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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
turn
     1. v. to make a non-linear physical movement.:
     2. v.          (intransitive) Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
                   the Earth turns;  turn on the spot
     3. v.          To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
                   Turn the knob clockwise.
     4. v.          (intransitive) to change one's direction of travel.
                   She turned right at the corner.
     5. v.          (intransitive, figuratively) to change the course of.
     6. v.          To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
                   She turned the table legs with care and precision.
     7. v.          (by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
     8. v.          To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
                   turn the bed covers;  turn the pages
     9. v.          (transitive, figuratively) To navigate through a book or other printed material.
                   turn to page twenty;  turn through the book
     10. v.          (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
     11. v.          (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
                     
     12. v. (heading, intransitive) To change condition or attitude.
     13. v.          (copulative) To become (begin to be).
                   The leaves turn brown in autumn.   When I asked him for the money, he turned nasty.
     14. v.          To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
                   The hillside behind our house isn't generally much to look at, but once all the trees turn it's gorgeous.
     15. v.          To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
                   Midas made everything turn to gold.  He turned into a monster every full moon.
     16. v.         # (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
              #     This milk has turned; it smells awful.
     17. v.         # To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
              #     to turn cider or wine
     18. v.          To reach a certain age.
                   Charlie turns six on September 29.
     19. v.          To hinge; to depend.
                   The decision turns on a single fact.
     20. v.          To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
                   The prisoners turned on the warden.
     21. v.          To change personal condition.
     22. v.         # (professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
     23. v.         # To become giddy; said of the head or brain.
     24. v.         # To sicken; to nauseate.
              #     The sight turned my stomach.
     25. v.         # To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
     26. v.         #:  
     27. v. (obsolete, reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
     28. v. (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
           They say they can turn the parts in two days.
     29. v. (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
     30. v. To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
           Ivory turns well.
     31. v. (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
     32. v. (printing, dated) To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.
     33. v. (archaic) To translate.
           to turn the Iliad
     34. v. (transitive, role-playing games) To magically or divinely attack undead.
     35. n. A change of direction or orientation.
           Give the handle a turn, then pull it.
     36. n. A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
     37. n.          (geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
     38. n. A single loop of a coil.
     39. n. A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
           They took turns playing with the new toy.
     40. n. The time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
           I cooked tonight, so it's your turn to do the dishes.
     41. n. One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
     42. n. A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
     43. n. (also turnaround) The time required to complete a project.
           They quote a three-day turn on parts like those.
     44. n. A fit or a period of giddiness.
           I've had a funny turn.
     45. n. A change in temperament or circumstance.
           She took a turn for the worse.
     46. n. (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
     47. n. (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
     48. n. (poker, obsolete) The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.
     49. n. A deed done to another.
           One good turn deserves another.
           I felt that the man was of a vindictive nature, and would do me an evil turn if he found the opportunitynb....
     50. n. (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
     51. n. Character; personality; nature.
     52. n. (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
     53. n. (circus, theatre, especially, physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.
into
     1. prep. Going inside (of).
           Mary danced into the house.
     2. prep. Going to a geographic region.
           We left the house and walked into the street.
           The plane flew into the open air.
     3. prep. Against, especially with force or violence.
           The car crashed into the tree;  I wasn't careful, and walked into a wall
     4. prep. Producing, becoming; (indicates transition into another form or substance).
           I carved the piece of driftwood into a sculpture of a whale.   Right before our eyes, Jake turned into a wolf!
     5. prep. After the start of.
           About 20 minutes into the flight, the pilot reported a fire on board.
     6. prep. (colloquial) Interested in or attracted to.
           She's really into Shakespeare right now;  I'm so into you!
     7. prep. (mathematics) Taking distinct arguments to distinct values.
           The exponential function maps the set of real numbers into itself.
     8. prep. (UK, archaic, India, mathematics) Expressing the operation of multiplication.(R:OED Online)
           Five into three is fifteen.
     9. prep. (mathematics) Expressing the operation of division, with the denominator given first. Usually with "goes".
           Three into two won't go.
           24 goes into 48 how many times?
     10. prep. Investigating the subject (of).
           Call for research into pesticides blamed for vanishing bees.
coin
     1. n. (money) A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
     2. n. A token used in a special establishment like a casino (also called a chip).
     3. n. (figurative) That which serves for payment or recompense.
     4. n. (slang) money in general, not limited to coins
           She spent some serious coin on that car!
     5. n. One of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit.
     6. n. A quoin; a corner or external angle; a wedge.
     7. n. A small circular slice of food.
     8. v. To make of a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal; to mint; to manufacture.
           to coin silver dollars; to coin a medal
     9. v. To make or fabricate; to invent; to originate.
           Over the last century the advance in science has led to many new words being coined.
     10. v. To acquire rapidly, as money; to make.
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.
create
     1. v. To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
           You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red.
     2. v.          (especially, of a god) To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used.
     3. v.          To make or produce from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape
                   Couturiers create exclusive garments for an affluent clientele.
     4. v. To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion.
           crop failures created food shortages and high prices; his stubbornness created many difficulties
           A sudden chemical spill on the highway created a chain‐collision which created a record traffic jam.
     5. v. To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute.
           Henry VIII created him a Duke.   Last month, the queen created two barons.
           Under the concordate with Belgium, at least one Belgian clergyman must be created cardinal; by tradition, every archbishop of Mechelen is thus created a cardinal.
     6. v. (intransitive) To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative.
           Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use!
     7. v. (intransitive, colloquial) To make a fuss, complain; to shout.
     8. adj. (obsolete) Created, resulting from creation.
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.
new
     1. adj. Recently made, or created.
           This is a new scratch on my car!   The band just released a new album.
     2. adj. Additional; recently discovered.
           We turned up some new evidence from the old files.
     3. adj. Current or later, as opposed to former.
           My new car is much better than my previous one, even though it is older.   We had been in our new house for five years by then.
     4. adj. Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.
           New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street.
     5. adj. In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.
           Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?
     6. adj. Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.
           That shirt is dirty. Go and put on a new one.   I feel like a new person after a good night's sleep.   After the accident, I saw the world with new eyes.
     7. adj. Newborn.
           My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild.
     8. adj. Of recent origin; having taken place recently.
           I can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new.   Did you see the new King Lear at the theatre?
     9. adj. Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
           The idea was new to me.   I need to meet new people.
     10. adj. Recently arrived or appeared.
           Have you met the new guy in town?   He is the new kid at school.
     11. adj. Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.
           Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time.   I'm new at this business.
     12. adj. (of a period of time) Next; about to begin or recently begun.
           We expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade.
     13. adj. (vegetables) The first of the season.
     14. adv. Newly (especially in composition).
           new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown
     15. adv. As new; from scratch.
           They are scraping the site clean to build new.
     16. n. Things that are new.
           Out with the old, in with the new.
     17. n. (Australia) A kind of light beer.
     18. n. See also news.
     19. v. (obsolete) To make new; to recreate; to renew.
trope
     1. n. (art, literature) Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature, such as the ‘mad scientist’ of horror movies or the use of the phrase ‘once upon a time’ as an introduction to fairy
     2. n. (rhetoric) A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor.
     3. n. (geometry) Mathematical senses.
     4. n.          A tangent space meeting a quartic surface in a conic.
     5. n.          (archaic) The reciprocal of a node on a surface.
     6. n. (music) Musical senses.
     7. n.          A short cadence at the end of the melody in some early music.
     8. n.          A pair of complementary hexachords in twelve-tone technique.
     9. n.          (Judaism) A cantillation pattern, or one of the marks that represents it.
     10. n.          (Roman Catholicism) A phrase or verse added to the Mass when sung by a choir.
     11. n. (philosophy) Philosophical senses.
     12. n.          (Greek philosophy) Any of the ten arguments used in skepticism to refute dogmatism.
     13. n.          (metaphysics) A particular instance of a property (such as the specific redness of a rose), as contrasted with a universal.
     14. v. To use, or embellish something with, a trope.
     15. v. Senses relating chiefly to art or literature.
     16. v.          To represent something figuratively or metaphorically, especially as a literary motif.
     17. v.          To turn into, coin, or create a new trope.
     18. v.          To analyse a work in terms of its literary tropes.
     19. v. (intransitive) To think or write in terms of tropes.
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