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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
boom
     1. v. To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
           Thunder boomed in the distance and lightning flashes lit up the horizon.
           The cannon boomed, recoiled, and spewed a heavy smoke cloud.
           Beneath the cliff, the sea was booming on the rocks.
           I can hear the organ slowly booming from the chapel.
     2. v. (transitive figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
     3. v. To make something boom.
           Men in grey robes slowly booming the drums of death.
     4. v. (slang) To publicly praise.
     5. v. To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.
     6. n. A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
           The boom of the surf.
     7. n. One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.
     8. interj. used to suggest the sound of an explosion.
     9. interj. used to suggest something happening suddenly and unexpectedly.
     10. n. (nautical) A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.
     11. n. A movable pole used to support a microphone or camera.
     12. n. A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.
     13. n. (electronics) The longest element of a Yagi antenna, on which the other, smaller ones are transversally mounted.
     14. n. A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill or to control the flow of logs from logging operations.
     15. n. A wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.
     16. n. The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor.
     17. n. A gymnastics apparatus similar to a balance beam.
     18. v. To extend, or push, with a boom or pole.
           to boom out a sail; to boom off a boat
     19. n. (economics, business) A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
     20. v. (intransitive) To flourish, grow, or progress.
           The population boomed in recent years.
           Business was booming.
     21. v. (transitive, dated) To cause to advance rapidly in price.
           to boom railroad or mining shares
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
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.
bittern
     1. n. Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.
     2. n. The liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine).
     3. n. The saline substance added to soy milk to coagulate it as a primary step in the production of tofu.
     4. n. (archaic) A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer.
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
buzz
     1. n. A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
     2. n. A whisper.
     3. n. The audible friction of voice consonants.
     4. n. (informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.
           Still feeling the buzz from the coffee, he pushed through the last of the homework.
     5. n. (informal) A telephone call or e-mail.
     6. n. (informal, preceded by the) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
     7. v. (intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
     8. v.          (by extension) To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.
     9. v.          (chiefly of an insect) To fly while making such a sound.
     10. v. (colloquial) To show a high level of activity and haste (alluding to the common simile "busy as a bee"). Often in the colloquial imperative "Buzz off!".
     11. v. To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
     12. v. To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
     13. v. (aviation) To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over a specified area, as to make a surprise pass.
     14. v. To cut the hair in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.
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
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.
fly
     1. n. (rural, Scotland, Northern England) A wing.
           The bullet barely grazed the wild fowl's fly.
     2. n. (zoology) Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
     3. n. (non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
     4. n. Any similar, but unrelated insect such as dragonfly or butterfly.
     5. n. (fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
     6. n. (weightlifting) A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye)
     7. n. (obsolete) A witch's familiar.
     8. n. (obsolete) A parasite.
     9. n. (swimming) The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys)
     10. n. A simple dance in which the hands are shaken in the air, popular in the 1960s.
     11. v. (intransitive) To travel through the air, another gas or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.
           Birds of passage fly to warmer regions as it gets colder in winter.   The Concorde flew from Paris to New York faster than any other passenger airplane.   It takes about ele
     12. v. (ambitransitive, archaic, poetic) To flee, to escape (from).
           Fly, my lord! The enemy are upon us!
     13. v. (transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
           Charles Lindbergh flew his airplane The Spirit of St. Louis across the Atlantic ocean.   Why don’t you go outside and fly kites, kids? The wind is just perfect.   Birds fly
     14. v. (intransitive, colloquial, of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out.
           Let's see if that idea flies.   You know, I just don't think that's going to fly. Why don't you spend your time on something better?
     15. v. (intransitive) To travel very fast, hasten.
     16. v. To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly.
           a door flies open;  a bomb flies apart
     17. v. To hunt with a hawk.
     18. v. To display a flag on a flagpole.
     19. n. (obsolete) The action of flying; flight.
     20. n. An act of flying.
           We had a quick half-hour fly back into the city.
     21. n. (baseball) A fly ball.
     22. n. (now historical) A type of small, fast carriage (sometimes pluralised flys).
     23. n. A piece of canvas that covers the opening at the front of a tent.
     24. n. A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.
     25. n. The free edge of a flag.
     26. n. The horizontal length of a flag.
     27. n. (weightlifting) An exercise that involves wide opening and closing of the arms perpendicular to the shoulders.
     28. n. The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows.
     29. n. (nautical) That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card.
     30. n. Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock.
     31. n. A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the power communicated, or the resistance to b
     32. n. (historical) A light horse-drawn carriage that can be hired for transportation.
     33. n. In a knitting machine, the piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch.
     34. n. The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.
     35. n. (weaving) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.
     36. n. (printing, historical) The person who took the printed sheets from the press.
     37. n. (printing, historical) A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power printing press for doing the same work.
     38. n. One of the upper screens of a stage in a theatre.
     39. n. (cotton manufacture) waste cotton
     40. v. (intransitive, baseball) To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb).
           Jones flied to right in his last at-bat.
     41. adj. (slang) Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp.
     42. adj. (slang) Well dressed, smart in appearance.
           He's pretty fly.
     43. adj. (slang) Beautiful; displaying physical beauty.
     44. adj. (slang) Sneaky
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