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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
make
     1. v. To create.
     2. v.          To build, construct, or produce.
                   We made a bird feeder for our yard.
                   I'll make a man out of him yet.
     3. v.          To write or compose.
                   I made a poem for her wedding.
                   He made a will.
     4. v.          To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
                   make war
                   They were just a bunch of ne'er-do-wells who went around making trouble for honest men.
     5. v.          (religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
                   God made earth and heaven.
     6. v. (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
           To make like a deer caught in the headlights.
           They made nice together, as if their fight never happened.
           He made as if to punch him, but they both laughed and shook hands.
     7. v. (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
     8. v. To constitute.
           They make a cute couple.
           This makes the third infraction.
           One swallow does not a summer make.
     9. v. 1995, Harriette Simpson Arnow: Critical Essays on Her Work, p.46:
     10. v. To add up to, have a sum of.
           Two and four make six.
     11. v. (intransitive, construed with of typically interrogative) To interpret.
           I don’t know what to make of it.
     12. v. (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
           This company is what made you.
           She married into wealth and so has it made.
     13. v. (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
           The citizens made their objections clear.
           This might make you a bit woozy.
           Did I make myself heard?
           Scotch will make you a man.
     14. v. To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
     15. v. (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
           You're making her cry.
           I was made to feel like a criminal.
     16. v. (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
           The teacher made the student study.
           Don’t let them make you suffer.
     17. v. (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
           His past mistakes don’t make him a bad person.
     18. v. (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
     19. v. (transitive, US slang) To recognise, identify.
     20. v. (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
           We should make Cincinnati by 7 tonight.
     21. v. (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
           They made westward over the snowy mountains.
           Make for the hills! It's a wildfire!
           They made away from the fire toward the river.
     22. v. To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
     23. v. To move at (a speed).
           The ship could make 20 knots an hour in calm seas.
           This baby can make 220 miles an hour.
     24. v. To appoint; to name.
     25. v. (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
     26. v. (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
     27. v. To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
           They hope to make a bigger profit.
           He didn't make the choir after his voice changed.
           She made ten points in that game.
     28. v. To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
     29. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
     30. v. To enact; to establish.
     31. v. To develop into; to prove to be.
           She'll make a fine president.
     32. v. To form or formulate in the mind.
           make plans
           made a questionable decision
     33. v. To perform a feat.
           make a leap
           make a pass
           make a u-turn
     34. v. (obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.
     35. v. (obsolete) To increase; to augment; to accrue.
     36. v. (obsolete) To be engaged or concerned in.
     37. v. (now archaic) To cause to be (in a specified place), used after a subjective what.
     38. v. (transitive, euphemism) To take the virginity of.
     39. v. To have sexual intercourse with.
     40. n. (often of a car) Brand or kind; often paired with model.
           What make of car do you drive?
     41. n. How a thing is made; construction.
     42. n. Origin of a manufactured article; manufacture.
           The camera was of German make.
     43. n. Quantity produced, especially of materials.
     44. n. (dated) The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing.
     45. n. A person's character or disposition.
     46. n. (bridge) The declaration of the trump for a hand.
     47. n. (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
     48. n. (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
     49. n. (slang) Recognition or identification, especially from police records or evidence.
     50. n. (slang) Past or future target of seduction (usually female).
     51. n. (slang) A promotion.
     52. n. A home-made project
     53. n. (basketball) A made basket.
     54. n. (dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion.
     55. n. (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, now rare) A halfpenny.
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.
living
     1. v. present participle of live
     2. adj. Having life.
     3. adj. In use or existing.
           Hunanese is a living language.
     4. adj. Of everyday life.
           These living conditions are deplorable.
     5. adj. True to life.
           This is the living image of Fidel Castro.
     6. adj. Used as an intensifier.
           He almost beat the living daylights out of me.
     7. n. The state of being alive.
     8. n. (with "the", a demonstrative, or a possessive) Those who are alive.
           Respect for the dead does not preclude respect for the living.
     9. n. Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood
           What do you do for a living?
     10. n. A style of life.
           plain living
     11. n. (canon law) A position in a church (usually the Church of England) that has attached to it a source of income; an ecclesiastical benefice.
     live
          1. v. (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
                He's not expected to live for more than a few months.
          2. v. (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
                I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer.
          3. v. (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
                Her memory lives in that song.
          4. v. (intransitive, hyperbole) To cope.
                You'll just have to live with it!  I can't live in a world without you.
          5. v. (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
                It is difficult to live in poverty.   And they lived happily ever after.
