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informal
     1. adj. Not formal or ceremonious.
           an informal get-together
     2. adj. Not in accord with the usual regulations.
           an informal agreement
     3. adj. Suited for everyday use.
           informal clothes
     4. adj. (of language) Reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage.
     5. adj. (gardening) Not organized; not structured or planned.
any
     1. adv. To even the slightest extent, at all.
           I will not remain here any longer.
           If you get any taller, you'll start having to duck through doorways!
     2. det. At least one; of at least one kind. One at all.
           do you have any biscuits?;  do you have any food?;  I haven't got any money;  it won't do you any good
     3. det. No matter what kind.
           choose any items you want;  any person may apply
     4. pron. Any thing(s) or person(s).
           Any may apply.
small
     1. adj. Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
           A small serving of ice cream.
           A small group.
           He made us all feel small.
     2. adj. (figuratively) Young, as a child.
           Remember when the children were small?
     3. adj. (writing, incomparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters.
     4. adj. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
     5. adj. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
           a small space of time
     6. adj. topics, en, Size
     7. adv. In a small fashion.
     8. adv. In or into small pieces.
     9. adv. (obsolete) To a small extent.
     10. n. (rare) Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
     11. v. (obsolete, transitive) To make little or less.
     12. v. (intransitive) To become small; to dwindle.
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.
free
     1. adj. (social) Unconstrained.
           He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted.
     2. adj.          Not imprisoned or enslaved.
                   a free man
     3. adj.          Unconstrained by timidity or distrust
     4. adj.          Generous; liberal.
                   He's very free with his money.
     5. adj.          (obsolete) Clear of offence or crime; guiltless; innocent.
     6. adj.          Without obligations.
                   free time
     7. adj.          Thrown open, or made accessible, to all; to be enjoyed without limitations; unrestricted; not obstructed, engrossed, or appropriated; open; said of a t
                   a free school
     8. adj.          Not arbitrary or despotic; assuring liberty; defending individual rights against encroachment by any person or class; instituted by a free people; said
                   This is a free country.
     9. adj.          (software) With no or only freedom-preserving limitations on distribution or modification.
                   OpenOffice is free software.
     10. adj.          (software) Intended for release, as opposed to a checked version.
     11. adj. Obtainable without any payment.
           The government provides free health care.
     12. adj.          (by extension, chiefly advertising slang) complimentary
                   Buy a TV to get a free DVD player!
     13. adj. (abstract) Unconstrained.
     14. adj.          (mathematics) Unconstrained by relators.
                   the free group on three generators
     15. adj.          (mathematics, logic) Unconstrained by quantifiers.
                   z is the free variable in\forall x\exists y:xy=z.
     16. adj.          (programming) Unconstrained of identifiers, not bound.
     17. adj.          (linguistics) (of a morpheme) That can be used by itself, unattached to another morpheme.
     18. adj. (physical) Unconstrained.
     19. adj.          Unobstructed, without blockages.
                   the drain was free
     20. adj.          Unattached or uncombined.
                   a free radical
     21. adj.          Not currently in use; not taken; unoccupied.
                   You can sit on this chair; it's free.
     22. adj.          (botany, mycology) Not attached; loose.
                   In this group of mushrooms, the gills are free.
     23. adj. Without; not containing (what is specified); exempt; clear; liberated.
           We had a wholesome, filling meal, free of meat.  I would like to live free from care in the mountains.
     24. adj. (dated) Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited.
           a free horse
     25. adj. (dated) Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; followed by of.
     26. adj. (legal) Certain or honourable; the opposite of base.
           free service;  free socage
     27. adj. (legal) Privileged or individual; the opposite of common.
           a free fishery;  a free warren
     28. adv. Without needing to pay.
           I got this bike free.
     29. adv. (obsolete) Freely; willingly.
     30. v. To make free; set at liberty; release; rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, or oppresses.
     31. n. (Australian rules football, Gaelic football) (abbreviation of free kick).
     32. n. free transfer
     33. n. (hurling) The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.
item
     1. n. A distinct physical object.
           Tweezers are great for manipulating small items.
     2. n. , passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters (...). But the priciest items in the market aren'
     3. n. (by extension, video games) An object that can be picked up for later use.
     4. n. A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.
           the items in a bill
           In response to the first item, we deny all wrongdoing.
     5. n. (psychometrics) A question on a test, which may include its answers.
           The exam has 100 items, each of which includes a correct response and three distractors.
     6. n. A matter for discussion in an agenda.
           The first item for discussion is the budget for next year's picnic.
     7. n. (informal) Two people who are having a relationship with each other.
           Jack and Jill are an item.
     8. n. A short article in a newspaper.
           an item concerning the weather
     9. n. (obsolete) A hint; an innuendo.
     10. v. To make a note of.
     11. adv. likewise
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