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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.
flat
     1. adj. Having no variations in height.
           The land around here is flat.
     2. adj. (music, voice) Without variations in pitch.
     3. adj. (slang) Describing certain features, usually the breasts and/or buttocks, that are extremely small or not visible at all.
           That girl is completely flat on both sides.
     4. adj. (music, note) Lowered by one semitone.
     5. adj. (music) Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
           Your A string is too flat.
     6. adj. (of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
     7. adj. Uninteresting.
           The party was a bit flat.
     8. adj. Of a carbonated drink, with all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.
     9. adj. (wine) Lacking acidity without being sweet.
     10. adj. (of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.
     11. adj. (juggling, of a throw) Without spin; spinless.
     12. adj. (figurative) Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; dull and boring.
           The market is flat.
           The dialogue in your screenplay is flat -- you need to make it more exciting.
     13. adj. Absolute; downright; peremptory.
           His claim was in flat contradiction to experimental results.
           I'm not going to the party and that's flat.
     14. adj. (phonetics, dated, of a consonant) sonant; vocal, as distinguished from a sharp (non-sonant) consonant
     15. adj. (grammar) Not having an inflectional ending or sign, such as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix; or an infinitive without the sign "t
           Many flat adverbs, as in 'run fast', 'buy cheap', etc. are from Old English.
     16. adj. (golf, of a golf club) Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
     17. adj. (horticulture, of certain fruits) Flattening at the ends.
     18. adj. (authorship figuratively, esp. of a character) Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.
           The author created the site to flesh out the books' flatter characters, who were actually quite well developed in her own mind.
     19. adv. So as to be flat.
           Spread the tablecloth flat over the table.
     20. adv. Bluntly.
           I asked him if he wanted to marry me and he turned me down flat.
     21. adv. (with units of time, distance, etc) Not exceeding.
           He can run a mile in four minutes flat.
     22. adv. Completely.
           I am flat broke this month.
     23. adv. Directly; flatly.
     24. adv. (finance, slang) Without allowance for accrued interest.
     25. n. An area of level ground.
     26. n. (music) A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ sign placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
     27. n. (informal, automotive) A flat tyre/tire.
     28. n. (in the plural) A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels.
           She liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels.
     29. n. (in the plural) A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.
     30. n. (painting) A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolor/watercolour painting.
     31. n. The flat part of something:
     32. n.          (swordfighting) The flat side of a blade, as opposed to the sharp edge.
     33. n.          The palm of the hand, with the adjacent part of the fingers.
     34. n. A wide, shallow container.
           a flat of strawberries
     35. n. (mail) A large mail piece measuring at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches, such as catalogs, magazines, and unfolded paper enclosed in large envelopes.
     36. n. (geometry) A subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension.
     37. n. A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.
     38. n. A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.
     39. n. (rail, US) A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar.
     40. n. A platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions.
     41. n. (mining) A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.
     42. n. (obsolete) A dull fellow; a simpleton.
     43. n. (technical, theatre) A rectangular wooden structure covered with masonite, lauan, or muslin that depicts a building or other part of a scene, also called backcloth and backdrop.
     44. v. (poker slang) To make a flat call; to call without raising.
     45. v. (intransitive) To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
     46. v. (intransitive, music, colloquial) To fall from the pitch.
     47. v. (transitive, music) To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.
     48. v. (transitive, dated) To make flat; to flatten; to level.
     49. v. (transitive, dated) To render dull, insipid, or spiritless; to depress.
     50. n. (chiefly British, New England, New Zealand, and Australian, archaic elsewhere) An apartment, usually on one level and usually consisting of more than one room.
surface
     1. n. The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
     2. n. The outside hull of a tangible object.
     3. n. (figurative) Outward or external appearance.
           On the surface, the spy looked like a typical businessman.
     4. n. (mathematics, geometry) The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom) in a more-than-two-dimensional space.
