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un
     1. n. (dialectal) One.
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.
communion
     1. n. A joining together of minds or spirits.
     2. n. (Christianity) Holy Communion
     3. n. (Roman Catholicism) A form of ecclesiastical unity between the Roman Church and another, so that the latter is considered part of the former.
sympathetic
     1. adj. Of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
           John looked very upset. I gave him a sympathetic look.
     2. adj. Relating to similarity.
           Sympathetic magic is based on imitation or correspondence.
     3. adj. (physiology) Relating to the sympathetic nervous system.
           Sympathetic innervation involves epinephrine.
     4. adj. Relating to sounds induced by vibrations conveyed through a fluid from a body already in vibration.
intercourse
     1. n. Communication, conversation.
     2. n. Dealings between countries.
     3. n. Dealings with people, including commerce and trade.
     4. n. Sexual intercourse usually involving humans.
     5. v. (nonstandard, intransitive) To have sexual intercourse.
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.
conversation
     1. n. (obsolete) Interaction; commerce or intercourse with other people; dealing with others.
     2. n. (archaic) Behaviour, the way one conducts oneself; a person's way of life.
     3. n. (obsolete) Sexual intercourse.
     4. n. (obsolete) Engagement with a specific subject, idea, field of study etc.; understanding, familiarity.
     5. n. Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.
           I had an interesting conversation with Nicolas yesterday about how much he's getting paid.
     6. n. (fencing) The back-and-forth play of the blades in a bout.
     7. n. (computing) The protocol-based interaction between systems processing a transaction.
     8. v. (nonstandard, ambitransitive) To engage in conversation (with).
between
     1. prep. In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)
           John stood between Amy and Mary.  Let's meet between two and three.
           I want to buy one that costs somewhere between forty and fifty dollars.
     2. prep. Done together or reciprocally.
           conversation between friends
     3. prep. Shared in confidence.
           Between you and me, I think the boss is crazy.  Let's keep this between ourselves.
     4. prep. In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places).
           He's between jobs right now.  The shuttle runs between the town and the airport.
     5. prep. Combined (by effort or ownership).
           Between us all, we shall succeed.  We've only got £5 between us.
           Between the leaky taps and the peeling wallpaper, there isn't much about this house to appeal to a buyer.
     6. prep. One of (representing a choice).
           You must choose between him and me.
           Some colour-blind people can't distinguish between red and green.
     7. n. A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.
Friends
     1. n. plural of Friend
     2. n. plural of friend
     3. n. Participants in a two-way friendship relationship.
           I tried to be a friend to Jane but we never really made friends. She was never a friend to me.
           Jane and I made friends right away.
           We became friends in the war and remain friends to this day.
           We were friends with some girls from the other school and stayed friends with them.
     4. v. third-person singular present indicative of friend
     friend
          1. n. A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
                John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college.   Trust is important between friends.   I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy.
          2. n. A boyfriend or girlfriend.
          3. n. An associate who provides assistance.
                The Automobile Association is every motorist's friend.   The police is every law-abiding citizen's friend.
          4. n. A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted
                a friend of a friend;  I added him as a friend on Facebook, but I hardly know him.
          5. n. A person who backs or supports something.
                I’m not a friend of cheap wine.
          6. n. (informal) An object or idea that can be used for good.
                Wiktionary is your friend.
          7. n. (colloquial, ironic, used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.
                You’d better watch it, friend.
          8. n. (object-oriented programming) A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.
          9. n. (climbing) A spring-loaded camming device.
          10. n. (obsolete) A paramour of either sex.
          11. n. (Scotland, obsolete) A relative.
          12. v. (transitive, obsolete) To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.
          13. v. To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend.
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary