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if
     1. conj. Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition or choice.
           If it rains, I shall get wet.
     2. conj. (computing) In the event that a statement is true (a programming statement that acts in a similar manner).
           If A, then B, else C.
     3. conj. Supposing that; used with past or past perfect subjunctive indicating that the condition is closed.
           I would prefer it if you took your shoes off.
           I would be unhappy if you had not talked with me yesterday.
           If I were you, I wouldn't go there alone.
     4. conj. Supposing that; given that; supposing it is the case that.
           If that's true, we had better get moving!
     5. conj. Although; used to introduce a concession.
           He was a great friend, if a little stingy at the bar.
     6. conj. (sometimes proscribed) Whether; used to introduce a noun clause, an indirect question, that functions as the direct object of certain verbs.
           I don't know if I want to go or not.
     7. conj. (usually hyperbolic) Even if; even in the circumstances that.
     8. conj. Introducing a relevance conditional.
           I have leftover cake if you want some.
     9. n. (informal) An uncertainty, possibility, condition, doubt etc.
content
     1. n. That which is contained.
     2. n. Subject matter; that which is contained in writing or speech.
     3. n. The amount of material contained; contents.
     4. n. Capacity for holding.
     5. n. (mathematics) The n-dimensional space contained by an n-dimensional polytope (called volume in the case of a polyhedron and area in the case of a polygon).
     6. n. (algebra, ring theory) (of a polynomial with coefficients in a GCD domain) The greatest common divisor of the coefficients; (of a polynomial with coefficients in an integral domain) the common factor
     7. n. Satisfaction; contentment.
           They were in a state of sleepy content after supper.
     8. n. (obsolete) Acquiescence without examination.
     9. n. That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
     10. n. (House of Lords) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmate vote.
     11. n. (House of Lords) A member who votes in assent.
     12. adj. Satisfied.
     13. interj. (archaic) Alright, agreed.
     14. v. To give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to make happy.
           You can't have any more - you'll have to content yourself with what you already have.
     15. v. (transitive, obsolete) To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.
Is
     1. n. plural of I
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of be
           He is a doctor. He retired some time ago.
           Should he do the task, it is vital that you follow him.
     3. n. plural of i
           remember to dot your is
     be
          1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
          2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
                There is just one woman in town who can help us. (or, dialectally:) It is just one woman in town who can help us.
          3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
                The cup is on the table.
          4. v. (intransitive) To occur, to take place.
                When will the meeting be?
          5. v. (intransitive, in perfect tenses, without predicate) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar.
                The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come.
                I have been to Spain many times.
                Moscow, huh? I've never been, but it sounds fascinating.
          6. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
                Knowledge is bliss.
                Hi, I’m Jim.
          7. v. (transitive, copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
                3 times 5 is fifteen.
          8. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
                François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995.
          9. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
                The sky is blue.
          10. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
                The sky is a deep blue today.
          11. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
                The dog was drowned by the boy.
          12. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
                The woman is walking.
                I shall be writing to you soon.
                We liked to chat while we were eating.
          13. v. (archaic, auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for "to go".
          14. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic.
                I am to leave tomorrow.
                I would drive you, were I to obtain a car.
          15. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to link a subject to a measurement.
                This building is three hundred years old.
                I am 75 kilograms.
                He’s about 6 feet tall.
          16. v. (transitive, copulative, with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
                I’m 20. (= I am 20 years old.)
          17. v. (with a dummy subject) it Used to indicate the time of day.
                It is almost eight. (= It is almost eight o’clock.)
                It’s 8:30 read eight-thirty in Tokyo.
                What time is it there? It’s night.
          18. v. (With since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
                It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to My grandmother died three years ago, but emphasizes the intervening period)
                It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.
          19. v. (often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
                It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid.
                Why is it so dark in here?
          20. v. (dynamic/lexical "be", especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
                "What do we do?" "We be ourselves.".
                Why is he being nice to me?
king
     1. n. A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.
           Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547.
     2. n. A powerful or majorly influential person.
           Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media".
     3. n. Something that has a preeminent position.
           In times of financial panic, cash is king.
     4. n. A component of certain games.
     5. n.          (chess) The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest
     6. n.          (card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
     7. n.          A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking
     8. n. (slang) A king skin.
           Oi mate, have you got kings?
     9. n. A male dragonfly; a drake.
     10. n. A king-sized bed.
     11. v. To crown king, to make (a person) king.
     12. v. To rule over as king.
     13. v. To perform the duties of a king.
     14. v. To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.
     15. v. To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.
     16. v. To dress and perform as a drag king.
     17. n. alternative form of qinges (Chinese musical instrument)
then
     1. adv. (temporal location) At that time.
           He was happy then.
     2. adv. (temporal location) Soon afterward.
           He fixed it, then left.
           Turn left, then right, then right again, then keep going until you reach the service station.
     3. adv. (sequence) Next in order; in addition.
           There are three green ones, then a blue one.
     4. adv. (conjunctive) In that case.
           If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key.
           Is it 12 o'clock already? Then it's time for me to leave.
           You don't like potatoes? What do you want me to cook, then?
     5. adv. (sequence) At the same time; on the other hand.
           That’s a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one.
     6. adv. (dialect) Used to contradict an assertion.
     7. adj. Being so at that time.
     8. n. That time
           It will be finished before then.
rights
     1. n. plural of right
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of right
     right
          1. adj. (archaic) Straight, not bent.
                a right line
          2. adj. (geometry) Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.
