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alternative
1. adj. Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities
an alternative proposition
2. adj. Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground.
alternative medicine; alternative lifestyle; alternative rock
3. adj. Other; different from something else.
4. adj. alternate; reciprocal
5. n. A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.
6. n. One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.
7. n. The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted.
spelling
1. v. present participle of spell
2. n. The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.
3. n. The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling.
4. n. A specific spelling of a word.
5. n. (US, rare dated or un) A spelling test or spelling bee.
spell
1. n. Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
He cast a spell to cure warts.
2. n. A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.
under a spell
3. n. (obsolete) Speech, discourse.
4. v. To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
5. v. (obsolete) To speak, to declaim.
6. v. (obsolete) To tell; to relate; to teach.
7. v. (transitive, obsolete) To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort.
8. v. (transitive, sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.
9. v. (intransitive) To be able to write or say the letters that form words.
I find it difficult to spell because I'm dyslexic.
10. v. Of letters: to compose (a word).
The letters “a”, “n” and “d” spell “and”.
11. v. (transitive, figuratively) To indicate that (some event) will occur.
This spells trouble.
12. v. (transitive figuratively, with “out”) To clarify; to explain in detail.
Please spell it out for me.
13. v. To constitute; to measure.
14. v. To work in place of (someone).
to spell the helmsman
15. v. To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.
They spelled the horses and rested in the shade of some trees near a brook.
16. v. (intransitive, colloquial) To rest from work for a time.
17. n. A shift (of work); (rare) a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour.
18. n. (informal) A definite period (of work or other activity).
19. n. (colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); (by extension,) a relatively short distance.
20. n. A period of rest; time off.
21. n. (colloquial, US) A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc.
22. n. (cricket) An uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler.
23. n. (dialectal) A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.
24. n. The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.
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.
ice
1. n. Water in frozen (solid) form.
2. n. Covering made of frozen water on a river or other water basin in cold season.
3. n. (physics, astronomy) Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
4. n. (astronomy) Any volatile chemical, such as water, ammonia, or carbon dioxide, not necessarily in solid form.
5. n. A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.
6. n. Any substance having the appearance of ice.
7. n. (slang) One or more diamonds.
8. n. (slang) Crystal form of amphetamine-based drugs.
9. n. (ice hockey) The area where a game of ice hockey is played.
10. v. To cool with ice, as a beverage.
11. v. To become ice, to freeze.
12. v. (slang) To murder.
13. v. To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.
14. v. (ice hockey) To put out a team for a match.
Milton Keynes have yet to ice a team this season
15. v. (ice hockey) To shoot the puck the length of the playing surface, causing a stoppage in play called icing.
If the Bruins ice the puck, the faceoff will be in their own zone.
cream
1. n. The butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
Take 100 ml of cream and 50 grams of sugar…
2. n. (standard of identity, US) The liquid separated from milk, possibly with certain other milk products added, and with at least eighteen percent of it mi
3. n. (standard of identity, UK) The liquid separated from milk containing at least 18 percent milkfat (48% for double cream).
4. n. A yellowish white colour; the colour of cream.
(color panel, FFFF9D)
5. n. (informal) Frosting, custard, creamer or another substance similar to the oily part of milk or to whipped cream.
6. n. (figuratively) The best part of something.
the cream of the crop; the cream of a collection of books or pictures
7. n. (medicine) A viscous aqueous oil/fat emulsion with a medicament added, used to apply that medicament to the skin. (compare with ointment)
You look really sunburnt; you should apply some cream.
8. n. (vulgar, slang) Semen.
9. n. (obsolete) The chrism or consecrated oil used in anointing ceremonies.
10. adj. Cream-coloured; having a yellowish white colour.
11. v. To puree, to blend with a liquifying process.
Cream the vegetables with the olive oil, flour, salt and water mixture.
12. v. To turn a yellowish white colour; to give something the color of cream.
13. v. (slang) To obliterate, to defeat decisively.
We creamed the opposing team!
14. v. (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate (used of either gender).
15. v. (transitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate in (clothing).
16. v. (transitive, cooking) To rub, stir, or beat (butter) into a light creamy consistency.
17. v. To skim, or take off by skimming, as cream.
18. v. (transitive, figurative) To take off the best or choicest part of.
19. v. To furnish with, or as if with, cream.
20. v. (intransitive) To gather or form cream.

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