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nonstandard
1. adj. Not standard.
2. adj. (linguistics) Not conforming to the standard variety.
3. n. Something that is not standard.
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
relish
1. n. A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.
2. n. Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.
3. n. A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.
4. n. A cooked or pickled sauce, usually made with vegetables or fruits, generally used as a condiment.
5. n. In a wooden frame, the projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.
6. n. Something that is greatly liked or savoured.
7. v. To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of
8. v. to take great pleasure in.
He relishes their time together.
I don't relish the idea of going out tonight.
9. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To taste; to have a specified taste or flavour.
10. v. To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeable, to make appetizing.
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
find
1. v. To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
2. v. To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
I found my car keys. They were under the couch.
3. v. To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end.
Water is found to be a compound substance.
4. v. To gain, as the object of desire or effort.
to find leisure; to find means
5. v. To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
Looks like he found a new vehicle for himself!
6. v. To point out.
He kept finding faults with my work.
7. v. To decide that, to discover that, to form the opinion that.
I find your argument unsatisfactory.
8. v. To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish.
to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person
9. v. (transitive, archaic) To supply; to furnish.
to find food for workmen
10. v. (transitive, archaic) To provide for
He finds his nephew in money.
11. v. (intransitive, legal) To determine or judge.
The jury finds for the defendant.
12. v. (intransitive, hunting) To discover game.
13. n. Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.
14. n. The act of finding.
palatable
1. adj. Pleasing to the taste, tasty.
For some instant noodles make a palatable, if not especially nutritious, meal.
2. adj. Tolerable, acceptable.
The agreement was palatable to both of them.

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