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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.
State
     1. n. A current governing polity.
     2. n. (often with definite article) The current governing polity under which the speaker lives.
     3. n. A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
           a state of being;   a state of emergency
     4. n.          (physics) A complete description of a system, consisting of parameters that determine all properties of the system.
     5. n.          (computing) The stable condition of a processor during a particular clock cycle.
                   In the fetch state, the address of the next instruction is placed on the address bus.
     6. n.          (computing) The set of all parameters relevant to a computation.
                   The state here includes a set containing all names seen so far.
     7. n.          (computing) The values of all parameters at some point in a computation.
                   A debugger can show the state of a program at any breakpoint.
     8. n.          (sciences) The physical property of matter as solid, liquid, gas or plasma.
     9. n.          (obsolete) Highest and stationary condition, as that of maturity between growth and decline, or as that of crisis between the increase and the abating
     10. n. High social standing or circumstance.
     11. n.          Pomp, ceremony, or dignity.
                   The President's body will lie in state at the Capitol.
     12. n.          Rank; condition; quality.
     13. n.          Condition of prosperity or grandeur; wealthy or prosperous circumstances; social importance.
     14. n.          A chair with a canopy above it, often standing on a dais; a seat of dignity; also, the canopy itself.
     15. n.          (obsolete) A great person, a dignitary; a lord or prince.
     16. n.          (obsolete) Estate, possession.
     17. n. A polity.
     18. n.          Any sovereign polity; a national or city-state government.
     19. n.          A political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy, as in the United States or Germany; (by extension, informal, US) any provi
     20. n.          (obsolete) A form of government other than a monarchy.
     21. n.          (anthropology) A society larger than a tribe. A society large enough to form a state in the sense of a government.
     22. n. (mathematics, stochastic processes) An element of the range of the random variables that define a random process.
     23. v. To declare to be a fact.
           He stated that he was willing to help.
     24. v. To make known.
           State your intentions.
     25. adj. (obsolete) stately
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.
dreaming
     1. v. present participle of dream
     2. n. An instance of dreaming; a dream or reverie.
     dream
          1. n. Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.
          2. n. A hope or wish.
          3. n. A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy.
                a dream of bliss;  the dream of his youth
          4. v. (intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.
          5. v. (intransitive) To hope, to wish.
          6. v. (intransitive) To daydream.
                Stop dreaming and get back to work.
          7. v. To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep).
                I dreamed a vivid dream last night.
          8. v. (intransitive) To consider the possibility (of).
                I wouldn't dream of snubbing you in public.
          9. adj. ideal; perfect
while
     1. n. An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
           He lectured for quite a long while.
     2. conj. During the same time that.
           He was sleeping while I was singing.
     3. conj. Although.
           This case, while interesting, is a bit frustrating.
     4. conj. (Northern England, Scotland) Until.
           I'll wait while you've finished painting.
     5. conj. As long as.
           While you're at school you may live at home.
     6. prep. (Northern England, Scotland) Until.
     7. v. To pass (time) idly.
     8. v. To loiter.
awake
     1. adj. (predicative only)
     2. adj. Not asleep; conscious.
     3. adj. (figurative, by extension) Alert, aware.
           They were awake to the possibility of a decline in sales.
     4. v. (intransitive) To become conscious after having slept.
     5. v. To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
     6. v. to excite or to stir up something latent.
     7. v. (transitive, figurative) To rouse from a state of inaction or dormancy.
     8. v. (intransitive, figurative) To come out of a state of inaction or dormancy.
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.
loose
     1. v. To let loose, to free from restraints.
     2. v. To unfasten, to loosen.
     3. v. To make less tight, to loosen.
     4. v. (intransitive) Of a grip or hold, to let go.
     5. v. (archery) to shoot (an arrow)
     6. v. (obsolete) To set sail.
     7. v. (obsolete) To solve; to interpret.
     8. adj. Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
           This wheelbarrow has a loose wheel.
     9. adj. Not held or packaged together.
           You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose.
     10. adj. Not under control.
           The dog is loose again.
     11. adj. Not fitting closely
           I wear loose clothes when it is hot.
     12. adj. Not compact.
           It is difficult walking on loose gravel.
           a cloth of loose texture
     13. adj. Relaxed.
           She danced with a loose flowing movement.
     14. adj. Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.
           a loose way of reasoning
     15. adj. Indiscreet.
           Loose talk costs lives.
     16. adj. (dated) Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
     17. adj. (not comparable, sports) Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
           He caught an elbow going after a loose ball.
           The puck was momentarily loose right in front of the net.
     18. adj. (dated) Not costive; having lax bowels.
     19. n. (archery) The release of an arrow.
     20. n. (obsolete) A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.
     21. n. (rugby) All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).
     22. n. Freedom from restraint.
     23. n. A letting go; discharge.
     24. interj. (archery) begin shooting; release your arrows
     25. v. misspelling of lose
           I'm going to loose this game.
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.
irregular
     1. adj. Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
     2. adj. Of a surface, rough.
     3. adj. Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.
     4. adj. (geometry, of a polygon) Not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal.
     5. adj. (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other).
     6. n. A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and, often, does not follow regular army tactics.
     7. n. One who does not regularly attend a venue.
train
     1. n. Elongated portion.
     2. n.          The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
                   Unfortunately, the leading bridesmaid stepped on the bride's train as they were walking down the aisle.
     3. n.          A trail or line of something, especially gunpowder.
     4. n.          The tail of a bird.
     5. n.          (astronomy) A transient trail of glowing ions behind a large meteor as it falls through the atmosphere.
     6. n.          (now rare) An animal's trail or track.
     7. n. Connected sequence of people or things.
     8. n.          A group of people following an important figure, king etc.; a retinue, a group of retainers.
     9. n.          A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession.
                   Our party formed a train at the funeral parlor before departing for the burial.
     10. n.          A sequence of events or ideas which are interconnected; a course or procedure of something.
     11. n.          (military) The men and vehicles following an army, which carry artillery and other equipment for battle or siege.
     12. n.          A set of interconnected mechanical parts which operate each other in sequence.
     13. n.          A series of electrical pulses.
     14. n.          A series of specified vehicles, originally tramcars in a mine, and later especially railway carriages, coupled together.
     15. n.          A line of connected railway cars or carriages considered overall as a mode of transport; (as unnoun) rail travel.
                   The train will pull in at midday.
     16. n.          A long, heavy sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, etc.
     17. n.          (computing) A software release schedule.
     18. n.          (sex, slang) An act wherein series of men line up and then penetrate a person, especially as a form of gang rape.
     19. v. (intransitive) To practice an ability.
           She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics.
     20. v. To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise with discipline.
           You can't train a pig to write poetry.
     21. v. (intransitive) To improve one's fitness.
           I trained with weights all winter.
     22. v. To proceed in sequence.
     23. v. To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.
           The assassin had trained his gun on the minister.
     24. v. (transitive, horticulture) To encourage (a plant or branch) to grow in a particular direction or shape, usually by pruning and bending.
           The vine had been trained over the pergola.
     25. v. (mining) To trace (a lode or any mineral appearance) to its head.
     26. v. (transitive, video games) To create a trainer for; to apply cheats to (a game).
     27. v. (obsolete) To draw along; to trail; to drag.
     28. v. (obsolete) To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure.
     29. n. (obsolete) Treachery; deceit.
     30. n. (obsolete) A trick or stratagem.
     31. n. (obsolete) A trap for animals; a snare.
     32. n. (obsolete) A lure; a decoy.
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.
thought
     1. n. Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking.
     2. n. The process by which such forms arise or are manipulated; thinking.
     3. n. A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation or region).
           "Eastern thought".
     4. v. simple past tense and past participle of think
     think
          1. v. To ponder, to go over in one's head.
                Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.
          2. v. (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
                I thought for three hours about the problem and still couldn’t find the solution.
          3. v. (intransitive) To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).
                I tend to think of her as rather ugly.
          4. v. To be of the opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
                At the time I thought his adamant refusal to give in right.
                I hope you won’t think me stupid if I ask you what that means.
                I think she is pretty, contrary to most people.
          5. v. To guess; to reckon.
                I think she’ll pass the examination.
          6. v. To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).
          7. v. To presume; to venture.
          8. n. (chiefly UK) An act of thinking; consideration (of something).
                I'll have a think about that and let you know.
          9. v. (obsolete except in methinks) To seem, to appear.
musing
     1. v. present participle of muse
     2. adj. Absorbed in thought; contemplative
     3. n. thought, meditation, contemplation
           daydreaming or imaginative musings
     muse
          1. n. A source of inspiration.
          2. n. (archaic) A poet; a bard.
          3. v. (intransitive) To become lost in thought, to ponder.
          4. v. To say (something) with due consideration or thought.
          5. v. To think on; to meditate on.
          6. v. To wonder at.
          7. n. An act of musing; a period of thoughtfulness.
          8. n. A gap or hole in a hedge, fence, etc. through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset.
                Find a hare without a muse. (old proverb)
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.
meditation
     1. n. A devotional exercise of, or leading to contemplation.
     2. n. A contemplative discourse, often on a religious or philosophical subject.
     3. n. A musical theme treated in a meditative manner.
daydream
     1. n. A spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality.
     2. v. To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.
           Stop daydreaming and get back to work!
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