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construction
     1. n. The process of constructing.
           Construction is underway on the new bridge.
     2. n. Anything that has been constructed.
           The engineer marvelled at his construction.
     3. n. The trade of building structures.
           He had worked in construction all his life.
     4. n. A building, model or some other structure.
           The office was a construction of steel and glass.
     5. n. (arts) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
           "Construction in string and clockwork" took first prize.
     6. n. The manner in which something is built.
           A thing of simple construction.
     7. n. (grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
     8. n. The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
           American conservatives tend to favor strict construction of the Constitution.
     9. n. The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
     10. n. (geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.
plumbing
     1. n. The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps and other fixtures of a water, gas or sewage system in a house or other building.
     2. n. The trade or occupation of a plumber.
     3. n. (informal) A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.
           My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor.
     4. n. (informal, figurative) Practical, concrete work serving to support other work.
           This is not scientific research as such: it's just plumbing.
     5. n. A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.
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.
section
     1. n. A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
     2. n. A part, piece, subdivision of anything.
     3. n.          (music) A group of instruments in an orchestra.
                   The horn section is the group of symphonic musicians who play the French horn.
     4. n. A part of a document.
     5. n. An act or instance of cutting.
     6. n. A cross-section (image that shows an object as if cut along a plane).
     7. n.          (aviation) A cross-section perpendicular the longitudinal axis of an aircraft in flight.
     8. n. (surgery) An incision or the act of making an incision.
     9. n. (surgery, specifically, colloquial) (short for, Caesarean section)
     10. n. (sciences) A thin slice of material prepared as a specimen for research.
     11. n. (botany) A taxonomic rank below the genus (and subgenus if present), but above the species.
     12. n. (zoology) An informal taxonomic rank below the order ranks and above the family ranks.
     13. n. (military) A group of 10-15 soldiers led by a non-commissioned officer and forming part of a platoon.
     14. n. (category theory) A right inverse.
     15. n. (NZ) A piece of residential land; a plot.
     16. n. (Canadian) A one-mile square area of land, defined by a government survey.
     17. n. (geology) A sequence of rock layers.
     18. v. To cut, divide or separate into pieces.
     19. v. (British) To commit (a person, to a hospital, with or without their consent), as for mental health reasons. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.
     20. v. (medical) To perform a cesarean section on (someone).
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.
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.
roof
     1. n. The external covering at the top of a building
     2. n. The upper part of a cavity.
           The palate is the roof of the mouth.
           Archaeologists discovered that the cave's roof was decked with paintings.
     3. n. (mining) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
     4. v. To cover or furnish with a roof.
     5. v. To traverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs.
     6. v. (slang) To put into prison for not a short time.
covering
     1. n. That which covers something.
     2. n. Action of the verb to cover.
     3. v. present participle of cover
     cover
          1. n. A lid.
          2. n. Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
                We didn't see John because he had taken cover behind the wing chair.
          3. n. The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
          4. n. The top sheet of a bed.
          5. n. A cloth, usually fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa to protect it from dust, rain, etc. when not in use.
          6. n. A cover charge.
                There's a $15 cover tonight.
          7. n. A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
                We need to set another cover for the Smith party.
          8. n. (music) A rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
          9. n. (cricket) A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
          10. n. (topology) A set (more often known as a family) of sets, whose union contains the given set.
                The open intervals are a cover for the real numbers.
          11. n. (philately) An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
          12. n. (military) A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
          13. n. (legal) In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the good
          14. n. (insurance) An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
          15. n. (espionage) A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative, cover story
          16. n. The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
          17. n. In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
          18. n. (construction) The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.
          19. adj. Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.
          20. adj. (music) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.
          21. v. To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
                He covered the baby with a blanket.
                When the pot comes to a boil, cover it and reduce the heat to medium.
          22. v. To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
                The blanket covered the baby.
          23. v. To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
                Regular hexagons can cover the plane.
          24. v. To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
                You can cover the plane with regular hexagons.
          25. v. To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
                The heroic soldier covered himself with glory.
          26. v. (of a publication) To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.
                The magazine covers such diverse topics as politics, news from the world of science, and the economy.
          27. v. To deal with or include someone or something.
          28. v. To be enough money for.
                We've earned enough to cover most of our costs.
                Ten dollars should cover lunch.
          29. v. (intransitive) To act as a replacement.
                I need to take off Tuesday. Can you cover for me?
          30. v. To have as an assignment or responsibility.
                Can you cover the morning shift tomorrow? I'll give you off next Monday instead.
                He is our salesman covering companies with headquarters in the northern provinces.
          31. v. (music) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
          32. v. (military, law enforcement) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to rem
          33. v. To provide insurance coverage for.
                Does my policy cover accidental loss?
          34. v. To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
                I would like to have my bitch covered next spring.
                The stallion has not covered the mare yet.
          35. v. (chess, transitive) To protect or control (a piece or square).
                In order to checkmate a king on the side of the board, the five squares adjacent to the king must all be covered.
          36. v. To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
          37. v. (sports) To defend a particular player or area.
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.
flashing
     1. n. (roofing) Components used to weatherproof or seal roof system edges at perimeters, penetrations, walls, expansion joints, valleys, drains and other places where the roof covering is interrupted or ter
     2. n. The process of getting rid of gaps on shelves by bringing products from the back of the shelf to the front to create a 'fuller' shelf.
     3. n. The blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor.
           The incessant flashing of the neon sign kept the neighborhood awake.
     4. n. The exposing of one's naked body, or part of it, in public briefly (the action of the verb to flash).
     5. n. (jewellery) The use of rhodium plating to temporarily enhance a ring's durability and shine.
     6. v. present participle of flash
     flash
          1. v. To briefly illuminate a scene.
                He flashed the light at the water, trying to see what made the noise.
          2. v. To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
                The light flashed on and off.
          3. v. To be visible briefly.
                The scenery flashed by quickly.
          4. v. To make visible briefly.
                A number will be flashed on the screen.
                The special agents flashed their badges as they entered the building.
                She flashed me a smile from the car window.
          5. v. (ambitransitive, informal) To briefly, and in most cases inadvertently, expose one's naked body or underwear, or part of it, in public. (Contrast streak.)
                Her skirt was so short that she flashed her underpants as she was getting out of her car.
          6. v. (transitive, informal) To show or expose an "inappropriate" part of the body to someone for humorous reasons or as an act of contempt.
          7. v. (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
          8. v. To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
                He flashed a wad of hundred-dollar bills.
          9. v. To communicate quickly.
                The news services flashed the news about the end of the war to all corners of the globe.
                to flash a message along the telephone wires;  to flash conviction on the mind
          10. v. To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
                Flash forward to the present day.
          11. v. To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
                Susan flashed Jessica, and then Jessica called her back, because Susan didn't have enough credit on her phone to make the call.
          12. v. (intransitive, of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
          13. v. (transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
          14. v. (computing) To write to the memory of an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge.
          15. v. (glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
          16. v. (juggling) To perform a flash.
          17. v. (metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
          18. v. (transitive, obsolete) To trick up in a showy manner.
          19. v. (transitive, obsolete) To strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface; to splash.
          20. n. A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
          21. n. A very short amount of time.
          22. n. (colloquial, US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
          23. n. (figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
          24. n. Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
          25. n. (Britain, Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
          26. n. (juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
          27. n. (linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
          28. n. (photography) (clipping of camera flash, , a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene)
          29. n. (archaic) A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for colouring liquor to make it look stronger.
          30. n. (military) A form of military insignia.
                I just got my first commando flash.
          31. adj. (British and New Zealand, slang) Expensive-looking and demanding attention; stylish; showy.
          32. adj. (of a person) Having plenty of ready money.
          33. adj. (of a person) Liable to show off expensive possessions or money.
          34. adj. (US, slang) Occurring very rapidly, almost instantaneously.
          35. n. A pool.
          36. n. (engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
which
     1. det. (interrogative) What, of those mentioned or implied.
           Which song made the charts?
     2. det. (relative) The one or ones that.
           Show me which one is bigger.
           They couldn't decide which song to play.
     3. det. (relative) The one or ones mentioned.
           He once owned a painting of the house, which painting would later be stolen.
           For several seconds he sat in silence, during which time the tea and sandwiches arrived.
           I'm thinking of getting a new car, in which case I'd get a red one.
     4. pron. (interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).
           Which is bigger?;  Which is which?
     5. pron. (relative) Who; whom; what (of those mentioned or implied).
           He walked by a door with a sign, which read: PRIVATE OFFICE.
           We've met some problems which are very difficult to handle.
           He had to leave, which was very difficult.
           No art can be properly understood apart from the culture of which it is a part.
     6. pron. (relative, archaic) Used of people (now generally who, whom or that).
     7. n. An occurrence of the word which.
turns
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of turn
     2. n. plural of turn
     turn
          1. v. to make a non-linear physical movement.:
          2. v.          (intransitive) Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
                        the Earth turns;  turn on the spot
          3. v.          To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
                        Turn the knob clockwise.
          4. v.          (intransitive) to change one's direction of travel.
                        She turned right at the corner.
          5. v.          (intransitive, figuratively) to change the course of.
          6. v.          To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
                        She turned the table legs with care and precision.
