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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.
category
     1. n. A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
           This steep and dangerous climb belongs to the most difficult category.
           I wouldn't put this book in the same category as the author's first novel.
     2. n. (mathematics) A collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow, and such that arrow composition i
           One well-known category has sets as objects and functions as arrows.
           Just as a monoid consists of an underlying set with a binary operation "on top of it" which is closed, associative and with an identity, a category consists of an underlying digraph with an arr
theory
     1. n. An description of an event or system that is considered to be accurate.
     2. n. (obsolete) Mental conception; reflection, consideration.
     3. n. (sciences) A coherent statement or set of ideas that explains observed facts or phenomena and correctly predicts new facts or phenomena not previously observed, or which sets out the laws and principl
     4. n. The underlying principles or methods of a given technical skill, art etc., as opposed to its practice.
     5. n. (mathematics) A field of study attempting to exhaustively describe a particular class of constructs.
           Knot theory classifies the mappings of a circle into 3-space.
     6. n. A hypothesis or conjecture.
     7. n. (logic) A set of axioms together with all statements derivable from them; or, a set of statements which are deductively closed. Equivalently, a formal language plus a set of axioms (from which can the
           A theory is consistent if it has a model.
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.
category
     1. n. A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
           This steep and dangerous climb belongs to the most difficult category.
           I wouldn't put this book in the same category as the author's first novel.
     2. n. (mathematics) A collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow, and such that arrow composition i
           One well-known category has sets as objects and functions as arrows.
           Just as a monoid consists of an underlying set with a binary operation "on top of it" which is closed, associative and with an identity, a category consists of an underlying digraph with an arr
that
     1. conj. Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
           He told me that the book is a good read.
           I believe that it is true. — She is convinced that he is British.
     2. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause expressing a reason or cause: because, in that.
           Be glad that you have enough to eat.
     3. conj. (now uncommon) Introducing a subordinate clause that expresses an aim, purpose or goal ("final"), and usually contains the auxiliaries may, might or should: so, so that.
     4. conj. Introducing — especially, but not exclusively, with an antecedent like so or such — a subordinate clause expressing a result, consequence or effect.
           The noise was so loud that she woke up.
           The problem was sufficiently important that it had to be addressed.
     5. conj. (archaic, or poetic) Introducing a premise or supposition for consideration: seeing as; inasmuch as; given that; as would appear from the fact that.
     6. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause modifying an adverb.
           Was John there? — Not that I saw.
           How often did she visit him? — Twice that I saw.
     7. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a desire or wish.
     8. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a strong emotion such as sadness or surprise.
     9. det. The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
           That book is a good read. This one isn't.
           That battle was in 1450.
           That cat of yours is evil.
     10. pron. (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "t
           He went home, and after that I never saw him again.
     11. pron. The known (thing); (used to refer to something just said).
           They're getting divorced. What do you think about that?
     12. pron. (demonstrative) The aforementioned quality; used together with a verb and pronoun to emphatically repeat a previous statement.
           The water is so cold! — That it is.
     13. pron. (relative) (plural that) Which, who; (representing a subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition).
           The CPR course that she took really came in handy.
           The house that he lived in was old and dilapidated.
     14. pron. (colloquial) (Used in place of relative adverbs such as where or when; often omitted.)
           the place that = where or to which I went last year
           the last time that = when I went to Europe
     15. adv. (degree) To a given extent or degree.
           "The ribbon was that thin." "I disagree, I say it was not that thin, it was thicker... or maybe thinner...".
     16. adv. (degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions).
           I'm just not that sick.
           I did the run last year, and it wasn't that difficult.
     17. adv. (obsolete, outside, dialects) To such an extent; so. (in positive constructions).
           Ooh, I was that happy I nearly kissed her.
     18. n. (philosophy) Something being indicated that is there; one of those.
retains
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of retain
     retain
          1. v. To keep in possession or use.
          2. v. To keep in one's pay or service.
          3. v. To employ by paying a retainer.
          4. v. To hold secure.
          5. v. (obsolete) To restrain; to prevent.
          6. v. (obsolete) To belong; to pertain.
some
     1. pron. A certain number, at least one.
           Some enjoy spicy food, others prefer it milder.
     2. pron. An indefinite quantity.
           Can I have some of them?
     3. pron. An indefinite amount, a part.
           please give me some of the cake;  everyone is wrong some of the time
     4. det. A certain proportion of, at least one.
           Some people like camping.
     5. det. An unspecified quantity or number of.
           Would you like some grapes?
     6. det. An unspecified amount of (something un).
           Would you like some water?
           After some persuasion, he finally agreed.
     7. det. A certain, an unspecified or unknown.
           I've just met some guy who said he knew you.
           The sequence S converges to zero for some initial value v.
     8. det. A considerable quantity or number of; approximately.
           He had edited the paper for some years.
     9. det. (informal) A remarkable.
           He is some acrobat!
     10. adv. Of a measurement: approximately, roughly
           I guess he must have weighed some 90 kilos.
           Some 30,000 spectators witnessed the feat.
           Some 4,000 acres of land were flooded.
of
     1. prep. Expressing distance or motion.
     2. prep.          (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off".
     3. prep.          (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
     4. prep.          From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
                    There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.
     5. prep.          (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to.
                    What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three.
     6. prep. Expressing separation.
     7. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.)
                    Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
     8. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.)
                    He seemed devoid of human feelings.
     9. prep.          (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.)
     10. prep. Expressing origin.
     11. prep.          (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.)
                    The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.
     12. prep.          (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of.
                    The invention was born of necessity.
     13. prep.          (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.)
                    It is said that she died of a broken heart.
     14. prep.          (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.)
                    I am tired of all this nonsense.
     15. prep. Expressing agency.
     16. prep.          (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).)
                    I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.
     17. prep.          (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below).
                    The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.
     18. prep.          (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.)
                    It was very brave of you to speak out like that.
     19. prep. Expressing composition, substance.
     20. prep.          (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.)
                    Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic.
     21. prep.          (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.)
                    She wore a dress of silk.
     22. prep.          (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.)
                    What a lot of nonsense!
     23. prep.          (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.)
                   Welcome to the historic town of Harwich.
     24. prep.          (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also".
                    I'm not driving this wreck of a car.
     25. prep. Introducing subject matter.
     26. prep.          (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma
                    I'm always thinking of you.
     27. prep.          (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning.
                    He told us the story of his journey to India.
     28. prep.          (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.)
                    This behaviour is typical of teenagers.
     29. prep. Having partitive effect.
     30. prep.          (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among".
                    Most of these apples are rotten.
     31. prep.          (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.)
     32. prep.          (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of.
                    On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort.
     33. prep.          (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).)
                    He is a friend of mine.
     34. prep. Expressing possession.
     35. prep.          Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
                    He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.
     36. prep.          Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it.
                    The owner of the nightclub was arrested.
     37. prep.          Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter
                    Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames.
     38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive".
     39. prep.          (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.)
                    She had a profound distrust of the police.
     40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
     41. prep.          (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards.
                    My companion seemed affable and easy of manner.
     42. prep.          (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by".
                    Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain.
     43. prep.          (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.)
                    We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%.
     44. prep.          (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod
                    It's not that big of a deal.
     45. prep. Expressing a point in time.
     46. prep.          (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
                    Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river.
     47. prep.          (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time).
                    I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while.
     48. prep.          (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.)
                    After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off.
the
     1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already
           I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)
           The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)
           The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
     2. art.          Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause.
                    The street that runs through my hometown.
     3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
           No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.
           God save the Queen!
     4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item.
           That was the best apple pie ever.
     5. art.          Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
                    That apple pie was the best.
     6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
     7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
           Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
     8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
           No one in the whole country had seen it before.
           I don't think I'll get to it until the morning.
     9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
           A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)
     10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
           That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
     11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
           The hotter the better.
           The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
           The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
           It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
     12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone.
           It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
           It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it.
           I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
structure
     1. n. A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
           The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items.
     2. n. The underlying shape of a solid.
           He studied the structure of her face.
     3. n. The overall form or organization of something.
           The structure of a sentence.
           The structure of the society was still a mystery.
     4. n. A set of rules defining behaviour.
           For some, the structure of school life was oppressive.
     5. n. (computing)  Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
           This structure contains both date and timezone information.
     6. n. (fishing)  Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish
           There's lots of structure to be fished along the west shore of the lake; the impoundment submerged a town there when it was built.
     7. n. A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.
           The South African leader went off to consult with the structures.
     8. n. (logic)  A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.
     9. v. To give structure to; to arrange.
           I'm trying to structure my time better so I'm not always late.
           I've structured the deal to limit the amount of money we can lose.
of
     1. prep. Expressing distance or motion.
     2. prep.          (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off".
     3. prep.          (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
     4. prep.          From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
                    There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.
     5. prep.          (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to.
                    What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three.
     6. prep. Expressing separation.
     7. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.)
                    Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
     8. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.)
                    He seemed devoid of human feelings.
     9. prep.          (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.)
     10. prep. Expressing origin.
     11. prep.          (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.)
                    The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.
     12. prep.          (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of.
                    The invention was born of necessity.
     13. prep.          (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.)
                    It is said that she died of a broken heart.
     14. prep.          (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.)
                    I am tired of all this nonsense.
     15. prep. Expressing agency.
     16. prep.          (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).)
                    I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.
     17. prep.          (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below).
                    The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.
     18. prep.          (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.)
                    It was very brave of you to speak out like that.
     19. prep. Expressing composition, substance.
     20. prep.          (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.)
                    Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic.
     21. prep.          (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.)
                    She wore a dress of silk.
     22. prep.          (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.)
                    What a lot of nonsense!
     23. prep.          (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.)
                   Welcome to the historic town of Harwich.
     24. prep.          (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also".
                    I'm not driving this wreck of a car.
     25. prep. Introducing subject matter.
     26. prep.          (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma
                    I'm always thinking of you.
     27. prep.          (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning.
                    He told us the story of his journey to India.
     28. prep.          (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.)
                    This behaviour is typical of teenagers.
     29. prep. Having partitive effect.
     30. prep.          (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among".
                    Most of these apples are rotten.
     31. prep.          (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.)
     32. prep.          (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of.
                    On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort.
     33. prep.          (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).)
                    He is a friend of mine.
     34. prep. Expressing possession.
     35. prep.          Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
                    He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.
     36. prep.          Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it.
                    The owner of the nightclub was arrested.
     37. prep.          Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter
                    Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames.
     38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive".
     39. prep.          (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.)
                    She had a profound distrust of the police.
     40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
     41. prep.          (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards.
                    My companion seemed affable and easy of manner.
     42. prep.          (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by".
                    Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain.
     43. prep.          (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.)
                    We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%.
     44. prep.          (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod
                    It's not that big of a deal.
     45. prep. Expressing a point in time.
     46. prep.          (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
                    Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river.
     47. prep.          (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time).
                    I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while.
     48. prep.          (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.)
                    After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off.
the
     1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already
           I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)
           The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)
           The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
     2. art.          Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause.
                    The street that runs through my hometown.
     3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
           No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.
           God save the Queen!
     4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item.
           That was the best apple pie ever.
     5. art.          Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
                    That apple pie was the best.
     6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
     7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
           Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
     8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
           No one in the whole country had seen it before.
           I don't think I'll get to it until the morning.
     9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
           A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)
     10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
           That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
     11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
           The hotter the better.
           The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
           The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
           It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
     12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone.
           It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
           It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it.
           I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
category
     1. n. A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
           This steep and dangerous climb belongs to the most difficult category.
           I wouldn't put this book in the same category as the author's first novel.
     2. n. (mathematics) A collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow, and such that arrow composition i
           One well-known category has sets as objects and functions as arrows.
           Just as a monoid consists of an underlying set with a binary operation "on top of it" which is closed, associative and with an identity, a category consists of an underlying digraph with an arr
of
     1. prep. Expressing distance or motion.
     2. prep.          (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off".
     3. prep.          (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
     4. prep.          From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
                    There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.
     5. prep.          (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to.
                    What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three.
     6. prep. Expressing separation.
     7. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.)
                    Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
     8. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.)
