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she
     1. pron. (personal) The female person or animal previously mentioned or implied.
           I asked Mary, but she said that she didn’t know.
     2. pron. (personal, sometimes affectionate) A ship or boat.
           She could do forty knots in good weather.
           She is a beautiful boat, isn’t she?
     3. pron. (personal, affectionate) Another machine (besides a ship), such as a car.
           She only gets thirty miles to the gallon on the highway, but she’s durable.
     4. pron. (personal, dated) A country.
           She is a poor place, but has beautiful scenery and friendly people.
     5. pron. (personal) A person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant (used in a work, along with or in place of he, as an indefinite pronoun).
     6. n. A female.
           Pat is definitely a she.
grudgingly
     1. adv. In a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire.
takes
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of take
     2. n. plural of take
     take
          1. v. To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force.
                They took Charlton's gun from his cold, dead hands.
                I'll take that plate off the table.
          2. v.          To seize or capture.
                        take the guards prisoner
                        take prisoners
                        After a bloody battle, they were able to take the city.
          3. v.          To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
                        took ten catfish in one afternoon
          4. v.          (transitive, cricket) To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
          5. v.          To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
                        Billy took her pencil.
          6. v.          To exact.
                        take a toll
                        take revenge
          7. v.          To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
                        took the next two tricks
                        took Smith's rook
          8. v. To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc).
                took third place
                took bribes
                The camera takes 35mm film.
          9. v.          To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
                        The store doesn't take checks.
                        She wouldn't take any money for her help.
                        Do you take credit?
                        The vending machine only takes bills, it doesn't take coins.
          10. v.          To accept and follow (advice, etc).
                        take my advice
          11. v.          To receive into some relationship.
                        take a wife
                        The school only takes new students in the fall.
                        The therapist wouldn't take him as a client.
          12. v.          (transitive, intransitive, legal) To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
          13. v. To remove.
                take two eggs from the carton
          14. v.          To remove or end by death; to kill.
                        The earthquake took many lives.
                        The plague took rich and poor alike.
                        Cancer took her life.
                        He took his life last night.
          15. v.          To subtract.
                        take one from three and you are left with two
          16. v. To have sex with.
          17. v. To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
                Don't try to take that guy. He's bigger than you.
                The woman guarding us looks like a professional, but I can take her!
          18. v. To grasp or grip.
                He took her hand in his.
          19. v. To select or choose; to pick.
                Take whichever bag you like.
                She took the best men with her and left the rest to garrison the city.
                I'll take the blue plates.
                I'll take two sugars in my coffee, please.
          20. v. To adopt (select) as one's own.
                She took his side in every argument.
                take a stand on the important issues
          21. v. To carry or lead (something or someone).
                She took her sword with her everywhere she went.
                I'll take the plate with me.
          22. v.          (transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
                        The next bus will take you to Metz.
                        I took him for a ride
                        I took him down to London.
          23. v.          (transitive, of a path, road, etc.) To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
                        These stairs take you down to the basement.
                        Stone Street took us right past the store.
          24. v.          To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
                        She took the steps two or three at a time/
                        He took the curve / corner too fast.
                        The pony took every hedge and fence in its path.
          25. v.          To escort or conduct (a person).
                        He took her to lunch at the new restaurant, took her to the movies, and then took her home.
          26. v.          (reflexive) To go.
          27. v. To use as a means of transportation.
                take the ferry
                I took a plane.
                He took the bus to London, and then took a train to Manchester.
                He's 96 but he still takes the stairs.
          28. v. (obsolete) To visit; to include in a course of travel.
          29. v. To obtain for use by payment or lease.
                She took a condo at the beach for the summer.
                He took a full-page ad in the Times.
          30. v.          To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
                        They took two magazines.
                        I used to take The Sunday Times.
          31. v. To consume.
          32. v.          To receive (medicine) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
                        take two of these and call me in the morning
                        take the blue pill
                        I take aspirin every day to thin my blood.
          33. v.          To partake of (food or drink); to consume.
                        The general took dinner at seven o'clock.
          34. v. To experience, undergo, or endure.
          35. v.          To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
                        take sun-baths
                        take a shower
                        She made the decision to take chemotherapy.
          36. v.          To experience or feel.
                        She takes pride in her work.
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.
glass
     1. n. An amorphous solid, often transparent substance made by melting sand with a mixture of soda, potash and lime.
           The tabletop is made of glass.
           A popular myth is that window glass is actually an extremely viscous liquid.
     2. n. A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.
           Fill my glass with milk, please.
     3. n. (metonymically) The quantity of liquid contained in such a vessel.
           There is half a glass of milk in each pound of chocolate we produce.
     4. n. Glassware.
           We collected art glass.
     5. n. A mirror.
           She adjusted her lipstick in the glass.
     6. n. A magnifying glass or telescope.
     7. n. (sport) A barrier made of solid, transparent material.
     8. n.          (basketball, colloquial) The backboard.
                   He caught the rebound off the glass.
     9. n.          (ice hockey) The clear, protective screen surrounding a hockey rink.
                   He fired the outlet pass off the glass.
     10. n. A barometer.
     11. n. (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
           glass frog;  glass shrimp;  glass worm
     12. n. (obsolete) An hourglass.
     13. v. To fit with glass; to glaze.
     14. v. To enclose in glass.
     15. v. (clipping of fibreglass). To fit, cover, fill, or build, with fibreglass-reinforced resin composite (fiberglass).
     16. v. (transitive, UK, colloquial) To strike (someone), particularly in the face, with a drinking glass with the intent of causing injury.
     17. v. (science fiction) To bombard an area with such intensity (nuclear bomb, fusion bomb, etc) as to melt the landscape into glass.
     18. v. To view through an optical instrument such as binoculars.
     19. v. To smooth or polish (leather, etc.), by rubbing it with a glass burnisher.
     20. v. (archaic, reflexive) To reflect; to mirror.
     21. v. To become glassy.
and
     1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
     2. conj.          Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.
     3. conj.          Simply connecting two clauses or sentences.
     4. conj.          Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first.
     5. conj.          (obsolete) Yet; but.
     6. conj.          Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often
     7. conj.          (now colloquial, or literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.
     8. conj.          Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition.
     9. conj.          Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause.
     10. conj.          Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’.
     11. conj.          (now regional or somewhat colloquial) Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come,
     12. conj.          Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other".
     13. conj.          Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb).
     14. conj. Expressing a condition.:
     15. conj.          (now US dialect) If; provided that.
     16. conj.          (obsolete) As if, as though.
     17. n. (enm, music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
     18. n. (UK dialectal) Breath.
     19. n. (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog.
     20. v. (UK dialectal, intransitive) To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.
exits
     1. n. plural of exit
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of exit
     exit
          1. n. A way out.
                He was looking for the exit and got lost.
          2. n. A passage or gate from inside someplace to the outside, outgang.
                She stood at the exit of the house looking back and waving at those inside.
          3. n. The action of leaving.
                He made his exit at the opportune time.
          4. n. Death.
                The untimely exit of a consummate politician.
          5. v. To go out.
          6. v. To leave.
          7. v. (euphemism) To die.
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
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary