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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.
obsolete
     1. adj. (of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).
           It is speculated that, within a few years, the Internet's speedy delivery of news worldwide will make newspapers obsolete.
     2. adj. (biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
     3. v. (transitive, US) To cause to become obsolete.
           This software component has been obsoleted.
           We are in the process of obsoleting this product.
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
cut
     1. adj. (participial adjective) Having been cut.
     2. adj. Reduced.
           The pitcher threw a cut fastball that was slower than his usual pitch.
           Cut brandy is a liquor made of brandy and hard grain liquor.
     3. adj. Omitted from a literary or musical work.
           My favourite song had been cut from the show.
     4. adj. (of a gem) Carved into a shape; not raw.
     5. adj. (cricket, of a shot) Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.
     6. adj. (bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.
     7. adj. (informal) Circumcised or having been the subject of female genital mutilation
     8. adj. (Australia, NZ, slang) Emotionally hurt.
     9. adj. Eliminated from consideration during a recruitment drive.
     10. adj. Removed from a team roster.
     11. adj. (NZ) Intoxicated as a result of drugs or alcohol.
     12. n. An opening resulting from cutting.
           Look at this cut on my finger!
     13. n. The act of cutting.
           He made a fine cut with his sword.
     14. n. The result of cutting.
           a smooth or clear cut
     15. n. A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.
           a cut for a railroad
     16. n. (specifically) An artificial navigation as distinguished from a navigable river
     17. n. A share or portion.
           The lawyer took a cut of the profits.
     18. n. (cricket) A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.
     19. n. (cricket) Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.
     20. n. (sports) In lawn tennis, etc., a slanting stroke causing the ball to spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin thus given to the ball.
     21. n. (golf) In a strokeplay competition, the early elimination of those players who have not then attained a preannounced score, so that the rest of the competition is less pressed for time and more entert
     22. n. (theatre) A passage omitted or to be omitted from a play.
           The director asked the cast to note down the following cuts.
     23. n. (cinema) A particular version or edit of a film.
     24. n. The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.
           The player next to the dealer makes a cut by placing the bottom half on top.
     25. n. The manner or style a garment etc. is fashioned in.
           I like the cut of that suit.
     26. n. A slab, especially of meat.
           That’s our finest cut of meat.
     27. n. (fencing) An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.
     28. n. A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.
     29. n. A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.
           The drummer on the last cut of their CD is not identified.
     30. n. (archaeology) A truncation, a context that represents a moment in time when other archaeological deposits were removed for the creation of some feature such as a ditch or pit.
     31. n. A haircut.
     32. n. (graph theory) The partition of a graph’s vertices into two subgroups.
     33. n. A string of railway cars coupled together.
     34. n. An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving.
           a book illustrated with fine cuts
     35. n. (obsolete) A common workhorse; a gelding.
     36. n. (slang) The failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise.
     37. n. A skein of yarn.
     38. n. (slang) That which is used to dilute or adulterate a recreational drug.
           Don't buy his coke: it's full of cut.
     39. n. (fashion) A notch shaved into an eyebrow.
     40. n. (bodybuilding) A time period when one tries to lose fat while retaining muscle mass.
     41. v. (heading, transitive) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
     42. v.          To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
     43. v.          To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
                   Would you please cut the cake?
     44. v.          To form or shape by cutting.
                   I have three diamonds to cut today.
     45. v.          (slang) To wound with a knife.
     46. v.          (intransitive) To engage in self-harm by making cuts in one's own skin.
                    The patient said she had been cutting since the age of thirteen.
     47. v.          To deliver a stroke with a whip or like instrument to.
     48. v.          To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce.
                   Sarcasm cuts to the quick.
     49. v.          To castrate or geld.
                   to cut a horse
     50. v.          To interfere, as a horse; to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
     51. v. (intransitive) To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
     52. v. (transitive, heading, social) To separate, remove, reject or reduce.
     53. v.          To separate from prior association; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
                   Travis was cut from the team.
     54. v.          To abridge a piece of printed or written work.
     55. v.          To reduce, especially intentionally.
                   They're going to cut salaries by fifteen percent.
     56. v.          To absent oneself from (a class, an appointment, etc.).
                   I cut fifth period to hang out with Angela.
     57. v.          To ignore as a social snub.
                   After the incident at the dinner party, people started to cut him on the street.
     58. v. (intransitive, cinema, audio, usually as imperative) To cease recording activities.
           After the actors read their lines, the director yelled, "Cut!".
     59. v. (intransitive, cinema) To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
           The camera then cut to the woman on the front row who was clearly overcome and crying tears of joy.
     60. v. (transitive, film) To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
     61. v. (transitive, computing) To remove and place in memory for later use.
           Select the text, cut it, and then paste it in the other application.
     62. v. (intransitive) To enter a queue in the wrong place.
           One student kept trying to cut in front of the line.
     63. v. (intransitive) To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
           This road cuts right through downtown.
     64. v. (transitive, cricket) To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
     65. v. (intransitive) To change direction suddenly.
           The football player cut to his left to evade a tackle.
     66. v. (transitive, intransitive) To divide a pack of playing cards into two.
           If you cut then I'll deal.
     67. v. (transitive, slang) To write.
           cut orders;  cut a check
     68. v. (transitive, slang) To dilute or adulterate a recreational drug.