                The kitchen counter formed a right angle with the back wall.
          3. adj. (geometry) Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.
                a right triangle, a right prism, a right cone
          4. adj. Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
                I thought you'd made a mistake, but it seems you were right all along.
                It's not right that one person gets all the credit for the group's work.
          5. adj. Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
                Is this the right software for my computer?
          6. adj. Healthy, sane, competent.
                I'm afraid my father is no longer in his right mind.
          7. adj. Real; veritable (used emphatically).
                You've made a right mess of the kitchen!
          8. adj. (Australia) All right; not requiring assistance.
          9. adj. (dated) Most favourable or convenient; fortunate.
          10. adj. Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north. This arrow points to the right: →
                After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.
          11. adj. Designed to be placed or worn outward.
                the right side of a piece of cloth
          12. adj. (politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
          13. adv. On the right side.
          14. adv. Towards the right side.
          15. adv. Exactly, precisely.
                The arrow landed right in the middle of the target.
                Luckily we arrived right at the start of the film.
          16. adv. Immediately, directly.
                Can't you see it? It's right beside you!
                Tom was standing right in front of the TV, blocking everyone's view.
          17. adv. (UK, US, dialect) Very, extremely, quite.
                I made a right stupid mistake there, didn't I?
                I stubbed my toe a week ago and it still hurts right much.
          18. adv. According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
          19. adv. In a correct manner.
                Do it right or don't do it at all.
          20. adv. (dated, still used in some titles) To a great extent or degree.
                Sir, I am right glad to meet you …
                Members of the Queen's Privy Council are styled The Right Honourable for life.
                The Right Reverend Monsignor Guido Sarducci.
          21. interj. Yes, that is correct; I agree.
          22. interj. I agree with whatever you say; I have no opinion.
          23. interj. Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.
                - After that interview, I don't think we should hire her.- Right — who wants lunch?
          24. interj. Used to check agreement at the end of an utterance.
                You're going, right?
          25. interj. Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.
          26. n. That which complies with justice, law or reason.
                We're on the side of right in this contest.
          27. n. A legal, just or moral entitlement.
                You have no right to go through my personal diary.
                see also in right of
          28. n. The right side or direction.
                The pharmacy is just on the right past the bookshop.
          29. n. The right hand.
          30. n. (politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
                The political right holds too much power.
          31. n. The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
          32. v. To correct.
                Righting all the wrongs of the war immediately will be impossible.
          33. v. To set upright.
                The tow-truck righted what was left of the automobile.
          34. v. (intransitive) To return to normal upright position.
                When the wind died down, the ship righted.
          35. v. To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
                to right the oppressed
are
     1. v. second-person singular present of be
           Mary, where are you going?
     2. v. first-person plural present of be
           We are not coming.
     3. v. second-person plural present of be
           Mary and John, are you listening?
     4. v. third-person plural present of be
           They are here somewhere.
     5. v. (East Yorkshire, Midlands) present of be
     6. n. (dialectal, or obsolete) grace, mercy
           To bid God's are.
           God's are is what children of God seech and seek.
     7. n. (obsolete) honour, dignity
     8. n. (rare) an accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a
     be
          1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
          2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
                There is just one woman in town who can help us. (or, dialectally:) It is just one woman in town who can help us.
          3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
                The cup is on the table.
          4. v. (intransitive) To occur, to take place.
                When will the meeting be?
          5. v. (intransitive, in perfect tenses, without predicate) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar.
                The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come.
                I have been to Spain many times.
                Moscow, huh? I've never been, but it sounds fascinating.
          6. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
                Knowledge is bliss.
                Hi, I’m Jim.
          7. v. (transitive, copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
                3 times 5 is fifteen.
          8. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
                François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995.
          9. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
                The sky is blue.
          10. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
                The sky is a deep blue today.
          11. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
                The dog was drowned by the boy.
          12. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
                The woman is walking.
                I shall be writing to you soon.
                We liked to chat while we were eating.
          13. v. (archaic, auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for "to go".
          14. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic.
                I am to leave tomorrow.
                I would drive you, were I to obtain a car.
          15. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to link a subject to a measurement.
                This building is three hundred years old.
                I am 75 kilograms.
                He’s about 6 feet tall.
          16. v. (transitive, copulative, with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
                I’m 20. (= I am 20 years old.)
          17. v. (with a dummy subject) it Used to indicate the time of day.
                It is almost eight. (= It is almost eight o’clock.)
                It’s 8:30 read eight-thirty in Tokyo.
                What time is it there? It’s night.
          18. v. (With since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
                It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to My grandmother died three years ago, but emphasizes the intervening period)
                It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.
          19. v. (often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
                It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid.
                Why is it so dark in here?
          20. v. (dynamic/lexical "be", especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
                "What do we do?" "We be ourselves.".
                Why is he being nice to me?
regal
     1. adj. Of or having to do with royalty.
           regal authority;   the regal title
     2. adj. Befitting a king, queen, emperor, or empress.
     3. n. (musical instruments) A small, portable organ whose sound is produced by beating reeds without amplifying resonators. Its tone is keen and rich in harmonics. The regal was common in the sixteenth and
     4. n. An organ stop of the reed family, furnished with a normal beating reed, but whose resonator is a fraction of its natural length. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries these stops took a multitude
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