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grammar
     1. n. A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
     2. n. (linguistics) The study of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the use of words in the construction of phrases and sentences (syntax).
     3. n. A book describing the rules of grammar of a language.
     4. n. (computing theory) A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.
     5. n. (computing theory) A formal system defining a formal language
     6. n. The basic rules or principles of a field of knowledge or a particular skill.
     7. n. (UK, archaic) A textbook.
           a grammar of geography
     8. n. (UK) A grammar school.
     9. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To discourse according to the rules of grammar; to use grammar.
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.
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.
showing
     1. v. present participle of show
     2. n. An occasion when something is shown.
           We went to the midnight showing of the new horror movie.
     3. n. A result, a judgement.
           He made a poor showing at his first time at bat.
     show
          1. v. To display, to have somebody see (something).
                The car's dull finish showed years of neglect.
                All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper.
          2. v. To bestow; to confer.
                to show mercy; to show favour; (dialectal) show me the salt please
          3. v. To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
          4. v. To guide or escort.
                Could you please show him on his way. He has overstayed his welcome.
                They showed us in.
          5. v. (intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
                Your bald patch is starting to show.
                At length, his gloom showed.
          6. v. (intransitive, informal) To put in an appearance; show up.
                We waited for an hour, but they never showed.
          7. v. (intransitive, informal) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
          8. v. (intransitive, racing) To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
                In the third race: Aces Up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars.
          9. v. (obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
          10. n. A play, dance, or other entertainment.
          11. n. An exhibition of items.
                art show;  dog show
          12. n. A demonstration.
                show of force
          13. n. A broadcast program/programme.
                radio show;  television show
          14. n. A movie.
                Let's catch a show.
          15. n. A project or presentation.
                Let's get on with the show.   Let's get this show on the road.   They went on an international road show to sell the shares to investors.   It was Apple's usual do
          16. n. Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".)
                The dog sounds ferocious but it's all show.
          17. n. Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.
          18. n. (baseball, with "the") The major leagues.
                He played AA ball for years, but never made it to the show.
          19. n. (mining, obsolete) A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.
          20. n. (archaic) Pretence.
          21. n. (archaic) Sign, token, or indication.
          22. n. (obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance.
          23. n. (obsolete) Plausibility.
          24. n. (medicine) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.
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.
relative
     1. adj. Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.
     2. adj. (computing, of a URL, URI, path, or similar) Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.
           The relative URL/images/pic.jpg, when evaluated in the context ofhttp&x3A;//example.com/docs/pic.html, corresponds to the absolute URLhttp&x3A;//example.com/images/pic.jpg.
     3. adj. (grammar) That relates to an antecedent.
     4. adj. (music) Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.
     5. adj. Relevant; pertinent; related.
           relative to your earlier point about taxes, ...
     6. adj. Capable to be changed by other beings or circumstance; conditional.
     7. n. Someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.
           Why do my relatives always talk about sex?
     8. n. (linguistics) A type of adjective that inflects like a relative clause, rather than a true adjective, in certain Bantu languages.
quality
     1. n. Level of excellence.
           This school is well-known for having teachers of high quality.
           Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income.
     2. n. A property or an attribute that differentiates a thing or person.
           One of the qualities of pure iron is that it does not rust easily.
           While being impulsive can be great for artists, it is not a desirable quality for engineers.
           Security, stability, and efficiency are good qualities of an operating system.
     3. n. (archaic) High social position. (See also the quality.)
           A peasant is not allowed to fall in love with a lady of quality.
           Membership of this golf club is limited to those of quality and wealth.
     4. n. The degree to which a man-made object or system is free from bugs and flaws, as opposed to scope of functions or quantity of items.
     5. n. (thermodynamics) In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.
     6. n. (emergency medicine) The third step in OPQRST where the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI feels like.
           To identify quality try asking, "what does it feel like?".
     7. adj. Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose.
           We only sell quality products.
           That was a quality game by Jim Smith.
           A quality system ensures products meet customer requirements.
in
     1. prep. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits.
     2. prep.          Contained by.
                   The dog is in the kennel.
     3. prep.          Within.
     4. prep.          Surrounded by.
                   We are in the enemy camp.   Her plane is in the air.
     5. prep.          Part of; a member of.
                   One in a million.   She's in band and orchestra.
     6. prep.          Pertaining to; with regard to.
                   What grade did he get in English?
                   Military letters should be formal in tone, but not stilted.
     7. prep.          At the end of a period of time.
                   They said they would call us in a week.
     8. prep.          Within a certain elapsed time
                   Are you able to finish this in three hours?   The massacre resulted in over 1000 deaths in three hours.
     9. prep.          During (said of periods of time).
                   in the first week of December;  Easter falls in the fourth lunar month;   The country reached a high level of prosperity in his fi
     10. prep.          (grammar, phonetics, of sounds and letters) Coming at the end of a word.
                   English nouns in -ce form their plurals in -s.
     11. prep. Into.
           Less water gets in your boots this way.
     12. prep. Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.
           In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
     13. prep.          Indicating an order or arrangement.
                   My fat rolls around in folds.
     14. prep.          Denoting a state of the subject.
                   He stalked away in anger.   John is in a coma.
     15. prep.          Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
                   You've got a friend in me.   He's met his match in her.
     16. prep.          Wearing (an item of clothing).
                    I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress.
     17. prep. Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality.
     18. prep.          (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
                   Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties.
                   The deposit can be in any legal tender, even in gold.
                    Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.
     19. prep.          Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
                   Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" in C minor is among his most popular.
                   His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages.
                   When you write in cursive, it's illegible.
     20. v. (obsolete, transitive) To enclose.
     21. v. (obsolete, transitive) To take in; to harvest.
     22. adv. (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
           Is Mr. Smith in?
     23. adv. Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
           Suddenly a strange man walked in.
     24. adv. (sports) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
           He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in.
     25. adv. (UK) Abbreviation of in aid of.
           What's that in?
     26. adv. After the beginning of something.
     27. n. A position of power or a way to get it.
           His parents got him an in with the company
     28. n. (sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
     29. n. A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
     30. adj. In fashion; popular.
           Skirts are in this year.
     31. adj. Incoming.
           the in train
     32. adj. (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
     33. adj. (legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
           in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband
     34. adj. (cricket) Currently batting.
     35. n. Inch.
English
     1. adj. Of or pertaining to England.
     2. adj. English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England.
           Those immigrants Anglicised their names to make them sound more English.
     3. adj. Of or pertaining to the people of England (to Englishmen and Englishwomen).
     4. adj. Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
           an English ton
     5. adj. (Amish) Non-Amish, so named for speaking English rather than a variety of German.
     6. n. (collective plural) The people of England; Englishmen and Englishwomen.
           The Scottish and the English have a history of conflict.
     7. n. The language originating in England but now spoken in all parts of the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and other parts of the world.
           English is spoken here as an unofficial language and lingua franca.
           How do you say ‘à peu près’ in English?
     8. n. (Amish, collective plural) The non-Amish; non-Amish people.
     9. n. One's ability to employ the English language correctly.
           My coworker has pretty good English for a non-native speaker.
     10. n. The English-language term or expression for something.
           What's the English for ‘à peu près’?
     11. n. Specific language or wording in English; English text or statements in speech, whether in translation or otherwise.
           The technical details are correct, but the English is not very clear.
     12. n. A variety or dialect of spoken and or written English.
     13. n. (printing, dated) The size of type between pica and great primer, standardized as 14-point.
     14. n. (North American) Spin or side given to a ball, especially in pool or billiards.
           Put more English on the ball.
     15. v. (transitive, archaic) To translate, adapt or render into English.
     16. n. (US) Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in billiards or bowling.
           You can't hit it directly, but maybe if you give it some english.
     17. n. (figurative) An unusual or unexpected interpretation of a text or idea, a spin, a nuance.
usually
     1. adv. Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.
           Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work.
     2. adv. Under normal conditions.
formed
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of form
     form
          1. n. To do with shape.:
          2. n.          The shape or visible structure of a thing or person.
          3. n.          A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold.
          4. n.          (dated) A long bench with no back.
          5. n.          (fine arts) The boundary line of a material object. In painting, more generally, the human body.
          6. n.          (crystallography) The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid.
          7. n. (social) To do with structure or procedure.
          8. n.          An order of doing things, as in religious ritual.
          9. n.          Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula.
          10. n.          Constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.; system.
                        a republican form of government
          11. n.          Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality.
                        a matter of mere form
          12. n.          (archaic) A class or rank in society.
          13. n.          (UK) A criminal record; loosely, past history (in a given area).
          14. n.          (education) A class or year of school pupils (often preceded by an ordinal number to specify the year, as in sixth form).
          15. n. A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.
                To apply for the position, complete the application form.
          16. n. Level of performance.
                The team's form has been poor this year.
                The orchestra was on top form this evening.
          17. n. (grammar) A grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech.
                participial forms;  verb forms
          18. n. The den or home of a hare.
          19. n. (computing, programming) A window or dialogue box.
          20. n. (taxonomy) An infraspecific rank.
          21. n. (printing, dated) The type or other matter from which an impression is to be taken, arranged and secured in a chase.
          22. n. (geometry) A quantic.
          23. n. (sports) A specific way of performing a movement.
          24. v. To assume (a certain shape or visible structure).
                When you kids form a straight line I'll hand out the lollies.
          25. v. To give (a shape or visible structure) to a thing or person.
                Roll out the dough to form a thin sheet.
          26. v. (intransitive) To take shape.
                When icicles start to form on the eaves you know the roads will be icy.
          27. v. To put together or bring into being; assemble.
                The socialists did not have enough MPs to form a government.
                Paul McCartney and John Lennon formed The Beatles in Liverpool in 1960.
          28. v. (transitive, linguistics) To create (a word) by inflection or derivation.
                By adding "-ness", you can form a noun from an adjective.
          29. v. To constitute, to compose, to make up.
                Teenagers form the bulk of extreme traffic offenders.
          30. v. To mould or model by instruction or discipline.
                Singing in a choir helps to form a child's sociality.
          31. v. To provide (a hare) with a form.
          32. v. (electrical, historical, transitive) To treat (plates) to prepare them for introduction into a storage battery, causing one plate to be composed more or less of spongy lead, and the other of lead pero
by
     1. prep. Near or next to.
           The mailbox is by the bus stop.
     2. prep. At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval.
           Be back by ten o'clock!  We will send it by the first week of July.
     3. prep. Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: Through the action or presence of.
           The matter was decided by the chairman.  The boat was swamped by the water.  He was protected by his body armour.
     4. prep. Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
           There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare
     5. prep. Indicates the cause of a condition or event: Through the action of, caused by, responsibility for; by dint of.
     6. prep. Indicates a means: Involving/using the means of.
           I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
     7. prep. Indicates a source of light used as illumination.
           The electricity was cut off, so we had to read by candlelight.
     8. prep. Indicates an authority, rule, or permission followed.
           I sorted the items by category.  By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife.
     9. prep. Indicates the amount of some progression: With a change of.
           Our stock is up by ten percent.
     10. prep. In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
           We went through the book page by page.  We crawled forward by inches.
     11. prep. Indicates a referenced source: According to.
           He cheated by his own admission.
     12. prep. Indicates an oath: With the authority of.
           By Jove! I think she's got it!  By all that is holy, I'll put an end to this.
     13. prep. Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
           It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix.  The room was about 4 foot by 6 foot.  The bricks used to build the wall measured 10 by 20 by 30 cm.
     14. prep. (horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.
           She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
     15. adv. Along a path which runs by the speaker.
           I watched as it passed by.
     16. adv. In the vicinity, near.
           There was a shepherd close by.
           The shop is hard by the High Street.
     17. adv. To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.
           I'll stop by on my way home from work.
           We're right near the lifeguard station. Come by before you leave.
     18. adv. Aside, away.
           The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring.
     19. adj. Out of the way, subsidiary.
     20. n. (card games) A pass
     21. interj. alternative spelling of bye
adding
     1. v. present participle of add
     add
          1. v. To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.
          2. v. To sum up; to put together mentally.
                to add numbers
          3. v. To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.
                to add a column of numbers
          4. v. To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on).
          5. v. To append (e,g, a statement); to say further information.
          6. v. (intransitive) To make an addition; to augment; to increase.
                It adds to our anxiety.
          7. v. (intransitive, mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.
                He adds rapidly.
          8. n. (computer science) An act or instance of adding.
          9. n. (video games) An additional enemy that joined the fight after the primary target.
                After engaging the boss for one minute, two adds will arrive from the back and must be dealt with.
more
     1. det. comparative degree of many, : in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.)
           More people are arriving.
           There are more ways to do this than I can count.
     2. det. comparative degree of much, : in greater quantity, amount, or proportion. (Used for a continuous quantity.)
           I want more soup;  I need more time
           There's more caffeine in my coffee than in the coffee you get in most places.
     3. adv. To a greater degree or extent.
           He walks more in the morning these days.
     4. adv. (now poetic) In negative constructions: any further, any longer; any more.
     5. adv. Used alone to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs.
           You're more beautiful than I ever imagined.
     6. adv. (now dialectal, or humorous) Used in addition to an inflected comparative form. (Standard until the 18thc.)
           I was more better at English than you.
     7. adv. rather
           He is more clever than wise.
     8. n. An extra amount or extent.
     9. n. (obsolete) a carrot; a parsnip.
     10. n. (dialectal) a root; stock.
     11. n. A plant.
     12. v. To root up.
     13. pron. a greater amount of people or things
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.
appending
     1. v. present participle of append
     append
          1. v. To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended
                a seal appended to a record
                An inscription was appended to the column.
          2. v. To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex
                notes appended to a book chapter
          3. v. (computing) To write more data to the end of a pre-existing file, string, or other non-constant data type.
          4. n. (computing) An instance of writing more data to the end of an existing file.
er
     1. interj. Said when hesitating in speech.
     2. v. (informal) To utter the word "er" when hesitating in speech, found almost exclusively in the phrase um and er.
           He ummed and erred his way through the presentation.
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