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intransitive
     1. adj. (grammar, of a verb) not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object
           The word "drink" is a transitive verb in "they drink wine", but an intransitive one in "they drink often.".
     2. adj. (rare) not transitive or passing further; kept; detained
           And then it is for the image's sake and so far is intransitive; but whatever is paid more to the image is transitive and passes further. — Jeremy Taylor.
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
shake
     1. v. (transitive, ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
           The earthquake shook the building.
           He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere.
     2. v. To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate a negative.
           Shaking his head, he kept repeating "No, no, no".
     3. v. To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
           to shake fruit down from a tree
     4. v. To disturb emotionally; to shock.
           her father's death shook her terribly;  he was shaken by what had happened
           w:Elvis Presley, w:All Shook Up
            A well'a bless my soul
            What'sa wrong with me?
            I'm itchin' like a man in a fuzzy tree
            My friends say I'm actin' wild as a bug
            I'm in love
            I'm all shook up
     5. v. To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).
           I can't shake the feeling that I forgot something.
     6. v. (intransitive) To move from side to side.
           She shook with grief.
     7. v. (intransitive, usually as "shake on") To shake hands.
           OK, let's shake on it.
     8. v. (intransitive) To dance.
           She was shaking it on the dance floor.
     9. v. To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.
           to shake a note in music
     10. n. The act of shaking something.
           The cat gave the mouse a shake.
     11. n. A milkshake.
     12. n. A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float.
     13. n. Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana.
     14. n. (building material) A thin shingle.
     15. n. A crack or split between the growth rings in wood.
     16. n. A fissure in rock or earth.
     17. n. A basic wooden shingle made from split logs, traditionally used for roofing etc.
     18. n. (informal) Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.)
     19. n. (nautical) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
     20. n. (music) A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.
     21. n. A shook of staves and headings.
     22. n. (dialect) The redshank, so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.
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.
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.
with
     1. prep. Against.
           He picked a fight with the class bully.
     2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
           He went with his friends.
     3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to.
           She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
     4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
     5. prep. In support of.
           We are with you all the way.
     6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
           slain with robbers
     7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of.
           cut with a knife
     8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
     9. prep. Having, owning.
     10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
           Do you want to come with?
     11. adv. -->
     12. n. alternative form of withe
slight
     1. adj. Small in amount, gentle, or weak; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe.
           a slight (i.e. feeble) effort;  a slight (i.e. not deep) impression;  a slight (i.e. not convincing) argument;  a slight (i.e. not thorough) examination;  a slight (i.e. not
     2. adj. Not stout or heavy; slender.
           a slight but graceful woman
     3. adj. (regional) Even, smooth or level; still (of the sea).
           A slight stone
           The sea was slight and calm
     4. adj. (obsolete) Foolish; silly; weak in intellect.
     5. adj. (regional, obsolete) Bad, of poor quality (as goods).
           A gullible chapman was fooled into buying really slight goods.
     6. adj. (dated) Slighting; treating with disdain.
     7. v. To treat as slight or not worthy of attention; to make light of.
     8. v. To give lesser weight or importance to.
     9. v. To treat with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully.
     10. v. (transitive military, of a fortification) To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition.
     11. v. To make even or level.
     12. v. To throw heedlessly.
     13. n. The act of slighting; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy.
     14. n. (obsolete) Sleight.
and
     1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
     2. conj.          Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.
     3. conj.          Simply connecting two clauses or sentences.
     4. conj.          Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first.
     5. conj.          (obsolete) Yet; but.
     6. conj.          Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often
     7. conj.          (now colloquial, or literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.
     8. conj.          Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition.
     9. conj.          Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause.
     10. conj.          Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’.
     11. conj.          (now regional or somewhat colloquial) Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come,
     12. conj.          Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other".
     13. conj.          Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb).
     14. conj. Expressing a condition.:
     15. conj.          (now US dialect) If; provided that.
     16. conj.          (obsolete) As if, as though.
     17. n. (enm, music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
     18. n. (UK dialectal) Breath.
     19. n. (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog.
     20. v. (UK dialectal, intransitive) To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.
tremulous
     1. adj. Trembling, quivering, or shaking.
     2. adj. Timid, hesitant; lacking confidence.
motion
     1. n. A state of progression from one place to another.
     2. n. A change of position with respect to time.
     3. n. (physics) A change from one place to another.
     4. n. A parliamentary action to propose something.
           The motion to amend is now open for discussion.
     5. n. (obsolete) An entertainment or show, especially a puppet show.
     6. n. (philosophy) from κίνησις (kinesis); any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration, augmentation and diminution, and change of place.
     7. n. Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
     8. n. (law) A formal request, oral or written, made to a judge or court of law to obtain an official court ruling or order for a legal action to be taken by, or on behalf of, the movant.
     9. n. (euphemistic) A movement of the bowels; the product of such movement.
     10. n. (music) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. (Conjunct motion is that by single degrees of the scale. Contrary motion is when parts move in opposite di
     11. n. (obsolete) A puppet, or puppet show.
     12. v. To gesture indicating a desired movement.
           He motioned for me to come closer.
     13. v. (proscribed) To introduce a motion in parliamentary procedure.
     14. v. To make a proposal; to offer plans.
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
tremble
     1. v. (intransitive) To shake, quiver, or vibrate.
           Her lip started to tremble as she burst into tears.   The dog was trembling from being in the cold weather all day.
     2. n. A shake, quiver, or vibration.
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
quake
     1. n. A trembling or shaking.
           We felt a quake in the apartment every time the train went by.
     2. n. An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.
           California is plagued by quakes; there are a few minor ones almost every month.
     3. v. (intransitive) To tremble or shake.
           I felt the ground quaking beneath my feet.
     4. v. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to tremble or shake.
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
shudder
     1. n. A shivering tremor, often from fear or horror.
     2. n. A moment of almost pleasurable fear; a frisson.
     3. v. (intransitive) To shake nervously, often from fear or horror.
     4. v. (intransitive) To vibrate jerkily.
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
shiver
     1. v. To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.
           They stood outside for hours, shivering in the frosty air.
     2. v. (nautical, transitive) To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.
     3. n. The act of shivering.
           A shiver went up my spine.
     4. n. (medicine) A bodily response to early hypothermia.Wp
     5. n. A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone.
     6. n. (obsolete, UK, dialect) A thin slice; a shive.
     7. n. (geology) A variety of blue slate.
     8. n. (nautical) A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.
     9. n. A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter.
     10. n. (obsolete, UK, dialect) A spindle.
     11. v. To break into splinters or fragments.
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