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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
cause
     1. n. (often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
           They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.
     2. n. (especially with for and a bare noun) Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.
           There is no cause for alarm.
           The end of the war was a cause for celebration.
     3. n. A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
     4. n. (obsolete) Sake; interest; advantage.
     5. n. (obsolete) Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.
     6. n. (legal) A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
     7. v. To set off an event or action.
           The lightning caused thunder.
     8. v. To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
           His dogged determination caused the fundraising to be successful.
     9. v. To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
splashing
     1. v. present participle of splash
     2. n. An action that splashes.
           Bathtime was full of mischief and splashings.
     splash
          1. n. (onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
                I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond.
          2. n. A small amount of liquid.
                I felt a splash of rain, so I put up my hood.
                I felt a splash of water on my leg as the car drove into the nearby puddle.
          3. n. A small amount (of color).
                The painter put a splash of blue on the wall to make it more colorful
          4. n. A mark or stain made from a small amount of liquid.
                There was a visible splash on his pants after he went to the bathroom.
          5. n. An impact or impression.
                The new movie made quite a splash upon its release.
          6. n. (computing, informal) splash screen
          7. n. (wrestling) A body press; a move where the wrestler jumps forward from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, landing stomach first across an opponent lying on the ground below.
          8. n. (dated) A cosmetic powder for the complexion.
          9. v. To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
                sit and splash in the bathtub
          10. v. To disperse a fluid suddenly; to splatter.
                water splashed everywhere
          11. v. to hit or expel liquid at
                The children were splashing each other playfully in the sea.
                When she comes in the door, splash her with perfume.
          12. v. To create an impact or impression; to print, post or publicize prominently.
                The headline was splashed across newspapers everywhere.
          13. v. To spend (money)
                After pay day I can afford to splash some cash and buy myself a motorbike.
          14. v. To launch a ship.
          15. v. (transitive, MLE) To stab (a person), causing them to bleed.
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
moving
     1. adj. (not comparable) That moves or move.
           moving pictures
     2. adj. That causes someone to feel emotion.
     3. v. present participle of move
     4. n. The relocation of goods
     5. n. A causing of a movement
           The rats' movings are willed movements.
     6. n. wikibooks, Packing & Moving Household Goods
     move
          1. v. (intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
                A ship moves rapidly.
                I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, feeling too lazy to move.
          2. v. (intransitive) To act; to take action; to begin to act
                to move in a matter
                Come on guys, let's move: there's work to do!
          3. v. (intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.
                I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life.
                They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time.
          4. v. (intransitive, chess, and other games) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.
                The rook moved from a8 to a6.
                My opponent's counter was moving much quicker round the board than mine.
          5. v. (transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another
                The waves moved the boat up and down.
                The horse moves a carriage.
          6. v. (transitive, chess) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game
                She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board.
          7. v. To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
                This song moves me to dance.
          8. v. To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).
                That book really moved me.
          9. v. (transitive, intransitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit
                I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.
          10. v. (transitive, obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).
          11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.
          12. v. (transitive, obsolete) To apply to, as for aid.
          13. v. (lbl, en, law, transitive, intransitive) To request an action from the court.
                An attorney moved the court to issue a restraining order.
                The district attorney moved for a non-suit.
          14. n. The act of moving; a movement.
                A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.
          15. n. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
                He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen.
          16. n. A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.
                She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move.
                He can win a match with that one move.
          17. n. The event of changing one's residence.
                The move into my fiancé's house took two long days.
                They were pleased about their move to the country.
          18. n. A change in strategy.
                I am worried about our boss's move.
                It was a smart move to bring on a tall striker to play against the smaller defenders.
          19. n. A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
          20. n. (board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.
                The best move of the game was when he sacrificed his rook in order to gain better possession.
                It's your move! Roll the dice!
                If you roll a six, you can make two moves.
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.
body
     1. n. Physical frame.
     2. n.          The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism.
