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military
     1. adj. Characteristic of members of the armed forces.
           Chelsea Manning was dishonorably discharged from all military duties.
     2. adj. (North America) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).
           If you join a military force, you may end up killing people.
     3. adj. Relating to war.
     4. adj. Relating to armies or ground forces.
     5. n. Armed forces.
           He spent six years in the military.
     6. n. (US, with the) U.S. armed forces in general, including the Marine Corps.
           It's not the job of the military to make policy.
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.
permanent
     1. adj. Without end, eternal.
           Nothing in this world is truly permanent.
     2. adj. Lasting for an indefinitely long time.
           The countries are now locked in a permanent state of conflict.
     3. n. A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.
     4. n. (linear algebra, combinatorics) Given ann \times n matrixa_ij \,, the sum over all permutations\pi \, of\prod_i=1^na_i\pi(i).
     5. v. (transitive, dated) To perm (the hair).
unit
     1. n. (mathematics) Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
     2. n. (sciences) A standard measure of a quantity.
           The centimetre is a unit of length.
     3. n. The number one.
     4. n. clipping of international unit
           This pill provides 500 units of Vitamin E.
     5. n. An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.
           He was a member of a special police unit.
     6. n. (military, informal) A member of a military organization.
           The fifth tank brigade moved in with 20 units. (i.e., 20 tanks)
     7. n. (US, military) Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organizationJoint Publication 1-02 U.S
     8. n. (US, military) An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force.
     9. n. (US, military) A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued or detailed. In this meaning, also called unit of issue.
     10. n. (US, military) With regard to Reserve Components of the Armed Forces, denotes a Selected Reserve unit organized, equipped, and trained for mobilization to serve on active duty as a unit or to augment
     11. n. (algebra) The identity element, neutral element.
     12. n. (algebra) An element having an inverse, an invertible element; an associate of the unity.
     13. n. (category theory) In an adjunction, a natural transformation from the identity functor of the domain of the left adjoint functor to the composition of the right adjoint functor with the left adjoint f
     14. n. (geology) A volume of rock or ice of identifiable origin and age range that is defined by the distinctive and dominant, easily mapped and recognizable petrographic, lithologic or paleontologic feature
     15. n. (commerce) An item which may be sold singly.
           We shipped nearly twice as many units this month as last month.
     16. n. (UK) A unit of alcohol.
     17. n. (electricity) One kilowatt-hour (as recorded on an electricity meter).
     18. n. (Australia, New Zealand) a measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household, an apartment where a group of apartments is contained in one or more multi-storied buildings or a grou
     19. n. (historical) A gold coin of the reign of James I, worth twenty shillings.
     20. n. A work unit.
     21. n. (slang) A physically large person.
     22. adj. For each unit.
           We have to keep our unit costs down if we want to make a profit.
     23. adj. (mathematics) Having a size or magnitude of one.
organized
     1. adj. Of a person, characterised by efficient organization.
           Your work desk is so neat and tidy - I've never met someone so organized before!
     2. v. simple past tense and past participle of organize
     organize
          1. v. To arrange in working order.
          2. v. To constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize.
          3. v. (transitive, chiefly used in the past participle) To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life
                an organized being
                organized matter
          4. v. (transitive, music) To sing in parts.
                to organize an anthem
          5. v. (transitive, intransitive) To band together into a group or union that can bargain and act collectively; to unionize.
                the workers decided to organize; their next task was to organize the workers at the steel mill
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).
special
     1. adj. Distinguished by a unique or unusual quality.
           a special episode of a television series
     2. adj. Of particular personal interest or value; dear; beloved.
           Everyone is special to someone.
     3. adj. (euphemistic) Of or related to learning or intellectual disabilities.
           special education
           He goes to a special school.
     4. adj. Constituting or relating to a species.
           The seven dark spots is a special property unique to Coccinella septempunctata.
     5. adj. Chief in excellence.
     6. adj. (military) Of or related to special forces.
     7. n. A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered.
           We're running a special on turkey for Thanksgiving.
     8. n. (broadcasting) Unusual or exceptional episode of a series.
           Did you see the Christmas special?
     9. n. (UK, colloquial) A special constable.
     10. n. Anything that is not according to normal practice, plan, or schedule, as an unscheduled run of transportation that is normally scheduled.
           Thousands came to see the special that carried the President's coffin.
     11. n. (video games) Special move.
     12. n. Any unlicensed medicine produced or obtained for a specific individual patient.
     13. v. (nursing) To supervise a patient one-on-one.
duties
     1. n. plural of duty
     duty
          1. n. That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
                We don't have a duty to keep you here.
          2. n. The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
                I’m on duty from 6 pm to 6 am.
          3. n. A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
                customs duty; excise duty
          4. n. (obsolete) One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee.
          5. n. (obsolete) Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
          6. n. The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94
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