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.
carve
     1. v. (archaic) To cut.
     2. v. To cut meat in order to serve it.
           You carve the roast and I'll serve the vegetables.
     3. v. To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work.
           to carve a name into a tree
     4. v. (snowboarding) To perform a series of turns without pivoting, so that the tip and tail of the snowboard take the same path.
     5. v. (figuratively) To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.
     6. v. To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.
     7. n. (obsolete) A carucate.
in
     1. prep. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits.
     2. prep.          Contained by.
                   The dog is in the kennel.
     3. prep.          Within.
     4. prep.          Surrounded by.
                   We are in the enemy camp.   Her plane is in the air.
     5. prep.          Part of; a member of.
                   One in a million.   She's in band and orchestra.
     6. prep.          Pertaining to; with regard to.
                   What grade did he get in English?
                   Military letters should be formal in tone, but not stilted.
     7. prep.          At the end of a period of time.
                   They said they would call us in a week.
     8. prep.          Within a certain elapsed time
                   Are you able to finish this in three hours?   The massacre resulted in over 1000 deaths in three hours.
     9. prep.          During (said of periods of time).
                   in the first week of December;  Easter falls in the fourth lunar month;   The country reached a high level of prosperity in his fi
     10. prep.          (grammar, phonetics, of sounds and letters) Coming at the end of a word.
                   English nouns in -ce form their plurals in -s.
     11. prep. Into.
           Less water gets in your boots this way.
     12. prep. Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.
           In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
     13. prep.          Indicating an order or arrangement.
                   My fat rolls around in folds.
     14. prep.          Denoting a state of the subject.
                   He stalked away in anger.   John is in a coma.
     15. prep.          Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
                   You've got a friend in me.   He's met his match in her.
     16. prep.          Wearing (an item of clothing).
                    I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress.
     17. prep. Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality.
     18. prep.          (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
                   Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties.
                   The deposit can be in any legal tender, even in gold.
                    Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.
     19. prep.          Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
                   Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" in C minor is among his most popular.
                   His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages.
                   When you write in cursive, it's illegible.
     20. v. (obsolete, transitive) To enclose.
     21. v. (obsolete, transitive) To take in; to harvest.
     22. adv. (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
           Is Mr. Smith in?
     23. adv. Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
           Suddenly a strange man walked in.
     24. adv. (sports) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
           He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in.
     25. adv. (UK) Abbreviation of in aid of.
           What's that in?
     26. adv. After the beginning of something.
     27. n. A position of power or a way to get it.
           His parents got him an in with the company
     28. n. (sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
     29. n. A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
     30. adj. In fashion; popular.
           Skirts are in this year.
     31. adj. Incoming.
           the in train
     32. adj. (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
     33. adj. (legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
           in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband
     34. adj. (cricket) Currently batting.
     35. n. Inch.
an
     1. art. Form of a used before a vowel sound
     2. art. (now quite rare) Form of a used before 'h' in an unstressed syllable
     3. art. (nonstandard) Form of a used before 'h' in a stressed syllable
     4. conj. (archaic) If
     5. conj. (archaic) So long as.
           An it harm none, do what ye will.
     6. conj. (archaic) As if; as though.
     7. n. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri).
     8. prep. In each; to or for each; per.
           I was only going twenty miles an hour.
ornamental
     1. adj. Serving as an ornament; having no purpose other than to make more beautiful
           Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles.
     2. n. An ornamental plant.
way
     1. n. To do with a place or places.:
     2. n.          A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.
                   Do you know the way to the airport?  Come this way and I'll show you a shortcut.  It's a long way from here.
     3. n.          A means to enter or leave a place.
                   We got into the cinema through the back way.
     4. n.          A roughly-defined geographical area.
                   If you're ever 'round this way, come over and visit me.
     5. n. A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism.
           You're going about it the wrong way.  He's known for his quirky ways.  I don't like the way she looks at me.
     6. n. A state or condition
           When I returned home, I found my house and belongings in a most terrible way.
     7. n. Personal interaction.:
     8. n.          Possibility (usually in the phrases 'any way' and 'no way').
                   There's no way I'm going to clean up after you.
     9. n.          Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct.
                   My little sister always whines until she gets her way.
     10. n. (paganism) A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft, Way of wyrd, Way of runes, Way of Thor etc.
     11. n. (nautical) Speed, progress, momentum.
     12. n. A degree, an amount, a sense.
           In a large way, crocodiles and alligators are similar.
     13. n. (US, As the head of an interjectory clause) Acknowledges that a task has been done well, chiefly in expressions of sarcastic congratulation.
           Way to ruin the moment, guys.
     14. n. (plural only) The timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or large boat is launched.
     15. n. (plural only) The longitudinal guiding surfaces on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves.
     16. interj. (only in reply to no way) It is true.
     17. v. (obsolete) To travel.
     18. adv. (informal, with comparative or modified adjective) Much.
           I'm way too tired to do that.
           I'm a way better singer than Emma.
     19. adv. (slang) Very.
           I'm way tired
           String theory is way cool, except for the math.
     20. adv. (informal) Far.
           I used to live way over there.
           The farmhouse is way down the bottom of the hill.
     21. n. The letter for the w sound in Pitman shorthand.
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