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north
     1. n. One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map, abbreviated as N.
           Minnesota is in the north of the USA.
     2. n. The up or positive direction.
           Stock prices are heading north.
     3. n. Above or higher
     4. n. (physics) The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).
     5. adj. Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
           He lived in north Germany.
           She entered through the north gate.
     6. adj. Toward the north; northward.
     7. adj. (meteorology) Of wind, from the north.
           The north wind was cold.
     8. adj. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
           north highway 1
     9. adj. (colloquial) More or greater than.
           The wedding ended up costing north of $50,000.
     10. adv. Toward the north; northward.
           Switzerland is north of Italy.
           We headed north.
     11. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To turn or move toward the north.
america
chiefly
     1. adv. (focus) Especially or primarily; above all.
     2. adv. (focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely.
     3. adj. of, or relating to a chief
legal
     1. adj. Relating to the law or to lawyers.
           legal profession
     2. adj. Having its basis in the law.
           legal precedent
     3. adj. Being allowed or prescribed by law.
           legal motion
     4. adj. (informal) Above the age of consent or the legal drinking age.
     5. n. (informal) The legal department of a company.
           Legal wants this in writing.
     6. n. (US, Canada) Paper in sheets 8½ in × 14 in (215.9 mm × 355.6 mm).
     7. n. A spy who is attached to, and ostensibly employed by, an embassy, military outpost, etc.
being
     1. v. present participle of be
     2. n. A living creature.
     3. n. The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
     4. n. (philosophy) That which has actuality (materially or in concept).
     5. n. (philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.
     6. n. (obsolete) An abode; a cottage.
     7. conj. (obsolete) Given that; since.
     be
          1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
          2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
                There is just one woman in town who can help us. (or, dialectally:) It is just one woman in town who can help us.
          3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
                The cup is on the table.
          4. v. (intransitive) To occur, to take place.
                When will the meeting be?
          5. v. (intransitive, in perfect tenses, without predicate) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar.
                The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come.
                I have been to Spain many times.
                Moscow, huh? I've never been, but it sounds fascinating.
          6. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
                Knowledge is bliss.
                Hi, I’m Jim.
          7. v. (transitive, copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
                3 times 5 is fifteen.
          8. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
                François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995.
          9. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
                The sky is blue.
          10. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
                The sky is a deep blue today.
          11. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
                The dog was drowned by the boy.
          12. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
                The woman is walking.
                I shall be writing to you soon.
                We liked to chat while we were eating.
          13. v. (archaic, auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for "to go".
          14. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic.
                I am to leave tomorrow.
                I would drive you, were I to obtain a car.
          15. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to link a subject to a measurement.
                This building is three hundred years old.
                I am 75 kilograms.
                He’s about 6 feet tall.
          16. v. (transitive, copulative, with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
                I’m 20. (= I am 20 years old.)
          17. v. (with a dummy subject) it Used to indicate the time of day.
                It is almost eight. (= It is almost eight o’clock.)
                It’s 8:30 read eight-thirty in Tokyo.
                What time is it there? It’s night.
          18. v. (With since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
                It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to My grandmother died three years ago, but emphasizes the intervening period)
                It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.
          19. v. (often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
                It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid.
                Why is it so dark in here?
          20. v. (dynamic/lexical "be", especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
                "What do we do?" "We be ourselves.".
                Why is he being nice to me?
an
     1. art. Form of a used before a vowel sound
     2. art. (now quite rare) Form of a used before 'h' in an unstressed syllable
     3. art. (nonstandard) Form of a used before 'h' in a stressed syllable
     4. conj. (archaic) If
     5. conj. (archaic) So long as.
           An it harm none, do what ye will.
     6. conj. (archaic) As if; as though.
     7. n. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri).
     8. prep. In each; to or for each; per.
           I was only going twenty miles an hour.
exercise
     1. n. Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
           The teacher told us the next exercise is to write an essay.
     2. n. Physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness.
     3. n. A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
     4. n. The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
     5. n. (obsolete) That which gives practice; a trial; a test.
     6. v. To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
           to exercise troops or horses;  to exercise one's brain with a puzzle
     7. v. (intransitive) To perform physical activity for health or training.
           I exercise at the gym every day.
     8. v. To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
           The tenant exercised its option to renew the tenancy.
           She is going to exercise her right to vote.
     9. v. (now often, in passive) To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.
           exercised with pain
     10. v. (obsolete) To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to.
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.
thought
     1. n. Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking.
     2. n. The process by which such forms arise or are manipulated; thinking.
     3. n. A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation or region).
           "Eastern thought".
     4. v. simple past tense and past participle of think
     think
          1. v. To ponder, to go over in one's head.
                Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.
          2. v. (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
                I thought for three hours about the problem and still couldn’t find the solution.
          3. v. (intransitive) To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).
                I tend to think of her as rather ugly.
          4. v. To be of the opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
                At the time I thought his adamant refusal to give in right.
                I hope you won’t think me stupid if I ask you what that means.
                I think she is pretty, contrary to most people.
          5. v. To guess; to reckon.
                I think she’ll pass the examination.
          6. v. To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).
          7. v. To presume; to venture.
          8. n. (chiefly UK) An act of thinking; consideration (of something).
                I'll have a think about that and let you know.
          9. v. (obsolete except in methinks) To seem, to appear.
academic
     1. adj. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
           the academic sect or philosophy
     2. adj. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization.
     3. adj. Theoretical or speculative; abstract; scholarly, literary or classical, in distinction to practical or vocational
           (eg, en, I have always had an academic interest in hacking.)
     4. adj. Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed, unengaging, or theoretical: having no practical importance.
     5. adj. Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
           (eg, en, I'm more academic than athletic — I get lower marks in phys. ed. than in anything else.)
     6. adj. (art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
     7. adj. So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness.
     8. adj. Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
     9. adj. Study of humanities topics rather than science and engineering.
     10. n. (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.(R:SOED5)
     11. n. A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
     12. n. A member of the Academy; an academician.
     13. n. (archaic) A student in a college.
     14. n. (pluralonly) Academic dress; academicals.
     15. n. (pluralonly) Academic studies.
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary