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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.
roughness
1. n. The property of being rough, coarseness.
The roughness of the road made me wonder if my car would fall apart.
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.
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.
road
1. n. (obsolete) The act of riding on horseback.
2. n. (obsolete) A hostile ride against a particular area; a raid.
3. n. (nautical, often, in the plural) A partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor.
4. n. A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate m
5. n. (figuratively) A path chosen in life or career.
6. n. An underground tunnel in a mine.
7. n. (US, railroads) A railway or (railroads) a single railway track.
8. n. (obsolete) A journey, or stage of a journey.
9. n. A way or route.
10. adj. (US, Canada sports) At the venue of the opposing team or competitor; on the road.
made
1. n. (UK dialectal, or obsolete) A grub or maggot.
2. v. simple past tense and past participle of make
mak
1. v. (Wearside, dialectal) to make
make
1. v. To create.
2. v. To build, construct, or produce.
We made a bird feeder for our yard.
I'll make a man out of him yet.
3. v. To write or compose.
I made a poem for her wedding.
He made a will.
4. v. To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
make war
They were just a bunch of ne'er-do-wells who went around making trouble for honest men.
5. v. (religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
God made earth and heaven.
6. v. (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
To make like a deer caught in the headlights.
They made nice together, as if their fight never happened.
He made as if to punch him, but they both laughed and shook hands.
7. v. (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
8. v. To constitute.
They make a cute couple.
This makes the third infraction.
One swallow does not a summer make.
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10. v. To add up to, have a sum of.
Two and four make six.
11. v. (intransitive, construed with of typically interrogative) To interpret.
I don’t know what to make of it.
12. v. (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
This company is what made you.
She married into wealth and so has it made.
13. v. (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
The citizens made their objections clear.
This might make you a bit woozy.
Did I make myself heard?
Scotch will make you a man.
14. v. To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
15. v. (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
You're making her cry.
I was made to feel like a criminal.
16. v. (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
The teacher made the student study.
Don’t let them make you suffer.
17. v. (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
His past mistakes don’t make him a bad person.
18. v. (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
19. v. (transitive, US slang) To recognise, identify.
20. v. (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
We should make Cincinnati by 7 tonight.
21. v. (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
They made westward over the snowy mountains.
Make for the hills! It's a wildfire!
They made away from the fire toward the river.
22. v. To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
23. v. To move at (a speed).
The ship could make 20 knots an hour in calm seas.
This baby can make 220 miles an hour.
24. v. To appoint; to name.
25. v. (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
26. v. (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
27. v. To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
They hope to make a bigger profit.
He didn't make the choir after his voice changed.
She made ten points in that game.
28. v. To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
29. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
30. v. To enact; to establish.
31. v. To develop into; to prove to be.
She'll make a fine president.
32. v. To form or formulate in the mind.
make plans
made a questionable decision
33. v. To perform a feat.
make a leap
make a pass
make a u-turn
34. v. (obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.
35. v. (obsolete) To increase; to augment; to accrue.
36. v. (obsolete) To be engaged or concerned in.
37. v. (now archaic) To cause to be (in a specified place), used after a subjective what.
38. v. (transitive, euphemism) To take the virginity of.
39. v. To have sexual intercourse with.
40. n. (often of a car) Brand or kind; often paired with model.
What make of car do you drive?
41. n. How a thing is made; construction.
42. n. Origin of a manufactured article; manufacture.
The camera was of German make.
43. n. Quantity produced, especially of materials.
44. n. (dated) The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing.
45. n. A person's character or disposition.
46. n. (bridge) The declaration of the trump for a hand.
47. n. (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
48. n. (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
49. n. (slang) Recognition or identification, especially from police records or evidence.
50. n. (slang) Past or future target of seduction (usually female).
51. n. (slang) A promotion.
52. n. A home-made project
53. n. (basketball) A made basket.
54. n. (dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion.
55. n. (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, now rare) A halfpenny.
myek
1. v. (Geordie, dialectal) To make.
Will ye myek is a stotty for me bait pet?
Me
1. n. en-abbr
2. n. (chemistry) (abbreviation of methyl)
3. pron. alternative case form of me often used when speaking as God or another important figure who is understood from context.
4. pron. As the direct object of a verb.
Can you hear me?
5. pron. (obsolete) Myself; as a reflexive direct object of a verb.
6. pron. As the object of a preposition.
Come with me.
7. pron. As the indirect object of a verb.
He gave me this.
8. pron. (US, colloquial) Myself; as a reflexive indirect object of a verb; the ethical dative.
9. pron. (colloquial) As the complement of the copula (“be” or “is”).
It wasn't me.
10. pron. (Australia, British, New Zealand, colloquial) My; preceding a noun, marking ownership.
11. pron. (colloquial, with "and") As the subject of a verb.
Me and my friends played a game.
12. pron. (nonstandard, not with "and") As the subject of a verb.
13. det. (UK regional, Ireland) alternative form of my
Wonder
1. n. Any of the Wonders of the World.
2. n. Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
Wonders of the World seem to come in sevens.
3. n. Something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable.
The idea was so crazy that it is a wonder that anyone went along with it.
4. n. Someone very talented at something, a genius.
He's a wonder at cooking.
5. n. The sense or emotion which can be inspired by something curious or unknown; surprise; astonishment, often with awe or reverence.
6. n. (informal) A mental pondering, a thought.
7. v. (intransitive) To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; (often followed by at).
8. v. To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind.
I wonder whether penguins can fly.
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.
My
1. n. megayear
2. pron. alternative case form of my often used when speaking as God or another important figure who is understood from context.
3. det. First-person singular possessive determiner. See.
4. det. Belonging to me.
I can't find my book.
5. det. Associated with me.
My seat at the restaurant was uncomfortable.
Don't you know my name?
I recognised him because he had attended my school.
6. det. Related to me.
My parents won't let me go out tonight.
7. det. In the possession of me.
I have to take my books back to the library soon.
8. interj. Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.
My, what big teeth you have!
car
1. n. A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation; a motorcar or automobile.
She drove her car to the mall.
2. n. (dated) A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal; a chariot.
3. n. (Birmingham) A four-wheeled cab, as opposed to a (two-wheeled) Hansom cab.
4. n. (rail transport, chiefly North America) An unpowered unit in a railroad train.
The conductor coupled the cars to the locomotive.
5. n. (rail transport) an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.
The 11:10 to London was operated by a 4-car diesel multiple unit.
6. n. (rail transport) A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.
From the frontmost car of the subway, he filmed the progress through the tunnel.
7. n. A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car.
We ordered five hundred cars of gypsum.
8. n. The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.
Fix the car of the express elevator - the door is sticking.
9. n. The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.
The most exciting part of riding a Ferris wheel is when your car goes over the top.
10. n. The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.
11. n. (sailing) A sliding fitting that runs along a track.
12. n. (US, slang) The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car.
Buy now! You can get more car for your money.
13. n. (US) A floating perforated box for living fish.
14. n. (obsolete) A turn.
15. n. (computing) The first part of a cons in LISP. The first element of a list
would
1. v. As a past-tense form of will.:
2. v. (obsolete) Wished, desired (something).
3. v. (archaic) Wanted to ( + bare infinitive).
4. v. Used to; was or were habitually accustomed to ( + bare infinitive); indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly.
5. v. Used with bare infinitive to form the "anterior future", indicating a futurity relative to a past time.
6. v. (archaic) Used with ellipsis of the infinitive verb, or postponement to a relative clause, in various senses.
7. v. Was determined to; loosely, could naturally have been expected to (given the tendencies of someone's character etc.).
8. v. As a modal verb, the subjunctive of will.:
9. v. Used to give a conditional or potential "softening" to the present; might, might wish.
10. v. Used as the auxiliary of the simple conditional modality (with a bare infinitive); indicating an action or state that is conditional on another.
11. v. (chiefly archaic) Might wish ( + verb in past subjunctive); often used in the first person (with or without that) in the sense of "if only".
12. v. Used to impart a sense of hesitancy or uncertainty to the present; might be inclined to. Now sometimes colloquially with ironic effect.
13. v. Used interrogatively to express a polite request; are (you) willing to …?
Would you pass the salt, please?
14. v. (chiefly archaic, transitive, or control verb) Might desire; wish (something).
15. n. Something that would happen, or would be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.
will
1. v. (rare, transitive) To wish, desire (something).
Do what you will.
2. v. (rare, intransitive) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
3. v. (auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
4. v. (auxiliary) To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive).
5. v. (auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
6. v. (auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.
Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand.
7. n. One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
Of course, man's will is often regulated by his reason.
8. n. One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
Eventually I submitted to my parents' will.
9. n. The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
Most creatures have a will to live.
10. n. (law) A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
11. n. (archaic) That which is desired; one's wish.
12. n. (archaic) Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)
He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
13. v. (archaic) To wish, desire.
14. v. (transitive, intransitive) To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
15. v. To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).
All the fans were willing their team to win the game.
16. v. To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).
He willed his stamp collection to the local museum.
fall
1. n. The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
2. n. A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
3. n. (chiefly North America, obsolete elsewhere) The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice.
4. n. A loss of greatness or status.
the fall of Rome
5. n. That which falls or cascades.
6. n. (sport) A crucial event or circumstance.
7. n. (cricket, of a wicket) The action of a batsman being out.
8. n. (curling) A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
9. n. (wrestling) An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.
10. n. A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.
11. n. (informal, US) Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
He set up his rival to take the fall.
12. n. The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
Have the goodness to secure the falls of the mizzen halyards.
13. n. See falls
14. n. An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
15. n. A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.
16. v. (heading, intransitive) To move downwards.
17. v. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
Thrown from a cliff, the stone fell 100 feet before hitting the ground.
18. v. To come down, to drop or descend.
The rain fell at dawn.
19. v. To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
He fell to the floor and begged for mercy.
20. v. To be brought to the ground.
21. v. To be moved downwards.
22. v. (obsolete) To let fall; to drop.
23. v. (obsolete) To sink; to depress.
to fall the voice
24. v. (US) To fell; to cut down.
to fall a tree
25. v. (intransitive) To happen, to change negatively.
26. v. (copulative) To become.
She has fallen ill. The children fell asleep in the back of the car. When did you first fall in love?
27. v. To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); said of an instance of a recurring event such as a holiday or date.
Thanksgiving always falls on a Thursday. Last year, Commencement fell on June 3.
28. v. (intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
Rome fell to the Goths in 410 AD.
29. v. (intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease.
This is a monument to all those who fell in the First World War.
30. v. (intransitive) To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.).
The candidate's poll ratings fell abruptly after the banking scandal.
31. v. (followed by a determining word or phrase) To become; to be affected by or befallen with a calamity; to change into the state described by words follow
Our senator fell into disrepute because of the banking scandal.
32. v. (intransitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
And so it falls to me to make this important decision. The estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals.
33. v. (transitive, obsolete) To diminish; to lessen or lower.
34. v. (transitive, obsolete) To bring forth.
to fall lambs
35. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.
36. v. (intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
37. v. (intransitive) To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
to fall into error; to fall into difficulties
38. v. (intransitive) To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
39. v. (intransitive) To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
40. v. (intransitive) To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
After arguing, they fell to blows.
41. v. (intransitive) To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
An unguarded expression fell from his lips.
apart
1. adv. Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
2. adv. In a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or character, or as a matter of thought; separately; independently.
Consider the two propositions apart.
3. adv. Aside; away.
4. adv. In or into two or more parts.
to take a piece of machinery apart.
5. post. (following its objective complement) Apart from.
A handful of examples apart, an English preposition precedes its complement.
6. adj. Exceptional, distinct.
a world apart
7. adj. Having been taken apart; disassembled, in pieces.
8. n. misspelling of a part

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