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mathematics
     1. n. An abstract representational system used in the study of numbers, shapes, structure, change and the relationships between these concepts.
     2. n. A person's ability to count, calculate, and use different systems of mathematics at differing levels.
           My mathematics is always improving.
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.
line
     1. n. A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
           The arrow descended in a curved line.
     2. n.          (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
     3. n.          (geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
     4. n.          (graph theory) An edge of a graph.
     5. n.          (geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
     6. n.          (geography, ‘the line’ or ‘equinoctial line’) The equator.
     7. n.          (music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
     8. n.          (cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
     9. n.          (soccer) The goal line.
     10. n. A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
     11. n. A hose or pipe, of any size.
           a brake line, the main water line to the house
     12. n. Direction, path.
           the line of sight;  the line of vision
     13. n. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
           I tried to make a call, but the line was dead.
           a dedicated line;  a shared line
           Please speak up, the line is very faint.
     14. n. A clothesline.
     15. n. A letter, a written form of communication.
           Drop me a line.
     16. n. A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
           a line of stages;  an express line
     17. n. (military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
     18. n. The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
     19. n. A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
     20. n. (obsolete) A measuring line or cord.
     21. n. That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
     22. n. A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
     23. n. Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
     24. n. A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contra
           The line forms on the right.
           There is a line of houses.
     25. n. (military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery etc.
     26. n. A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
     27. n. A small amount of text. Specifically:
     28. n.          A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of
                   The answer to the comprehension question can be found in the third line of the accompanying text.
     29. n.          A verse (in poetry).
     30. n.          A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie or the like.
                   He was perfecting his pickup lines for use at the bar.
                   "It is what it is" was one his more annoying lines.
     31. n.          A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
                   Don't feed me a line!
     32. n. Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
     33. n. The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
           Remember, your answers must match the party line.
     34. n. A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
           line of business, product line
           How many buses does the line have?
           The airline is in danger of bankruptcy.
     35. n. (stock exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber.
     36. n. A measure of length:
     37. n.          (historical) A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of
     38. n.          One twelfth of an inch.
     39. n.          One fortieth of an inch.
     40. n. (historical) A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
     41. n. (baseball, slang) The batter’s box.
     42. n. (fencing, ‘line of engagement’) The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
     43. n. (engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
           the engine is in line / out of line
     44. n. A small portion or serving (of a powdery illegal drug).
     45. n. (obsolete) Instruction; doctrine.
     46. n. (genetics) Population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
     47. n. (perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
     48. n. (ice hockey) A group of forwards that play together.
     49. n. (medicine, colloquial) A vascular catheter.
           patient had a line inserted
           line sepsis
     50. v. To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
           to line troops
     51. v. To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
           to line works with soldiers
     52. v. To form a line along.
     53. v. To mark with a line or lines, to cover with lines.
           to line a copy book
     54. v. (transitive, obsolete) To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.
     55. v. To read or repeat line by line.
           to line out a hymn
     56. v. (intransitive, ‘line up’) To form or enter into a line.
     57. v. (intransitive, baseball) To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
           Jones lined to left in his last at-bat.
     58. v. To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
     59. n. (obsolete) Flax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax.
     60. v. To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
           The bird lines its nest with soft grass.
           to line a cloak with silk or fur
           to line a box with paper or tin
           paintings lined the walls of the cavernous dining room
     61. v. To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.
     62. v. To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
           to line the shelves
     63. v. (transitive, now rare, of a dog) to copulate with, to impregnate.
extending
     1. v. present participle of extend
     extend
          1. v. (intransitive) To increase in extent.
          2. v. (intransitive) To possess a certain extent.
          3. v. To cause to increase in extent.
          4. v. To cause to last for a longer period of time.
          5. v. To straighten (a limb).
          6. v. To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.
                to extend sympathy to the suffering
          7. v. To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions.
          8. v. (legal) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.
          9. v. (object-oriented programming) Of a class: to be an extension or subtype of, or to be based on, a prototype or a more abstract class.
                The classes Person and Dog extend the class Animal.
indefinitely
     1. adv. In a manner that is not definite.
           an indefinitely determined fossil
     2. adv. For a long time, with no defined end.
     3. adv. Forever.
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.
one
     1. num. (cardinal) The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.
           In some religions, there is only one god.
           In many cultures, a baby turns one year old a year after its birth.
           One person, one vote.
     2. num. (number theory) The first positive number in the set of natural numbers.
     3. num. (set theory) The cardinality of the smallest nonempty set.
     4. num. (mathematics) The ordinality of an element which has no predecessor, usually called first or number one.
     5. pron. (impersonal pronoun, indefinite) One thing (among a group of others); one member of a group.
           The big one looks good.  I want the green one.  A good driver is one who drives carefully.
     6. pron. (impersonal pronoun, sometimes with "the") The first mentioned of two things or people, as opposed to the other.
           She offered him an apple and an orange; he took one and left the other.
     7. pron. (indefinite personal pronoun) Any person (applying to people in general).
           One’s guilt may trouble one, but it is best not to let oneself be troubled by things which cannot be changed.  One shouldn’t be too quick to judge.
     8. pron. (pronoun) Any person, entity or thing.
           "driver", noun: one who drives.
     9. n. The digit or figure 1.
     10. n. (mathematics) The neutral element with respect to multiplication in a ring.
     11. n. (US) A one-dollar bill.
     12. n. (cricket) One run scored by hitting the ball and running between the wickets; a single.
     13. n. A joke or amusing anecdote.
     14. n. (colloquial) A particularly special or compatible person or thing.
