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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.
high
     1. adj. Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
           The balloon rose high in the sky.   The wall was high.   a high mountain
     2. adj.          Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.
     3. adj.          (baseball, of a ball) Above the batter's shoulders.
                    the pitch (or: the ball) was high
     4. adj. Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
     5. adj. Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
           three feet high   three Mount Everests high
     6. adj. Elevated in status, esteem, prestige; exalted in rank, station, or character.
           The oldest of the elves' royal family still conversed in High Elvish.
     7. adj.          Most exalted; foremost.
                    the high priest, the high officials of the court, the high altar
     8. adj. Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).
           high crimes, the high festival of the sun
     9. adj. Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.
           high (i.e. intense) heat; high (i.e. full or quite) noon; high (i.e. rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i.e. complete) pleasure; high (i.e. deep or vivid) colour; high (i.e. extensive, thorough) s
     10. adj.          Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).
     11. adj. (in several set phrases) Remote in distance or time.
           high latitude, high antiquity
     12. adj. (in several set phrases) Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. high church, High Tory.
     13. adj. Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.
           in high spirits
     14. adj. (of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.
           high living, the high life
     15. adj. Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.
           a high tone
     16. adj. (with "on" or "about") Keen, enthused.
     17. adj. (of a body of water) With tall waves.
     18. adj. Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
           My bank charges me a high interest rate.   I was running a high temperature and had high cholesterol.   high voltage   high prices   high winds   a high number
     19. adj.          Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, (which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative)).
                   Carrots are high in vitamin A.   made from a high-copper alloy
     20. adj. (acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).
           The note was too high for her to sing.
     21. adj. (phonetics) Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.
     22. adj. (card games) Greater in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
     23. adj.          (poker) Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush.
                    I have KT742 of the same suit. In other words, a K-high flush.
                    9-high straight = 98765 unsuited
                    Royal Flush = AKQJT suited = A-high straight flush
     24. adj.          (of a card or hand) Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.
                    North's hand was high. East was in trouble.
     25. adj. (of meat, especially venison) Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.
           Epicures do not cook game before it is high.
           The tailor liked his meat high.
     26. adj. (slang) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly (until the early 20th century) usually alcohol, but now (by the mid 20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, c
     27. adj. (nautical, of a sailing ship) Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.
     28. adv. In or to an elevated position.
           How high above land did you fly?
     29. adv. In or at a great value.
           Costs have grown higher this year again.
     30. adv. In a pitch of great frequency.
           I certainly can't sing that high.
     31. n. A high point or position, literally or figuratively; an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.
     32. n. A point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best.
           It was one of the highs of his career.
     33. n. A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.
           That pill gave me a high for a few hours, before I had a comedown.
     34. n. A drug that gives such a high.
     35. n. (informal) A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
           A large high is centred on the Azores.
     36. n. The maximum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.
           Inflation reached a ten-year high.
     37. n. The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
           Today's high was 32°C.
     38. n. (card games) The highest card dealt or drawn.
     39. v. (obsolete) To rise.
           The sun higheth.
     40. n. (obsolete) Thought; intention; determination; purpose.
     41. v. To hie; to hasten.
bailiff
     1. n. (law enforcement) An officer of the court, particularly:
     2. n.          (historical, Norman term) A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Con
     3. n.          (UK) A high bailiff: an officer of the county courts responsible for executing warrants and court orders, appointed by the judge and removable by the L
     4. n.          (UK) A bound bailiff: a deputy bailiff charged with debt collection.
     5. n.          (US, colloquial) Any law enforcement officer charged with courtroom security and order.
     6. n.          A huissier de justice or other foreign officer of the court acting as either a process server or as courtroom security.
     7. n. A public administrator, particularly:
     8. n.          (obsolete) A king's man: any officer nominated by the English Crown.
     9. n.          (historical) The chief officer of a hundred in medieval England.
     10. n.          The title of the mayor of certain English towns.
     11. n.          The title of the castellan of certain royal castles in England.
