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transitive
     1. adj. Making a transit or passage.
     2. adj. Affected by transference of signification.
     3. adj. (grammar, of a verb) Taking an object or objects.
           The English verb "to notice" is a transitive verb, because we say things like "She noticeda problem".
     4. adj. (set theory, of a relation on a set) Having the property that if an element x is related to y and y is related to z, then x is necessarily related to z.
           "Is an ancestor of" is a transitive relation: if Alice is an ancestor of Bob, and Bob is an ancestor of Carol, then Alice is an ancestor of Carol.
     5. adj. (algebra, of a group action) Such that, for any two elements of the acted-upon set, some group element maps the first to the second.
     6. adj. (graph theory, of a graph) Such that, for any two vertices there exists an automorphism which maps one to the other.
now
     1. adj. Present; current.
     2. adj. (archaic, legal) At the time the will is written. Used in order to prevent any inheritance from being transferred to a person of a future marriage. Does not indicate the existence of a previous marria
           Now wife.
     3. adj. (informal) Fashionable; popular; up to date; current.
           I think this band's sound is very now.
     4. adv. At the present time.
           Now I am six.
     5. adv. (sentence) Used to introduce a point, a remonstration or a rebuke.
           Now, we all want what is best for our children.   Now, stop that Jimmy!
     6. adv. Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times.
           Now I am ready.   We all now want the latest toys for our children.   We all want what is now best for our children.
     7. adv. Differently from the situation before a stated event or change of circumstance.
           Now all the children have grown up and left, the house is very quiet.   Now that my sister has gotten rid of their cat, we can go to her house this coming Thanksgiving.
     8. adv. At the time reached within a narration.
           Now, he remembered why he had come.   He now asked her whether she had made pudding.   The pudding was now ready to be served.
     9. adv. In the context of urgency.
           Now listen, we must do something about this.
     10. adv. (obsolete) As 'but now': Very recently; not long ago; up to the present.
     11. conj. Since, because, in light of the fact; often with that.
           We can play football now that the rain has stopped.
           Now that you mention it, I am kind of hungry.
           Now that we're all here, let's start the meeting. = Let's start the meeting now that everyone's here.
     12. interj. Indicates a signal to begin.
           Now! Fire all we've got while the enemy is in reach!
     13. n. The present time.
           Now is the right time.
           There is no better time than now.
     14. n.          (often, with "the") The state of not paying attention to the future or the past.
                    She is living in the now.
     15. n.          (chiefly in phenomenology) A particular instant in time, as perceived at that instant.
     16. v. misspelling of know
           I don't now. (intended: I don't know.)
rare
     1. adj. Very uncommon; scarce.
           Black pearls are very rare and therefore very valuable.
     2. adj. (of a gas) Thin; of low density.
     3. adj. (cooking, particularly meats) Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense).
     4. v. (US, intransitive) To rear, rise up, start backwards.
     5. v. (US, transitive) To rear, bring up, raise.
     6. adj. (obsolete) early
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
claim
     1. n. A demand of ownership made for something (e.g. claim ownership, claim victory).
     2. n. A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.
     3. n. A demand of ownership for previously unowned land (e.g. in the gold rush, oil rush)
     4. n. (legal) A legal demand for compensation or damages.
     5. v. To demand ownership of.
     6. v. To state a new fact, typically without providing evidence to prove it is true.
     7. v. To demand ownership or right to use for land.
     8. v. (legal) To demand compensation or damages through the courts.
     9. v. (intransitive) To be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim.
     10. v. (archaic) To proclaim.
     11. v. (archaic) To call or name.
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
have
           Additional archaic forms are second-person singular present tense hast, third-person singular present tense hath, present participle haveing, and second-person singular past tense hadst.
     1. v. To possess, own, hold.
           I have a house and a car.
           Look what I have here — a frog I found on the street!
     2. v. To be related in some way to (with the object identifying the relationship).
           I have two sisters.
           I have a lot of work to do.
     3. v. To partake of a particular substance (especially a food or drink) or action.
           I have breakfast at six o'clock.
           Can I have a look at that?
           I'm going to have some pizza and a beer right now.
     4. v. To be scheduled to attend or participate in.
           What class do you have right now? I have English.
           Fred won't be able to come to the party; he has a meeting that day.
     5. v. (auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) (Used in forming the perfect aspect and the past perfect aspect.)
           I have already eaten today.
           I had already eaten.
     6. v. (auxiliary verb, taking a to-infinitive) See have to.
           I have to go.
     7. v. To give birth to.
           The couple always wanted to have children.
           My wife is having the baby right now!
           My mother had me when she was 25.
     8. v. To engage in sexual intercourse with.
           He's always bragging about how many women he's had.
     9. v. To accept as a romantic partner.
           Despite my protestations of love, she would not have me.
     10. v. (transitive with bare infinitive) To cause to, by a command, request or invitation.
           They had me feed their dog while they were out of town.
     11. v. (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To cause to be.
           He had him arrested for trespassing.
           The lecture's ending had the entire audience in tears.
     12. v. (transitive with bare infinitive) To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is not a verb argument.)
           The hospital had several patients contract pneumonia last week.
           I've had three people today tell me my hair looks nice.
     13. v. (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To depict as being.
           Their stories differed; he said he'd been at work when the incident occurred, but her statement had him at home that entire evening.
     14. v. (Used as interrogative auxiliary verb with a following pronoun to form tag questions. (For further discussion, see "Usage notes" below.))
           We haven't eaten dinner yet, have we?
           Your wife hasn't been reading that nonsense, has she?
           (UK usage) He has some money, hasn't he?
     15. v. (UK, slang) To defeat in a fight; take.
           I could have him!
           I'm gonna have you!
     16. v. (dated) To be able to speak a language.
           I have no German.
     17. v. To feel or be (especially painfully) aware of.
           Dan certainly has arms today, probably from scraping paint off four columns the day before.
     18. v. To be afflicted with, suffer from.
           He had a cold last week.
     19. v. To experience, go through, undergo.
           We had a hard year last year, with the locust swarms and all that.
           He had surgery on his hip yesterday.
           I'm having the time of my life!
     20. v. To trick, to deceive.
           You had me alright! I never would have thought that was just a joke.
     21. v. (transitive, often with present participle) To allow; to tolerate.
           The child screamed incessantly for his mother to buy him a toy, but she wasn't having any of it.
           I asked my dad if I could go to the concert this Thursday, but he wouldn't have it since it's a school night.
     22. v. (transitive, often used in the negative) To believe, buy, be taken in by.
           I made up an excuse as to why I was out so late, but my wife wasn't having any of it.
     23. v. To host someone; to take in as a guest.
           Thank you for having me!
     24. v. To get a reading, measurement, or result from an instrument or calculation.
           What do you have for problem two?
           I have two contacts on my scope.
     25. v. (transitive, of a jury) To consider a court proceeding that has been completed; to begin deliberations on a case.
           We'll schedule closing arguments for Thursday, and the jury will have the case by that afternoon.
     26. n. A wealthy or privileged person.
     27. n. (uncommon) One who has some (contextually specified) thing.
     28. n. (AU, NZ, informal) A fraud or deception; something misleading.
           They advertise it as a great deal, but I think it's a bit of a have.
knowledge
     1. n. The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
           His knowledge of Iceland was limited to what he'd seen on the Travel Channel.
     2. n. Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something.
     3. n. Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information.
           Knowledge consists in recognizing the difference between good and bad decisions.
     4. n. Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc.
           Does your friend have any knowledge of hieroglyphs, perchance?
           A secretary should have a good knowledge of shorthand.
     5. n. (philosophical) Justified true belief
     6. n. (archaic, or legal) Sexual intimacy or intercourse (now usually in phrase carnal knowledge).
     7. n. (obsolete) Information or intelligence about something; notice.
     8. n. The total of what is known; all information and products of learning.
           His library contained the accumulated knowledge of the Greeks and Romans.
     9. n. Something that can be known; a branch of learning; a piece of information; a science.
     10. n. (obsolete) Acknowledgement.
     11. n. (obsolete) Notice, awareness.
     12. n. (informal) The deep familiarity with certain routes and places of interest required by taxicab drivers working in London, England.
     13. v. (obsolete) To confess as true; to acknowledge.
or
     1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
           In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
           He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
     2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
     3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
     4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
           It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
     5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
           The country Myanmar, or Burma
     6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
     7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
     10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
     11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
understanding
     1. n. Mental, sometimes emotional process of comprehension, assimilation of knowledge, which is subjective by its nature.
     2. n. Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer.
     3. n. Opinion, judgement or outlook.
           According to my understanding, the situation is quite perilous. I wonder if you see it this way, too.
     4. n. An informal contract; mutual agreement.
           I thought we had an understanding - you do the dishes, and I throw the trash.
     5. n. A reconciliation of differences.
           The parties of the negotiation have managed to come to an understanding.
     6. n. Sympathy.
           He showed much understanding for my problems when he heard about my past.
     7. adj. Showing compassion.
     8. adj. (dated) Knowing; skilful.
     9. v. present participle of understand
     understand
          1. v. To be aware of the meaning of.
                I understand German.
                I received your note, but I did not understand it.
          2. v. To believe, based on information.
                I understand that you have information for me.
          3. v. To impute meaning, character etc. that is not explicitly stated.
                But we cannot disappoint Grandma and Grandpa Smith, and that is what family is all about! Do you understand?!
                In this sense, the word is usually used in the past participle:
                In the imperative mood, the word “you” is usually understood.
          4. v. (obsolete, rare, humorous) To stand under; to support.
          5. v. (circus, acrobatics) One who supports others in such performances as the human pyramid.
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.
given
     1. v. past participle of give
     2. prep. Considering; taking into account.
           Given the current situation, I don't think that's possible.
     3. n. A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.
           When evaluating this math problem, don't forget to read the givens.
     4. adj. Particular, specific.
           No more than three people can be in that space at a given time.
     5. adj. Assumed as fact or hypothesis.
           Given that we will get the resources, what do we want to achieve?
     6. adj. (with to) Prone, disposed.
           He was given to taking a couple of glasses of port at his club.
     give
          1. v. (ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
          2. v.          To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
                        I gave him my coat.
                        I gave my coat to the beggar.
                        When they asked, I gave my coat.
          3. v.          To make a present or gift of.
                        I'm going to give my wife a necklace for her birthday.
                        She gave a pair of shoes to her husband for their anniversary.
                        He gives of his energies to the organization.
          4. v.          To pledge.
                        I gave him my word that I'd protect his children.
          5. v.          To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.
                        I gave them permission to miss tomorrow's class.
                        Please give me some more time.
          6. v.          To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in.
                        It gives me a lot of pleasure to be here tonight.
                        The fence gave me an electric shock.
                        My mother-in-law gives me nothing but grief.
          7. v.          To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).
                        I want to give you a kiss.
                        She gave him a hug.
                        I'd like to give the tire a kick.
                        I gave the boy a push on the swing.
                        She gave me a wink afterwards, so I knew she was joking.
          8. v.          To pass (something) into (someone's) hand or the like.
                        Give me your hand.
                        On entering the house, he gave his coat to the doorman.
          9. v.          To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
                        My boyfriend gave me chlamydia.
                        He was convinced that it was his alcoholism that gave him cancer.
          10. v. (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
                I give it ten minutes before he gives up.
                I give it a 95% chance of success.
                I'll give their marriage six months.
          11. v. (intransitive) To yield slightly when a force is applied.
          12. v. (intransitive) To collapse under pressure or force.
                One pillar gave, then more, and suddenly the whole floor pancaked onto the floor below.
          13. v. To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
                They're giving my favorite show!
          14. v. (intransitive) To lead (onto or into).
                The master bedroom gives onto a spacious balcony.
