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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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to
     1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
           I want to leave.
           He asked me what to do.
           I don’t know how to say it.
           I have places to go and people to see.
     2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
           "Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
           If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
     3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
           I have to do laundry today.
     4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
           We are walking to the shop.
     5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
           He devoted himself to education.
           They drank to his health.
     6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
           His face was beaten to a pulp.
     7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
           similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
     8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
           With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   t
     9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
           one to one = 1:1
           ten to one = 10:1.
           I have ten dollars to your four.
     10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
           Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
           Three to the power of two is nine.
           Three to the second is nine.
     11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
           I gave the book to him.
     12. prep. (time) Preceding.
           ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
     13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
           Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
           There's a lot of sense to what he says.
     14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
           Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
     15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
           Please push the door to.
     16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
     17. adv. misspelling of too
say
     1. v. To pronounce.
           Please say your name slowly and clearly.
     2. v. To recite.
           Martha, will you say the Pledge of Allegiance?
     3. v. To tell, either verbally or in writing.
           He said he would be here tomorrow.
     4. v. To indicate in a written form.
           The sign says it’s 50 kilometres to Paris.
     5. v. (impersonal) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
           They say "when in Rome, do as the Romans do", which means "behave as those around you do.".
     6. v. (informal, imperative) Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
           A holiday somewhere warm – Florida, say – would be nice.
           Say he refuses. What do we do then?
           Say your family is starving and you don't have any money, is it ok to steal some food?
     7. v. (intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
     8. v. (transitive, informal, of a possession, especially money) To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.
     9. n. A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision.
     10. adv. For example; let us assume.
           Pick a color you think they'd like, say, peach.
           He was driving pretty fast, say, fifty miles per hour.
     11. interj. (colloquial) Used to gain one's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion
           Say, what did you think about the movie?
     12. n. A type of fine cloth similar to serge.
     13. v. To try; to assay.
     14. n. Trial by sample; assay; specimen.
     15. n. Tried quality; temper; proof.
     16. n. Essay; trial; attempt.
     17. n. (Scotland) A strainer for milk.
utter
     1. adj. (now poetic, literary) Outer; furthest out, most remote.
     2. adj. (obsolete) Outward.
     3. adj. Absolute, unconditional, total, complete.
           utter ruin; utter darkness
     4. v. To say
           Don't you utter another word!
     5. v. To use the voice
           Sally uttered a sigh of relief.
           The dog uttered a growling bark.
     6. v. To make speech sounds which may or may not have an actual language involved
           Sally is uttering some fairly strange things in her illness.
     7. v. To make (a noise)
           Sally's car uttered a hideous shriek when she applied the brakes.
     8. v. (legal, transitive) To put counterfeit money, etc., into circulation
     9. adv. (obsolete) Further out; further away, outside.
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.
insinuate
     1. v. To hint; to suggest tacitly (usually something bad) while avoiding a direct statement.
           She insinuated that her friends had betrayed her.
     2. v. (rare) To creep, wind, or flow into; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices.
     3. v. (figurative, by extension) To ingratiate; to obtain access to or introduce something by subtle, cunning or artful means.
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