     15. n. (Internet slang) Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, parodying unskilled typists who forget to press the shift key while typing exclamation points, thus typing "1".
           A: SUM1 Hl3p ME im alwyz L0ziN!!?!
             Someone help me; I'm always losing!
           B: y d0nt u just g0 away l0zer!!1!!one!!one!!eleven!!1!
             Why don't you just go away loser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     16. adj. Of a period of time, being particular.
           One day the prince set forth to kill the dragon that had brought terror to his father’s kingdom for centuries.
     17. adj. Being a single, unspecified thing; a; any.
           My aunt used to say, "One day is just like the other.".
     18. adj. Sole, only.
           He is the one man who can help you.
     19. adj. Whole, entire.
           Body and soul are not separate; they are one.
     20. adj. In agreement.
           We are one on the importance of learning.
     21. adj. The same.
           The two types look very different, but are one species.
     22. adj. Being a preeminent example.
           He is one hell of a guy.
     23. adj. Being an unknown person with the specified name; see also "a certain".
           The town records from 1843 showed the overnight incarceration of one “A. Lincoln”.
     24. v. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to unite.
direction
     1. n. A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clo
           Keep going in the same direction.
     2. n. A general trend for future action.
     3. n. Guidance, instruction.
           The trombonist looked to the bandleader for direction.
     4. n. The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.
           The screenplay was good, but the direction was weak.
     5. n. (dated) The body of persons who guide or manage a matter; the directorate.
     6. n. (archaic) A person's address.
from
     1. prep. With the source or provenance of or at.
           This wine comes from France.
           I got a letter from my brother.
     2. prep. With the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at.
           He had books piled from floor to ceiling.
           He left yesterday from Chicago.
           Face away from the wall!
     3. prep. (mathematics, now uncommon) Denoting a subtraction operation.
           20 from 31 leaves 11.
     4. prep. With the separation, exclusion or differentiation of.
           An umbrella protects from the sun.
           He knows right from wrong.
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.
point
     1. n. A discrete division of something.
     2. n.          An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
                   The Congress debated the finer points of the bill.
     3. n.          A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
                   There comes a point in a marathon when some people give up.
                   At this point in the meeting, I'd like to propose a new item for the agenda.
     4. n.          (archaic) Condition, state.
                   She was not feeling in good point.
     5. n.          A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition.
                   I made the point that we all had an interest to protect.
     6. n.          A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
                   The point is that we should stay together, whatever happens.
     7. n.          A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
                   Since the decision has already been made, I see little point in further discussion.
     8. n.          (obsolete) The smallest quantity of something; a jot, a whit.
     9. n.          (obsolete) A tiny amount of time; a moment.
     10. n.          A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
                   We should meet at a pre-arranged point.
     11. n.          (mathematics, science) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position
     12. n.          A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
     13. n.          (music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of p
     14. n.          (by extension) A note; a tune.
     15. n.          A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
                   Logic isn't my strong point.
     16. n.          Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
                   The stars showed as tiny points of yellow light.
     17. n.          (now only in phrases) A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
                   Possession is nine points of the law.
     18. n.          Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
     19. n.          (sports) A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
                   The one with the most points will win the game
     20. n.          (mathematics) A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
                   10.5 ("ten point five"; = ten and a half)
     21. n.          (economics) A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
     22. n.          (typography) a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
     23. n.          (UK) An electric power socket.
     24. n.          (navigation, nautical) A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
                   Ship ahoy, three points off the starboard bow!
     25. n.          (UK) A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
     26. n. A sharp extremity.
     27. n.          The sharp tip of an object.
                   Cut the skin with the point of the knife.
     28. n.          Any projecting extremity of an object.
     29. n.          An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
                   His cowboy belt was studded with points.
     30. n.          (backgammon) Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
     31. n.          A peninsula or promontory.
     32. n.          The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
     33. n.          Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
     34. n.          (nautical) The difference between two points of the compass.
                   to fall off a point
     35. n.          Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
     36. n.          (railroads, UK, in the plural) A railroad switch.
     37. n.          (usually in the plural) An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
                   The point color of that cat was a deep, rich sable.
     38. n.          A tine or snag of an antler.
     39. n.          (fencing) A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
                   tierce point
     40. n. (heraldry) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
     41. n. (nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
     42. n. (historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
     43. n. Lace worked by the needle.
           point de Venise; Brussels point
     44. n. (US, slang) An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
     45. n. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
           The dog came to a point.
     46. n. (falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
     47. n. The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
     48. n. The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
     49. n. (medicine, obsolete) A vaccine point.
     50. n. In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.
     51. n.          (cricket) A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
     52. n.          (lacrosse, ice hockey) The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
     53. n.          (baseball) The position of the pitcher and catcher.
     54. n.          (hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
     55. v. (intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
           It's rude to point at other people.
     56. v. (intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
           The arrow of a compass points north
           The skis were pointing uphill.
           The arrow on the map points towards the entrance
     57. v. (intransitive) To face in a particular direction.
     58. v. To direct toward an object; to aim.
           to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort
     59. v. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
           to point a dart, a pencil, or (figuratively) a moral
     60. v. (intransitive) To indicate a probability of something.
     61. v. (ambitransitive, masonry) To repair mortar.
     62. v. (transitive, masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
     63. v. (stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
     64. v. To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
           If he asks for food, point him toward the refrigerator.
     65. v. (transitive, mathematics) To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
     66. v. To mark with diacritics.
     67. v. (dated) To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate.
           to point a composition
     68. v. (transitive, computing) To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
     69. v. (transitive, Internet) To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
     70. v. (intransitive, nautical) To sail close to the wind.
           Bear off a little, we're pointing.
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