size of that rock on her finger!
     7. n. A large hill or island having no vegetation.
           Pearl Rock near Cape Cod is so named because the morning sun makes it gleam like a pearl.
     8. n. (figuratively) Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.
     9. n. A lump or cube of ice.
           I'll have a whisky on the rocks, please.
     10. n. (British) A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.
           While we're in Brighton, let's get a stick of rock!
     11. n. (US, slang) A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.
     12. n. (US, slang) An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.
     13. n. (South Africa, slang) An Afrikaner.
     14. n. (US poker slang) An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.
     15. n. Any of several fish:
     16. n.          The striped bass.
     17. n.          The huss or rock salmon.
                    We ordered rock and chips to take away.
     18. n. (US, basketball slang) A basketball.
           Yo homie, pass the rock!
     19. n. (rock paper scissors) A closed hand (a handshape resembling a rock), that beats scissors and loses to paper. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
     20. v. (transitive, and intransitive) To move gently back and forth.
           Rock the baby to sleep.
           The empty swing rocked back and forth in the wind.
     21. v. To cause to shake or sway violently.
           Don't rock the boat.
     22. v. (intransitive) To sway or tilt violently back and forth.
           The boat rocked at anchor.
     23. v. (transitive, and intransitive, of ore etc.) To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.
           The ores had been rocked and laid out for inspection.
     24. v. To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).
           Downing Street has been rocked by yet another sex scandal.
           She rocked my world.
     25. v. (intransitive) To do well or to be operating at high efficiency.
     26. v. (euphemistic) to make love to or have sex with someone.
           Yarbrough & Peoples, "Don't Stop the Music": I just wanna rock you, all night long.
           Andy Kim, "Rock Me Gently": Rock me gently, rock me slowly, take it easy, don't you know, that I have never been loved like this before.
           George_McCrae, "Rock Your Baby": Open up your heart / And let the loving start / Oh, woman, take me in your arms / Rock your baby.
     27. n. An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway.
     28. n. A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals.
     29. v. (intransitive) To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.
           Let’s rock!
     30. v. (intransitive, slang) To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.
           Chocolate rocks.
           My holidays in Ibiza rocked! I can't wait to go back.
     31. v. to thrill or excite, especially with rock music
           Let's rock this joint!
     32. v. to do something with excitement yet skillfully
           I need to rock a piss.
     33. v. To wear (a piece of clothing, outfit etc.) successfully or with style; to carry off (a particular look, style).
     34. n. Distaff.
     35. n. The flax or wool on a distaff.
and
     1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
     2. conj.          Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.
     3. conj.          Simply connecting two clauses or sentences.
     4. conj.          Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first.
     5. conj.          (obsolete) Yet; but.
     6. conj.          Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often
     7. conj.          (now colloquial, or literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.
     8. conj.          Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition.
     9. conj.          Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause.
     10. conj.          Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’.
     11. conj.          (now regional or somewhat colloquial) Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come,
     12. conj.          Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other".
     13. conj.          Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb).
     14. conj. Expressing a condition.:
     15. conj.          (now US dialect) If; provided that.
     16. conj.          (obsolete) As if, as though.
     17. n. (enm, music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
     18. n. (UK dialectal) Breath.
     19. n. (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog.
     20. v. (UK dialectal, intransitive) To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.
metal
     1. n. Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where their ores come from.:
     2. n.          Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and ha
     3. n.          Any material with similar physical properties, such as an alloy.
     4. n.          (astronomy) An element which was not directly created after the Big Bang but instead formed through nuclear reactions; any element other than hydrogen
     5. n.          Crushed rock, stones etc. used to make a road.
     6. n.          (mining) The ore from which a metal is derived.
     7. n.          (obsolete) A mine from which ores are taken.
     8. n. (tincture) A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent and or.
     9. n. Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects.
     10. n. (music) A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.
     11. n. (archaic) The substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper; mettle.
     12. n. The effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war.
     13. n. (obsolete) The rails of a railway.
     14. n. (informal, travel, aviation) The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators.
           We have American Airlines tickets, but it's on British Airways metal.
     15. adj. (music) Characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.
     16. adj. Having the emotional or social characteristics associated with metal music; brash, bold, frank, unyielding, etc.
     17. v. To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.
genres
     1. n. plural of genre
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