| very |
| 1. adj. True, real, actual. | |
| The fierce hatred of a very woman. The very blood and bone of our grammar. He tried his very best. | |
| 2. adj. The same; identical. | |
| He proposed marriage in the same restaurant, at the very table where they first met. That's the very tool that I need. | |
| 3. adj. With limiting effect: mere. | |
| 4. adv. To a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly. | |
| You’re drinking very slowly. | |
| That dress is very you. | |
| 5. adv. True, truly. | |
| 6. adv. (with superlatives) (ngd, Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect.) | |
| He was the very best runner there. | |
| large |
| 1. adj. Of considerable or relatively great size or extent. | |
| Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps. | |
| 2. adj. (obsolete) Abundant; ample. | |
| 3. adj. (archaic) Full in statement; diffuse; profuse. | |
| 4. adj. (obsolete) Free; unencumbered. | |
| 5. adj. (obsolete) Unrestrained by decorum; said of language. | |
| 6. adj. (nautical) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter. | |
| 7. adj. topics, en, Size | |
| 8. n. (music, obsolete) An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves. | |
| 9. n. (obsolete) Liberality, generosity. | |
| 10. n. (slang) A thousand dollars/pounds. | |
| Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large. | |
| 11. n. A large serving of something. | |
| One small coffee and two larges, please. | |
| 12. adv. (nautical) Before the wind. | |
| especially |
| 1. adv. (manner) In a special manner; specially. | |
| 2. adv. (focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal. | |
| 3. adv. (focus) Used to place greater emphasis upon someone or something. | |
| Invite them all, especially Molly. | |
| 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. | |
| something |
| 1. pron. An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing. | |
| I must have forgotten to pack something, but I can't think what. | |
| I have something for you in my bag. | |
| I have a feeling something good is going to happen today. | |
| 2. pron. (colloquial, of someone or something) A quality to a moderate degree. | |
| The performance was something of a disappointment. | |
| That child is something of a genius. | |
| 3. pron. (colloquial, of a person) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify. | |
| She has a certain something. | |
| 4. pron. (colloquial, often with really or quite) Somebody or something who is superlative in some way. | |
| He's really something! I've never heard such a great voice. | |
| She's quite something. I can't believe she would do such a mean thing. | |
| 5. adj. Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify. | |
| 6. adv. (degree) Somewhat; to a degree. | |
| The baby looks something like his father. | |
| 7. adv. (degree, colloquial) To a high degree. | |
| 8. v. Applied to an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song. | |
| 9. n. An object whose nature is yet to be defined. | |
| 10. n. An object whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g., from words of a song. Also used to refer to an object earlier indefinitely referred to as 'something' (pronoun sense). | |
| larger |
| 1. adj. comparative form of large: more large | |
| than |
| 1. conj. (obsolete, outside, dialects, usually used with for) Because; for. | |
| 2. conj. Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison. | |
| she's taller than I am; she found his advice more witty than helpful; we have less work today than we had yesterday; it's bigger than I thought it was | |
| 3. prep. introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two | |
| Patients diagnosed more recently are probably surviving an average of longer than two years. | |
| 4. adv. (now chiefly dialectal) At that time; then. | |
| normal |
| 1. adj. according to norms or rules | |
| Organize the data into third normal form. | |
| 2. adj. healthy; not sick or ill | |
| John is feeling normal again. | |
| 3. adj. (education, of a school) teaching teachers how to teach (to certain norms) | |
| My grandmother attended Mankato State Normal School. | |
| 4. adj. (chemistry) of, relating to, or being a solution containing one equivalent weight of solute per litre of solution | |
| 5. adj. (organic chemistry) describing a straight chain isomer of an aliphatic hydrocarbon, or an aliphatic compound in which a substituent is in the 1- position of such a hydrocarbon | |
| 6. adj. (physics, of a mode in an oscillating system) in which all parts of an object vibrate at the same frequency (see normal mode) | |
| 7. adj. (rail transport, of points) in the default position, set for the most frequently used route | |
| 8. adj. (geometry) perpendicular to a tangent of a curve or derivative of a surface | |
| 9. adj. (mathematics) adhering to or being what is considered natural or regular in a particular field or context: | |
| 10. adj. (of a real number) whose digits, in any base representation, enjoy a uniform distribution | |
| 11. adj. (algebra, of a subgroup) with cosets which form a group | |
| 12. adj. (algebra, of a field extension of a field K) which is the splitting field of a family of polynomials in K | |
| 13. adj. (probability theory, statistics, of a distribution) which has a very specific bell curve shape; that is or has the qualities of a normal distribution | |
| 14. adj. (probability theory, statistics, of a random variable, etc.) which has a normal distribution; which is associated with random variable that has a norma | |
| 15. adj. (complex analysis, of a family of continuous functions) which is pre-compact | |
| 16. adj. (set theory, of a function from the ordinals to the ordinals) which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topol | |
| 17. adj. (linear algebra, of a matrix) which commutes with its conjugate transpose | |
| 18. adj. (functional analysis, of a Hilbert space operator) which commutes with its adjoint | |
| 19. adj. (category theory) being (as a morphism) or containing (as a category) only normal epimorphism(s) or monomorphism(s), that is, those which are the kerne | |
| 20. adj. (topology, of a topology) in which disjoint closed sets can be separated by disjoint neighborhoods | |
| 21. n. (geometry) a line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane. | |
| 22. n. (slang) a person who is normal, who fits into mainstream society, as opposed to those who live alternative lifestyles. | |
| 23. n. the usual state. | |
| His workload is now back to normal. | |
| Heavy workload is the new normal. | |
| for |
| 1. conj. (dated) Because. | |
| 2. prep. Towards. | |
| The astronauts headed for the moon. | |
| 3. prep. Directed at, intended to belong to. | |
| I have something for you. | |
| 4. prep. In honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of. | |
| We're having a birthday party for Janet. | |
| The cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary. | |
| The mayor gave a speech for the charity gala. | |
| 5. prep. Supporting. | |
| All those for the motion raise your hands. | |
| 6. prep. Because of. | |
| He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him. | |
| (UK usage) He looks better for having lost weight. | |
| She was the worse for drink. | |
| 7. prep. Over a period of time. | |
| I've lived here for three years. | |
| They fought for days over a silly pencil. | |
| 8. prep. Throughout an extent of space. | |
| 9. prep. On behalf of. | |
| I will stand in for him. | |
| 10. prep. Instead of, or in place of. | |
| 11. prep. In order to obtain or acquire. | |
| I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday. | |
| He's going for his doctorate. | |
| Do you want to go for coffee? | |
| People all over Greece looked to Delphi for answers. | |
| Can you go to the store for some eggs? | |
| I'm saving up for a car. | |
| Don't wait for an answer. | |
| What did he ask you for? | |
| 12. prep. In the direction of: marks a point one is going toward. | |
| Run for the hills! | |
| He was headed for the door when he remembered. | |
| 13. prep. By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect. | |
| Fair for its day. | |
| She's spry for an old lady. | |
| 14. prep. Despite, in spite of. | |
| 15. prep. Used to indicate the subject of a to-infinitive. | |
| For that to happen now is incredibly unlikely. (=It is incredibly unlikely that that will happen now.) | |
| All I want is for you to be happy. (=All I want is that you be happy.) | |
| 16. prep. (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio | |
| In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day | |
| 17. prep. (cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen. | |
| At close of play, England were 305 for 3. | |
| 18. prep. To be, or as being. | |
| 19. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.) | |
| 20. prep. Used to construe various verbs (see the entries for individual phrasal verbs). | |
| its |
| 1. det. Belonging to it. | |
| 2. pron. The one (or ones) belonging to it. | |
| 3. n. plural of it | |
| type |
| 1. n. A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class. | |
| This type of plane can handle rough weather more easily than that type of plane. | |
| 2. n. An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc. | |
| 3. n. An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment. | |
| 4. n. (printing) A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block. | |
| 5. n. Such types collectively, or a set of type of one font or size. | |
| 6. n. (chiefly un) Text printed with such type, or imitating its characteristics. | |
| The headline was set in bold type. | |
| 7. n. (taxonomy) Something, often a specimen, selected as an objective anchor to connect a scientific name to a taxon; this need not be representative or typical. | |
| the type of a genus, family, etc. | |
| 8. n. Preferred sort of person; sort of person that one is attracted to. | |
| We can't get along: he's just not my type. | |
| He was exactly her type. | |
| 9. n. (medicine) A blood group. | |
| 10. n. (theology) An event or person that prefigures or foreshadows a later event - commonly an Old Testament event linked to Christian times. | |
| 11. n. (computing theory) A tag attached to variables and values used in determining which kinds of value can be used in which situations; a data type. | |
| 12. n. (fine arts) The original object, or class of objects, scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject of a copy; especially, the design on the face of a medal or a coin. | |
| 13. n. (chemistry) A simple compound, used as a mode or pattern to which other compounds are conveniently regarded as being related, and from which they may be actually or theoretically derived. | |
| The fundamental types used to express the simplest and most essential chemical relations are hydrochloric acid, water, ammonia, and methane. | |
| 14. n. (mathematics) A part of the partition of the object domain of a logical theory (which due to the existence of such partition, would be called a typed theory). (Note: this corresponds to the notion of | |
| Categorial grammar is like a combination of context-free grammar and types. | |
| 15. v. To put text on paper using a typewriter. | |
| 16. v. To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard. | |
| 17. v. To determine the blood type of. | |
| The doctor ordered the lab to type the patient for a blood transfusion. | |
| 18. v. To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure. | |
| 19. v. To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify. | |
| 20. v. To categorize into types. | |
