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lordy
     1. interj. alternative case form of Lordy
where's
     1. contraction. Contraction of where is.
           Where's your hat?
     2. contraction. Contraction of where has.
           Where's she gone?
     3. contraction. Contraction of where does.
           Where's he go every day?
     where
          1. conj. While on the contrary; although; whereas.
                Where Susy has trouble coloring inside the lines, Johnny has already mastered shading.
          2. conj. At or in which place or situation.
                He is looking for a house where he can have a complete office.
                I've forgotten where I was in this book, but it was probably around chapter four.
          3. conj. To which place or situation.
                The snowbirds travel where it is warm.
          4. conj. Wherever.
                Their job is to go where they are called.
          5. conj. (legal) In a position, case, etc., in which.
                Where no provision under this Act is applicable, the case shall be decided in accordance with the customary practices.
          6. adv. (Interrogative adverb, used in either a direct or indirect question): at what place; to what place; what place.
                Where are you?
                Where are you going?
                He asked where I grew up.
          7. adv.          (With the preposition from)
                Where did you come from?
          8. adv. In what situation.
                Where would we be without our parents?
          9. adv. (relative) At which, on which.
                That is the place where we first met.
          10. pron. The place in which.
                He lives within five miles of where he was born.
          11. n. The place in which something happens.
                A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.
                Finding the nymph asleep in secret where. — Spenser.
     is
          1. 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.
          2. n. plural of i
                remember to dot your is
He
     1. pron. honoraltcaps, he
           I love the Lord for He is Great and Holy.
     2. pron. (personal) A male person or animal already known or implied.
     3. pron. (personal, sometimes proscribed, see usage notes) A person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant.
           The rulebook clearly states that "if any student is caught cheating, he will be expelled", and you were caught cheating, were you not, Anna?
     4. pron. (personal) An animal whose gender is unknown.
     5. n. The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".
     6. n. (informal) A male.
           Alex totally is a he.
     7. n. The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
off
     1. adv. In a direction away from the speaker or object.
           He drove off in a cloud of smoke.
     2. adv. Into a state of non-operation; into a state of non-existence.
           Please switch off the light when you leave.
           die off
     3. adv. So as to be removed or separated.
           He bit off more than he could chew.
           Some branches were sawn off.
     4. adj. Inoperative, disabled.
           All the lights are off.
     5. adj. Rancid, rotten.
           This milk is off!
     6. adj. (cricket) In, or towards the half of the field away from the batsman's legs; the right side for a right-handed batsman.
     7. adj. Less than normal, in temperament or in result.
           sales are off this quarter
     8. adj. Circumstanced (as in well off, better off, poorly off).
     9. adj. Started on the way.
           off to see the wizard
           And they're off! Whatsmyname takes an early lead, with Remember The Mane behind by a nose.
     10. adj. Far; off to the side.
           the off horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the nigh or near horse
     11. adj. Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from a post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent.
           He took an off day for fishing.  an off year in politics; the off season
     12. adj. (of a dish on a menu) Presently unavailable.
           — I'll have the chicken please.
           — Sorry, chicken's off today.
     13. adj. Right-hand (in relation to the side of a horse or a vehicle).
     14. prep. Used to indicate movement away from a position on
           I took it off the table.
           Come off the roof!
     15. prep. (colloquial) Out of the possession of.
           He didn't buy it off him. He stole it off him.
     16. prep. Away from or not on.
           He's off the computer, but he's still on the phone.
           Keep off the grass.
     17. prep. Disconnected or subtracted from.
           We've been off the grid for three days now.
           He took 20% off the list price.
     18. prep. Distant from.
           We're just off the main road.
           The island is 23 miles off the cape.
     19. prep. No longer wanting or taking.
           He's been off his feed since Tuesday.
           He's off his meds again.
     20. prep. Placed after a number (of products or parts, as if a unit), in commerce or engineering(topics, en, Engineering).
           Tantalum bar 6 off 3/8" Dia × 12" — Atom, Great Britain Atomic Energy Authority, 1972
           samples submitted … 12 off Thermistors type 1K3A531 … — BSI test report for shock and vibration testing, 2000
           I'd like to re-order those printer cartridges, let's say 5-off.
     21. v. (transitive, slang) To kill.
           He got in the way so I had him offed.
     22. v. (transitive, Singapore, Philippines) To switch off.
           Can you off the light?
     23. n. (rare) Beginning; starting point.
           He has been very obviously an untrustworthy narrator right from the off.
to
     1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
           I want to leave.
           He asked me what to do.
           I don’t know how to say it.
           I have places to go and people to see.
     2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
           "Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
           If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
     3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
           I have to do laundry today.
     4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
           We are walking to the shop.
     5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
           He devoted himself to education.
           They drank to his health.
     6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
           His face was beaten to a pulp.
     7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
           similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
     8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
           With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   t
     9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
           one to one = 1:1
           ten to one = 10:1.
           I have ten dollars to your four.
     10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
           Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
           Three to the power of two is nine.
           Three to the second is nine.
     11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
           I gave the book to him.
     12. prep. (time) Preceding.
           ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
     13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
           Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
           There's a lot of sense to what he says.
     14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
           Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
     15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
           Please push the door to.
     16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
     17. adv. misspelling of too
now
     1. adj. Present; current.
     2. adj. (archaic, legal) At the time the will is written. Used in order to prevent any inheritance from being transferred to a person of a future marriage. Does not indicate the existence of a previous marria
           Now wife.
     3. adj. (informal) Fashionable; popular; up to date; current.
           I think this band's sound is very now.
     4. adv. At the present time.
           Now I am six.
     5. adv. (sentence) Used to introduce a point, a remonstration or a rebuke.
           Now, we all want what is best for our children.   Now, stop that Jimmy!
     6. adv. Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times.
           Now I am ready.   We all now want the latest toys for our children.   We all want what is now best for our children.
     7. adv. Differently from the situation before a stated event or change of circumstance.
           Now all the children have grown up and left, the house is very quiet.   Now that my sister has gotten rid of their cat, we can go to her house this coming Thanksgiving.
     8. adv. At the time reached within a narration.
           Now, he remembered why he had come.   He now asked her whether she had made pudding.   The pudding was now ready to be served.
     9. adv. In the context of urgency.
           Now listen, we must do something about this.
     10. adv. (obsolete) As 'but now': Very recently; not long ago; up to the present.
     11. conj. Since, because, in light of the fact; often with that.
           We can play football now that the rain has stopped.
           Now that you mention it, I am kind of hungry.
           Now that we're all here, let's start the meeting. = Let's start the meeting now that everyone's here.
     12. interj. Indicates a signal to begin.
           Now! Fire all we've got while the enemy is in reach!
     13. n. The present time.
           Now is the right time.
           There is no better time than now.
     14. n.          (often, with "the") The state of not paying attention to the future or the past.
                    She is living in the now.
     15. n.          (chiefly in phenomenology) A particular instant in time, as perceived at that instant.
     16. v. misspelling of know
           I don't now. (intended: I don't know.)
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