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1. n. (archaeology, US, usually capitalized) A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the W
2. n. (paleoanthropology) (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens.
3. adj. Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
4. adj. (of words) No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity.
5. adj. (archaeology) Belonging to the archaic period
dialectal
1. adj. Of or relating to a dialect.
2. adj. Not linguistically standard.
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.
england
scotland)
wide
1. adj. Having a large physical extent from side to side.
We walked down a wide corridor.
2. adj. Large in scope.
The inquiry had a wide remit.
3. adj. (sports) Operating at the side of the playing area.
That team needs a decent wide player.
4. adj. On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.
Too bad! That was a great passing-shot, but it's wide.
5. adj. (phonetics, dated) Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.
6. adj. (Scotland, Northern England, now rare) Vast, great in extent, extensive.
The wide, lifeless expanse.
7. adj. Remote; distant; far.
The hut was not wide from the sea.
The cabin is not wide from the lake.
8. adj. (obsolete) Far from truth, propriety, necessity, etc.
9. adj. (computing) Of or supporting a greater range of text characters than can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.
a wide character; a wide stream
10. adv. extensively
He travelled far and wide.
11. adv. completely
He was wide awake.
12. adv. away from a given goal
The arrow fell wide of the mark.
13. adv. So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.
14. n. (cricket) A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score
large
1. adj. Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps.
2. adj. (obsolete) Abundant; ample.
3. adj. (archaic) Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.
4. adj. (obsolete) Free; unencumbered.
5. adj. (obsolete) Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.
6. adj. (nautical) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
7. adj. topics, en, Size
8. n. (music, obsolete) An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.
9. n. (obsolete) Liberality, generosity.
10. n. (slang) A thousand dollars/pounds.
Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large.
11. n. A large serving of something.
One small coffee and two larges, please.
12. adv. (nautical) Before the wind.
long
1. adj. Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point (usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below).
It's a long way from the Earth to the Moon.
2. adj. Having great duration.
The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time.
3. adj. Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.
4. adj. (UK, dialect) Not short; tall.
5. adj. (finance) Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting of the expected rise in their value.
I'm long in DuPont; I have a long position in DuPont.
6. adj. (cricket) Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).
7. adj. (tennis, of a ball or a shot) That land beyond the baseline (and therefore is out).
No! That forehand is longnb....
8. adj. Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
9. adv. Over a great distance in space.
He threw the ball long.
10. adv. For a particular duration.
How long is it until the next bus arrives?
11. adv. For a long duration.
Will this interview take long?
Paris has long been considered one of the most cultured cities in the world.
12. n. (linguistics) A long vowel.
13. n. (programming) A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.
A long is typically 64 bits in a 32-bit environment.
14. n. (finance) An entity with a long position in an asset.
Every uptick made the longs cheer.
15. n. (music) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
16. v. (transitive, finance) To take a long position in.
17. v. (intransitive) To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)
She longed for him to come back.
18. adj. (archaic) On account of, because of.
19. v. (archaic) To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.
20. n. longitude
pendulous
1. adj. hanging as if from a support
2. adj. indecisive or hesitant
3. adj. (biology) having branches etc. that bend downwards; drooping or weeping
hanging
1. v. present participle of hang
2. adj. Suspended.
The hanging vines made the house look older than it was.
3. adj. (chess, of a piece) Unprotected and exposed to capture.
4. adj. (baseball, slang) Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher hence relatively easy to hit.
hanging breaking ball
hanging slider
5. adj. (slang) ugly; very unattractive
6. n. The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to execute that person (or to commit suicide).
Hanging is the punishment for one convicted of war crimes, there.
7. n. A sometimes public event at which a person is hanged.
The hanging of the bandits was attended by the whole village.
8. n. Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins or posters).
The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice.
9. n. The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters.
hang
1. v. (intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
The lights hung from the ceiling.
2. v. (intransitive) To float, as if suspended.
The smoke hung in the room.
3. v. (intransitive, of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
4. v. To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
He hung his head in shame.
5. v. To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger or the like.
Hang those lights from the ceiling.
It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than
6. v. (transitive, legal) To execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.
The culprits were hanged from the nearest tree.
7. v. (intransitive, legal) To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
You will hang for this, my friend.
8. v. (intransitive, informal) To loiter, hang around, to spend time idly.
Are you busy, or can you hang with me? I didn't see anything, officer. I was just hanging.
9. v. To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
10. v. To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
Let's hang this cute animal design in the nursery.
11. v. To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
Let's hang the nursery with some new wallpaper.
12. v. (intransitive, figuratively) To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
13. v. To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
One obstinate juror can hang a jury.
14. v. (intransitive, computing) To stop responding to manual input devices such as keyboard and mouse.
The computer has hung again. Not even pressing++ works. When I push this button the program hangs.
15. v. (transitive, computing) To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
The program has a bug that can hang the system.
16. v. (transitive, chess) To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
If you move there, you'll hang your queen rook.
17. v. (intransitive, chess) To be vulnerable to capture.
In this standard opening position White has to be careful because the pawn on e4 hangs.
18. v. (transitive, baseball, slang) Of a pitcher, to throw a hittable off-speed pitch.
19. n. The way in which something hangs.
This skirt has a nice hang.
20. n. (figuratively) A grip, understanding
He got the hang of it after only two demonstrations
21. n. (computing) An instance of ceasing to respond to input devices.
We sometimes get system hangs.
22. n. A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
23. n. (Ireland, informal, derogatory) Cheap, processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches.
24. n. alternative spelling of Hang
low
1. adj. Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
standing on low ground in a low valley, ringed by low hills a low wall a low shelf
2. adj. Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than
the low countries Low German
3. adj. (baseball, of a ball) Below the batter's knees.
the pitch (or: the ball) was low
4. adj. Of less than normal height; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
a low bow a low tide the Mississippi is unusually low right now
5. adj. Not high in status, esteem or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar).
low birth low rank the low officials of the bureaucracy low-quality fabric playing low tricks on them a person of low mind
Now that was low even for you!
6. adj. Humble, meek, not haughty.
7. adj. Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs.
8. adj. Being a nadir, a bottom.
the low point in her career
9. adj. Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
low spirits
10. adj. Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
a low pulse
made (or: laid) low by sickness
11. adj. Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
My credit union charges a low interest rate. Jogging during a whiteout, with such low temperatures and low visibility, is dangerous. The store sold bread at low prices, and milk a
12. adj. Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
diets low in vitamin A made from low-carbon steel
13. adj. Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.
running low on cash
14. adj. (especially in the field of biology) Simple in complexity or development; (in several set phrases) favoring simplicity; see e.g. low church, Low Tory.
low protozoan animals, low cryptogamic plants, and other low organisms
15. adj. (in several set phrases) Being near the equator.
the low northern latitudes
16. adj. (acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
The note was too low for her to sing.
Generally, European men have lower voices than their Indian counterparts.
17. adj. Quiet; soft; not loud.
They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying.
Why would you want to play heavy metal at such a low volume?
18. adj. (phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
19. adj. (card games) Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
a low card
20. adj. (archaic) Not rich, seasoned, or nourishing; plain, simple.
a low diet
21. adj. (of an, automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
low gear
22. n. Something that is low; a low point.
You have achieved a new low in behavior, Frank.
Economic growth has hit a new low.
23. n. The minimum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.
Unemployment has reached a ten-year low.
24. n. A depressed mood or situation.
He is in a low right now
25. n. (meteorology) An area of low pressure; a depression.
A deep low is centred over the British Isles.
26. n. The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
Shift out of low before the car gets to eight miles per hour.
27. n. (card games) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
28. n. (slang) (usually accompanied by "the") a cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous payment or expense.
He got the brand new Yankees jersey for the low.
29. adv. Close to the ground.
30. adv. Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
31. adv. With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
to speak low
32. adv. Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
He sold his wheat low.
33. adv. In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
34. adv. In a time approaching our own.
35. adv. (astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.
The moon runs low, i.e. comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian.
36. v. (obsolete, transitive) To depress; to lower.
37. v. (obsolete) simple past tense of laugh.
38. v. (intransitive) To moo.
The cattle were lowing.
39. n. (UK, Scotland, dialect) A flame; fire; blaze.
40. v. (Scotland) To burn; to blaze.
41. n. (archaic, or obsolete) Barrow, mound, tumulus.
42. n. (Scottish dialectal, archaic) A hill.
43. n. cln, en, basic words, three-letter words
trailing
1. adj. (rail transport, of points and crossovers) That converges in the direction of travel.
2. v. present participle of trail
3. n. Fabric or other material that trails.
trail
1. v. To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
The hunters trailed their prey deep into the woods.
2. v. To drag (something) behind on the ground.
You'll get your coat all muddy if you trail it around like that.
3. v. To leave (a trail of).
He walked into the house, soaking wet, and trailed water all over the place.
4. v. To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.
His new film was trailed on TV last night.
There were no surprises in this morning's much-trailed budget statement.
5. v. To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
6. v. (military) To carry (a firearm) with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle.
7. v. To flatten (grass, etc.) by walking through it; to tread down.
8. v. (dated) To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.
9. n. The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.
10. n. A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
11. n. A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.
12. n. (graph theory) A walk in which all the edges are distinct.
far
1. adj. (obsolete, Scotland, Northern England) Distant.
A far land.
2. adj. Remote in space.
He went to a far country.
3. adj. Remote in time.
4. adj. Long.
It was a far adventure, full of danger.
5. adj. More remote or longer of two.
He moved to the far end of the state. She remained at this end.
6. adj. Extreme.
We are on the far right on this issue.
7. adj. Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.
8. adj. (computing, not comparable) Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
far heap; far memory; far pointer
9. adv. Distant in space, time or degree.
My house is quite far from the beach. The plan is good, but it is far from being flawless.
10. adv. To or from a great distance, time, or degree.
You have all come far and you will go farther.
11. adv. (with a comparative) Very much.
He was far richer than we'd thought.
12. n. Spelt (a type of wheat, Triticum spelta), especially in the context of Roman use of it.
13. n. (dialect) A litter of piglets; a farrow.
reaching
1. v. present participle of reach
2. n. The action of one who reaches; an attempt to grasp something by stretching.
3. n. (nautical) Sailing on a reach, i.e. having the wind on either side and coming from an angle that is larger with respect to the bow than when sailing close-hauled.
reach
1. v. (intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
He reached for a weapon that was on the table.
He reached for his shoe with his legs.
2. v. To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.
to reach one a book
3. v. (intransitive) To stretch out the hand.
4. v. To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held, so as to touch, strike, grasp, etc.
to reach an object with the hand, or with a spear
“I can't quite reach the pepper, could you pass it to me?”
The gun was stored in a small box on a high closet shelf, but the boy managed to reach it by climbing on other boxes.
5. v. (intransitive) To strike or touch with a missile.
His bullet reached its intended target.
6. v. Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.
7. v. To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.
his hand reaches the river
When the forest reaches the river, you will be able to rest.
8. v. To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.
After three years, he reached the position of manager.
The climbers reached the top of the mountain after a gruelling ten-day hike.
9. v. (transitive, figurative) To make contact with.
I tried to reach you all day. -
10. v. (transitive, figurative) To connect with (someone) on an emotional level, making them receptive of (one); to get through to (someone).
What will it take for me to reach him?
11. v. (intransitive, India, Singapore) To arrive at a particular destination.
12. v. To continue living until, or up to, a certain age.
You can only access the inheritance money when you reach the age of 25. -
13. v. (obsolete) To understand; to comprehend.
14. v. (obsolete) To overreach; to deceive.
15. v. To strain after something; to make (sometimes futile or pretentious) efforts.
Reach for your dreams.
Reach for the stars! -
16. v. (intransitive) To extend in dimension, time etc.; to stretch out continuously (past, beyond, above, from etc. something).
17. v. (nautical) To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
18. v. To experience a vomiting reflex; to gag; to retch.
19. n. The act of stretching or extending; extension.
20. n. The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.
The fruit is beyond my reach.
to be within reach of cannon shot
21. n. The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
22. n. Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
23. n. (informal) An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.
To call George eloquent is certainly a reach.
24. n. (boxing) The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.
25. n. An extended portion of land or water; a stretch; a straight portion of a stream or river, as from one turn to another; a level stretch, as between locks in a canal; an arm of the sea extending up into
26. n. (nautical) Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.
27. n. (obsolete) An article to obtain an advantage.
28. n. The pole or rod connecting the rear axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.
29. n. An effort to vomit; a retching.

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