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euphemistic
1. adj. Of or pertaining to euphemism.
bribes
1. n. plural of bribe
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of bribe
bribe
1. n. Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
2. n. That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
3. v. To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something, usually against his/her will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.
4. v. To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.
to bribe somebody's compliance
paid
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of pay
pay
1. v. To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
he paid him to clean the place up
he paid her off the books and in kind where possible
2. v. To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.
she offered to pay the bill
he has paid his debt to society
3. v. To be profitable for.
It didn't pay him to keep the store open any more.
4. v. To give (something else than money).
to pay attention
5. v. (intransitive) To be profitable or worth the effort.
crime doesn’t pay
it will pay to wait
6. v. (intransitive) To discharge an obligation or debt.
He was allowed to go as soon as he paid.
7. v. (intransitive) To suffer consequences.
He paid for his fun in the sun with a terrible sunburn.
8. n. Money given in return for work; salary or wages.
Many employers have rules designed to keep employees from comparing their pays.
9. adj. Operable or accessible on deposit of coins.
pay toilet
10. adj. Pertaining to or requiring payment.
11. v. (nautical, transitive) To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
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
people
1. n. Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.
Why do so many people commit suicide?
2. n. Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc; folk; a community.
3. n. A group of persons regarded as being employees, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler.
4. n. One's colleagues or employees.
5. n. A person's ancestors, relatives or family.
My people lived through the Black Plague and the Thirty Years War.
6. n. The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.
7. n. plural of person.
8. v. To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.
9. v. (intransitive) To become populous or populated.
10. v. To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.

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