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cricket
     1. n. An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
     2. n.          (US, slang) In the form crickets: absolute silence; no communication.
     3. n. A wooden footstool.
     4. n. A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions.
     5. n. A relatively small area of a roof constructed to divert water from a horizontal intersection of the roof with a chimney, wall, expansion joint or other projection.
     6. n. (sports) A game played outdoors with bats and a ball between two teams of eleven, popular in England and many Commonwealth countries.
     7. n. (chiefly British) An act that is fair and sportsmanlike, derived from the sport.
           That player's foul wasn't cricket!
     8. v. (rare, intransitive) To play the game of cricket.
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.
ball
     1. n. A solid or hollow sphere, or part thereof.
           a ball of spittle;   a fecal ball
     2. n.          A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
                   a ball of wool;   a ball of twine
     3. n.          (ballistics) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, etc.
     4. n.         # A jacketed non-expanding bullet, typically of military origin.
     5. n.         # (obsolete) Such bullets collectively.
     6. n.          A roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body.
                   the ball of the thumb;   the ball of the foot
     7. n.          (anatomy) The front of the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes.
     8. n.          The globe; the earthly sphere.
     9. n.          (mathematics) The set of points in a metric space lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point; specifically, the homologue of the disk
     10. n.          (mathematics, more generally) The set of points in a topological space lying within some open set containing a given point; the analogue of the disk in
     11. n.          An object, generally spherical, used for playing games.
     12. n. (sport) A round or ellipsoidal object.
     13. n.          Any simple game involving a ball.
                   The children were playing ball on the beach.
                   The children were playing ball in the garden.
     14. n.          (baseball) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
     15. n.          (pinball) An opportunity to launch the pinball into play.
                   If you get to a million points, you get another ball.
     16. n.          (cricket) A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.
     17. n.          (soccer) A pass; a kick of the football towards a teammate.
     18. n. (mildly, vulgar, slang) A testicle.
     19. n.          Nonsense.
                   That’s a load of balls, and you know it!
     20. n.          Courage.
                   I doubt he’s got the balls to tell him off.
     21. n. (printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
     22. n. (farriery, historical) A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.
     23. v. To form or wind into a ball.
           to ball cotton
     24. v. (metalworking) To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
     25. v. (transitive, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with.
     26. v. To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
           The horse balls; the snow balls.
     27. v. (slang) To be hip or cool.
     28. v. (nonstandard, slang) To play basketball.
     29. interj. (Australian rules football) An appeal by the crowd for holding the ball against a tackled player. This is heard almost any time an opposition player is tackled, without regard to whether the rules abo
     30. n. A formal dance.
     31. n. (informal) A very enjoyable time.
           I had a ball at that concert.
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
move
     1. v. (intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
           A ship moves rapidly.
           I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, feeling too lazy to move.
     2. v. (intransitive) To act; to take action; to begin to act
           to move in a matter
           Come on guys, let's move: there's work to do!
     3. v. (intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.
           I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life.
           They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time.
     4. v. (intransitive, chess, and other games) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.
           The rook moved from a8 to a6.
           My opponent's counter was moving much quicker round the board than mine.
     5. v. (transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another
           The waves moved the boat up and down.
           The horse moves a carriage.
     6. v. (transitive, chess) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game
           She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board.
     7. v. To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
           This song moves me to dance.
     8. v. To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).
           That book really moved me.
     9. v. (transitive, intransitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit
           I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.
     10. v. (transitive, obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).
     11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.
     12. v. (transitive, obsolete) To apply to, as for aid.
     13. v. (lbl, en, law, transitive, intransitive) To request an action from the court.
           An attorney moved the court to issue a restraining order.
           The district attorney moved for a non-suit.
     14. n. The act of moving; a movement.
           A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.
     15. n. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
           He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen.
     16. n. A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.
           She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move.
           He can win a match with that one move.
     17. n. The event of changing one's residence.
           The move into my fiancé's house took two long days.
           They were pleased about their move to the country.
     18. n. A change in strategy.
           I am worried about our boss's move.
           It was a smart move to bring on a tall striker to play against the smaller defenders.
     19. n. A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
     20. n. (board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.
           The best move of the game was when he sacrificed his rook in order to gain better possession.
           It's your move! Roll the dice!
           If you roll a six, you can make two moves.
sideways
     1. n. plural of sideway
     2. adj. Moving or directed toward one side.
           Giving Mary a sideways glance, he said,(...).
           He gave the ball a sideways kick.
     3. adj. (informal) Positioned sideways (with a side to the front).
           There was a stack of papers in front of each seat at the table, but each stack was sideways.
     4. adj. (informal) Neither moving upward nor moving downward.
           Once we get out of this sideways economy, our figures will more accurately reflect what we're truly capable of.
     5. adj. (chiefly US, colloquial) Not as planned; towards a worse outcome.
           We realized the project could go sideways very quickly if we didn't get the sales and marketing people on our side.
     6. adj. (usually with "with", informal) In conflict (with); not compatible (with).
           He was constantly getting sideways with his boss till he got fired.
     7. adv. With a side to the front.
           He builds houses sideways, with the front door on the side.
     8. adv. Towards one side.
           A bishop moves only diagonally; a rook, only sideways, forward, and back.  He looked sideways at the new arrival, wondering who she was.
     9. adv. Askance; sidelong.
     10. adv. (informal) Neither upward nor downward.
           The economy has been moving sideways for several months now.
after
     1. adv. Behind; later in time; following.
           They lived happily ever after.
           I left the room, and the dog bounded after.
     2. prep. Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
           We had a few beers after the game.
           The time is quarter after eight.
           The Cold War began shortly after the Second World War.
     3. prep. Behind.
           He will leave a trail of destruction after him.
     4. prep. In pursuit of, seeking.
           He's after a job; run after him; inquire after her health.
     5. prep. In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.
           We named him after his grandfather; a painting after Leonardo da Vinci.
     6. prep. Next in importance or rank.
           The princess is next in line to the throne after the prince.
     7. prep. As a result of.
           After your bad behaviour, you will be punished.
     8. prep. In spite of.
           After all that has happened, he is still my friend.
           I can't believe that, after all our advice against gambling, you walked into that casino!
     9. prep. (Irish usually preceded by a form of be followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity
           I was after finishing my dinner when there was a knock on the door.
     10. prep. (dated) According to an author or text.
     11. prep. Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to.
           to look after workmen; to enquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness
     12. prep. (obsolete) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.
     13. conj. Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.
           I went home after we had decided to call it a day.
     14. adj. (dated) Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent
     15. adj. (nautical, where the frame of reference is within the ship) At or towards the stern of a ship.
           The after gun is mounted aft.
           The after gun is abaft the forward gun.
bouncing
     1. adj. healthy; vigorous.
           a bouncing baby girl
     2. adj. (obsolete, informal) excessively big; whopping
     3. v. present participle of bounce
     4. n. The act of something that bounces.
     bounce
          1. v. (intransitive) To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
                The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch.
          2. v. (intransitive) To move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.
                He bounces nervously on his chair.
          3. v. To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly.
                He bounced the child on his knee.
                The children were bouncing a ball against a wall.
          4. v. (transitive, colloquial) To suggest or introduce (an idea, etc.) to (off or by) somebody, in order to gain feedback.
                I'm meeting Bob later to bounce some ideas off him about the new product range.
          5. v. (intransitive) To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound.
                She bounced happily into the room.
          6. v. To move rapidly (between).
          7. v. (intransitive, informal, of a cheque/check) To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.
                We can’t accept further checks from you, as your last one bounced.
          8. v. (transitive, informal) To fail to cover (have sufficient funds for) (a draft presented against one's account).
                He tends to bounce a check or two toward the end of each month, before his payday.
          9. v. (intransitive, slang) To leave.
                Let’s wrap this up, I gotta bounce.
          10. v. (US, slang) To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.
          11. v. (intransitive, slang) (sometimes employing the preposition with) To have sexual intercourse.
          12. v. (transitive, air combat) To attack unexpectedly.
                The squadron was bounced north of the town.
          13. v. (intransitive, electronics) To turn power off and back on; to reset
                See if it helps to bounce the router.
          14. v. (intransitive, Internet, of an e-mail message or address) To return undelivered.
                What’s your new email address? The old one bounces.
                The girl in the bar told me her address was thirsty@example.com, but my mail to that address bounced back to me.
          15. v. (intransitive, aviation) To land hard and lift off again due to excess momentum.
                The student pilot bounced several times during his landing.
          16. v. (intransitive, skydiving) To land hard at unsurvivable velocity with fatal results.
                After the mid-air collision, his rig failed and he bounced. BSBD.
          17. v. (transitive, sound recording) To mix (two or more tracks of a multi-track audio tape recording) and record the result onto a single track, in order to free up tracks for further material to be added.
                Bounce tracks two and three to track four, then record the cowbell on track two.
          18. v. (slang) To bully; to scold.
          19. v. (archaic) To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; to knock loudly.
          20. v. (archaic) To boast; to bluster.
          21. n. A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.
          22. n. A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.
          23. n. An email return with any error.
          24. n. The sack, licensing.
          25. n. A bang, boom.
          26. n. A drink based on brandyW.
          27. n. A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.
          28. n. Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.
          29. n. Scyllium catulus, a European dogfish.
          30. n. A genre of New Orleans music.
          31. n. (slang) Drugs.
          32. n. (slang) Swagger.
          33. n. (slang) A 'good' beat.
          34. n. (slang) A talent for leaping.
                Them pro-ballers got bounce!
on
     1. adj. In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
     2. adj. Performing according to schedule.
           Are we still on for tonight?
           Is the show still on?
     3. adj. (chiefly UK, informal, usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate.
           You can't do that; it's just not on.
     4. adj. (informal) Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.
           "Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!".
           Mike just threw coffee onto Paul's lap. It's on now.
     5. adj. (baseball, informal) Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
     6. adj. (euphemistic) Menstruating.
     7. adv. To an operating state.
           turn the television on
     8. adv. Along, forwards (continuing an action).
           drive on, rock on
     9. adv. In continuation, at length.
           and so on.
           He rambled on and on.
     10. adv. (not US) Later.
           Ten years on, nothing had changed in the village.
     11. prep. Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
           on the table;  on the couch
           The parrot was sitting on Jim's shoulder.
     12. prep. At or near; adjacent to.
           Soon we'll pass a statue on the left.
           The fleet is on the American coast.
           Croton-on-Hudson, Rostov-on-Don, Southend-on-Sea
     13. prep. Covering.
           He wore old shoes on his feet.
     14. prep. At the date of.
           Born on the 4th of July.
     15. prep. Some time during the day of.
           I'll see you on Monday.   The bus leaves on Friday.   Can I see you on a different day? On Sunday I'm busy.
     16. prep. Dealing with the subject of, about, or concerning something.
           A book on history.   The World Summit on the Information Society.
     17. prep. Touching; hanging from.
           The fruit ripened on the trees.   The painting hangs on the wall.
     18. prep. (informal) In the possession of.
           I haven't got any money on me.
     19. prep. Because of, or due to.
           To arrest someone on suspicion of bribery.   To contact someone on a hunch.
     20. prep. Upon; at the time of (and often because of).
           On Jack's entry, William got up to leave.
           On the addition of ammonia, a chemical reaction begins.
     21. prep. Paid for by.
           The drinks are on me tonight, boys.   The meal is on the house.   I paid for the airfare and meals for my family, but the hotel room was on the company.
     22. prep. Used to indicate a means or medium.
           I saw it on television.   Can't you see I'm on the phone?
     23. prep. Indicating a means of subsistence.
           They lived on ten dollars a week.   The dog survived three weeks on rainwater.
     24. prep. Away or occupied with (e.g. a scheduled activity).
           He's on his lunch break.   on vacation;  on holiday
     25. prep. Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.
           to play on a violin or piano
           Her words made a lasting impression on my mind.
     26. prep. Regularly taking (a drug).
           You've been on these antidepressants far too long.   He's acting so strangely, I think he must be on something.
     27. prep. Under the influence of (a drug).
           He's acting crazy because he's on crack right now.
     28. prep. (mathematics) Having identical domain and codomain.
           a function on
     29. prep. (mathematics) HavingV^n as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n.
           an operator on
     30. prep. (mathematics) Generated by.
           the free group on four letters
     31. prep. Supported by (the specified part of itself).
           A table can't stand on two legs.   After resting on his elbows, he stood on his toes, then walked on his heels.
     32. prep. At a given time after the start of something; at.
     33. prep. In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
           heaps on heaps of food
           mischief on mischief; loss on loss
     34. prep. (obsolete, regional) of
     35. prep. Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in.
           I depended on them for assistance.
           He will promise on certain conditions.
           Do you ever bet on horses?
     36. prep. Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
           Have pity or compassion on him.
     37. prep. (obsolete) At the peril of, or for the safety of.
     38. prep. In the service of; connected with; of the number of.
           He is on a newspaper; I am on the committee.
     39. prep. By virtue of; with the pledge of.
           He affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honour.
     40. prep. To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
           On us be all the blame.
           A curse on him!
           Please don't tell on her and get her in trouble.
           He turned on her and has been her enemy ever since.
           He went all honest on me, making me listen to his confession.
     41. v. (transitive, Singapore, Philippines) to switch on
           Can you on the light?
     42. prep. (UK dialectal, Scotland) Without.
     43. n. In the Japanese language, a pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character that was originally based on the character's pronunciation in Chinese, contrasted with kun.
           Most kanji have two kinds of reading, called "on" and "kun".
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.
seam
     1. n. (sewing) A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.Wp
     2. n. A suture.
     3. n. A thin stratum, especially of coal or mineral.
     4. n. (cricket) The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam.
     5. n. (construction) A joint formed by mating two separate sections of materials.
           Seams can be made or sealed in a variety of ways, including adhesive bonding, hot-air welding, solvent welding, using adhesive tapes, sealant, etc.
     6. n. A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.
     7. n. (figurative) A line of junction; a joint.
     8. v. To put together with a seam.
     9. v. To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting.
     10. v. To mark with a seam or line; to scar.
     11. v. To crack open along a seam.
     12. v. (cricket) Of the ball, to move sideways after bouncing on the seam.
     13. v. (cricket) Of a bowler, to make the ball move thus.
     14. n. (historical) An old English measure of grain, containing eight bushels.
     15. n. (historical) An old English measure of glass, containing twenty-four weys of five pounds, or 120 pounds.
     16. n. (dialect) grease; tallow; lard
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