                    I saw them walking from a distance, their bodies strangely angular in the dawn light.
     3. n.          The fleshly or corporeal nature of a human, as opposed to the spirit or soul.
                    The body is driven by desires, but the soul is at peace.
     4. n.          A corpse.
                    Her body was found at four o'clock, just two hours after the murder.
     5. n.          (archaic, or informal except in compounds) A person.
                    What's a body gotta do to get a drink around here?
     6. n. Main section.
     7. n.          The torso, the main structure of a human or animal frame excluding the extremities (limbs, head, tail).
                    The boxer took a blow to the body.
     8. n.          The largest or most important part of anything, as distinct from its appendages or accessories.
                    The bumpers and front tyres were ruined, but the body of the car was in remarkable shape.
     9. n.          (archaic) The section of a dress extending from the neck to the waist, excluding the arms.
                    Penny was in the scullery, pressing the body of her new dress.
     10. n.          The content of a letter, message, or other printed or electronic document, as distinct from signatures, salutations, headers, and so on.
     11. n.          (programming) The code of a subroutine, contrasted to its signature and parameters.
                    In many programming languages, the method body is enclosed in braces.
     12. n. Coherent group.
     13. n.          A group of people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass.
                    I was escorted from the building by a body of armed security guards.
     14. n.          An organisation, company or other authoritative group.
                    The local train operating company is the managing body for this section of track.
     15. n.          A unified collection of details, knowledge or information.
                    We have now amassed a body of evidence which points to one conclusion.
     16. n. Material entity.
     17. n.          Any physical object or material thing.
                    All bodies are held together by internal forces.
     18. n.          Substance; physical presence.
                    We have given body to what was just a vague idea.
     19. n.          Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.).
                    The red wine, sadly, lacked body.
     20. n.          An agglomeration of some substance, especially one that would be otherwise un.
                    The English Channel is a body of water lying between Great Britain and France.
     21. n. (printing) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated).
           a nonpareil face on an agate body
     22. n. (geometry) A three-dimensional object, such as a cube or cone.
     23. v. To give body or shape to something.
     24. v. To construct the bodywork of a car.
     25. v. To embody.
     26. v. (transitive, slang) To murder someone.
     27. v. (transitive, slang) To utterly defeat someone.
     28. v. (transitive, slang) to hard counter a particular character build or play style. Frequently used in the passive voice form, get bodied by.
part
     1. n. A portion; a component.
     2. n.          A fraction of a whole.
                   Gaul is divided into three parts.
     3. n.          A distinct element of something larger.
                   The parts of a chainsaw include the chain, engine, and handle.
     4. n.          A group inside a larger group.
     5. n.          Share, especially of a profit.
                   I want my part of the bounty.
     6. n.          A unit of relative proportion in a mixture.
                   The mixture comprises one part sodium hydroxide and ten parts water.
     7. n.          3.5 centiliters of one ingredient in a mixed drink.
     8. n.          A section of a document.
                   Please turn to Part I, Chapter 2.
     9. n.          A section of land; an area of a country or other territory; region.
     10. n.          (math, dated) A factor.
                   3 is a part of 12.
     11. n.          (US) A room in a public building, especially a courtroom.
     12. n. Duty; responsibility.
           to do one’s part
     13. n.          Position or role (especially in a play).
                   We all have a part to play.
     14. n.          (music) The melody played or sung by a particular instrument, voice, or group of instruments or voices, within a polyphonic piece.
                   The first violin part in this concerto is very challenging.
     15. n.          Each of two contrasting sides of an argument, debate etc.; "hand".
     16. n. (US) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.
           The part of his hair was slightly to the left.
     17. n. (Judaism) In the Hebrew lunisolar calendar, a unit of time equivalent to 3⅓ seconds.
     18. n. A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty; talent; usually in the plural with a collective sense.
     19. v. (intransitive) To leave someone's company; (rare, poetic, literary) to go way; to die; to get rid of something, stop using it.
