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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.
figurative
     1. adj. Metaphorical or tropical, as opposed to literal; using figures; as of the use of "cats and dogs" in the phrase "It's raining cats and dogs".
     2. adj. Metaphorically so called.
     3. adj. With many figures of speech.
     4. adj. Emblematic; representative
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
extension
     1. n. The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length or breadth; an increase
     2. n. The state of being extended
     3. n. That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space (or time, e.g. "spatiotemporal extension")
     4. n. A part of a building that has been extended from the original
     5. n. (semantics) Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; — correlative of intension.
     6. n. (banking, finance) A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.
     7. n. (medicine) The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.
     8. n. (weightlifting) An exercise in which an arm or leg is straightened against resistance.
     9. n. (fencing) A simple offensive action, consisting of extending the weapon arm forward.
     10. n. (telecommunication) A numerical code used to specify a specific telephone in a telecommunication network.
     11. n. (computing) A file extension.
           Files with the .txt extension usually contain text.
     12. n. (computing) An optional software component that adds functionality to an application.
           a browser extension
     13. n. (logic) The set of tuples of values that, used as arguments, satisfy the predicate.
     14. n. (grammar) A kind of derivative morpheme applied to verbs in Bantu languages.
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
fit
     1. adj. Suitable, proper.
           You have nothing to say about it. I'll do exactly as I see fit.
     2. adj. Adapted to a purpose or environment.
           survival of the fittest
     3. adj. In good shape; physically well.
           You don't have to be a good climber for Kilimanjaro, but you do have to be fit.
     4. adj. (UK, slang) Good looking, fanciable, attractive, beautiful.
           I think the girl working in the office is fit.
     5. adj. Prepared; ready.
     6. v. To be suitable for.
           It fits the purpose.
     7. v. To conform to in size and shape.
           The small shirt doesn't fit me, so I'll buy the medium size.
           If I lose a few kilos, the gorgeous wedding dress might fit me.
     8. v. (intransitive) To be of the right size and shape
           I wanted to borrow my little sister's jeans, but they didn't fit.
           This plug doesn't fit into the socket.
     9. v. (transitive, with to) To make conform in size and shape.
           I want to fit the drapes to the windows.
     10. v.          To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
                    I had a suit fitted by the tailor.
     11. v. To be in agreement with.
           These definitions fit most of the usage.
     12. v. To adjust.
           The regression program fit a line to the data.
     13. v. To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
     14. v. To equip or supply.
           The chandler will fit us with provisions for a month.
     15. v. To make ready.
           I'm fitting the ship for a summer sail home.
     16. v. (intransitive, archaic) To be seemly.
     17. v. To be proper or becoming.
     18. v. (intransitive) To be in harmony.
           The paint, the fabrics, the rugs all fit.
     19. n. The degree to which something fits.
           This shirt is a bad fit.
           Since he put on weight, his jeans have been a tight fit.
     20. n. Conformity of elements one to another.
           It's hard to get a good fit using second-hand parts.
     21. n. The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
     22. n. (advertising) How well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.
           The Wonder Bread advertising research results showed the “White Picket Fence” commercial had strong fit ratings.
     23. n. (statistics) Goodness of fit.
     24. n. (bridge) The quality of a partnership's combined holding of cards in a suit, particularly of trump.
     25. n. (archaic) A section of a poem or ballad.
     26. n. A seizure or convulsion.
           My grandfather died after having a fit.
     27. n. (medicine) A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.
     28. n. A sudden outburst of emotion.
           He had a laughing fit which lasted more than ten minutes.
           She had a fit and threw all of his clothes out through the window.
           He threw a fit when his car broke down.
     29. n. A sudden burst (of an activity).
     30. v. (intransitive, medicine) To suffer a fit.
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.
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
come
     1. v. (intransitive) To move from further away to nearer to.
           She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes...
     2. v.          To move towards the speaker.
                   I called the dog, but she wouldn't come.
                   Stop dawdling and come here!
     3. v.          To move towards the listener.
                   Hold on, I'll come in a second.
                   You should ask the doctor to come to your house.
     4. v.          To move towards the object that is the focus of the sentence.
                   No-one can find Bertie Wooster when his aunts come to visit.
                   Hundreds of thousands of people come to Disneyland every year.
     5. v.          (in subordinate clauses and gerunds) To move towards the agent or subject of the main clause.
                   King Cnut couldn't stop the tide coming.
                   He threw the boomerang, which came right back to him.
     6. v.          To move towards an unstated agent.
                   The butler should come when called.
     7. v. (intransitive) To arrive.
     8. v. (intransitive) To appear, to manifest itself.
           The pain in his leg comes and goes.
     9. v. (intransitive) To take a position relative to something else in a sequence.
           Which letter comes before Y?   Winter comes after autumn.
     10. v. (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
           He came after a few minutes.
     11. v. (copulative figuratively, with close) To approach a state of being or accomplishment.
           They came very close to leaving on time.   His test scores came close to perfect.
           One of the screws came loose, and the skateboard fell apart.
     12. v. (figuratively, with to) To take a particular approach or point of view in regard to something.
           He came to SF literature a confirmed technophile, and nothing made him happier than to read a manuscript thick with imaginary gizmos and whatzits.
     13. v. (copulative, archaic) To become, to turn out to be.
           He was a dream come true.
     14. v. (intransitive) To be supplied, or made available; to exist.
           He's as tough as they come.   Our milkshakes come in vanilla, strawberry and chocolate flavours.
     15. v. (slang) To carry through; to succeed in.
           You can't come any tricks here.
     16. v. (intransitive) Happen.
           This kind of accident comes when you are careless.
     17. v. (intransitive, with from or sometimes of) To have as an origin, originate.
     18. v.          To have a certain social background.
     19. v.          To be or have been a resident or native.
                   Where did you come from?
     20. v.          To have been brought up by or employed by.
                   She comes from a good family.
                   He comes from a disreputable legal firm.
     21. v.          To begin (at a certain location); to radiate or stem (from).
                   The river comes from Bear Lake.
                   Where does this road come from?
     22. v. (intransitive, of grain) To germinate.
     23. n. (obsolete) Coming, arrival; approach.
     24. n. (vulgar, slang) Semen
     25. n. (vulgar, slang) Female ejaculatory discharge.
     26. prep. Used to indicate an event, period, or change in state occurring after a present time.
           Leave it to settle for about three months and, come Christmas time, you'll have a delicious concoction to offer your guests.
           Come retirement, their Social Security may turn out to be a lot less than they counted on.
     27. interj. An exclamation to express annoyance.
           Come come! Stop crying.  Come now! You must eat it.
     28. interj. An exclamation to express encouragement, or to precede a request.
           Come come! You can do it.  Come now! It won't bite you.
     29. n. (typography) alternative form of comma in its medieval use as a middot ⟨·⟩ serving as a form of colon.
together
     1. adv. At the same time, in the same place; in close association or proximity.
           We went to school together.
     2. adv. Into one place; into a single thing; combined.
           He put all the parts together.
     3. adv. In a relationship or partnership, for example a business relationship or a romantic partnership.
           Bob and Andy went into business together.  Jenny and Mark have been together since they went on holiday to Mexico.
     4. adj. (colloquial) Coherent; well organized.
           He's really together.
harmoniously
     1. adv. In a harmonious manner; coordinately.
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