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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.
list
     1. n. A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.
     2. n. Material used for cloth selvage.
     3. n. A register or roll of paper consisting of a compilation or enumeration of a set of possible items; the compilation or enumeration itself.
     4. n. (in the historical) The barriers or palisades used to fence off a space for jousting or tilting tournaments.
     5. n. (computing, programming) A codified representation of a list used to store data or in processing; especially, in the LISP programming language, a data structure consisting of a sequence of zero or mor
     6. n. (architecture) A little square moulding; a fillet or listel.
     7. n. (carpentry) A narrow strip of wood, especially sapwood, cut from the edge of a board or plank.
     8. n. (ropemaking) A piece of woollen cloth with which the yarns are grasped by a worker.
     9. n. (tin-plate manufacture) The first thin coating of tin; a wire-like rim of tin left on an edge of the plate after it is coated.
     10. n. (obsolete) A stripe.
     11. n. (obsolete) A boundary or limit; a border.
     12. v. To create or recite a list.
     13. v. To place in listings.
     14. v. To sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show of colours, or to form a border.
     15. v. To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; to stripe as if with list.
           to list a door
     16. v. (transitive, agriculture) To plough and plant with a lister.
     17. v. (transitive, agriculture, chiefly Southern US) To prepare (land) for a cotton crop by making alternating beds and alleys with a hoe.
     18. v. (transitive, carpentry) To cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from the edge of.
           to list a board
     19. v. (transitive, military) To enclose (a field, etc.) for combat.
     20. v. (transitive, obsolete) To engage a soldier, etc.; to enlist.
     21. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To engage in public service by enrolling one's name; to enlist.
     22. n. (archaic) Art; craft; cunning; skill.
     23. v. (intransitive, poetic) To listen.
     24. v. (transitive, poetic) To listen to.
     25. v. (transitive, archaic) To be pleasing to.
     26. v. (transitive, archaic) To desire, like, or wish (to do something).
     27. n. (obsolete) Desire, inclination.
     28. n. (architecture) A tilt to a building.
     29. n. (nautical) A careening or tilting to one side, usually not intentionally or under a vessel's own power.
     30. v. (transitive, nautical) To cause (something) to tilt to one side.
           the steady wind listed the ship
     31. v. (intransitive, nautical) To tilt to one side.
           the ship listed to port
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.
names
     1. n. plural of name
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of name
     name
          1. n. Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
                I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty.
          2. n. Reputation.
          3. n. An abusive or insulting epithet.
                Stop calling me names!
          4. n. A person (or legal person).
          5. n. Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
          6. n. (computing) A unique identifier, generally a string of characters.
          7. n. (finance) An investor in Lloyds of London bearing unlimited liability.
          8. n. Authority.
                Halt in the name of the law!
          9. v. To give a name to.
                One visitor named Hou Yugang said he was not too concerned about climate change and Baishui’s melting.
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          10. v. To mention, specify.
                He named his demands.
                You name it!
          11. v. To identify as relevant or important
                naming the problem
          12. v. To publicly implicate.
                The painter was named as an accomplice.
          13. v. To designate for a role.
                My neighbor was named to the steering committee.
          14. v. (Westminster system politics) To initiate a process to temporarily remove a member of parliament who is breaking the rules of conduct.
          15. n. Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.
usually
     1. adv. Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.
           Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work.
     2. adv. Under normal conditions.
for
     1. conj. (dated) Because.
     2. prep. Towards.
           The astronauts headed for the moon.
     3. prep. Directed at, intended to belong to.
           I have something for you.
     4. prep. In honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of.
           We're having a birthday party for Janet.
           The cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary.
           The mayor gave a speech for the charity gala.
     5. prep. Supporting.
           All those for the motion raise your hands.
     6. prep. Because of.
           He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
           (UK usage) He looks better for having lost weight.
           She was the worse for drink.
     7. prep. Over a period of time.
           I've lived here for three years.
           They fought for days over a silly pencil.
     8. prep. Throughout an extent of space.
     9. prep. On behalf of.
           I will stand in for him.
     10. prep. Instead of, or in place of.
     11. prep. In order to obtain or acquire.
           I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.
           He's going for his doctorate.
           Do you want to go for coffee?
           People all over Greece looked to Delphi for answers.
           Can you go to the store for some eggs?
           I'm saving up for a car.
           Don't wait for an answer.
           What did he ask you for?
     12. prep. In the direction of: marks a point one is going toward.
           Run for the hills!
           He was headed for the door when he remembered.
     13. prep. By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.
           Fair for its day.
           She's spry for an old lady.
     14. prep. Despite, in spite of.
     15. prep. Used to indicate the subject of a to-infinitive.
           For that to happen now is incredibly unlikely. (=It is incredibly unlikely that that will happen now.)
           All I want is for you to be happy. (=All I want is that you be happy.)
     16. prep. (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
           In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day
     17. prep. (cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
           At close of play, England were 305 for 3.
     18. prep. To be, or as being.
     19. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.)
     20. prep. Used to construe various verbs (see the entries for individual phrasal verbs).
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.
organization
     1. n. The quality of being organized.
           This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear.
     2. n. The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article.
           The organization of the book is as follows.
     3. n. A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.
           In response to the crisis, the nations in the region formed an organization.   If you want to be part of this organization, you have to follow its rules.
     4. n. A group of people consciously cooperating.
           Over time, the spontaneous movement had become an organization.
     5. n. (baseball) A major league club and all its farm teams.
           He's been in the Dodgers' organization since 2003.
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.
some
     1. pron. A certain number, at least one.
           Some enjoy spicy food, others prefer it milder.
     2. pron. An indefinite quantity.
           Can I have some of them?
     3. pron. An indefinite amount, a part.
           please give me some of the cake;  everyone is wrong some of the time
     4. det. A certain proportion of, at least one.
           Some people like camping.
     5. det. An unspecified quantity or number of.
           Would you like some grapes?
     6. det. An unspecified amount of (something un).
           Would you like some water?
           After some persuasion, he finally agreed.
     7. det. A certain, an unspecified or unknown.
           I've just met some guy who said he knew you.
           The sequence S converges to zero for some initial value v.
     8. det. A considerable quantity or number of; approximately.
           He had edited the paper for some years.
     9. det. (informal) A remarkable.
           He is some acrobat!
     10. adv. Of a measurement: approximately, roughly
           I guess he must have weighed some 90 kilos.
           Some 30,000 spectators witnessed the feat.
           Some 4,000 acres of land were flooded.
kind
     1. n. A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
           What kind of a person are you?
           This is a strange kind of tobacco.
     2. n. A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
           The opening served as a kind of window.
     3. n. (archaic) One's inherent nature; character, natural disposition.
     4. n. Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.
     5. n. Equivalent means used as response to an action.
           I'll pay in kind for his insult.
     6. n. (Christianity) Each of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.
     7. adj. Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.
     8. adj. Affectionate.
           a kind man; a kind heart
     9. adj. Favorable.
     10. adj. Mild, gentle, forgiving
           The years have been kind to Richard Gere; he ages well.
     11. adj. Gentle; tractable; easily governed.
           a horse kind in harness
     12. adj. (obsolete) Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.
such
     1. det. (demonstrative) Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.
           I’ve never seen such clouds in the sky before.  Such is life.
     2. det. (particularly used in formal documents) Any.
           the above address or at such other address as may notify
     3. det. Used as an intensifier; roughly equivalent to very much of.
           The party was such a bore.
     4. det. (obsolete) A certain; representing the object as already particularized in terms which are not mentioned.
     5. pron. A person, a thing, people or things like the one or ones already mentioned.
     6. n. (philosophy) Something being indicated that is similar to something else.
As
     1. n. plural of A
           She went from getting Cs and Ds to earning straight As.
     2. adv. To such an extent or degree.
           You’re not as tall as I am.
           It's not as well made, but it's twice as expensive.
     3. adv. In the manner or role specified.
           The kidnappers released him as agreed.
           The parties were seen as agreeing on a range of issues.
           He was never seen as the boss, but rather as a friend.
     4. adv. (dated) For example (compare such as).
     5. conj. In the same way that; according to what.
           Do as I say!
           I'm under a lot of pressure, as you know.
           As you wish, my lord!
     6. conj. At the same instant that; when.
           As I came in, she flew.
     7. conj. At the same time that; while.
           He sleeps as the rain falls.
     8. conj. Varying through time in the same proportion that.
           As my fear grew, so did my legs become heavy.
     9. conj. Being that, considering that, because, since.
           As it’s too late, I quit.
     10. conj. Introducing a basis of comparison, after as, so, or a comparison of equality.
           She's twice as strong as I was two years ago.
           It's not so complicated as I expected.
     11. conj. (dated) Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive); ‘as though’, ‘as if’.
     12. conj. Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state with the verb elided; as if, as though.
     13. conj. (now England, US, regional) Functioning as a relative conjunction; that.
     14. conj. Expressing concession; though.
     15. conj. (obsolete, rare) Than.
     16. prep. Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.
           You are not as tall as me.
           They're big as houses.
     17. prep. In the role of.
           What is your opinion as a parent?
     18. n. (unit of weight) A libra.
     19. n. Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
     20. n. plural of a
military
     1. adj. Characteristic of members of the armed forces.
           Chelsea Manning was dishonorably discharged from all military duties.
     2. adj. (North America) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).
           If you join a military force, you may end up killing people.
     3. adj. Relating to war.
     4. adj. Relating to armies or ground forces.
     5. n. Armed forces.
           He spent six years in the military.
     6. n. (US, with the) U.S. armed forces in general, including the Marine Corps.
           It's not the job of the military to make policy.
officers
     1. n. plural of officer
     officer
          1. n. One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
          2. n. One who holds a public office.
          3. n. An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
          4. n. (colloquial, military) A commissioned officer.
          5. v. To supply with officers.
          6. v. To command like an officer.
and
     1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
     2. conj.          Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.
     3. conj.          Simply connecting two clauses or sentences.
     4. conj.          Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first.
     5. conj.          (obsolete) Yet; but.
     6. conj.          Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often
     7. conj.          (now colloquial, or literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.
     8. conj.          Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition.
     9. conj.          Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause.
     10. conj.          Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’.
     11. conj.          (now regional or somewhat colloquial) Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come,
     12. conj.          Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other".
     13. conj.          Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb).
     14. conj. Expressing a condition.:
     15. conj.          (now US dialect) If; provided that.
     16. conj.          (obsolete) As if, as though.
     17. n. (enm, music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
     18. n. (UK dialectal) Breath.
     19. n. (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog.
     20. v. (UK dialectal, intransitive) To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.
enlisted
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of enlist
     2. adj. Belonging to the military, but not as a commissioned officer.
     3. n. Those individuals who have enlisted in the military and who are not commissioned officers.
     enlist
          1. v. To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
          2. v. (intransitive) To join a cause or organization, especially military service.
                The army wants potential soldiers to enlist.
          3. v. To recruit the aid or membership of others.
                We enlisted fifty new members.
          4. v. To secure; to obtain.
                They enlisted the government's support.
          5. n. One who is enlisted, usually in a military service.
personnel
     1. n. Employees; office staff.
enrolled
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of enrol
     2. v. simple past tense and past participle of enroll
     enrol
          1. v. (UK, NZ, Australia, Irish) (standard spelling of enroll)
     enroll
          1. v. To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list
          2. v. To enlist (someone) or make (someone) a member of
                They were eager to enroll new recruits.
          3. v. (intransitive) To enlist oneself (in something) or become a member (of something)
                Have you enrolled in classes yet for this term?
          4. v. (obsolete, transitive) To envelop; to enwrap.
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.
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.
particular
     1. adj. (also non-comparable)
     2. adj. (obsolete) Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
     3. adj. Specific; discrete; concrete.
           I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do.
           We knew it was named after John Smith, but nobody knows which particular John Smith.
     4. adj. Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
           I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism.
     5. adj. (obsolete) Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.
     6. adj. Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
           My five favorite places are, in no particular order, New York, Chicago, Paris, San Francisco and London.
           I didn't have any particular interest in the book.
           He brought no particular news.
           She was the particular belle of the party.
     7. adj. (comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious.
           He is very particular about his food and if it isn't cooked to perfection he will send it back.
           Women are more particular about their appearance.
     8. adj. Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
           a full and particular account of an accident
     9. adj. (legal) Containing a part only; limited.
           a particular estate, or one precedent to an estate in remainder
     10. adj. (legal) Holding a particular estate.
           a particular tenant
     11. adj. (logic) Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.
           a particular proposition, opposed to "universal", e.g. (particular affirmative) "Some men are wise"; (particular negative) "Some men are not wise".
     12. n. A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
     13. n. (obsolete) A person's own individual case.
     14. n. (now philosophy, chiefly in plural) A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.)
unit
     1. n. (mathematics) Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
     2. n. (sciences) A standard measure of a quantity.
           The centimetre is a unit of length.
     3. n. The number one.
     4. n. clipping of international unit
           This pill provides 500 units of Vitamin E.
     5. n. An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.
           He was a member of a special police unit.
     6. n. (military, informal) A member of a military organization.
           The fifth tank brigade moved in with 20 units. (i.e., 20 tanks)
     7. n. (US, military) Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organizationJoint Publication 1-02 U.S
     8. n. (US, military) An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force.
     9. n. (US, military) A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued or detailed. In this meaning, also called unit of issue.
     10. n. (US, military) With regard to Reserve Components of the Armed Forces, denotes a Selected Reserve unit organized, equipped, and trained for mobilization to serve on active duty as a unit or to augment
     11. n. (algebra) The identity element, neutral element.
     12. n. (algebra) An element having an inverse, an invertible element; an associate of the unity.
     13. n. (category theory) In an adjunction, a natural transformation from the identity functor of the domain of the left adjoint functor to the composition of the right adjoint functor with the left adjoint f
     14. n. (geology) A volume of rock or ice of identifiable origin and age range that is defined by the distinctive and dominant, easily mapped and recognizable petrographic, lithologic or paleontologic feature
     15. n. (commerce) An item which may be sold singly.
           We shipped nearly twice as many units this month as last month.
     16. n. (UK) A unit of alcohol.
     17. n. (electricity) One kilowatt-hour (as recorded on an electricity meter).
     18. n. (Australia, New Zealand) a measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household, an apartment where a group of apartments is contained in one or more multi-storied buildings or a grou
     19. n. (historical) A gold coin of the reign of James I, worth twenty shillings.
     20. n. A work unit.
     21. n. (slang) A physically large person.
     22. adj. For each unit.
           We have to keep our unit costs down if we want to make a profit.
     23. adj. (mathematics) Having a size or magnitude of one.
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.
muster
     1. n. Gathering.
     2. n.          An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things.
     3. n.          (chiefly military) An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service.
     4. n.          The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.
     5. n.          (Australia, New Zealand) A roundup of livestock for inspection, branding, drenching, shearing etc.
     6. n. Showing.
     7. n.          (obsolete) Something shown for imitation; a pattern.
     8. n.          (obsolete) An act of showing something; a display.
     9. n.          A collection of peafowl (an invented term rather than one used by zoologists).
     10. v. (transitive, obsolete) To show, exhibit.
     11. v. (intransitive) To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like (especially of a military force); to come together as parts of a force or body.
     12. v. To collect, call or assemble together, such as troops or a group for inspection, orders, display etc.
     13. v. (transitive, US) To enroll (into service).
     14. v. (transitive, Australia, New Zealand) To gather or round up livestock.
roll
     1. v. To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
           To roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.
     2. v. (intransitive) To turn over and over.
           The child will roll on the floor.
     3. v. To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
     4. v. To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
           To roll a sheet of paper; to roll clay or putty into a ball.
     5. v. To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
           To roll up the map for shipping.
     6. v. (intransitive) To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball.
           The cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well.
     7. v. To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling.
           This river will roll its waters to the ocean.
     8. v. To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out.
           To roll forth someone's praises; to roll out sentences.
     9. v. To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers.
           to roll a field;  to roll paste;  to roll steel rails.
     10. v. (intransitive) To spread itself under a roller or rolling-pin.
           The pastry rolls well.
     11. v. To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.
     12. v. (chiefly US, Canada, colloquial) To leave or begin a journey.
           I want to get there early; let's roll.
