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each
     1. det. All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).
           make sure you wash each bowl well;  the sun comes up each morning and sets each night
     2. det. Every one; every thing.
           I'm going to give each of you a chance to win.
     3. det. For one; per.
           The apples cost 50 cents each.
     4. n. (operations, philosophy) An individual item: the least quantitative unit in a grouping.
squirming
     1. v. present participle of squirm
     2. n. The motion of something that squirms.
     squirm
          1. v. To twist one’s body with snakelike motions.
                The prisoner managed to squirm out of the straitjacket.
          2. v. To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.
                I recounted the embarrassing story in detail just to watch him squirm.
          3. v. (figuratively) To move with a slow, irregular motion.
          4. n. A twisting, snakelike movement of the body.
song
     1. n. A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
           Thomas listened to his favorite song on the radio yesterday.
     2. n. (by extension) Any musical composition.
     3. n. Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
     4. n. The act or art of singing.
     5. n. A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.
           I love hearing the song of canary birds.
     6. n. (ornithology) The distinctive sound that a male bird utters to attract a mate or to protect his territory; (contrasts with call)
     7. n. Something that cost only a little; chiefly in for a song.
           He bought that car for a song.
     8. n. An object of derision; a laughing stock.
abandons
     1. n. plural of abandon
     2. n. (plural only, archaic, British slang) Abandoned children; foundlings.(R:Barrere, volume=1, page=3)
     3. n. (plural only, archaic, British slang) Prostitutes.
     4. v. third-person singular present indicative of abandon
     abandon
          1. v. To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
          2. v. To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
          3. v. To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.
                Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing.
          4. v. (transitive, obsolete) To subdue; to take control of.
          5. v. (transitive, obsolete) To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
          6. v. To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.
          7. v. To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.
          8. n. A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences.(R:CDOE, page=2).
          9. n. (obsolete) abandonment; relinquishment.
any
     1. adv. To even the slightest extent, at all.
           I will not remain here any longer.
           If you get any taller, you'll start having to duck through doorways!
     2. det. At least one; of at least one kind. One at all.
           do you have any biscuits?;  do you have any food?;  I haven't got any money;  it won't do you any good
     3. det. No matter what kind.
           choose any items you want;  any person may apply
     4. pron. Any thing(s) or person(s).
           Any may apply.
notion
     1. n. Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
     2. n. A sentiment; an opinion.
     3. n. (obsolete) Sense; mind.
     4. n. (colloquial) An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.
           Yankee notions
     5. n. Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, such as a button or zipper.
     6. n. (colloquial) Inclination; intention; disposition.
           I have a notion to do it.
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.
consistency
     1. n. Local coherence.
     2. n. Correspondence or compatibility.
     3. n. Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.
           They want to achieve a high degree of consistency in their process and their product.
     4. n. The degree of viscosity of something.
           Mix it until it has the consistency of a thick paste.
     5. n. (logic) Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.
     6. n. (obsolete) Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.
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
jagged
     1. adj. Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.
     2. adj. Having a rough quality.
     3. adj. (computing) Of an array, having a different cardinality in each dimension, such that a representation on paper would appear uneven.
     4. v. simple past tense and past participle of jag
     jag
          1. n. A sharp projection.
          2. n. A part broken off; a fragment.
          3. n. (botany) A cleft or division.
          4. n. (Scotland) A medical injection.
          5. v. To cut unevenly.
          6. v. (Pittsburgh) To tease.
          7. n. Enough liquor to make a person noticeably drunk; a skinful.
          8. n. A binge or period of overindulgence; a spree.
          9. n. A fit, spell, outburst.
          10. n. A one-horse cart load, or, in modern times, a truck load, of hay or wood.
          11. n. (Scotland, archaic) A leather bag or wallet; (in the plural) saddlebags.
guitars
     1. n. plural of guitar
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of guitar
     guitar
          1. n. (musical instrument) A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).
          2. n. (musical instrument) Any type of musical instrument of the lute family, characterized by a flat back, along with a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along t
          3. v. (rare) To play the guitar.
slice
     1. n. That which is thin and broad.
     2. n. A thin, broad piece cut off.
           a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread
     3. n. amount
     4. n. A piece of pizza.
     5. n. (British) A snack consisting of pastry with savoury filling.
           I bought a ham and cheese slice at the service station.
     6. n. A broad, thin piece of plaster.
     7. n. A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink.
     8. n. A salver, platter, or tray.
     9. n. A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for stripping the planking from a vessel's side, for cuttin
     10. n. One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.
     11. n. (printing) A removable sliding bottom to a galley.
     12. n. (golf) A shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the right. See fade, hook, draw
     13. n. (Australia, NZ, UK) Any of a class of heavy cakes or desserts made in a tray and cut out into squarish slices.
     14. n. (medicine) A section of image taken of an internal organ using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT (computed tomography), or various forms of x-ray.
     15. n. (falconry) A hawk's or falcon's dropping which squirts at an angle other than vertical. (See mute.)
     16. v. To cut into slices.
           Slice the cheese thinly.
     17. v. To cut with an edge utilizing a drawing motion.
           The knife left sliced his arm.
     18. v. (golf) To hit a shot that slices (travels from left to right for a right-handed player).
     19. v. (tennis) To hit the ball with a stroke that causes a spin, resulting in the ball swerving or staying low after a bounce.
     20. v. (badminton) To hit the shuttlecock with the racket at an angle, causing it to move sideways and downwards.
     21. v. (soccer) To kick the ball so that it goes in an unintended direction, at too great an angle or too high.
     22. v. (rowing) To angle the blade so that it goes too deeply into the water when starting to take a stroke.
     23. v. To clear (e.g. a fire, or the grate bars of a furnace) by means of a slice bar.
through
     1. prep. From one side of an opening to the other.
           I went through the window.
     2. prep. Entering, then later leaving.
           I drove through the town at top speed without looking left or right.
     3. prep. Surrounded by (while moving).
           We slogged through the mud for hours before turning back and giving up.
     4. prep. By means of.
           This team believes in winning through intimidation.
     5. prep. (North America) To (or up to) and including, with all intermediate values.
           from 1945 through 1991;  the numbers 1 through 9;  your membership is active through March 15, 2013
     6. adj. Passing from one side of something to the other.
           Interstate highways form a nationwide system of through roads.
     7. adj. Finished; complete.
           They were through with laying the subroof by noon.
     8. adj. Valueless; without a future.
           After being implicated in the scandal, he was through as an executive in financial services.
     9. adj. No longer interested.
           She was through with him.
     10. adj. Proceeding from origin to destination without delay due to change of equipment.
           The through flight through Memphis was the fastest.
     11. adj. (association football) In possession of the ball beyond the last line of defence but not necessarily the goalkeeper; through on goal.
     12. adv. From one side to the other by way of the interior.
           The arrow went straight through.
     13. adv. From one end to the other.
           Others slept; he worked straight through.
           She read the letter through.
     14. adv. To the end.
           He said he would see it through.
     15. adv. Completely.
           Leave the yarn in the dye overnight so the color soaks through.
     16. adv. Out into the open.
           The American army broke through at St. Lo.
     17. n. A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.
     18. n. (obsolete) A coffin, sarcophagus or tomb of stone; a large slab of stone laid on a tomb.
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.
wailing
     1. n. A loud drawn out scream or howl.
     2. v. present participle of wail
           Craig ran off wailing because his friend pulled a prank on him.
     wail
          1. v. (intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
          2. v. (intransitive) To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
          3. v. (intransitive) To make a noise like mourning or crying.
                The wind wailed and the rain streamed down.
          4. v. To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
                to wail one's death
          5. v. (slang) To perform with great liveliness and force.
          6. n. A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish.
                She let out a loud, doleful wail.
          7. n. Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.
                The wail of snow-dark winter winds.
                A bird's wail in the night.
          8. n. A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.
          9. v. (obsolete) (synonym of wale, , to choose; to select)
rhythms
     1. n. plural of rhythm
     2. Trivia. This is the longest common English word containing none of the five major vowels (a, e, i, o and u, with y considered a minor vowel).
     rhythm
          1. n. The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
                Dance to the rhythm of the music.
          2. n. A specifically defined pattern of such variation.
                Most dances have a rhythm as distinctive as the Iambic verse in poetry
          3. n. A flow, repetition or regularity.
                Once you get the rhythm of it, the job will become easy.
          4. n. The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.
                We walked with a quick, even rhythm.
          5. n. The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.
                The Baroque term basso continuo is virtually equivalent to rhythm
          6. n. A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.
                  The rhythm of the seasons dominates agriculture as well as wildlife
          7. n. Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates.
                The running gag is a popular rhythm in motion pictures and theater comedy
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