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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.
hollow
     1. n. A small valley between mountains.
           He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Rockies.
     2. n. A sunken area or unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.
           the hollow of the hand or of a tree
     3. n. (US) A sunken area.
     4. n. (figuratively) A feeling of emptiness.
           a hollow in the pit of one's stomach
     5. n. An exercise in which one lies on one's back with legs and head in the air and arms in the air extended above the head
     6. v. to make a hole in something; to excavate
     7. adj. (of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside.
           a hollow tree; a hollow sphere
     8. adj. (of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.
           He let out a hollow moan.
     9. adj. (figuratively) Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.
           a hollow victory
     10. adj. (figuratively) Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.
           a hollow promise
     11. adj. concave; gaunt; sunken.
     12. adj. (gymnastics) pertaining to hollow body position
     13. adv. (colloquial) Completely, as part of the phrase beat hollow or beat all hollow.
     14. v. To urge or call by shouting; to hollo.
     15. interj. alternative form of hollo
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.
separation
     1. n. The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
     2. n. The place at which a division occurs.
     3. n. An interval, gap or space that separates things.
     4. n. (legal) An agreement terminating a relationship between a married couple, but short of a divorce.
     5. n. (military) Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.
between
     1. prep. In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)
           John stood between Amy and Mary.  Let's meet between two and three.
           I want to buy one that costs somewhere between forty and fifty dollars.
     2. prep. Done together or reciprocally.
           conversation between friends
     3. prep. Shared in confidence.
           Between you and me, I think the boss is crazy.  Let's keep this between ourselves.
     4. prep. In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places).
           He's between jobs right now.  The shuttle runs between the town and the airport.
     5. prep. Combined (by effort or ownership).
           Between us all, we shall succeed.  We've only got £5 between us.
           Between the leaky taps and the peeling wallpaper, there isn't much about this house to appeal to a buyer.
     6. prep. One of (representing a choice).
           You must choose between him and me.
           Some colour-blind people can't distinguish between red and green.
     7. n. A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.
a
     1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
           There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
     2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
           I've seen it happen a hundred times.
     3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
           We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
     4. art. The same; one.
           We are of a mind on matters of morals.
     5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
           A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
           He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
     6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
     7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
           The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
     8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
           Stand a tiptoe.
     9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
           Torn a pieces.
     10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
           I brush my teeth twice a day.
     11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
     12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
           A God’s name.
     13. prep. To do with status; In.
           King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
             To set the people a worke.
     14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
           1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
             The times, they are a-changin'.
     15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
           1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
             Jacob, when he was a dying
     16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
     17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
           I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
     18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
     19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
     20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
           The name of John a Gaunt.
     21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
     22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
woman
     1. n. An adult female human.
     2. n. (collective) All females collectively; womankind.
     3. n. A wife (or sometimes a fiancée or girlfriend).
     4. n. A female who is extremely fond of or devoted to a specified type of thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)
     5. n. A female attendant or servant.
     6. v. To staff with female labor.
     7. v. To make effeminate or womanish.
     8. v. To furnish with, or unite to, a woman.
     9. v. To call (a person) "woman" in a disrespectful fashion.
breasts
     1. n. plural of breast
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of breast
     breast
          1. n. (anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
                Tanya's breasts grew remarkably during pregnancy.
          2. n. (anatomy) The chest, or front of the human thorax.
          3. n. A section of clothing covering the breast area.
          4. n. The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one's heart or innermost thoughts.
                She kindled hope in the breast of all who heard her.
          5. n. The ventral portion of an animal's thorax.
                The robin has a red breast.
          6. n. A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.
                Would you like breast or wing?
          7. n. The front or forward part of anything.
                a chimney breast; a plough breast
          8. n. (mining) The face of a coal working.
          9. n. (mining) The front of a furnace.
          10. n. (obsolete) The power of singing; a musical voice.
          11. v. (transitive, often, figurative) To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face
                He breasted the hill and saw the town before him.
especially
     1. adv. (manner) In a special manner; specially.
     2. adv. (focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.
     3. adv. (focus) Used to place greater emphasis upon someone or something.
           Invite them all, especially Molly.
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
revealed
     1. adj. (religion) Of or pertaining to the revelations of a divinity to humankind.
     2. v. simple past tense and past participle of reveal
     reveal
          1. n. The outer side of a window or door frame; the jamb.
          2. n. (cinematography, comedy) A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden.
                The comedian had been telling us about his sleep being disturbed by noise. Then came the reveal: he was sleeping on a bed in a department store.
          3. n. (chiefly UK, Australia, NZ, obsolete in the US) The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the openi
          4. v. To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
          5. v. To communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction.
by
     1. prep. Near or next to.
           The mailbox is by the bus stop.
     2. prep. At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval.
           Be back by ten o'clock!  We will send it by the first week of July.
     3. prep. Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: Through the action or presence of.
           The matter was decided by the chairman.  The boat was swamped by the water.  He was protected by his body armour.
     4. prep. Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
           There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare
     5. prep. Indicates the cause of a condition or event: Through the action of, caused by, responsibility for; by dint of.
     6. prep. Indicates a means: Involving/using the means of.
           I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
     7. prep. Indicates a source of light used as illumination.
           The electricity was cut off, so we had to read by candlelight.
     8. prep. Indicates an authority, rule, or permission followed.
           I sorted the items by category.  By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife.
     9. prep. Indicates the amount of some progression: With a change of.
           Our stock is up by ten percent.
     10. prep. In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
           We went through the book page by page.  We crawled forward by inches.
     11. prep. Indicates a referenced source: According to.
           He cheated by his own admission.
     12. prep. Indicates an oath: With the authority of.
           By Jove! I think she's got it!  By all that is holy, I'll put an end to this.
     13. prep. Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
           It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix.  The room was about 4 foot by 6 foot.  The bricks used to build the wall measured 10 by 20 by 30 cm.
     14. prep. (horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.
           She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
     15. adv. Along a path which runs by the speaker.
           I watched as it passed by.
     16. adv. In the vicinity, near.
           There was a shepherd close by.
           The shop is hard by the High Street.
     17. adv. To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.
           I'll stop by on my way home from work.
           We're right near the lifeguard station. Come by before you leave.
     18. adv. Aside, away.
           The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring.
     19. adj. Out of the way, subsidiary.
     20. n. (card games) A pass
     21. interj. alternative spelling of bye
a
     1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
           There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
     2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
           I've seen it happen a hundred times.
     3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
           We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
     4. art. The same; one.
           We are of a mind on matters of morals.
     5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
           A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
           He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
     6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
     7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
           The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
     8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
           Stand a tiptoe.
     9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
           Torn a pieces.
     10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
           I brush my teeth twice a day.
     11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
     12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
           A God’s name.
     13. prep. To do with status; In.
           King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
             To set the people a worke.
     14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
           1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
             The times, they are a-changin'.
     15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
           1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
             Jacob, when he was a dying
     16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
     17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
           I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
     18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
     19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
     20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
           The name of John a Gaunt.
     21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
     22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
low
     1. adj. Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
           standing on low ground   in a low valley, ringed by low hills   a low wall   a low shelf
     2. adj.          Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than
                    the low countries   Low German
     3. adj.          (baseball, of a ball) Below the batter's knees.
                    the pitch (or: the ball) was low
     4. adj. Of less than normal height; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
           a low bow   a low tide   the Mississippi is unusually low right now
     5. adj. Not high in status, esteem or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar).
           low birth   low rank   the low officials of the bureaucracy   low-quality fabric   playing low tricks on them   a person of low mind
           Now that was low even for you!
     6. adj. Humble, meek, not haughty.
     7. adj. Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
           She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs.
     8. adj. Being a nadir, a bottom.
           the low point in her career
     9. adj. Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
           low spirits
     10. adj. Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
           a low pulse
           made (or: laid) low by sickness
     11. adj. Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
           My credit union charges a low interest rate.   Jogging during a whiteout, with such low temperatures and low visibility, is dangerous.   The store sold bread at low prices, and milk a
     12. adj.          Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
                    diets low in vitamin A   made from low-carbon steel
     13. adj.          Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.
                    running low on cash
     14. adj. (especially in the field of biology) Simple in complexity or development; (in several set phrases) favoring simplicity; see e.g. low church, Low Tory.
           low protozoan animals, low cryptogamic plants, and other low organisms
     15. adj. (in several set phrases) Being near the equator.
           the low northern latitudes
     16. adj. (acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
           The note was too low for her to sing.
           Generally, European men have lower voices than their Indian counterparts.
     17. adj. Quiet; soft; not loud.
           They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying.
           Why would you want to play heavy metal at such a low volume?
     18. adj. (phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
     19. adj. (card games) Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
           a low card
     20. adj. (archaic) Not rich, seasoned, or nourishing; plain, simple.
           a low diet
     21. adj. (of an, automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
           low gear
     22. n. Something that is low; a low point.
           You have achieved a new low in behavior, Frank.
           Economic growth has hit a new low.
     23. n. The minimum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.
           Unemployment has reached a ten-year low.
     24. n. A depressed mood or situation.
           He is in a low right now
     25. n. (meteorology) An area of low pressure; a depression.
           A deep low is centred over the British Isles.
     26. n. The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
           Shift out of low before the car gets to eight miles per hour.
     27. n. (card games) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
     28. n. (slang) (usually accompanied by "the") a cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous payment or expense.
           He got the brand new Yankees jersey for the low.
     29. adv. Close to the ground.
     30. adv. Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
     31. adv. With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
           to speak low
     32. adv. Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
           He sold his wheat low.
     33. adv. In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
     34. adv. In a time approaching our own.
     35. adv. (astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.
           The moon runs low, i.e. comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian.
     36. v. (obsolete, transitive) To depress; to lower.
     37. v. (obsolete) simple past tense of laugh.
     38. v. (intransitive) To moo.
           The cattle were lowing.
     39. n. (UK, Scotland, dialect) A flame; fire; blaze.
     40. v. (Scotland) To burn; to blaze.
     41. n. (archaic, or obsolete) Barrow, mound, tumulus.
     42. n. (Scottish dialectal, archaic) A hill.
     43. n. cln, en, basic words, three-letter words
neckline
     1. n. The line followed by an article of clothing below the neck.
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