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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.
political
1. adj. Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.
Political principles are rarely absolute, as political logic holds an imperfect result by compromise is better than a theoretically perfect abstention from the political process in the oppositi
2. adj. Concerning a polity or its administrative components.
Good political staff is hard to find, they may neither be ambitious and corrupted by power nor tempted by private sector careers.
3. adj. (pejorative) Motivated, especially inappropriately, by political (electoral or other party political) calculation.
“The Court invalidates Minnesota’s political apparel ban based on its inability to define the term ‘political'”
4. adj. Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority.
5. adj. (of a person) Interested in politics.
6. n. A political agent or officer.
7. n. A publication focusing on politics.
Conservative
1. n. (politics) A member of a political party incorporating the word "Conservative" in its name.
(UK, politics) A member of the Conservative party.
(Canada, politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, or its predecessors, or provincial equivalents, or their predecessors
2. n. (Judaism) pertaining to Conservative Judaism
3. n. A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
4. n. (politics) One who opposes changes to the traditional institutions of their country.
5. n. (US, politics) A political conservative.
6. n. (US, economics) A fiscal conservative.
7. n. (US, social sciences) A social conservative.
8. adj. Cautious.
9. adj. Tending to resist change or innovation.
The curriculum committee at this university is extremely conservative.
10. adj. Based on pessimistic assumptions.
At a conservative estimate, growth may even be negative next year.
11. adj. (US, economics politics social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
12. adj. (UK, politics) Relating to the Conservative Party.
13. adj. (physics, not comparable) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.
14. adj. Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
15. adj. (Judaism) Relating to Conservative Judaism.
16. adj. (clothing) Conventional, traditional, and moderate in style and appearance; not extreme, excessive, faddish, or intense.
17. adj. (medicine) Not including any operation or intervention (said of a treatment, see conservative treatment)
supporting
1. adj. That supports.
2. v. present participle of support
3. n. That which supports something else; a support.
support
1. n. Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.
Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform.
2. n. Financial or other help.
The government provides support to the arts in several ways.
3. n. Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?
4. n. (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.
5. n. (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
If the membership function of a fuzzy set is continuous, then that fuzzy set's support is an open set.
6. n. Evidence.
The new research provides further support for our theory.
7. n. (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
This game has no mouse support.
8. n. (gymnastics) (clipping of support position)
9. n. (structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical oder rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed ..
10. v. To keep from falling.
Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.
11. v. To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?
12. v. To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
I support France in the World Cup
13. v. To help, particularly financially.
The government supports the arts in several ways.
14. v. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
The testimony is not sufficient to support the charges.
The evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
15. v. To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.
The IT Department supports the research organization, but not the sales force.
I don't make decisions: I just support those who do.
16. v. To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories, peripherals, or programming) to function compatibly with or provide the capacity for.
Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software.
17. v. To be acfor, or involved with, but not responsible for.
I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization
18. v. (archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.
19. v. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.
to support the character of King Lear
monarchy
1. n. A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).
2. n. The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
3. n. A form of government where sovereignty is embodied by a single ruler in a state and his high aristocracy representing their separate divided lands within the state and their low aristocracy representi
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.
traditional
1. adj. Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.
This dance is one of the traditional customs in the area.
I think her traditional values are antiquated.
2. adj. Communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only
traditional expositions of the Scriptures.
3. adj. Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
4. adj. In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.
5. n. A traditional, pos=adj person or thing.
political
1. adj. Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.
Political principles are rarely absolute, as political logic holds an imperfect result by compromise is better than a theoretically perfect abstention from the political process in the oppositi
2. adj. Concerning a polity or its administrative components.
Good political staff is hard to find, they may neither be ambitious and corrupted by power nor tempted by private sector careers.
3. adj. (pejorative) Motivated, especially inappropriately, by political (electoral or other party political) calculation.
“The Court invalidates Minnesota’s political apparel ban based on its inability to define the term ‘political'”
4. adj. Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority.
5. adj. (of a person) Interested in politics.
6. n. A political agent or officer.
7. n. A publication focusing on politics.
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.
social
1. n. A festive gathering to foster introductions.
They organized a social at the dance club to get people to know each other.
2. n. (Canadian Prairies) A dance held to raise money for a couple to be married.
3. n. (UK, colloquial) (with definite article) Abbreviation of social security, referring to the UK state welfare system, or of related terms such as Social Security Office or Social Security Benefit.
Fred hated going down to the social to sign on.
4. n. (US, colloquial) (abbreviation of social security number)
What's your social?
5. n. (dated, Ireland) A dinner dance event, usually held annually by a company or sporting club.
6. n. (Canada) (clipping of social studies)
7. adj. Being extroverted or outgoing.
James is a very social guy; he knows lots of people.
8. adj. Of or relating to society.
Teresa feels uncomfortable in certain social situations.
Unemployment is a social problem.
9. adj. (Internet) Relating to social media or social networks.
social gaming
10. adj. (rare) Relating to a nation's allies (compare the Social War)
11. adj. (botany, zoology) Cooperating or growing in groups.
a social insect
institutions
1. n. plural of institution
institution
1. n. A custom or practice of a society or community.
The institution of marriage is present in many cultures but its details vary widely across them.
2. n. An organization similarly long established and respected, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
The University of the South Pacific is the only internationally-accredited institution of higher education in Oceania.
3. n. The building or buildings which house such an organization.
He's been in an institution since the crash.
4. n. (informal) Other places or businesses similarly long established and respected.
Over time, the local pub has become something of an institution.
5. n. (informal) A person similarly long established in a place, position, or field.
She's not just any old scholar; she is an institution.
6. n. The act of instituting something.
The institution of higher speed limits was a popular move but increased the severity of crashes.
7. n. (obsolete) That which institutes or instructs, particularly a textbook or system of elements or rules.

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