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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.
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.
single
     1. adj. Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.
           Can you give me a single reason not to leave right now?
           The vase contained a single long-stemmed rose.
     2. adj. Not divided in parts.
           The potatoes left the spoon and landed in a single big lump on the plate.
     3. adj. Designed for the use of only one.
           a single room
     4. adj. Performed by one person, or one on each side.
           a single combat
     5. adj. Not married or (in modern times) not involved in a romantic relationship without being married or not dating anyone exclusively.
           Forms often ask if a person is single, married, divorced or widowed. In this context, a person who is dating someone but who has never married puts "single".
           Josh put down that he was a single male on the dating website.
     6. adj. (botany) Having only one rank or row of petals.
     7. adj. (obsolete) Simple and honest; sincere, without deceit.
     8. adj. Uncompounded; pure; unmixed.
     9. adj. (obsolete) Simple; foolish; weak; silly.
     10. n. (music) A 45 RPM vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B.
     11. n. (music) A popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually having at least one extra track.
           The Offspring released four singles from their most recent album.
     12. n. One who is not married.
           He went to the party, hoping to meet some friendly singles there.
     13. n. (cricket) A score of one run.
     14. n. (baseball) A hit in baseball where the batter advances to first base.
     15. n. (dominoes) A tile that has a different value (i.e. number of pips) at each end.
     16. n. A bill valued at $1.
           I don't have any singles, so you'll have to make change.
     17. n. (UK) A one-way ticket.
     18. n. (Canadian football) A score of one point, awarded when a kicked ball is dead within the non-kicking team's end zone or has exited that end zone. Officially known in the rules as a rouge.
     19. n. (tennis, chiefly in the plural) A game with one player on each side, as in tennis.
     20. n. One of the reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness.
     21. n. (Scotland) A handful of gleaned grain.
     22. v. To identify or select one member of a group from the others; generally used with out, either to single out or to single (something) out.
           Eddie singled out his favorite marble from the bag.
           Yvonne always wondered why Ernest had singled her out of the group of giggling girls she hung around with.
     23. v. (baseball) To get a hit that advances the batter exactly one base.
           Pedro singled in the bottom of the eighth inning, which, if converted to a run, would put the team back into contention.
     24. v. (agriculture) To thin out.
     25. v. (of a horse) To take the irregular gait called singlefoot.
     26. v. To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.
     27. v. To take alone, or one by one.
Thing
     1. n. (chiefly historical) A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.
     2. n. That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
     3. n. A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.
     4. n. An individual object or distinct entity.
     5. n. (informal) Something that is existent or generally recognised.
           Bacon pie? Is that a thing?
     6. n. legal
     7. n.          Whatever can be owned.
     8. n.          Corporeal object.
     9. n. (somewhat dated) The latest fad or fashion.
           What do you mean you don't twerk, Stacy? It's the latest thing!
     10. n. (in the plural) Clothes, possessions or equipment.
           Hold on, let me just grab my things.
     11. n. (informal) A unit or container, usually containing edible goods.
           get me a thing of apple juice at the store;  I just ate a whole thing of jelly beans
     12. n. (informal) A problem, dilemma, or complicating factor.
           The car looks cheap, but the thing is, I have doubts about its safety.
     13. n. (slang) A penis.
     14. n. A living being or creature.
           you poor thing;  she's a funny old thing, but her heart's in the right place;  I met a pretty blond thing at the bar
     15. n. That which matters; the crux.
           that's the thing: we don't know where he went;  the thing is, I don't have any money
     16. n. Used after a noun to refer dismissively to the situation surrounding the noun's referent.
           Oh yeah, I'm supposed to promote that vision thing.
     17. n. (informal) That which is favoured; personal preference. (Used in possessive constructions.)
     18. n. (chiefly historical) A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.
     19. v. (rare) To express as a thing; to reify.
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.
matched
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of match
     match
          1. n. (sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.
                My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.
          2. n. Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
          3. n. Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.
                He knew he had met his match.
          4. n. A marriage.
          5. n. A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.
          6. n. Suitability.
          7. n. Equality of conditions in contest or competition.
          8. n. A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.
                The carpet and curtains are a match.
          9. n. An agreement or compact.
          10. n. (metalworking) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly embedded when a mould is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts o
          11. v. (intransitive) To agree, to be equal, to correspond to.
                Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together.
                These two copies are supposed to be identical, but they don't match.
          12. v. To agree, to be equal, to correspond to.
                His interests didn't match her interests.
          13. v. To make a successful match or pairing.
                They found out about his color-blindness when he couldn't match socks properly.
          14. v. To equal or exceed in achievement.
                She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better.
          15. v. (obsolete) To unite in marriage, to mate.
          16. v. To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove at the edges.
                to match boards
          17. n. A device made of wood or paper, at the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.
                He struck a match and lit his cigarette.
with
     1. prep. Against.
           He picked a fight with the class bully.
     2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
           He went with his friends.
     3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to.
           She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
     4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
     5. prep. In support of.
           We are with you all the way.
     6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
           slain with robbers
     7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of.
           cut with a knife
     8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
     9. prep. Having, owning.
     10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
           Do you want to come with?
     11. adv. -->
     12. n. alternative form of withe
anything
     1. pron. Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; a thing of any kind; something or other.
           I would not do it for anything or any ring.
     2. pron. (with “as” or “like”) Expressing an indefinite comparison.
     3. n. Someone or something of importance.
     4. adv. In any way, any extent or any degree.
           That isn't anything like a car.
           She's not anything like as strong as me.
else
     1. adj. (postpositive, used only with indefinite or interrogative pronouns) Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.
           The instructor is busy. Can anyone else help me?
     2. adv. (follows interrogative adverbs) Otherwise, if not.
           How else (=in what other way) can it be done?
           I'm busy Friday; when else (=what other time) works for you?
     3. conj. For otherwise; or else.
           Then the Wronskian of f and g must be nonzero, else they could not be linearly independent.
     4. conj. (computing, in many programming languages and pseudocode) but if the condition of the previous if clause is false, do the following.
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