          15. v. (transitive, dated) To provide a view of.
                His window gave the park.
          16. v. To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
                The number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship.
          17. v. To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
          18. v. To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
          19. v. To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
                He can be bad-tempered, I'll give you that, but he's a hard worker.
          20. v. To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
          21. v. To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
          22. v. (dated) To grant power or permission to; to allow.
          23. v. (reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself).
                The soldiers give themselves to plunder.
                That boy is given to fits of bad temper.
          24. v. (obsolete) To become soft or moist.
          25. v. (obsolete) To shed tears; to weep.
          26. v. (obsolete) To have a misgiving.
          27. v. To be going on, to be occurring
                What gives?
          28. n. The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.
                This chair doesn't have much give.
                There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs.
area
     1. n. (mathematics) A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
     2. n. A particular geographic region.
     3. n. Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent.
           The photo is a little dark in that area.
     4. n. The extent, scope, or range of an object or concept.
           The plans are a bit vague in that area.
     5. n. (British) An open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement.
     6. n. (soccer) Penalty box; penalty area.
     7. n. (slang) Genitals.
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.
interest
     1. n. (finance) The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.
           Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%.
     2. n. A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.
           He has a lot of interest in vintage cars.
     3. n. Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.
     4. n. An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor.
           When scientists and doctors write articles and when politicians run for office, they are required in many countries to declare any existing conflicts of interest.
           I have business interests in South Africa.
     5. n. Something or someone one is interested in.
           Lexicography is one of my interests.
           Victorian furniture is an interest of mine.
           The main character's romantic interest will be played by a non-professional actor.
     6. n. (obsolete, rare) Injury, or compensation for injury; damages.
     7. n. (usually plural) The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively.
           the iron interest;  the cotton interest
     8. v. To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.
           It might interest you to learn that others have already tried that approach.
           Action films don't really interest me.
     9. v. (obsolete, often impersonal) To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.
     10. v. (obsolete) To cause or permit to share.
subject
     1. adj. Likely to be affected by or to experience something.
           a country subject to extreme heat
           Menu listings and prices are subject to change.
           He's subject to sneezing fits.
     2. adj. Conditional upon.
           The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board.
     3. adj. Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
     4. adj. Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
     5. n. (grammar) In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.
           In the sentence ‘The mouse is eaten by the cat in the kitchen.’, ‘The mouse’ is the subject, ‘the cat’ being the agent.
     6. n. An actor; one who takes action.
           The subjects and objects of power.
     7. n. The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
     8. n. A particular area of study.
           Her favorite subject is physics.
     9. n. A citizen in a monarchy.
           I am a British subject.
     10. n. A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
     11. n. (music) The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
     12. n. A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc.
     13. n. (philosophy) A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.
     14. n. (logic) That of which something is stated.
     15. n. (math) The variable in terms of which an expression is defined.
           Making x the subject of xsup - 2 − 6x + 3y = 0, we have x = 3 ± √(9 − 3y).
     16. v. (transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
matter
     1. n. Substance, material.
     2. n.          (physics) The basic structural component of the universe. Matter usually has mass and volume.
     3. n.          (physics) Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles. (Non-antimatter matter).
     4. n.          A kind of substance.
                   vegetable matter
     5. n.          Written material (especially in books or magazines).
                   printed matter;   He always took some reading matter with him on the plane.
     6. n.          (philosophy) Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substa
     7. n. A condition, subject or affair, especially one of concern.
           What's the matter?;   state matters
     8. n. An approximate amount or extent.
           I stayed for a matter of months.
     9. n. (obsolete) The essence; the pith; the embodiment.
     10. n. (obsolete) Inducing cause or reason, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing.
     11. n. (dated) Pus.
     12. v. (intransitive) To be important.
           The only thing that matters to Jim is being rich.
           Sorry for pouring ketchup on your clean white shirt! - Oh, don't worry, it does not matter.
     13. v. (transitive, obsolete outside dialects) To care about, to mind; to find important.
     14. v. To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.
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