computing |
1. n. (literally) The process or act of calculation. | |
2. n. The use of a computer or computers. | |
3. n. The study, field of computers and computer programming. | |
This course will cover several major fields of computing. | |
4. v. present participle of compute | |
5. v. topics, en, Computing | |
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. | |
technique |
1. n. The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements. | |
2. n. Practical ability in some given field or practice, often as opposed to creativity or imaginative skill. | |
3. n. a method of achieving something or carrying something out, especially one requiring some skill or knowledge. | |
designed |
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of design | |
2. adj. created according to a design | |
3. adj. (dated) Planned; designated. | |
design |
1. n. A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system. | |
2. n. A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture. | |
3. n. The composition of a work of art. | |
4. n. Intention or plot. | |
To be hateful of the truth by design. | |
5. n. The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive. | |
6. n. The art of designing | |
Danish furniture design is world-famous. | |
7. v. To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.). | |
8. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To plan (to do something). | |
The king designed to mount an expedition to the New World. | |
9. v. (obsolete, transitive) To assign, appoint (something to someone); to designate. | |
10. v. (obsolete, transitive) To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint. | |
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). | |
solving |
1. v. present participle of solve | |
solve |
1. v. To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out. | |
2. v. (mathematics) To find the values of variables that satisfy a system of equations and/or inequalities. | |
3. v. (mathematics) To algebraically manipulate an equation or inequality into a form that isolates a chosen variable on one side, so that the other side consists of an expression that may be used to genera | |
4. n. (now rare, chiefly law enforcement) A solution; an explanation. | |
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. | |
problem |
1. n. A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with. | |
She's leaving because she faced numerous problems to do with racism. | |
2. n. A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise. | |
3. n. A puzzling circumstance. | |
4. adj. (of a person or an animal) Difficult to train or guide; unruly. | |
5. adj. Causing a problem; problematic; troublesome. | |
when |
1. adv. (interrogative) Used to introduce questions about time. | |
When will they arrive? | |
2. adv. Used to introduce indirect questions about time. | |
Do you know when they arrived? | |
Do you know when they will arrive? | |
Do you know when they arrive? | |
3. adv. At an earlier and less prosperous time. | |
He's mister high and mighty now, but I remember him when. | |
4. adv. (indirect question) Used to refer to doubts about time. | |
5. adv. (relative) At which, on which, during which. Often omitted or replaced with that. | |
That was the day when the Twin Towers fell. | |
6. conj. At what time. | |
They were told when to sleep. | |
He doesn't know when to stop talking. | |
7. conj. At such time as. | |
I’m happiest when I’m working. | |
8. conj. At the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase. | |
It was raining when I came yesterday. | |
The show will begin when I get there. | |
The game is over when the referee says it is. | |
Be careful when crossing the street. | |
Pay attention when spoken to. | |
When (you are) angry, count to ten before speaking or acting. | |
That time when the dog stole the turkey from the table. | |
9. conj. Since; given the fact that. | |
I don't see the point of putting up Christmas decorations when I am the only person who is going to see them. | |
10. pron. (interrogative) What time; which time. | |
Since when do I need your permission? | |
11. n. The time at which something happens. | |
A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how. | |
12. interj. That's enough, a command to stop adding something, especially an ingredient of food or drink. | |
classic |
1. adj. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art. | |
2. adj. Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class/category. | |
3. adj. Exhibiting timeless quality. | |
4. adj. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabi | |
5. adj. (euphemistic) Traditional; original. | |
Users who dislike the new visual layout can return to classic mode. | |
6. n. A perfect and/or early example of a particular style. | |
7. n. An artistic work of lasting worth, such as a film or song. | |
8. n. The author of such a work. | |
9. n. A major, long-standing sporting event | |
10. n. (dated) One learned in the literature of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome; a student of classical literature. | |
methods |
1. n. plural of method | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of method | |
method |
1. n. A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process): | |
One method of exercising a cat consists of making it follow the spot generated by a laser pointer. | |
If one method doesn't work, you should ask a friend to help you. | |
2. n. (acting, often "the method") A technique for acting based on the ideas articulated by Constantin Stanislavski and focusing on authentically experiencing the inner life of the character being portrayed | |
3. n. (object-oriented) A subroutine or function belonging to a class or object. | |
4. n. (slang) Marijuana. | |
5. v. (lbl, en, transitive) to apply a method | |
6. v. (lbl, en, casting, by extension, transitive) to apply particular treatment methods to a mold | |
The company employs extensive use of 3D modelling combined with solidification simulation to ensure that critical castings are properly methoded. | |
7. n. (skateboarding, snowboarding) (ellipsis of method air). | |
are |
1. v. second-person singular present of be | |
Mary, where are you going? | |
2. v. first-person plural present of be | |
We are not coming. | |
3. v. second-person plural present of be | |
Mary and John, are you listening? | |
4. v. third-person plural present of be | |
They are here somewhere. | |
5. v. (East Yorkshire, Midlands) present of be | |
6. n. (dialectal, or obsolete) grace, mercy | |
To bid God's are. | |
God's are is what children of God seech and seek. | |
7. n. (obsolete) honour, dignity | |
8. n. (rare) an accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a | |
be |
1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence. | |
2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist. | |
There is just one woman in town who can help us. (or, dialectally:) It is just one woman in town who can help us. | |
3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place. | |
The cup is on the table. | |
4. v. (intransitive) To occur, to take place. | |
When will the meeting be? | |
5. v. (intransitive, in perfect tenses, without predicate) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar. | |
The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come. | |
I have been to Spain many times. | |
Moscow, huh? I've never been, but it sounds fascinating. | |
6. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same. | |
Knowledge is bliss. | |
Hi, I’m Jim. | |
7. v. (transitive, copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same. | |
3 times 5 is fifteen. | |
8. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal. | |
François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995. | |
9. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it. | |
The sky is blue. | |
10. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase. | |
The sky is a deep blue today. | |
11. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice. | |
The dog was drowned by the boy. | |
12. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses. | |
The woman is walking. | |
I shall be writing to you soon. | |
We liked to chat while we were eating. | |
13. v. (archaic, auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for "to go". | |
14. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic. | |
I am to leave tomorrow. | |
I would drive you, were I to obtain a car. | |
15. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to link a subject to a measurement. | |
This building is three hundred years old. | |
I am 75 kilograms. | |
He’s about 6 feet tall. | |
16. v. (transitive, copulative, with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years. | |
I’m 20. (= I am 20 years old.) | |
17. v. (with a dummy subject) it Used to indicate the time of day. | |
It is almost eight. (= It is almost eight o’clock.) | |
It’s 8:30 read eight-thirty in Tokyo. | |
What time is it there? It’s night. | |
18. v. (With since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event. | |
It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to My grandmother died three years ago, but emphasizes the intervening period) | |
It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him. | |
19. v. (often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like. | |
It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid. | |
Why is it so dark in here? | |
20. v. (dynamic/lexical "be", especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way. | |
"What do we do?" "We be ourselves.". | |
Why is he being nice to me? | |
too |
1. adv. (focus) Likewise. | |
2. adv. (conjunctive) Also; in addition. | |
3. adv. (degree) To an excessive degree; over; more than enough. | |
4. adv. (degree, colloquial) To a high degree, very. | |
She doesn't talk too much. I'm not too sure about this. | |
5. adv. (affirmation, colloquial) Used to contradict a negative assertion. | |
"You're not old enough yet." "I am, too!". | |
slow |
1. adj. Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed. | |
a slow train; a slow computer | |
2. adj. Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time. | |
3. adj. Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend. | |
4. adj. Not hasty; not precipitate; lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation. | |
5. adj. (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time. | |
That clock is slow. | |
6. adj. Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness. | |
7. adj. (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity. | |
It was a slow news day, so the editor asked us to make our articles wordier. | |
I'm just sitting here with a desk of cards, enjoying a slow afternoon. | |
8. v. To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of. | |
9. v. To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of. | |
10. v. (intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate. | |
11. n. Someone who is slow; a sluggard. | |
12. n. (music) A slow song. | |
13. adv. Slowly. | |
That clock is running slow. | |
or |
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...) | |
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian. | |
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what. | |
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or. | |
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities. | |
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false). | |
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold! | |
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names. | |
The country Myanmar, or Burma | |
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR | |
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on). | |
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously. | |
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere. | |
fail |
1. v. (intransitive) To be unsuccessful. | |
Throughout my life, I have always failed. | |
2. v. Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.) | |
The truck failed to start. | |
3. v. To neglect. | |
The report fails to take into account all the mitigating factors. | |
4. v. (intransitive, of a machine, etc.) To cease to operate correctly. | |
After running five minutes, the engine failed. | |
5. v. To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert. | |
6. v. To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits. | |