     12. n.          The chief justice and president of the legislature on Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands.
     13. n.          The High Bailiff of the Isle of Man.
     14. n.          (obsolete) A bailie: an alderman in certain Scottish towns.
     15. n.          (historical) An appointee of the French king administering certain districts of northern France in the Middle Ages.
     16. n.          (historical) A head of a district ("bailiwick") of the Knights Hospitaller; a head of one of the national associations ("tongues") of the Hospitallers'
     17. n.          (historical) A landvogt in the medieval German states.
     18. n. A private administrator, particularly (anchor, Steward)
     19. n.          (historical) A steward: the manager of a medieval manor charged with collecting its rents, etc.
     20. n.          (historical) An overseer: a supervisor of tenant farmers, serfs, or slaves, usually as part of his role as steward (see above).
     21. n.          (historical, mining) The foreman or overman of a mine.
     22. n. (slang) Any debt collector, regardless of his or her official status.
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.
officer
     1. n. One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
     2. n. One who holds a public office.
     3. n. An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
     4. n. (colloquial, military) A commissioned officer.
     5. v. To supply with officers.
     6. v. To command like an officer.
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.
the
     1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already
           I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)
           The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)
           The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
     2. art.          Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause.
                    The street that runs through my hometown.
     3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
           No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.
           God save the Queen!
     4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item.
           That was the best apple pie ever.
     5. art.          Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
                    That apple pie was the best.
     6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
     7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
           Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
     8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
           No one in the whole country had seen it before.
           I don't think I'll get to it until the morning.
     9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
           A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)
     10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
           That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
     11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
           The hotter the better.
           The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
           The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
           It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
     12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone.
           It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
           It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it.
           I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
county
     1. n. (historical) The land ruled by a count or a countess.
     2. n. An administrative region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the
     3. n. A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions.
           traditional county
     4. n. (US, slang) A jail operated by a county government.
     5. adj. Characteristic of a ‘county family’; representative of the gentry or aristocracy of a county.
     6. adj. topics, en, Administrative divisions, Political subdivisions
courts
     1. n. plural of court
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of court
     court
          1. n. An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
                The girls were playing in the court.
          2. n.          (US, Australia) A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
          3. n. (social) Royal society.
          4. n.          The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary; a palace.
                        The noblemen visited the queen in her court.
          5. n.          The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state
                        The queen and her court traveled to the city to welcome back the soldiers.
          6. n.          Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign.
          7. n. Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners; civility; compliment; flattery.
          8. n. (law) The administration of law.
          9. n.          The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
                        Many famous criminals have been put on trial in this court.
          10. n.          The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, le
                        The court started proceedings at 11 o'clock.
          11. n.          A tribunal established for the administration of justice.
          12. n.          The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
          13. n.          The session of a judicial assembly.
                        The court is now in session.
          14. n.          Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
          15. n. (sports) A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, squash, badminton, volleyball and some other games; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court.
                The local sports club has six tennis courts and two squash courts.
                The shuttlecock landed outside the court.
          16. v. To seek to achieve or win.
                He was courting big new accounts that previous salesman had not attempted.
          17. v. To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
                He courted controversy with his frank speeches.
          18. v. To try to win a commitment to marry from.
          19. v. To engage in behavior leading to mating.
                The bird was courting by making an elaborate dance.
          20. v. To attempt to attract.
          21. v. To attempt to gain alliance with.
          22. v. (intransitive) To engage in activities intended to win someone's affections.
                She's had a few beaus come courting.
          23. v. (intransitive) To engage in courtship behavior.
                In this season, you can see many animals courting.
          24. v. To invite by attractions; to allure; to attract.
responsible
     1. adj. Answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; ac; amenable, especially legally or politically.
           Parents are responsible for their child's behaviour.
     2. adj. Capable of responding to any reasonable claim; able to answer reasonably for one's conduct and obligations; capable of rational conduct.
     3. adj. Involving responsibility; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.
           She has a responsible position in the firm.
     4. adj. Being a primary cause or agent of some event or action; capable of being credited for something, or of being held liable for something.
           Who is responsible for this mess?
     5. adj. Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy.
           He looks like a responsible guy.
     6. n. The individual who bears the responsibility for something.
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).
executing
     1. v. present participle of execute
     execute
          1. v. To kill as punishment for capital crimes.
                There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.
          2. v. To carry out; to put into effect.
                Your orders have been executed, sir!
                I'll execute your orders as soon as this meeting is adjourned.
          3. v. To perform.
                to execute a difficult piece of music brilliantly
                to execute a turn in ballet
          4. v. To cause to become legally valid
                to execute a contract
          5. v. (transitive, computing) To start, launch or run
                to execute a program
          6. v. (intransitive, computing) To run, usually successfully.
                The program executed, but data problems were discovered.
warrants
     1. n. plural of warrant
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of warrant
     warrant
          1. n. (obsolete) A defender, a protector.
          2. n. Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.
          3. n. Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof.
                a warrant of authenticity  a warrant for success
          4. n. An order that serves as authorization; especially a voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.
          5. n. (finance) An option, usually issued together with another security and with a term at issue greater than a year, to buy other securities of the issuer.
          6. n. (law) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.
                an arrest warrant issued by the court
          7. n. (military) (short for, warrant officer)
          8. n.          A certificate of appointment given to a warrant officer.
          9. n. (New Zealand, road transport) A document certifying that a motor vehicle meets certain standards of mechanical soundness and safety; a warrant of fitness.
          10. v. (transitive, obsolete) To protect, keep safe (from danger).
          11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To give (someone) an assurance or guarantee (of something); also, with a double object: to guarantee (someone something).
          12. v. To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value, etc.).
          13. v. To guarantee as being true; (colloquially) to believe strongly.
                That tree is going to fall, I’ll warrant.
          14. v. To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to do something).
                I am warranted to search these premises fully.
          15. v. To justify; to give grounds for.
                Circumstances arose that warranted the use of lethal force.
and
     1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
     2. conj.          Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.
     3. conj.          Simply connecting two clauses or sentences.
     4. conj.          Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first.
     5. conj.          (obsolete) Yet; but.
     6. conj.          Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often
     7. conj.          (now colloquial, or literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.
     8. conj.          Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition.
     9. conj.          Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause.
     10. conj.          Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’.
     11. conj.          (now regional or somewhat colloquial) Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come,
     12. conj.          Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other".
     13. conj.          Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb).
     14. conj. Expressing a condition.:
     15. conj.          (now US dialect) If; provided that.
     16. conj.          (obsolete) As if, as though.
     17. n. (enm, music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
     18. n. (UK dialectal) Breath.
     19. n. (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog.
     20. v. (UK dialectal, intransitive) To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.
court
     1. n. An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
           The girls were playing in the court.
     2. n.          (US, Australia) A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
     3. n. (social) Royal society.
     4. n.          The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary; a palace.
                   The noblemen visited the queen in her court.
     5. n.          The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state
                   The queen and her court traveled to the city to welcome back the soldiers.
     6. n.          Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign.
     7. n. Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners; civility; compliment; flattery.
     8. n. (law) The administration of law.
     9. n.          The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
                   Many famous criminals have been put on trial in this court.
     10. n.          The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, le
                   The court started proceedings at 11 o'clock.
     11. n.          A tribunal established for the administration of justice.
     12. n.          The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
     13. n.          The session of a judicial assembly.
                   The court is now in session.
     14. n.          Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
     15. n. (sports) A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, squash, badminton, volleyball and some other games; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court.
           The local sports club has six tennis courts and two squash courts.
           The shuttlecock landed outside the court.
     16. v. To seek to achieve or win.
           He was courting big new accounts that previous salesman had not attempted.
     17. v. To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
           He courted controversy with his frank speeches.
     18. v. To try to win a commitment to marry from.
     19. v. To engage in behavior leading to mating.
           The bird was courting by making an elaborate dance.
     20. v. To attempt to attract.
     21. v. To attempt to gain alliance with.
     22. v. (intransitive) To engage in activities intended to win someone's affections.
           She's had a few beaus come courting.
     23. v. (intransitive) To engage in courtship behavior.
           In this season, you can see many animals courting.
     24. v. To invite by attractions; to allure; to attract.
orders
     1. n. plural of order
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of order
     order
          1. n. Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
          2. n. A position in an arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
          3. n. The state of being well arranged.
                The house is in order; the machinery is out of order.
          4. n. Conformity with law or decorum; freedom from disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet.
                to preserve order in a community or an assembly
          5. n. A command.
          6. n. A request for some product or service; a commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods.
          7. n. A group of religious adherents, especially monks or nuns, set apart within their religion by adherence to a particular rule or set of principles
                St. Ignatius Loyola founded the Jesuit order in 1537.
          8. n. An association of knights
                the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Bath.
          9. n. any group of people with common interests.
          10. n. A decoration, awarded by a government, a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity.
          11. n. (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below class and above family; a taxon at that rank.
                Magnolias belong to the order Magnoliales.
          12. n. A number of things or persons arranged in a fixed or suitable place, or relative position; a rank; a row; a grade; especially, a rank or class in society; a distinct character, kind, or sort.
                the higher or lower orders of society
                talent of a high order
          13. n. An ecclesiastical grade or rank, as of deacon, priest, or bishop; the office of the Christian ministry; often used in the plural.
                to take orders, or to take holy orders, that is, to enter some grade of the ministry
          14. n. (architecture) The disposition of a column and its component parts, and of the entablature resting upon it, in classical architecture; hence (as the column and entablature are the characteristic featu
          15. n. (cricket) The sequence in which a side’s batsmen bat; the batting order.
          16. n. (electronics) a power of polynomial function in an electronic circuit’s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
                a 3-stage cascade of a 2nd-order bandpass Butterworth filter.
          17. n. (chemistry) The overall power of the rate law of a chemical reaction, expressed as a polynomial function of concentrations of reactants and products.
          18. n. (set theory) The cardinality, or number of elements in a set, group, or other structure regardable as a set.
          19. n. (group theory, of an element of a group) For given group G and element g ∈ G, the smallest positive natural number n, if it exists, such that (using multiplicative notation), gn = e, where e is the id
          20. n. (graph theory) The number of vertices in a graph.
          21. n. (order theory) A partially ordered set.
          22. n. (order theory) The relation on a partially ordered set that determines that it is, in fact, a partially ordered set.
          23. n. (algebra) The sum of the exponents on the variables in a monomial, or the highest such among all monomials in a polynomial.
                A quadratic polynomial,a x^2 + b x +c, is said to be of order (or degree) 2.
          24. v. To set in some sort of order.
          25. v. To arrange, set in proper order.
          26. v. To issue a command to.
                to order troops to advance
                He ordered me to leave.
          27. v. To request some product or service; to secure by placing an order.
                to order groceries
          28. v. To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.
appointed
     1. adj. (of a politician or a title) Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.
           In the United States, the Secretary of State is an appointed position.
     2. v. simple past tense and past participle of appoint.
     appoint
          1. v. To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.
          2. v. To name (someone to a post or role).
          3. v. To furnish or equip (a place) completely; to provide with all the equipment or furnishings necessary; to fit out.
          4. v. To equip (someone) with (something); to assign (someone) authoritatively (some equipment).
          5. v. (transitive, legal) To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).
          6. v. (obsolete, transitive) To fix with power or firmness by decree or command; to ordain or establish.
          7. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To resolve; to determine; to ordain.
by
     1. prep. Near or next to.
           The mailbox is by the bus stop.
     2. prep. At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval.
           Be back by ten o'clock!  We will send it by the first week of July.
     3. prep. Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: Through the action or presence of.
           The matter was decided by the chairman.  The boat was swamped by the water.  He was protected by his body armour.
     4. prep. Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
           There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare
     5. prep. Indicates the cause of a condition or event: Through the action of, caused by, responsibility for; by dint of.
     6. prep. Indicates a means: Involving/using the means of.
           I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
     7. prep. Indicates a source of light used as illumination.
           The electricity was cut off, so we had to read by candlelight.
     8. prep. Indicates an authority, rule, or permission followed.
           I sorted the items by category.  By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife.
     9. prep. Indicates the amount of some progression: With a change of.
           Our stock is up by ten percent.
     10. prep. In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
           We went through the book page by page.  We crawled forward by inches.
     11. prep. Indicates a referenced source: According to.
           He cheated by his own admission.
     12. prep. Indicates an oath: With the authority of.
           By Jove! I think she's got it!  By all that is holy, I'll put an end to this.
     13. prep. Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
           It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix.  The room was about 4 foot by 6 foot.  The bricks used to build the wall measured 10 by 20 by 30 cm.
     14. prep. (horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.
           She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
     15. adv. Along a path which runs by the speaker.
           I watched as it passed by.
     16. adv. In the vicinity, near.
           There was a shepherd close by.
           The shop is hard by the High Street.
     17. adv. To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.
           I'll stop by on my way home from work.
           We're right near the lifeguard station. Come by before you leave.
     18. adv. Aside, away.
           The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring.
     19. adj. Out of the way, subsidiary.
     20. n. (card games) A pass
     21. interj. alternative spelling of bye
the
     1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already
           I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)
           The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)
           The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
     2. art.          Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause.
                    The street that runs through my hometown.
     3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
           No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.
           God save the Queen!
     4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item.
           That was the best apple pie ever.
     5. art.          Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
                    That apple pie was the best.
     6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
     7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
           Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
     8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
           No one in the whole country had seen it before.
           I don't think I'll get to it until the morning.
     9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
           A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)
     10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
           That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
     11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
           The hotter the better.
           The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
           The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
           It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
     12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone.
           It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
           It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it.
           I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
judge
     1. n. A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
     2. n. A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.
     3. n. A person officiating at a sports event or similar.
           At a boxing match, the decision of the judges is final.
     4. n. A person who evaluates something or forms an opinion.
           She is a good judge of wine.
           They say he is a poor judge of character considering all the unreliable friends he has made.
     5. v. To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on.
           A higher power will judge you after you are dead.
     6. v. (intransitive) To sit in judgment, to act as judge.
           Justices in this country judge without appeal.
     7. v. To form an opinion on.
           I judge a man’s character by the cut of his suit.
     8. v. (intransitive) To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc.
           We cannot both be right: you must judge between us.
     9. v. To have as an opinion; to consider, suppose.
           I judge it safe to leave the house once again.
     10. v. (intransitive) To form an opinion; to infer.
           I judge from the sky that it might rain later.
     11. v. (transitive, intransitive) To criticize or label another person or thing.
and
     1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
     2. conj.          Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.
     3. conj.          Simply connecting two clauses or sentences.
     4. conj.          Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first.
     5. conj.          (obsolete) Yet; but.
     6. conj.          Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often
     7. conj.          (now colloquial, or literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.
     8. conj.          Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition.
     9. conj.          Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause.
     10. conj.          Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’.
     11. conj.          (now regional or somewhat colloquial) Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come,
     12. conj.          Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other".
     13. conj.          Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb).
     14. conj. Expressing a condition.:
     15. conj.          (now US dialect) If; provided that.
     16. conj.          (obsolete) As if, as though.
     17. n. (enm, music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
     18. n. (UK dialectal) Breath.
     19. n. (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog.
     20. v. (UK dialectal, intransitive) To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.
removable
     1. adj. Able to be removed.
     2. n. Something that can be removed.
by
     1. prep. Near or next to.
           The mailbox is by the bus stop.
     2. prep. At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval.
           Be back by ten o'clock!  We will send it by the first week of July.
     3. prep. Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: Through the action or presence of.
