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with
     1. prep. Against.
           He picked a fight with the class bully.
     2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
           He went with his friends.
     3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to.
           She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
     4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
     5. prep. In support of.
           We are with you all the way.
     6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
           slain with robbers
     7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of.
           cut with a knife
     8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
     9. prep. Having, owning.
     10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
           Do you want to come with?
     11. adv. -->
     12. n. alternative form of withe
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.
breeze
     1. n. A light, gentle wind.
           The breeze rustled the papers on her desk.
     2. n. (figurative) Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult.
           After studying Latin, Spanish was a breeze.
     3. n. (cricket) Wind blowing across a cricket match, whatever its strength.
     4. n. Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. See Wikipedia article on Clinker.
     5. n. An excited or ruffled state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel.
           The discovery produced a breeze.
     6. v. (usually with along) To move casually, in a carefree manner.
     7. v. (weather) To blow gently.
     8. v. To take a horse under a light run in order to understand the running characteristics of the horse and to observe it while under motion.
     9. n. A gadfly; a horsefly; a strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family Tabanidae.
     10. v. (intransitive) To buzz.
     11. v. topics, en, Atmospheric phenomena
blowing
     1. v. present participle of blow
     2. n. The act of one who blows, or that which blows.
           the blowings of a trumpet
           the puffings and blowings of an unfit runner
     blow
          1. adj. (now chiefly dialectal Northern England) Blue.
          2. v. (intransitive) To produce an air current.
          3. v. To propel by an air current.
                Blow the dust off that book and open it up.
          4. v. (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
                The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.
          5. v. To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
          6. v. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
                to blow the fire
          7. v. To clear of contents by forcing air through.
                to blow an egg
                to blow one's nose
          8. v. To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
          9. v. (intransitive) To make a sound as the result of being blown.
                In the harbor, the ships' horns blew.
          10. v. (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
                There's nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and blow.
                There she blows! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!")
          11. v. (intransitive) To explode.
                Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!
          12. v. (transitive, with "up", or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
                The demolition squad neatly blew the old hotel up.
                The aerosol can was blown to bits.
          13. v. To cause sudden destruction of.
                He blew the tires and the engine.
          14. v. (intransitive) To suddenly fail destructively.
                He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.
          15. v. (intransitive, slang) To be very undesirable (see also suck).
                This blows!
          16. v. (transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.
                I managed to blow $1000 at blackjack in under an hour.
                I blew $35 thou on a car.
                We blew an opportunity to get benign corporate sponsorship.
          17. v. (transitive, vulgar) To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)
                Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?
          18. v. (transitive, slang) To leave.
                Let's blow this joint.
          19. v. To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
          20. v. (obsolete) To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
          21. v. (obsolete) To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
          22. v. (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
          23. v. To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
                to blow a horse
          24. v. (obsolete) To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.
          25. v. (slang) To sing
                That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow!
          26. v. (Scientology, intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
          27. n. A strong wind.
                We're having a bit of a blow this afternoon.
          28. n. (informal) A chance to catch one’s breath.
                The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.
          29. n. (US, slang) Cocaine.
          30. n. (UK, slang) Cannabis.
          31. n. (US Chicago Regional slang) Heroin.
          32. n. The act of striking or hitting.
                A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.
                During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a blow to the midsection.
          33. n. A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
          34. n. A damaging occurrence.
                A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.
          35. v. To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
          36. n. A mass or display of flowers; a yield.
          37. n. A display of anything brilliant or bright.
          38. n. A bloom, state of flowering.
                roses in full blow.
with
     1. prep. Against.
           He picked a fight with the class bully.
     2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
           He went with his friends.
     3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to.
           She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
     4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
     5. prep. In support of.
           We are with you all the way.
     6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
           slain with robbers
     7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of.
           cut with a knife
     8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
     9. prep. Having, owning.
     10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
           Do you want to come with?
     11. adv. -->
     12. n. alternative form of withe
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.
lively
     1. adj. Full of life; energetic.
     2. adj. Bright; vivid; glowing; strong; vigorous.
     3. adj. (archaic) Endowed with or manifesting life; living.
     4. adj. (archaic) Representing life; lifelike.
     5. adj. (archaic) Airy; animated; spirited.
     6. adj. (of beer) Fizzy; foamy; tending to produce a large head in the glass.
     7. n. (nautical, informal) Term of address.
     8. adv. Vigorously.
     9. adv. Vibrantly, vividly.
     10. adv. (obsolete) In a lifelike manner.
wind
     1. n. Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
           The wind blew through her hair as she stood on the deck of the ship.
           As they accelerated onto the motorway, the wind tore the plywood off the car's roof-rack.
           The winds in Chicago are fierce.
           There was a sudden gust of wind.
     2. n. Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
           the wind of a cannon ball;  the wind of a bellows
     3. n. The ability to breathe easily.
           After the second lap he was already out of wind.
           The fall knocked the wind out of him.
     4. n. News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (Used with catch, often in the past tense.)
           Steve caught wind of Martha's dalliance with his best friend.
     5. n. (India, and Japan) One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).
     6. n. (colloquial) Flatus.
           Eww. Someone just passed wind.
     7. n. Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
     8. n. (music) The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.
     9. n. A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the "four winds".
     10. n. Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.
     11. n. A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
     12. n. Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
     13. n. A bird, the dotterel.
     14. n. (boxing, slang) The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.
     15. v. To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
     16. v. To cause (someone) to become breathless, often by a blow to the abdomen.
           The boxer was winded during round two.
     17. v. (reflexive) To exhaust oneself to the point of being short of breath.
           I can’t run another step — I’m winded.
     18. v. (British) To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
     19. v. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
     20. v. To perceive or follow by scent.
           The hounds winded the game.
     21. v. To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
     22. v. To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
           to wind thread on a spool or into a ball
     23. v. To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
           Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock.
     24. v. To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
     25. v. To travel, or to cause something to travel, in a way that is not straight.
           Vines wind round a pole.  The river winds through the plain.
     26. v. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
     27. v. To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
     28. v. To cover or surround with something coiled about.
           to wind a rope with twine
     29. v. To make a winding motion.
     30. n. The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.
     31. n. topics, en, Atmospheric phenomena
pleasantly
     1. adv. In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result.
           He smiled pleasantly at passersby.
           They were pleasantly surprised at the result.
     2. adv. (degree) Lightly
     3. adv. (obsolete) Ludicrously.
windy
     1. adj. Accompanied by wind.
           It was a long and windy night.
     2. adj. Unsheltered and open to the wind.
           They made love in a windy bus shelter.
     3. adj. Empty and lacking substance.
           They made windy promises they would not keep.
     4. adj. Long-winded; orally verbose.
     5. adj. Flatulent.
           The Tex-Mex meal had made them somewhat windy.
     6. adj. (slang) Nervous, frightened.
     7. n. (colloquial) fart
     8. adj. (of a path etc) Having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous.
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