I failed English last year. | |
I failed in English last year. | |
7. v. To give a student a non-passing grade in an academic endeavour. | |
The professor failed me because I did not complete any of the course assignments. | |
8. v. (transitive, obsolete) To miss attaining; to lose. | |
9. v. To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence. | |
The crops failed last year. | |
10. v. (archaic) To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be deficient or unprovided; used with of. | |
11. v. (archaic) To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink. | |
12. v. (archaic) To deteriorate in respect to vigour, activity, resources, etc.; to become weaker. | |
A sick man fails. | |
13. v. (obsolete) To perish; to die; used of a person. | |
14. v. (obsolete) To err in judgment; to be mistaken. | |
15. v. To become unable to meet one's engagements; especially, to be unable to pay one's debts or discharge one's business obligation; to become bankrupt or insolvent. | |
16. n. (slang) Poor quality; substandard workmanship. | |
The project was full of fail. | |
17. n. (slang) A failure (condition of being unsuccessful) | |
18. n. (slang) A failure (something incapable of success) | |
19. n. A failure, especially of a financial transaction (a termination of an action). | |
20. n. A failing grade in an academic examination. | |
21. adj. (slang) That is a failure. | |
22. n. A piece of turf cut from grassland. | |
to |
1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive. | |
I want to leave. | |
He asked me what to do. | |
I don’t know how to say it. | |
I have places to go and people to see. | |
2. part. As above, with the verb implied. | |
"Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.". | |
If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to. | |
3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs. | |
I have to do laundry today. | |
4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at. | |
We are walking to the shop. | |
5. prep. Used to indicate purpose. | |
He devoted himself to education. | |
They drank to his health. | |
6. prep. Used to indicate result of action. | |
His face was beaten to a pulp. | |
7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application. | |
similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking. | |
8. prep. (obsolete,) As a. | |
With God to friend (with God as a friend); with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe); lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice); t | |
9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison. | |
one to one = 1:1 | |
ten to one = 10:1. | |
I have ten dollars to your four. | |
10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation. | |
Three squared or three to the second power is nine. | |
Three to the power of two is nine. | |
Three to the second is nine. | |
11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object. | |
I gave the book to him. | |
12. prep. (time) Preceding. | |
ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour). | |
13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains. | |
Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it. | |
There's a lot of sense to what he says. | |
14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At. | |
Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y. | |
15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position. | |
Please push the door to. | |
16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind. | |
17. adv. misspelling of too | |
find |
1. v. To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon. | |
2. v. To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate. | |
I found my car keys. They were under the couch. | |
3. v. To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end. | |
Water is found to be a compound substance. | |
4. v. To gain, as the object of desire or effort. | |
to find leisure; to find means | |
5. v. To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire. | |
Looks like he found a new vehicle for himself! | |
6. v. To point out. | |
He kept finding faults with my work. | |
7. v. To decide that, to discover that, to form the opinion that. | |
I find your argument unsatisfactory. | |
8. v. To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish. | |
to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person | |
9. v. (transitive, archaic) To supply; to furnish. | |
to find food for workmen | |
10. v. (transitive, archaic) To provide for | |
He finds his nephew in money. | |
11. v. (intransitive, legal) To determine or judge. | |
The jury finds for the defendant. | |
12. v. (intransitive, hunting) To discover game. | |
13. n. Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent. | |
14. n. The act of finding. | |
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. | |
exact |
1. adj. Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect. | |
The clock keeps exact time. | |
He paid the exact debt. | |
an exact copy of a letter | |
exact accounts | |
2. adj. Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual. | |
a man exact in observing an appointment | |
In my doings I was exact. | |
3. adj. Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict. | |
4. adj. (algebra, of a sequence of groups connected by homomorphisms) Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one. | |
5. v. To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way. | |
to exact tribute, fees, or obedience from someone. | |
6. v. To make desirable or necessary. | |
7. v. To forcibly obtain or produce. | |
to exact revenge on someone | |
8. adv. exactly | |
She's wearing the exact same sweater as I am! | |
solution |
1. n. A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances. | |
2. n. An act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem. | |
3. n. The answer to a problem. | |
4. n. (marketing) A product, service or suite thereof. | |
5. n. (legal, UK, archaic, rare) Satisfaction of a claim or debt. | |
6. n. The act of dissolving, especially of a solid by a fluid; dissolution. | |
7. n. (medicine, archaic) The crisis of a disease. | |
8. v. To treat with a solution. | |