           The matter was decided by the chairman.  The boat was swamped by the water.  He was protected by his body armour.
     4. prep. Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
           There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare
     5. prep. Indicates the cause of a condition or event: Through the action of, caused by, responsibility for; by dint of.
     6. prep. Indicates a means: Involving/using the means of.
           I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
     7. prep. Indicates a source of light used as illumination.
           The electricity was cut off, so we had to read by candlelight.
     8. prep. Indicates an authority, rule, or permission followed.
           I sorted the items by category.  By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife.
     9. prep. Indicates the amount of some progression: With a change of.
           Our stock is up by ten percent.
     10. prep. In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
           We went through the book page by page.  We crawled forward by inches.
     11. prep. Indicates a referenced source: According to.
           He cheated by his own admission.
     12. prep. Indicates an oath: With the authority of.
           By Jove! I think she's got it!  By all that is holy, I'll put an end to this.
     13. prep. Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
           It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix.  The room was about 4 foot by 6 foot.  The bricks used to build the wall measured 10 by 20 by 30 cm.
     14. prep. (horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.
           She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
     15. adv. Along a path which runs by the speaker.
           I watched as it passed by.
     16. adv. In the vicinity, near.
           There was a shepherd close by.
           The shop is hard by the High Street.
     17. adv. To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.
           I'll stop by on my way home from work.
           We're right near the lifeguard station. Come by before you leave.
     18. adv. Aside, away.
           The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring.
     19. adj. Out of the way, subsidiary.
     20. n. (card games) A pass
     21. interj. alternative spelling of bye
the
     1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already
           I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)
           The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)
           The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
     2. art.          Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause.
                    The street that runs through my hometown.
     3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
           No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.
           God save the Queen!
     4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item.
           That was the best apple pie ever.
     5. art.          Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
                    That apple pie was the best.
     6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
     7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
           Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
     8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
           No one in the whole country had seen it before.
           I don't think I'll get to it until the morning.
     9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
           A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)
     10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
           That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
     11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
           The hotter the better.
           The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
           The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
           It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
     12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone.
           It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
           It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it.
           I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
Lord
     1. interj. (originally an invocation) An interjection variously expressing astonishment, surprise, resignation.
     2. n. A formal title of the lesser British nobility, used as a shortened form for a Lord of the Manor and Lord Proprietor.
     3. n. A generic title used in reference to any peer of the British nobility or any peer below the dignity of duke and (as a courtesy title) for the younger sons of dukes and marquesses (see usage note).
     4. n. Similar formal and generic titles in other countries.
     5. n. An additional title added to denote the dignity of certain high officials, such as the "Lord Mayors" of major cities in the British Commonwealth
     6. n. The elected president of a festival.
     7. n. (Wicca) A high priest.
     8. n. (obsolete) The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
     9. n.          (archaic) The male head of a household, a father or husband.
     10. n.          (archaic) The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession
     11. n. One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank
     12. n.          (historical) A feudal tenant holding his manor directly of the king
     13. n.          A peer of the realm, particularly a temporal one
     14. n.          (obsolete, uncommon) A baron or lesser nobleman, as opposed to greater ones
     15. n. One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)
     16. n.          The magnates of a trade or profession
     17. n. (astrology) The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc.
     18. n. (UK, slang) A hunchback.
     19. n. (UK, Australian, via Cockney rhyming slang, obsolete) Sixpence.
     20. v. (intransitive, and transitive) Domineer or act like a lord.
     21. v. To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.
Chancellor
     1. n. An honorific for the head of state of a republic in Germany.
     2. n. A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
           Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster  Lord Chancellor
     3. n. The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
           Synonyms: Reichskanzler, q1=historical
           the Austrian Chancellor
     4. n. (Christianity) A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law.
     5. n. (education) The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
     6. n. (Britain) (short for, Chancellor of the Exchequer)
     7. n. (Scotland) The foreman of a jury.
     8. n. (US, law) The chief judge of a court of chancery (that is, one exercising equity jurisdiction).
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