     13. v. (chiefly US, Canada, colloquial) To compete, especially with vigor.
           OK guys, we're only down by two points. Let's roll!
     14. v. To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
     15. v. (geometry) To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in such a manner that at every instant the
     16. v. To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
     17. v. (US, slang) To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.
           I was going to kick his ass, but he wasn't worth getting all worked up over; I don't roll like that.
     18. v. (dice, transitive, intransitive) To throw dice.
     19. v. (dice, transitive) To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.
           If you roll doubles, you get an extra turn.
           With two dice, you're more likely to roll seven than ten.
     20. v. (RPG) To create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine properties.
           I'm gonna go and roll a new shaman tonight.
     21. v. (computing) To generate a random number.
     22. v. (nautical, of a vessel) To rotate on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare with pitch.
     23. v. (in folk songs) To travel by sailing.
     24. v. To beat up; to attack and cause physical damage to.
     25. v. (transitive, slang) To cause to betray secrets or to testify for the prosecution.
           The feds rolled him by giving him a free pass for most of what he'd done.
     26. v. (intransitive, slang) To betray secrets.
           He rolled on those guys after being in jail two days.
     27. v. (slang) To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy).
     28. v. (intransitive, of a camera) To film.
           The cameras are rolling.
     29. v. (transitive, soccer) To slip past (a defender) with the ball.
     30. v. To have a rolling aspect.
           the hills rolled on
     31. v. (figurative, intransitive) To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution.
           The years roll on.
     32. v. To move, like waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.
     33. v. (figurative, intransitive) to move and cause an effect on someone
     34. v. (intransitive) To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise.
           The thunder rolled and the lightning flashed.
     35. v. To utter with an alveolar trill.
           Many languages roll their r's.
     36. v. (transitive, US) To enrobe in toilet-paper (as a prank or spectacle).
           The kids rolled the principal's house and yard.
     37. v. To create a customized version of something.
     38. n. The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
           the roll of a ball
           Look at the roll of the waves.
           a roll of parchment
     39. n. A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
     40. n. That which rolls; a roller.
     41. n.          A heavy cylinder used to break clods.
     42. n.          One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill.
                   to pass rails through the rolls
     43. n.          That which is rolled up.
                   a roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc.
     44. n.          A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.
     45. n.          Hence, an official or public document; a register; a record; also, a catalogue; a list.
     46. n.          A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form.
                   a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon
     47. n.          A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
     48. n. A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself; see also bread roll.
     49. n. (nautical, aviation) The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate r
     50. n. (nautical) The measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, on its fore-and-aft axis.
     51. n. A heavy, reverberatory sound.
           Hear the roll of cannon.
           Hear the roll of thunder.
     52. n. The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
     53. n. (obsolete) Part; office; duty; rôle.
     54. n. A measure of parchments, containing five dozen.
     55. n. The rotation angle about the longitudinal axis.
           Calculate the roll of that aircraft.
     56. n. The act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice.
           Make your roll.
           Whoever gets the highest roll moves first.
     57. n. A winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling (and especially in the phrase on a roll).
           He is on a roll tonight.
     58. n. A training match for a fighting dog.
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.
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.
sports
     1. n. plural of sport
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of sport
     3. v. To participate in sports; typically used by a person with little interest in the subject to derisively elide details of the activity in question.
     sport
          1. n. Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
          2. n. Something done for fun despite being intended for and primarily used for serious goals.
          3. n. A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
          4. n. Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.
          5. n. (obsolete) That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.
          6. n. (obsolete) Mockery; derision.
          7. n. A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
          8. n. Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, fishing.
          9. n. (biology, botany, zoology) A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. The term encompasses both muta
          10. n. (slang) A sportsman; a gambler.
          11. n. (slang) One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes.
          12. n. (obsolete) An amorous dalliance.
          13. n. (informal, usually singular) A friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question)
          14. n. (obsolete) Play; idle jingle.
          15. v. (intransitive) To amuse oneself, to play.
                children sporting on the green
          16. v. (intransitive) To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
                Jen sports with Bill's emotions.
          17. v. To display; to have as a notable feature.