     5. n. (fortification) That part of the side which is terminated by the flank prolonged, and the angle of the nearest bastion.
     6. v. To provide something with a surface.
     7. v. To apply a surface to something.
     8. v. (intransitive) To rise to the surface.
     9. v. To bring to the surface.
     10. v. (intransitive) To come out of hiding.
     11. v. (intransitive) For information or facts to become known.
     12. v. To make information or facts known.
     13. v. (intransitive) To work a mine near the surface.
     14. v. (intransitive) To appear or be found.
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.
three
     1. num. (cardinal) A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; this many dots (•••).
     2. num. Describing a set or group with three elements.
     3. n. The digit/figure 3.
     4. n. Anything measuring three units, as length.
           Put all the threes in a separate container.
     5. n. A person who is three years old.
           All the threes will go in Mrs. Smith's class, while I'll take the fours and fives.
     6. n. The playing card featuring three pips.
     7. n. (basketball) (abbreviation of three-pointer)
dimensional
     1. adj. Of or pertaining to dimensions.
     2. adj. (comparable) Having dimension or dimensions; three-dimensional.
     3. adj.          (mathematics) Appended to cardinal numbers or algebraic symbols to form adjectives meaning "having the stated number of dimensions".
object
     1. n. A thing that has physical existence.
     2. n. objective, Objective; the goal, end or purpose of something.
     3. n. (grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
     4. n. A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
           Mary Jane had been the object of Peter's affection for years.
           The convertible, once the object of his desire, was now the object of his hatred.
           Where's your object of ridicule now?
     5. n. (object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.
     6. n. (category theory) An element within a category upon which function, functions operate. Thus, a category consists of a set of element objects and the functions that operate on them.
     7. n. (obsolete) Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
     8. v. 'panget
     9. v. (intransitive) To disagree with something or someone; especially in a Court of Law, to raise an objection.
           I object to the proposal to build a new airport terminal.
     10. v. (transitive, obsolete) To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.
     11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
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.
face
     1. n. (anatomy) The front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.
           The monkey has a pretty face.
     2. n. One's facial expression.
           Why the sad face?
     3. n. The public image; outward appearance.
           The face of this company.  He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment.
     4. n. The frontal aspect of something.
           The face of the cliff loomed above them.
     5. n. (figurative) Presence; sight; front.
           to fly in the face of danger;  to speak before the face of God
     6. n. The directed force of something.
           They turned to boat into the face of the storm.
     7. n. Good reputation; standing in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face).
     8. n. Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
     9. n. The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
           a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face
     10. n. (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron. More generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
     11. n. Any surface; especially a front or outer one.
           Put a big sign on each face of the building that can be seen from the road.  They climbed the north face of the mountain.  She wanted to wipe him off the face of the earth.
     12. n. The numbered dial of a clock or watch, the clock face.
     13. n. (slang) The mouth.
           Shut your face!  He's always stuffing his face with chips.
     14. n. (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
           I'll be out in a sec. Just let me put on my face.
     15. n. (slang) Short for baby face. A headlining wrestler whose in-ring persona is embodying heroic or virtuous traits.
           The fans cheered on the face as he made his comeback.
     16. n. (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
     17. n. (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
     18. n. (cards) The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
     19. n. (heraldiccharge) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
     20. n. (typography) A typeface.
     21. n. Mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
     22. n. (computing) An interface.
     23. n. The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
     24. v. (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
           Face the sun.
     25. v. (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
           Turn the chair so it faces the table.
     26. v. To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
     27. v. To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
           I'm going to have to face this sooner or later.
     28. v. (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
           The bunkers faced north and east, toward Germany.
     29. v. To have as an opponent.
     30. v. (intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
     31. v. (obsolete) To confront impudently; to bully.
     32. v. To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
           a building faced with marble
     33. v. To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
           to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress
     34. v. To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
     35. v. (engineering) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from t
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