     20. v. To cut hair with a parting; shed.
     21. v. To divide in two.
           to part the curtains
     22. v. (intransitive) To be divided in two or separated; shed.
           A rope parts.  His hair parts in the middle.
     23. v. (transitive, now rare) To divide up; to share.
     24. v. (obsolete) To have a part or share; to partake.
     25. v. To separate or disunite; to remove from contact or contiguity; to sunder.
     26. v. (obsolete) To hold apart; to stand or intervene between.
     27. v. To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion.
           to part gold from silver
     28. v. (transitive, archaic) To leave; to quit.
     29. v. (transitive, internet) To leave (an IRC channel).
     30. adj. Fractional; partial.
           Fred was part owner of the car.
     31. adv. Partly; partially; fractionally.
           Part finished
like
     1. v. (transitive, archaic) To please.
     2. v. To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
           I like hamburgers
           I like skiing in winter
           I like the Seattle Mariners this season
     3. v. (obsolete) To derive pleasure of, by or with someone or something.
     4. v. To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
           I like to go to the dentist every six months
           She likes to keep herself physically fit
           we like to keep one around the office just in case
     5. v. (obsolete) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).
     6. v. (archaic) To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly.
           He liked to have been too late.
     7. v. To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
           I really like Sandra but don't know how to tell her.
     8. v. (obsolete) To liken; to compare.
     9. v. (Internet, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
           I liked my friend's last status on Facebook.
           I can't stand Bloggs' tomato ketchup, but I liked it on Facebook so I could enter a competition.
     10. n. (usually plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
           Tell me your likes and dislikes.
     11. n. (internet) An individual vote showing support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet.
     12. adj. Similar.
           My partner and I have like minds.
     13. adj. (obsolete) Likely; probable.
     14. adv. (informal) For example, such as: to introduce an example or list of examples.
           There are lots of birds, like ducks and gulls, in this park.
     15. adv. (archaic, colloquial) Likely.
     16. adv. (obsolete) In a like or similar manner.
     17. n. (sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.
           There were bowls full of sweets, chocolates and the like.
           It was something the likes of which I had never seen before.
     18. n. (golf) The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
           to play the like
     19. conj. (colloquial) As, the way.
     20. conj. As if; as though.
           It looks like you've finished the project.
           It seemed like you didn't care.
     21. prep. Similar to, reminiscent of.
           These hamburgers taste like leather.
     22. part. (colloquial, Scotland, Geordie, Teesside, Scouse) A delayed filler.
           He was so angry, like.
     23. part. (colloquial) A mild intensifier.
           She was, like, sooooo happy.
     24. part. (colloquial) indicating approximation or uncertainty
           There were, like, twenty of them.
           And then he, like, got all angry and left the room.
     25. part. (colloquial, slang) When preceded by any form of the verb to be, used to mean “to say” or “to think”; used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase.
           I was like, “Why did you do that?” and he's like, “I don't know.”
     26. interj. (Liverpool, Geordie) Used to place emphasis upon a statement.
           divint ye knaa, like?
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.
bill
     1. n. Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, h
     2. n. A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook.
     3. n. Somebody armed with a bill; a billman.
     4. n. A pickaxe, or mattock.
     5. n. (nautical) The extremity of the arm of an anchor; the point of or beyond the fluke (also called the peak).
     6. v. To dig, chop, etc., with a bill.
     7. n. The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal.
     8. n. A beak-like projection, especially a promontory.
     9. n. Of a cap or hat: the brim or peak, serving as a shade to keep sun off the face and out of the eyes.
     10. v. (obsolete) To peck.
     11. v. To stroke bill against bill, with reference to doves; to caress in fondness.
     12. n. A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)
     13. n. A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)
     14. n. A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.
     15. n. (obsolete, legal) A declaration made in writing, stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant, or a fault committed by some person against a law.
     16. n. (US) A piece of paper money; a banknote.
     17. n. A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice.
     18. n. A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away, to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or the sale of goods
     19. n. A writing binding the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand, with or without interest, as may be stated in the document. A bill of exchange. In the United States, it is u
     20. n. A set of items presented together.
     21. v. To advertise by a bill or public notice.
     22. v. To charge; to send a bill to.
     23. n. The bell, or boom, of the bittern.
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.
limb
     1. n. A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
     2. n. A branch of a tree.
     3. n. (archery) The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.
     4. n. An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.
     5. n. A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else.
     6. v. To remove the limbs from (an animal or tree).
           They limbed the felled trees before cutting them into logs.
     7. v. To supply with limbs.
     8. n. (astronomy) The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.
           solar limb
     9. n. (on a measuring instrument) The graduated edge of a circle or arc.
     10. n. (botany) The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal or sepal; blade.
in
     1. prep. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits.
     2. prep.          Contained by.
                   The dog is in the kennel.
     3. prep.          Within.
     4. prep.          Surrounded by.
                   We are in the enemy camp.   Her plane is in the air.
     5. prep.          Part of; a member of.
                   One in a million.   She's in band and orchestra.
     6. prep.          Pertaining to; with regard to.
                   What grade did he get in English?
                   Military letters should be formal in tone, but not stilted.
     7. prep.          At the end of a period of time.
                   They said they would call us in a week.
     8. prep.          Within a certain elapsed time
                   Are you able to finish this in three hours?   The massacre resulted in over 1000 deaths in three hours.
     9. prep.          During (said of periods of time).
                   in the first week of December;  Easter falls in the fourth lunar month;   The country reached a high level of prosperity in his fi
     10. prep.          (grammar, phonetics, of sounds and letters) Coming at the end of a word.
                   English nouns in -ce form their plurals in -s.
     11. prep. Into.
           Less water gets in your boots this way.
     12. prep. Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.
           In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
     13. prep.          Indicating an order or arrangement.
                   My fat rolls around in folds.
     14. prep.          Denoting a state of the subject.
                   He stalked away in anger.   John is in a coma.
     15. prep.          Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
                   You've got a friend in me.   He's met his match in her.
     16. prep.          Wearing (an item of clothing).
                    I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress.
     17. prep. Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality.
     18. prep.          (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
                   Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties.
                   The deposit can be in any legal tender, even in gold.
                    Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.
     19. prep.          Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
                   Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" in C minor is among his most popular.
                   His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages.
                   When you write in cursive, it's illegible.
     20. v. (obsolete, transitive) To enclose.
     21. v. (obsolete, transitive) To take in; to harvest.
     22. adv. (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
           Is Mr. Smith in?
     23. adv. Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
           Suddenly a strange man walked in.
     24. adv. (sports) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
           He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in.
     25. adv. (UK) Abbreviation of in aid of.
           What's that in?
     26. adv. After the beginning of something.
     27. n. A position of power or a way to get it.
           His parents got him an in with the company
     28. n. (sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
     29. n. A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
     30. adj. In fashion; popular.
           Skirts are in this year.
     31. adj. Incoming.
           the in train
     32. adj. (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
     33. adj. (legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
           in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband
     34. adj. (cricket) Currently batting.
     35. n. Inch.
soft
     1. adj. Easily giving way under pressure.
           My head sank easily into the soft pillow.
     2. adj. (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
           Polish the silver with a soft cloth to avoid scratching.
           soft silk; a soft skin
     3. adj. (of a sound) Quiet.
           I could hear the soft rustle of the leaves in the trees.
     4. adj. Gentle.
           There was a soft breeze blowing.
     5. adj. Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
           soft eyes
     6. adj. Gentle in action or motion; easy.
     7. adj. Weak in character; impressible.
     8. adj. Requiring little or no effort; easy.
     9. adj. Not bright or intense.
           soft lighting
     10. adj. Having a slight angle from straight.
           At the intersection with two roads going left, take the soft left.
           It's important to dance on soft knees to avoid injury.
     11. adj. (linguistics) Voiced; sonant.
     12. adj. (linguistics, rare) voiceless
     13. adj. (linguistics, Slavic languages) palatalized
     14. adj. (slang) Lacking strength or resolve, wimpy.
           When it comes to drinking, he is as soft as they come.
     15. adj. (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
           You won't need as much soap, as the water here is very soft.
     16. adj. (colloquial) Foolish.
     17. adj. (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
     18. adj. (of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
     19. adj. Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
           The admin imposed a soft block/ban on the user or a soft lock on the article.
     20. adj. (of a man) Effeminate.
     21. adj. Agreeable to the senses.
           a soft liniment
           soft wines
     22. adj. Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
           soft colours
           the soft outline of the snow-covered hill
     23. interj. (archaic) Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast.
     24. adv. (obsolete) Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly.
     25. n. A soft or foolish person; an idiot.
     26. n. (motorsports) (ellipsis of soft tyre) (A tyre whose compound is softer than mediums, and harder than supersofts.)
mud
     1. n. A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.
     2. n. A plaster-like mixture used to texture or smooth drywall.
     3. n. (construction industry slang) Wet concrete as it is being mixed, delivered and poured.
     4. n. (figuratively) Willfully abusive, even slanderous remarks or claims, notably between political opponents.
           The campaign issues got lost in all the mud from both parties.
     5. n. (slang) Money, dough, especially when proceeding from dirty business.
     6. n. (gay sex, slang) stool that is exposed as a result of anal sex
     7. n. (geology) A particle less than 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
     8. n. (slang) A black person.
     9. v. To make muddy or dirty; to apply mud to (something).
     10. v. To make turbid.
     11. v. (intransitive, Internet) To participate in a MUD or multi-user dungeon.
water
     1. n. A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gas
           By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.
     2. n.          (in particular) The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O.
                   May I have a glass of water?
                   Your plants need more water.
     3. n.          A serving of liquid water.
     4. n. (alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
           He showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God.
     5. n. (or in the plural) Water in a body; an area of open water.
           The boat was found within the territorial waters.
           These seals are a common sight in the coastal waters of Chile.
     6. n. (poetic, archaic, or dialectal) A body of water, almost always a river.
     7. n. A combination of water and other substance(s).
     8. n.          (sometimes ) Mineral water.
                   Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant.
     9. n.          (often, in the plural) Spa water.
                   Many people visit Bath to take the waters.
     10. n.          (pharmacy) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.
                   ammonia water
     11. n.          Urine.
     12. n.          Amniotic fluid; used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America, especially to avoid cacophony, as in this example: (
                   Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks. (North America)
                   Before your child is born, your water(s) will break. (North America)
                   Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s waters break. (UK)
     13. n.          (colloquial, medicine) Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.
                   He suffers from water on the knee.
     14. n. (figuratively, in the or in the singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
           The rough waters of change will bring about the calm after the storm.
     15. n. (colloquial, figuratively) A person's intuition.
           I know he'll succeed. I feel it in my waters.
     16. n. (dated, finance) Excess valuation of securities.
     17. n. The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.
           a diamond of the first water is perfectly pure and transparent
     18. n. A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.
     19. v. To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
     20. v. To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
     21. v. To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
           I need to go water the cattle.
     22. v. (intransitive) To get or take in water.
           The ship put into port to water.
     23. v. (transitive, colloquial) To urinate onto.
           Nature called, so I stepped into the woods and watered a tree.
     24. v. To dilute.
           Can you water the whisky, please?
     25. v. (transitive, dated, finance) To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.
     26. v. (intransitive) To fill with or secrete water.
           Chopping onions makes my eyes water.
           The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water.
     27. v. To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.
           to water silk
etc
     1. adv. alternative form of etc.
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