                Jen's sporting a new pair of shoes;  he was sporting a new wound from the combat
          18. v. (reflexive) To divert; to amuse; to make merry.
          19. v. To represent by any kind of play.
          20. v. To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.
          21. v. To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.
          22. v. To close (a door).
team
     1. n. A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.
     2. n. Any group of people involved in the same activity, especially sports or work.
           We need more volunteers for the netball team.
           The IT manager leads a team of three software developers.
     3. n. (obsolete) A group of animals moving together, especially young ducks.
     4. n. (legal) A royalty or privilege granted by royal charter to a lord of a manor, of having, keeping, and judging in his court, his bondmen, neifes, and villains, and their offspring, or suit, that is, go
     5. v. (intransitive) To form a group, as for sports or work.
           They teamed to complete the project.
     6. v. (intransitive, by extension) To go together well; to harmonize.
     7. v. To convey or haul with a team.
           to team lumber
     8. v. To form together into a team.
           to team oxen
     9. v. To give work to a gang under a subcontractor.
     10. v. misspelling of teem
with
     1. prep. Against.
           He picked a fight with the class bully.
     2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
           He went with his friends.
     3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to.
           She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
     4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
     5. prep. In support of.
           We are with you all the way.
     6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
           slain with robbers
     7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of.
           cut with a knife
     8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
     9. prep. Having, owning.
     10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
           Do you want to come with?
     11. adv. -->
     12. n. alternative form of withe
the
     1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already
           I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)
           The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)
           The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
     2. art.          Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause.
                    The street that runs through my hometown.
     3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
           No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.
           God save the Queen!
     4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item.
           That was the best apple pie ever.
     5. art.          Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
                    That apple pie was the best.
     6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
     7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
           Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
     8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
           No one in the whole country had seen it before.
           I don't think I'll get to it until the morning.
     9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
           A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)
     10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
           That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
     11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
           The hotter the better.
           The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
           The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
           It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
     12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone.
           It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
           It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it.
           I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
names
     1. n. plural of name
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of name
     name
          1. n. Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
                I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty.
          2. n. Reputation.
          3. n. An abusive or insulting epithet.
                Stop calling me names!
          4. n. A person (or legal person).
          5. n. Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
          6. n. (computing) A unique identifier, generally a string of characters.
          7. n. (finance) An investor in Lloyds of London bearing unlimited liability.
          8. n. Authority.
                Halt in the name of the law!
          9. v. To give a name to.
                One visitor named Hou Yugang said he was not too concerned about climate change and Baishui’s melting.
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          10. v. To mention, specify.
                He named his demands.
                You name it!
          11. v. To identify as relevant or important
                naming the problem
          12. v. To publicly implicate.
                The painter was named as an accomplice.
          13. v. To designate for a role.
                My neighbor was named to the steering committee.
          14. v. (Westminster system politics) To initiate a process to temporarily remove a member of parliament who is breaking the rules of conduct.
          15. n. Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.
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.
players
     1. n. plural of player
     player
          1. n. One that plays
          2. n.          One who plays any game or sport.
          3. n.          (theater) An actor in a dramatic play.
          4. n.          (music) One who plays on a musical instrument.
          5. n.          (gaming, video games) A gamer; a gamester.
          6. n.          (gambling) A gambler.
          7. n.          (historical) A mechanism that actuates a player piano or other automatic musical instrument.
          8. n.          (electronics) An electronic device that plays audio and/or video media, such as CD player.
          9. n.          (computing) A software application that plays audio and/or video media, such as media player.
          10. n. One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
          11. n. A significant participant.
                He thought he could become a player, at least at the state level.
          12. n. (informal) A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.
Who
     1. pron. honoraltcaps, who
     2. pron. (interrogative) What person or people; which person or people; (asks for the identity of someone). (used in a direct or indirect question)
           Who is that? (direct question)
           I don't know who it is. (indirect question)
     3. pron. (interrogative) What is one's position; (asks whether someone deserves to say or do something).
           I don't like what you did, but who am I to criticize you? I've done worse.
     4. pron. (relative) The person or people that.
           It was a nice man who helped us.
     5. pron. (relative, archaic) Whoever, he who, they who.
     6. n. A person under discussion; a question of which person.
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