          6. v. To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
                To live an idle or a useful life.
          7. v. To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
          8. v. (intransitive) To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
                No ship could live in such a storm.
          9. v. (intransitive, followed by "on" or "upon") To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
                It is hard to live on the minimum wage.   They lived on stale bread.
          10. v. (intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
                I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!
          11. adj. (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
                The post office will not ship live animals.
          12. adj. Being in existence; actual
                He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking.
          13. adj. Having active properties; being energized.
          14. adj. Operational; being in actual use rather than in testing.
          15. adj. Taken from a living animal.
                live feathers
          16. adj. (engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
                the live spindle of a lathe
                a live, or driving, axle
          17. adj. (sports) Still in active play.
                a live ball
          18. adj. (broadcasting) Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens.
                The station presented a live news program every evening.
          19. adj. Of a performance or speech, in person.
                This nightclub has a live band on weekends.
          20. adj. Of a recorded performance, made in front of an audience, or not having been edited after recording.
          21. adj. Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
                The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
          22. adj. (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
                Use caution when working near live wires.
          23. adj. (poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
                Tommy's blind was live, so he was given the option to raise.
          24. adj. Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
          25. adj. Being in a state of ignition; burning.
                a live coal; live embers
          26. adj. (obsolete) Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing.
                a live man, or orator
          27. adj. (obsolete) Vivid; bright.
          28. adv. Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
                The concert was broadcast live by radio.
          29. adv. Of making a performance or speech, in person.
                He'll be appearing live at the auditorium.
          30. n. (obsolete) life.
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
difficulty
     1. n. The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
     2. n. An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
           We faced a difficulty in trying to book a flight so late.
     3. n. Physical danger from the environment, especially with risk of drowning
getting
     1. v. present participle of get
     2. n. The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
     3. n. That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.
     get
          1. v. (ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
                I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.
                Lance is going to get Mary a ring.
          2. v. To receive.
                I got a computer from my parents for my birthday.
                You need to get permission to leave early.
                He got a severe reprimand for that.
          3. v. (transitive, in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. (See usage notes.)
                I've got a concert ticket for you.
          4. v. (copulative) To become.
                I'm getting hungry; how about you?
                Don't get drunk tonight.
          5. v. To cause to become; to bring about.
                That song gets me so depressed every time I hear it.
                I'll get this finished by lunchtime.
                I can't get these boots off upright - (or on'upright,).
          6. v. To fetch, bring, take.
                Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?
                I need to get this to the office.
          7. v. To cause to do.
                Somehow she got him to agree to it.
                I can't get it to work.
          8. v. (intransitive, with various prepositions, such as into, over, or behind; for specific idiomatic senses see individual entries get into, get over, etc.) To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards
                The actors are getting into position.
                When are we going to get to London?
                I'm getting into a muddle.
                We got behind the wall.
          9. v. To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.
                to get a mile
          10. v. To cause to come or go or move.
          11. v. To cause to be in a certain status or position.
          12. v. (intransitive) To begin (doing something).
                We ought to get moving or we'll be late.
                After lunch we got chatting.
          13. v. To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).
                I normally get the 7:45 train.
                I'll get the 9 a.m. flight to Boston.
          14. v. To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).
                Can you get that call, please? I'm busy.
          15. v. (intransitive, followed by infinitive) To be able, permitted (to do something); to have the opportunity (to do something).
                I'm so jealous that you got to see them perform live!
                The finders get to keep 80 percent of the treasure.
          16. v. (transitive, informal) To understand. (compare get it)
                Yeah, I get it, it's just not funny.
                I don't get what you mean by "fun". This place sucks!
                I mentioned that I was feeling sad, so she mailed me a box of chocolates. She gets me.
          17. v. (transitive, informal) To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).
                "You look just like Helen Mirren." / "I get that a lot.".
          18. v. (informal) To be. Used to form the passive of verbs.
                He got bitten by a dog.
          19. v. To become ill with or catch (a disease).
                I went on holiday and got malaria.
          20. v. (transitive, informal) To catch out, trick successfully.
                He keeps calling pretending to be my boss—it gets me every time.
          21. v. (transitive, informal) To perplex, stump.
                That question's really got me.
          22. v. To find as an answer.
                What did you get for question four?
          23. v. (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution.
                The cops finally got me.
                I'm gonna get him for that.
          24. v. To hear completely; catch.
                Sorry, I didn't get that. Could you repeat it?
          25. v. To getter.
                I put the getter into the container to get the gases.
          26. v. (now rare) To beget (of a father).
          27. v. (archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
                to get a lesson;  to get out one's Greek lesson
          28. v. (imperative, informal) Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.
                Get her with her new hairdo.
          29. v. (informal, mostly, imperative) Go away; get lost.
          30. v. (euphemism) To kill.
                They’re coming to get you, Barbara.
          31. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.
          32. n. (dated) Offspring.
          33. n. Lineage.
          34. n. (sports) A difficult return or block of a shot.
          35. n. Something gained.
          36. n. (UK, regional) A git.
          37. n. (Judaism) A Jewish writ of divorce.
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
on
     1. adj. In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
     2. adj. Performing according to schedule.
           Are we still on for tonight?
           Is the show still on?
     3. adj. (chiefly UK, informal, usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate.
           You can't do that; it's just not on.
     4. adj. (informal) Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.
           "Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!".
           Mike just threw coffee onto Paul's lap. It's on now.
     5. adj. (baseball, informal) Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
     6. adj. (euphemistic) Menstruating.
     7. adv. To an operating state.
           turn the television on
     8. adv. Along, forwards (continuing an action).
           drive on, rock on
     9. adv. In continuation, at length.
           and so on.
           He rambled on and on.
     10. adv. (not US) Later.
           Ten years on, nothing had changed in the village.
     11. prep. Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
           on the table;  on the couch
           The parrot was sitting on Jim's shoulder.
     12. prep. At or near; adjacent to.
           Soon we'll pass a statue on the left.
           The fleet is on the American coast.
           Croton-on-Hudson, Rostov-on-Don, Southend-on-Sea
     13. prep. Covering.
           He wore old shoes on his feet.
     14. prep. At the date of.
           Born on the 4th of July.
     15. prep. Some time during the day of.
           I'll see you on Monday.   The bus leaves on Friday.   Can I see you on a different day? On Sunday I'm busy.
     16. prep. Dealing with the subject of, about, or concerning something.
           A book on history.   The World Summit on the Information Society.
     17. prep. Touching; hanging from.
           The fruit ripened on the trees.   The painting hangs on the wall.
     18. prep. (informal) In the possession of.
           I haven't got any money on me.
     19. prep. Because of, or due to.
           To arrest someone on suspicion of bribery.   To contact someone on a hunch.
     20. prep. Upon; at the time of (and often because of).
           On Jack's entry, William got up to leave.
           On the addition of ammonia, a chemical reaction begins.
     21. prep. Paid for by.
           The drinks are on me tonight, boys.   The meal is on the house.   I paid for the airfare and meals for my family, but the hotel room was on the company.
     22. prep. Used to indicate a means or medium.
           I saw it on television.   Can't you see I'm on the phone?
     23. prep. Indicating a means of subsistence.
           They lived on ten dollars a week.   The dog survived three weeks on rainwater.
     24. prep. Away or occupied with (e.g. a scheduled activity).
           He's on his lunch break.   on vacation;  on holiday
     25. prep. Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.
           to play on a violin or piano
           Her words made a lasting impression on my mind.
     26. prep. Regularly taking (a drug).
           You've been on these antidepressants far too long.   He's acting so strangely, I think he must be on something.
     27. prep. Under the influence of (a drug).
           He's acting crazy because he's on crack right now.
     28. prep. (mathematics) Having identical domain and codomain.
           a function on
     29. prep. (mathematics) HavingV^n as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n.
           an operator on
     30. prep. (mathematics) Generated by.
           the free group on four letters
     31. prep. Supported by (the specified part of itself).
           A table can't stand on two legs.   After resting on his elbows, he stood on his toes, then walked on his heels.
     32. prep. At a given time after the start of something; at.
     33. prep. In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
           heaps on heaps of food
           mischief on mischief; loss on loss
     34. prep. (obsolete, regional) of
     35. prep. Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in.
           I depended on them for assistance.
           He will promise on certain conditions.
           Do you ever bet on horses?
     36. prep. Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
           Have pity or compassion on him.
     37. prep. (obsolete) At the peril of, or for the safety of.
     38. prep. In the service of; connected with; of the number of.
           He is on a newspaper; I am on the committee.
     39. prep. By virtue of; with the pledge of.
           He affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honour.
     40. prep. To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
           On us be all the blame.
           A curse on him!
           Please don't tell on her and get her in trouble.
           He turned on her and has been her enemy ever since.
           He went all honest on me, making me listen to his confession.
     41. v. (transitive, Singapore, Philippines) to switch on
           Can you on the light?
     42. prep. (UK dialectal, Scotland) Without.
     43. n. In the Japanese language, a pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character that was originally based on the character's pronunciation in Chinese, contrasted with kun.
           Most kanji have two kinds of reading, called "on" and "kun".
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.
low
     1. adj. Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
           standing on low ground   in a low valley, ringed by low hills   a low wall   a low shelf
     2. adj.          Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than
                    the low countries   Low German
     3. adj.          (baseball, of a ball) Below the batter's knees.
                    the pitch (or: the ball) was low
     4. adj. Of less than normal height; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
           a low bow   a low tide   the Mississippi is unusually low right now
     5. adj. Not high in status, esteem or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar).
           low birth   low rank   the low officials of the bureaucracy   low-quality fabric   playing low tricks on them   a person of low mind
           Now that was low even for you!
     6. adj. Humble, meek, not haughty.
     7. adj. Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
           She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs.
     8. adj. Being a nadir, a bottom.
           the low point in her career
     9. adj. Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
           low spirits
     10. adj. Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
           a low pulse
           made (or: laid) low by sickness
     11. adj. Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
           My credit union charges a low interest rate.   Jogging during a whiteout, with such low temperatures and low visibility, is dangerous.   The store sold bread at low prices, and milk a
     12. adj.          Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
                    diets low in vitamin A   made from low-carbon steel
     13. adj.          Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.
                    running low on cash
     14. adj. (especially in the field of biology) Simple in complexity or development; (in several set phrases) favoring simplicity; see e.g. low church, Low Tory.
           low protozoan animals, low cryptogamic plants, and other low organisms
     15. adj. (in several set phrases) Being near the equator.
           the low northern latitudes
     16. adj. (acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
           The note was too low for her to sing.
           Generally, European men have lower voices than their Indian counterparts.
     17. adj. Quiet; soft; not loud.
           They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying.
           Why would you want to play heavy metal at such a low volume?
     18. adj. (phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
     19. adj. (card games) Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
           a low card
     20. adj. (archaic) Not rich, seasoned, or nourishing; plain, simple.
           a low diet
     21. adj. (of an, automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
           low gear
     22. n. Something that is low; a low point.
           You have achieved a new low in behavior, Frank.
           Economic growth has hit a new low.
     23. n. The minimum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.
           Unemployment has reached a ten-year low.
     24. n. A depressed mood or situation.
           He is in a low right now
     25. n. (meteorology) An area of low pressure; a depression.
           A deep low is centred over the British Isles.
     26. n. The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
           Shift out of low before the car gets to eight miles per hour.
     27. n. (card games) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
     28. n. (slang) (usually accompanied by "the") a cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous payment or expense.
           He got the brand new Yankees jersey for the low.
     29. adv. Close to the ground.
     30. adv. Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
     31. adv. With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
           to speak low
     32. adv. Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
           He sold his wheat low.
     33. adv. In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
     34. adv. In a time approaching our own.
     35. adv. (astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.
           The moon runs low, i.e. comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian.
     36. v. (obsolete, transitive) To depress; to lower.
     37. v. (obsolete) simple past tense of laugh.
     38. v. (intransitive) To moo.
           The cattle were lowing.
     39. n. (UK, Scotland, dialect) A flame; fire; blaze.
     40. v. (Scotland) To burn; to blaze.
     41. n. (archaic, or obsolete) Barrow, mound, tumulus.
     42. n. (Scottish dialectal, archaic) A hill.
     43. n. cln, en, basic words, three-letter words
income
     1. n. Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.
     2. n. (business, commerce) Money coming in to a fund, account, or policy.
     3. n. (obsolete) A coming in; arrival; entrance; introduction.
     4. n. (archaic, or dialectal, Scotland) A newcomer or arrival; an incomer.
     5. n. (obsolete) An entrance-fee.
     6. n. (archaic) A coming in as by influx or inspiration, hence, an inspired quality or characteristic, as courage or zeal; an inflowing principle.
     7. n. (UK dialectal, Scotland) A disease or ailment without known or apparent cause, as distinguished from one induced by accident or contagion; an oncome.
     8. n. That which is taken into the body as food; the ingesta; sometimes restricted to the nutritive, or digestible, portion of the food.
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
struggle
     1. n. A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.
     2. n. (figurative) Strife, contention, great effort.
     3. v. To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
           During the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselves.
     4. v. To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
           She struggled to escape from her assailant's grasp.
financially
     1. adv. In terms of finance or money.
           He helped his daughter out financially, paying her rent and utilities, until she recovered from the accident.
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