          7. v.          (by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
          8. v.          To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
                        turn the bed covers;  turn the pages
          9. v.          (transitive, figuratively) To navigate through a book or other printed material.
                        turn to page twenty;  turn through the book
          10. v.          (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
          11. v.          (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
                          
          12. v. (heading, intransitive) To change condition or attitude.
          13. v.          (copulative) To become (begin to be).
                        The leaves turn brown in autumn.   When I asked him for the money, he turned nasty.
          14. v.          To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
                        The hillside behind our house isn't generally much to look at, but once all the trees turn it's gorgeous.
          15. v.          To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
                        Midas made everything turn to gold.  He turned into a monster every full moon.
          16. v.         # (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
                   #     This milk has turned; it smells awful.
          17. v.         # To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
                   #     to turn cider or wine
          18. v.          To reach a certain age.
                        Charlie turns six on September 29.
          19. v.          To hinge; to depend.
                        The decision turns on a single fact.
          20. v.          To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
                        The prisoners turned on the warden.
          21. v.          To change personal condition.
          22. v.         # (professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
          23. v.         # To become giddy; said of the head or brain.
          24. v.         # To sicken; to nauseate.
                   #     The sight turned my stomach.
          25. v.         # To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
          26. v.         #:  
          27. v. (obsolete, reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
          28. v. (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
                They say they can turn the parts in two days.
          29. v. (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
          30. v. To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
                Ivory turns well.
          31. v. (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
          32. v. (printing, dated) To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.
          33. v. (archaic) To translate.
                to turn the Iliad
          34. v. (transitive, role-playing games) To magically or divinely attack undead.
          35. n. A change of direction or orientation.
                Give the handle a turn, then pull it.
          36. n. A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
          37. n.          (geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
          38. n. A single loop of a coil.
          39. n. A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
                They took turns playing with the new toy.
          40. n. The time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
                I cooked tonight, so it's your turn to do the dishes.
          41. n. One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
          42. n. A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
          43. n. (also turnaround) The time required to complete a project.
                They quote a three-day turn on parts like those.
          44. n. A fit or a period of giddiness.
                I've had a funny turn.
          45. n. A change in temperament or circumstance.
                She took a turn for the worse.
          46. n. (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
          47. n. (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
          48. n. (poker, obsolete) The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.
          49. n. A deed done to another.
                One good turn deserves another.
                I felt that the man was of a vindictive nature, and would do me an evil turn if he found the opportunitynb....
          50. n. (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
          51. n. Character; personality; nature.
          52. n. (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
          53. n. (circus, theatre, especially, physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.
up
     1. adv. Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
           I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.
     2. adv. (intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state Thoroughly, completely.
           I will mix up the puzzle pieces.
           Tear up the contract.
           He really messed up.
           Please type up our monthly report.
     3. adv. To or from one's possession or consideration.
           I picked up some milk on the way home.
           The committee will take up your request.
           She had to give up her driver's license after the accident.
     4. adv. North.
           I will go up to New York to visit my family this weekend.
     5. adv. To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.
           Gold has gone up with the uncertainty in the world markets.
           Turn it up, I can barely hear it.
           Listen to your voice go up at the end of a question.
           Cheer up, the weekend's almost here.
     6. adv. (rail transport) Traditional term for the direction leading to the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.
     7. adv. (sailing) Against the wind or current.
     8. adv. (Cartesian graph) In a positive vertical direction.
     9. adv. (cricket) Relatively close to the batsman.
           The bowler pitched the ball up.
     10. adv. (hospitality, US) Without additional ice.
           Would you like that drink up or on ice?
     11. adv. (academia) Towards Cambridge or Oxford.
           She's going up to read Classics this September.
     12. adv. To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, etc.; usually followed by to or with.
           I was up to my chin in water.
           A stranger came up and asked me for directions.
     13. adv. To or in a state of completion; completely; wholly; quite.
           Drink up. The pub is closing.
           Can you sum up your research?
           The comet burned up in the atmosphere.
           I need to sew up the hole in this shirt.
     14. adv. Aside, so as not to be in use.
           to lay up riches; put up your weapons
     15. prep. Toward the top of.
           The cat went up the tree.   They walk up the steps.
     16. prep. Toward the center, source, or main point of reference; toward the end at which something is attached.
           The information made its way up the chain of command to the general.   I felt something crawling up my arm.
     17. prep. Further along (in any direction).
           Go up the street until you see the sign.
     18. prep. From south to north of
     19. prep. From the mouth towards the source (of a river or waterway).
     20. prep. (vulgar slang) Of a man: having sex with.
           Phwoar, look at that bird. I'd love to be up her.
     21. prep. (colloquial) At (a given place, especially one imagined to be higher or more remote from a central location).
     22. adj. Awake.
           I can’t believe it’s 3 a.m. and you’re still up.
     23. adj. Finished, to an end
           Time is up!
     24. adj. In a good mood.
           I’m feeling up today.
     25. adj. Willing; ready.
           If you are up for a trip, let’s go.
     26. adj. Next in a sequence.
           Smith is up to bat.
     27. adj. Happening; new.
           What is up with that project at headquarters?
     28. adj. Facing upwards; facing toward the top.
           Put the notebook face up on the table.
           Take a break and put your feet up.
     29. adj. Larger; greater in quantity.
           Sales are up from last quarter.
     30. adj. Ahead; leading; winning.
           The home team were up by two goals at half-time.
     31. adj. Standing.
           Get up and give her your seat.
     32. adj. On a higher level.
           The new ground is up.
     33. adj. Available; made public.
           The new notices are up as of last Tuesday.
     34. adj. (poker, postnominal) Said of the higher-ranking pair in a two pair.
           AAKK = aces up
           QQ33 = queens up
     35. adj. Well-informed; current.
           I’m not up on the latest news. What’s going on?
     36. adj. (computing) Functional; working.
           Is the server back up?
     37. adj. (anchor, Adj_railway)(of a railway line or train) Traveling towards a major terminus.
           The London train is on the up line.
     38. adj. Headed, or designated to go, upward, as an escalator, stairway, elevator etc.
     39. adj. (bar tending) Chilled and strained into a stemmed glass.
           A Cosmopolitan is typically served up.
     40. adj. (slang) Erect.
     41. adj. (of the Sun or Moon) Above the horizon, in the sky (i.e. during daytime or night-time)
     42. adj. (slang) well-known; renowned
     43. n. The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.
           Up is a good way to go.
     44. n. A positive thing.
           I hate almost everything about my job. The only up is that it's so close to home.
     45. n. An upstairs room of a two story house.
           She lives in a two-up two-down.
     46. v. (transitive, colloquial) To increase or raise.
           If we up the volume, we'll be able to make out the details.
           We upped anchor and sailed away.
     47. v. (transitive, colloquial) To promote.
           It wasn’t long before they upped him to Vice President.
     48. v. (intransitive) To act suddenly, usually with another verb.
against
     1. prep. A close but separated relationship.:
     2. prep.          In a contrary direction to.
                   If you swim against the current, you must work harder.
     3. prep.          Close to.
                   The kennel was put against the back wall.
     4. prep.          In front of; before a background.
                   The giant was silhouetted against the door.
     5. prep.          In physical contact with.
                   The puppy rested its head against a paw.
     6. prep.          In physical opposition to, or in collision with.
                   The rain pounds against the window.
     7. prep. (heading, social) A contrasting or competitive relationship.
     8. prep.          In contrast and/or comparison with.
                   He stands out against his local classmates.
     9. prep.          In competition with, versus.
                   The Tigers will play against the Bears this weekend.
     10. prep.          In opposition to.
                   Are you against freedom of choice?  I'd bet against his succeeding.
     11. prep. In exchange for.
           The vouchers are redeemable against West End shows and theatre breaks.
     12. prep. As protection from.
           He turned the umbrella against the wind.
     13. prep. In anticipation of; in preparation for (a particular time, event etc.).
     14. prep. (Hollywood) To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances, usually that a movie is made or has started filming.
           The studio weren't sure the movie would ever get made, so they only paid $50,000 against $200,000. That way they wouldn't be out very much if filming never began.
     15. conj. (obsolete) By the time that (something happened); before.
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.
vertical
     1. adj. Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.
     2. adj. In a two dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis.
     3. adj. (marketing) Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
     4. adj. (wine tasting) Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.
     5. n. A vertex or zenith.
     6. n. A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.
     7. n. An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.
     8. n. A vertical component of a structure.
     9. n. (marketing) A vertical market.
           We offer specialised accounting software targeting various verticals.
surface
     1. n. The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
     2. n. The outside hull of a tangible object.
     3. n. (figurative) Outward or external appearance.
           On the surface, the spy looked like a typical businessman.
     4. n. (mathematics, geometry) The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom) in a more-than-two-dimensional space.
     5. n. (fortification) That part of the side which is terminated by the flank prolonged, and the angle of the nearest bastion.
     6. v. To provide something with a surface.
     7. v. To apply a surface to something.
     8. v. (intransitive) To rise to the surface.
     9. v. To bring to the surface.
     10. v. (intransitive) To come out of hiding.
     11. v. (intransitive) For information or facts to become known.
     12. v. To make information or facts known.
     13. v. (intransitive) To work a mine near the surface.
     14. v. (intransitive) To appear or be found.
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