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Northern |
1. adj. (British) Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised). | |
Les Dawson was a famous Northern comedian. | |
2. n. (rail) a steam locomotive of the 4-8-4 wheel arrangement. (swp, 4-8-4) | |
3. adj. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north. | |
4. adj. (of a wind) Blowing from the north; northerly. | |
5. adj. (British) Characteristic of the North of England (qual, usually capitalised) | |
Les Dawson was a famous northern comedian. | |
6. n. An inhabitant of the northern regions. | |
7. n. (fishing) The northern pike. | |
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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. | |
whisper |
1. n. The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords. | |
2. n. (usually in plural) A rumor. | |
There are whispers of rebellion all around. | |
3. n. (figurative) A faint trace or hint (of something). | |
The soup had just a whisper of basil. | |
4. n. A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves. | |
5. n. (internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room. | |
6. v. (intransitive) To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous | |
7. v. To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper. | |
8. v. (intransitive) To make a low, sibilant sound. | |
9. v. (intransitive) To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting. | |
10. v. (transitive, obsolete) To address in a whisper, or low voice. | |
11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately. | |
or |
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...) | |
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian. | |
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what. | |
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or. | |
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities. | |
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false). | |
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold! | |
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names. | |
The country Myanmar, or Burma | |
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR | |
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on). | |
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously. | |
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere. | |
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. | |
insinuation |
1. n. The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in. | |
2. n. The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; — formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition. | |
3. n. The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner. | |
4. n. That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion | |
also |
1. adv. (conjunctive, focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too. | |
They had porridge for breakfast, and also toast. | |
2. adv. (obsolete) To the same degree or extent; so, as. | |
gossip |
1. n. Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business. | |
2. n. Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially someone not present. | |
3. n. A genre in contemporary media, usually focused on the personal affairs of celebrities. | |
4. n. (obsolete) A sponsor; a godfather or godmother. | |
5. n. (obsolete) A familiar acquaintance; a friend. | |
6. v. (intransitive) To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information. | |
7. v. (intransitive) To talk idly; to chatter or prattle. | |
8. v. (obsolete) To stand godfather to. | |
or |
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...) | |
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian. | |
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what. | |
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or. | |
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities. | |
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false). | |
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold! | |
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names. | |
The country Myanmar, or Burma | |
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR | |
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on). | |
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously. | |
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere. | |
rumors |
1. n. plural of rumor | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of rumor | |
rumor |
1. n. (US) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth. | |
There's a rumor going round that he's going to get married. | |
2. n. (US) Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims. | |
They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor. | |
3. v. (transitive usually used in the passive voice) To tell a rumor about; to gossip. | |
John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion. | |