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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.
poetic
1. adj. Relating to poetry.
Iambics are one form of poetic meter.
2. adj. Characteristic of poets; romantic, imaginative, etc.
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
blow
1. adj. (now chiefly dialectal Northern England) Blue.
2. v. (intransitive) To produce an air current.
3. v. To propel by an air current.
Blow the dust off that book and open it up.
4. v. (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.
5. v. To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
6. v. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
to blow the fire
7. v. To clear of contents by forcing air through.
to blow an egg
to blow one's nose
8. v. To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
9. v. (intransitive) To make a sound as the result of being blown.
In the harbor, the ships' horns blew.
10. v. (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
There's nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and blow.
There she blows! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!")
11. v. (intransitive) To explode.
Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!
12. v. (transitive, with "up", or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
The demolition squad neatly blew the old hotel up.
The aerosol can was blown to bits.
13. v. To cause sudden destruction of.
He blew the tires and the engine.
14. v. (intransitive) To suddenly fail destructively.
He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.
15. v. (intransitive, slang) To be very undesirable (see also suck).
This blows!
16. v. (transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.
I managed to blow $1000 at blackjack in under an hour.
I blew $35 thou on a car.
We blew an opportunity to get benign corporate sponsorship.
17. v. (transitive, vulgar) To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)
Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?
18. v. (transitive, slang) To leave.
Let's blow this joint.
19. v. To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
20. v. (obsolete) To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
21. v. (obsolete) To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
22. v. (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
23. v. To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
to blow a horse
24. v. (obsolete) To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.
25. v. (slang) To sing
That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow!
26. v. (Scientology, intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
27. n. A strong wind.
We're having a bit of a blow this afternoon.
28. n. (informal) A chance to catch one’s breath.
The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.
29. n. (US, slang) Cocaine.
30. n. (UK, slang) Cannabis.
31. n. (US Chicago Regional slang) Heroin.
32. n. The act of striking or hitting.
A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.
During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a blow to the midsection.
33. n. A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
34. n. A damaging occurrence.
A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.
35. v. To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
36. n. A mass or display of flowers; a yield.
37. n. A display of anything brilliant or bright.
38. n. A bloom, state of flowering.
roses in full blow.
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.
like
1. v. (transitive, archaic) To please.
2. v. To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
I like hamburgers
I like skiing in winter
I like the Seattle Mariners this season
3. v. (obsolete) To derive pleasure of, by or with someone or something.
4. v. To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
I like to go to the dentist every six months
She likes to keep herself physically fit
we like to keep one around the office just in case
5. v. (obsolete) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).
6. v. (archaic) To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly.
He liked to have been too late.
7. v. To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
I really like Sandra but don't know how to tell her.
8. v. (obsolete) To liken; to compare.
9. v. (Internet, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
I liked my friend's last status on Facebook.
I can't stand Bloggs' tomato ketchup, but I liked it on Facebook so I could enter a competition.
10. n. (usually plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
Tell me your likes and dislikes.
11. n. (internet) An individual vote showing support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet.
12. adj. Similar.
My partner and I have like minds.
13. adj. (obsolete) Likely; probable.
14. adv. (informal) For example, such as: to introduce an example or list of examples.
There are lots of birds, like ducks and gulls, in this park.
15. adv. (archaic, colloquial) Likely.
16. adv. (obsolete) In a like or similar manner.
17. n. (sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.
There were bowls full of sweets, chocolates and the like.
It was something the likes of which I had never seen before.
18. n. (golf) The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
to play the like
19. conj. (colloquial) As, the way.
20. conj. As if; as though.
It looks like you've finished the project.
It seemed like you didn't care.
21. prep. Similar to, reminiscent of.
These hamburgers taste like leather.
22. part. (colloquial, Scotland, Geordie, Teesside, Scouse) A delayed filler.
He was so angry, like.
23. part. (colloquial) A mild intensifier.
She was, like, sooooo happy.
24. part. (colloquial) indicating approximation or uncertainty
There were, like, twenty of them.
And then he, like, got all angry and left the room.
25. part. (colloquial, slang) When preceded by any form of the verb to be, used to mean “to say” or “to think”; used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase.
I was like, “Why did you do that?” and he's like, “I don't know.”
26. interj. (Liverpool, Geordie) Used to place emphasis upon a statement.
divint ye knaa, like?
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.
zephyr
1. n. A light wind from the west.
2. n. Any light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze.
3. n. Anything of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric.
4. v. (intransitive, poetic) To blow or move like a zephyr, or light breeze.
5. v. (transitive, poetic) To blow or blow on gently like a zephyr; to cool or refresh with a gentle breeze.
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.
light
1. n. (physics) Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, a
As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings.
2. n. A source of illumination.
Put that light out!
3. n. Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
Can you throw any light on this problem?
4. n. (in the now rare) Facts; pieces of information; ideas, concepts.
5. n. A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
Picasso was one of the leading lights of the cubist movement.
6. n. (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or
7. n. A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
I'm really seeing you in a different light today.
Magoon's governorship in Cuba was viewed in a negative light by many Cuban historians for years thereafter.
8. n. A flame or something used to create fire.
Hey, buddy, you got a light?
9. n. A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
a Bengal light
10. n. A window, or space for a window in architecture.
This facade has eight south-facing lights.
11. n. The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
The average length of a light on a 15×15 grid is 7 or 8.
12. n. (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
13. n. Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
14. n. The power of perception by vision.
15. n. The brightness of the eye or eyes.
16. n. A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler who is receiving instructions.
To get to our house, turn right at the third light.
17. v. To start (a fire).
We lit the fire to get some heat.
18. v. To set fire to; to set burning; to kindle.
She lit her last match.
19. v. To illuminate.
I used my torch to light the way home through the woods in the night.
20. v. (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
This soggy match will not light.
21. v. To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
22. adj. Having light.
The room is light when the Sun shines through the window.
23. adj. Pale in colour.
She had light skin.
24. adj. (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
I like my coffee light.
25. adj. Of low weight; not heavy.
My bag was much lighter once I had dropped off the books.
26. adj. Lightly-built; designed for speed or small loads.
We took a light aircraft down to the city.
27. adj. Gentle; having little force or momentum.
This artist clearly had a light, flowing touch.
28. adj. Easy to endure or perform.
light duties around the house
29. adj. Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
This light beer still gets you drunk if you have enough of it.
30. adj. Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
I made some light comment, and we moved on.
31. adj. (rail transport, of a locomotive, usually with "run") travelling with no carriages, wagons attached
32. adj. (obsolete) Unchaste, wanton.
33. adj. Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
light troops; a troop of light horse
34. adj. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
35. adj. (dated) Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.
a light, vain person; a light mind
36. adj. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
Ogden Nash was a writer of light verse.
37. adj. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
38. adj. Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished.
light coin
39. adj. Easily interrupted by stimulation.
light sleep; light anesthesia
40. adv. Carrying little.
I prefer to travel light.
41. n. (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
42. v. (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
43. v. To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
44. v. To find by chance.
I lit upon a rare book in a second-hand bookseller's.
45. v. To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
46. v. (archaic) To alight; to land or come down.
She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet.
breeze
1. n. A light, gentle wind.
The breeze rustled the papers on her desk.
2. n. (figurative) Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult.
After studying Latin, Spanish was a breeze.
3. n. (cricket) Wind blowing across a cricket match, whatever its strength.
4. n. Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. See Wikipedia article on Clinker.
5. n. An excited or ruffled state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel.
The discovery produced a breeze.
6. v. (usually with along) To move casually, in a carefree manner.
7. v. (weather) To blow gently.
8. v. To take a horse under a light run in order to understand the running characteristics of the horse and to observe it while under motion.
9. n. A gadfly; a horsefly; a strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family Tabanidae.
10. v. (intransitive) To buzz.
11. v. topics, en, Atmospheric phenomena

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