loss |
1. n. an instance of losing, such as a defeat | |
The match ended in their first loss of the season. | |
2. n. The result of an alteration in a function or characteristic of the body, or of its previous integrity. | |
Loss of an arm ; loss of weight ; loss of cognitive functions ; loss of appetite. | |
In other areas, glacier loss creates serious risk of a dry period across the Third Pole, Wang said. | |
3. n. the hurtful condition of having lost something or someone, particularly in death. | |
We mourn his loss. | |
4. n. (in the plural) casualties, especially physically eliminated victims of violent conflict | |
The battle was won, but losses were great. | |
5. n. (financial) the sum an entity loses on balance | |
The sum of expenditures and taxes minus total income is a loss, when this difference is positive. | |
6. n. destruction, ruin | |
It was a terrible crash: both cars were total losses | |
7. n. (engineering) electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work | |
The inefficiency of many old-fashioned power plants exceeds 60% loss before the subsequent losses during transport over the grid | |
8. v. (colloquial) alternative spelling of lost | |
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. | |
want |
1. v. To wish for or to desire (something). | |
What do you want to eat? I want you to leave. I never wanted to go back to live with my mother. I want to be an astronaut when I'm older. I don't want him | |
2. v. (intransitive, now dated) To be lacking or deficient; not to exist. | |
There was something wanting in the play. | |
3. v. To lack, not to have (something). | |
4. v. (transitive, colloquially with verbal noun as object) To be in need of; to require (something). | |
That chair wants fixing. | |
5. v. (intransitive, dated) To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack. | |
6. n. A desire, wish, longing. | |
7. n. (often, followed by of) Lack, absence. | |
8. n. Poverty. | |
9. n. Something needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt. | |
10. n. (mining) A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place. | |
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. | |
reputation |
1. n. What somebody is known for. | |
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4. n. , isbn= | |
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6. n. , location= | |
7. n. , editor= | |
8. n. , volume_plain= | |
9. n. , page=117 | |
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ill |
1. adj. (obsolete) Evil; wicked (of people). | |
2. adj. (archaic) Morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); blameworthy. | |
3. adj. Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel. | |
He suffered from ill treatment. | |
4. adj. Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard. | |
ill manners; ill will | |
5. adj. Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick. | |
I've been ill with the flu for the past few days. | |
6. adj. Having an urge to vomit. | |
Seeing those pictures made me ill. | |
7. adj. (hip-hop slang) Sublime, with the connotation of being so in a singularly creative way. | |
8. adj. (slang) Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be. | |
That band was ill. | |
9. adv. Not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly. | |
10. n. (often pluralized) Trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity. | |
Music won't solve all the world's ills, but it can make them easier to bear. | |
11. n. Harm or injury. | |
I wouldn't want you to do me ill. | |
12. n. Evil; moral wrongfulness. | |
13. n. A physical ailment; an illness. | |
I am incapacitated by rheumatism and other ills. | |
14. n. (US, slang) PCP, phencyclidine. | |
character |
1. n. A being involved in the action of a story. | |
2. n. A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; phene. | |
(genetics) A single locus governing the petal colour character was detected on the linkage group A2. | |
3. n. A complex of mental and ethical traits marking a person or a group. | |
A study of the suspect's character and his cast iron alibi ruled him out. | |
4. n. Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength. | |
He has a great deal of character. | |
"You may not like to eat liver," said Calvin's father, "but it builds character.". | |
5. n. A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma. | |
Julius Caesar is a great historical character. | |
That bloke is such a character. | |
6. n. A written or printed symbol, or letter. | |
7. n. (dated) Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the particular form of letters used by a person or people. | |
an inscription in the Runic character | |
8. n. (dated) A secret cipher; a way of writing in code. | |
9. n. (computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character. | |
10. n. (informal) A person or individual, especially one who is unknown or raises suspicions. | |
We saw a shady character slinking out of the office with some papers. | |
11. n. (mathematics) A complex number representing an element of a finite Abelian group. | |
12. n. Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty. | |
in the miserable character of a slave | |
in his character as a magistrate | |
13. n. (dated) The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation. | |
a man's character for truth and veracity | |
Her actions give her a bad character. | |
14. n. (dated) A reference given to a servant, attesting to his/her behaviour, competence, etc. | |
15. v. (obsolete) To write (using characters); to describe. | |
disesteem |
1. n. Lack of esteem; disregard. | |
2. v. To hold little or no esteem for; to consider worthless. | |
discredit |
1. v. To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable. | |
The candidate tried to discredit his opponent. | |
The evidence would tend to discredit such a theory. | |
2. n. The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved. | |
Later accounts have brought the story into discredit. | |
3. n. A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach. | |