anatomy |
1. n. The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection. | |
2. n. The science that deals with the form and structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization. | |
Animal anatomy is also called zootomy; vegetable anatomy, phytotomy; and human anatomy, anthropotomy. | |
3. n. A treatise or book on anatomy. | |
4. n. The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis. | |
the anatomy of a discourse | |
Burton's famous treatise, "The Anatomy of Melancholy". | |
5. n. (colloquial) The form of an individual. | |
I went to the Venice beach body-building competition and noticed the competitor from Athens, and let me tell you, that's what I call classic Greek anatomy. | |
6. n. (archaic) A skeleton, or dead body. | |
7. n. The physical or functional organization of an organism, or part of it. | |
any |
1. adv. To even the slightest extent, at all. | |
I will not remain here any longer. | |
If you get any taller, you'll start having to duck through doorways! | |
2. det. At least one; of at least one kind. One at all. | |
do you have any biscuits?; do you have any food?; I haven't got any money; it won't do you any good | |
3. det. No matter what kind. | |
choose any items you want; any person may apply | |
4. pron. Any thing(s) or person(s). | |
Any may apply. | |
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. | |
small |
1. adj. Not large or big; insignificant; few in number. | |
A small serving of ice cream. | |
A small group. | |
He made us all feel small. | |
2. adj. (figuratively) Young, as a child. | |
Remember when the children were small? | |
3. adj. (writing, incomparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters. | |
4. adj. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean. | |
5. adj. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short. | |
a small space of time | |
6. adj. topics, en, Size | |
7. adv. In a small fashion. | |
8. adv. In or into small pieces. | |
9. adv. (obsolete) To a small extent. | |
10. n. (rare) Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back. | |
11. v. (obsolete, transitive) To make little or less. | |
12. v. (intransitive) To become small; to dwindle. | |
spaces |
1. n. plural of space | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of space | |
space |
1. n. Of time.: | |
2. n. (now rare, archaic) Free time; leisure, opportunity. | |
3. n. A specific (specified) period of time. | |
4. n. An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while. | |
5. n. Unlimited or generalized physical extent.: | |
6. n. Distance between things. | |
7. n. Physical extent across two or three dimensions; area, volume (sometimes for or to do something). | |
8. n. Physical extent in all directions, seen as an attribute of the universe (now usually considered as a part of space-time), or a mathematical model of th | |
9. n. The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere. | |
10. n. The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom. | |
11. n. A bounded or specific physical extent.: | |
12. n. A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries. | |
13. n. (music) A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines. | |
14. n. A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap. | |
15. n. (metal type) A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one e | |
16. n. A gap; an empty place. | |
17. n. (geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates. | |
18. n. (mathematics) A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these me | |
Functional analysis is best approached through a sound knowledge of Hilbert space theory. | |
19. n. (figuratively) A marketplace for goods or services. | |
innovation in the browser space | |
20. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To roam, walk, wander. | |
21. v. To set some distance apart. | |
Faye had spaced the pots at 8-inch intervals on the windowsill. | |
The cities are evenly spaced. | |
22. v. To insert or utilise spaces in a written text. | |
This paragraph seems badly spaced. | |
23. v. (transitive, science fiction) To eject into outer space, usually without a space suit. | |
The captain spaced the traitors. | |
24. v. (intransitive, science fiction) To travel into and through outer space. | |
throughout |
1. prep. In every part of; all through. | |
2. adv. (obsolete) Completely through, right the way through. | |
3. adv. In every part; everywhere. | |
4. adv. During an entire period of time, the whole time. | |
areolar |
1. adj. (anatomy) Of or relating to areolae. | |
2. adj. (botany) Of or relating to areoles. | |
connective |
1. adj. Serving or tending to connect; connecting. | |
2. n. That which connects. | |
3. n. (logic) A function that operates on truth values to give another truth value. | |
4. n. (grammar) A word used to connect words, clauses and sentences, most commonly applied to conjunctions. | |
5. n. (botany) The tissue which connects the locules of an anthers together. | |
6. n. (anatomy, zoology) A connective tissue. | |
tissue |
1. n. Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric. | |
2. n. A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures. | |
3. n. A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief. | |
4. n. Absorbent paper as material. | |
5. n. (biology) A group of similar cells that function together to do a specific job. | |
6. n. Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series. | |
a tissue of forgeries, or of lies | |
7. v. To form tissue of; to interweave. | |