                    He seemed devoid of human feelings.
     9. prep.          (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.)
     10. prep. Expressing origin.
     11. prep.          (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.)
                    The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.
     12. prep.          (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of.
                    The invention was born of necessity.
     13. prep.          (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.)
                    It is said that she died of a broken heart.
     14. prep.          (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.)
                    I am tired of all this nonsense.
     15. prep. Expressing agency.
     16. prep.          (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).)
                    I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.
     17. prep.          (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below).
                    The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.
     18. prep.          (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.)
                    It was very brave of you to speak out like that.
     19. prep. Expressing composition, substance.
     20. prep.          (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.)
                    Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic.
     21. prep.          (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.)
                    She wore a dress of silk.
     22. prep.          (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.)
                    What a lot of nonsense!
     23. prep.          (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.)
                   Welcome to the historic town of Harwich.
     24. prep.          (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also".
                    I'm not driving this wreck of a car.
     25. prep. Introducing subject matter.
     26. prep.          (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma
                    I'm always thinking of you.
     27. prep.          (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning.
                    He told us the story of his journey to India.
     28. prep.          (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.)
                    This behaviour is typical of teenagers.
     29. prep. Having partitive effect.
     30. prep.          (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among".
                    Most of these apples are rotten.
     31. prep.          (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.)
     32. prep.          (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of.
                    On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort.
     33. prep.          (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).)
                    He is a friend of mine.
     34. prep. Expressing possession.
     35. prep.          Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
                    He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.
     36. prep.          Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it.
                    The owner of the nightclub was arrested.
     37. prep.          Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter
                    Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames.
     38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive".
     39. prep.          (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.)
                    She had a profound distrust of the police.
     40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
     41. prep.          (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards.
                    My companion seemed affable and easy of manner.
     42. prep.          (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by".
                    Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain.
     43. prep.          (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.)
                    We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%.
     44. prep.          (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod
                    It's not that big of a deal.
     45. prep. Expressing a point in time.
     46. prep.          (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
                    Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river.
     47. prep.          (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time).
                    I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while.
     48. prep.          (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.)
                    After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off.
binary
     1. adj. Being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off, true or false, molten or frozen, presence or absence of a signal.
           Binary states are often represented as 1 and 0 in computer science.
     2. adj. (logic) Concerning logic whose subject matter concerns binary states.
     3. adj. (arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system.
     4. adj. Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts.
           Two ingredients are combined in a binary poison.
           A binary statistical distribution has only two categories.
     5. adj. (mathematics, programming, computer engineering) Of an operation, function, procedure or logic gate, taking exactly two operands, arguments, parameters or inputs; having domain of dimension 2.
           Division of reals is a binary operation.
     6. adj. (computing) Of data, consisting coded values (e.g. machine code) not interpretable as plain or ASCII text (e.g. source code).
           He downloaded the binary distribution for Linux, then burned it to DVD.
     7. adj. (comparable) Focusing on two mutually exclusive conditions.
           He has a very binary understanding of gender.
     8. n. A thing which can have only (one or the other of) two values.
     9. n. (mathematics, computing) The bijective base-2 numeral system, which uses only the digits 0 and 1.
     10. n. (computing) An executable computer file.
     11. n. (astronomy) A satellite system consisting of two stars or other bodies orbiting each other.
relations
     1. n. plural of relation
     relation
          1. n. The manner in which two things may be associated.
                The relation between diet and health is complex.
          2. n. A member of one's family.
                Yes, he's a relation of mine, but only a distant one.
          3. n. The act of relating a story.
                Your relation of the events is different from mine.
          4. n. (set theory) A set of ordered tuples.
          5. n. (set theory) Specifically, a set of ordered pairs.
                Equality is a symmetric relation, while divisibility is not.
          6. n. (databases) A set of ordered tuples retrievable by a relational database; a table.
                This relation uses the customer's social security number as a key.
          7. n. (mathematics) A statement of equality of two products of generators, used in the presentation of a group.
          8. n. (category theory) A subobject of a product of objects.
          9. n. (usually collocated: sexual relation) The act of intercourse.
between
     1. prep. In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)
           John stood between Amy and Mary.  Let's meet between two and three.
           I want to buy one that costs somewhere between forty and fifty dollars.
     2. prep. Done together or reciprocally.
           conversation between friends
     3. prep. Shared in confidence.
           Between you and me, I think the boss is crazy.  Let's keep this between ourselves.
     4. prep. In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places).
           He's between jobs right now.  The shuttle runs between the town and the airport.
     5. prep. Combined (by effort or ownership).
           Between us all, we shall succeed.  We've only got £5 between us.
           Between the leaky taps and the peeling wallpaper, there isn't much about this house to appeal to a buyer.
     6. prep. One of (representing a choice).
           You must choose between him and me.
           Some colour-blind people can't distinguish between red and green.
     7. n. A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.
sets
     1. n. plural of set
     2. n. (informal) Set theory.
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of set
     set
          1. v. To put (something) down, to rest.
                Set the tray there.
          2. v. To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
                I have set my heart on running the marathon.
          3. v. To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
          4. v. (transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
                to set a coach in the mud
          5. v. To determine or settle.
                to set the rent
          6. v. To adjust.
                I set the alarm at 6 a.m.
          7. v. To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
          8. v. To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
                Please set the table for our guests.
          9. v. To introduce or describe.
                I’ll tell you what happened, but first let me set the scene.
          10. v. To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to.
                He says he will set his next film in France.
          11. v. To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
                This crossword was set by Araucaria.
          12. v. To prepare (a stage or film set).
          13. v. To fit (someone) up in a situation.
          14. v. To arrange (type).
                It was a complex page, but he set it quickly.
          15. v. To devise and assign (work) to.
                The teacher set her students the task of drawing a foot.
          16. v. (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
          17. v. (intransitive) To solidify.
                The glue sets in four minutes.
          18. v. To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
                to set milk for cheese
          19. v. (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
                The moon sets at eight o'clock tonight.
          20. v. (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
          21. v. (obsolete, now followed by "out", as in set out) To begin to move; to go forth.
          22. v. (transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
                to set seed
          23. v. (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
          24. v. (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
                He sets in that chair all day.
          25. v. To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
          26. v. (hunting, ambitransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
                The dog sets the bird.
                Your dog sets well.
          27. v. (obsolete) To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly; to set out.
          28. v. To fit music to words.
          29. v. To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
                to set pear trees in an orchard
          30. v. To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
          31. v. To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
                The current sets to the north; the tide sets to the windward.
          32. v. To place or fix in a setting.
                to set a precious stone in a border of metal
                to set glass in a sash
          33. v. To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
                to set (that is, to hone) a razor
                to set a saw
          34. v. To extend and bring into position; to spread.
                to set the sails of a ship
          35. v. To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
                to set a psalm
          36. v. To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
                to set a broken bone
          37. v. (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
          38. v. (obsolete) To wager in gambling; to risk.
          39. v. To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
          40. v. (obsolete) To value; to rate; used with at.
          41. v. To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
                to set a good example; to set lessons to be learned
          42. v. (Scotland) To suit; to become.
                It sets him ill.
          43. n. A punch for setting nails in wood.
                nail set
          44. n. A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
                television set
          45. n. (alt form, sett): a hole made and lived in by a badger.
          46. n. (alt form, sett): pattern of threads and yarns.
          47. n. (alt form, sett): piece of quarried stone.
          48. n. (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
          49. n. The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
          50. n. (obsolete, rare) That which is staked; a wager; hence, a gambling game.
          51. n. (engineering) Permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
                the set of a spring
          52. n. (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
          53. n. (printing, dated) The width of the body of a type.
          54. n. A young oyster when first attached.
          55. n. Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
          56. n. A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun)
          57. n. (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
                the set of a coat
          58. n. The camber of a curved roofing tile.
          59. adj. Fixed in position.
          60. adj. Rigid, solidified.
          61. adj. Ready, prepared.
                on your marks, get set, go!;  on your marks, set, go!
          62. adj. Intent, determined (to do something).
                set on getting to his destination
          63. adj. Prearranged.
                a set menu
          64. adj. Fixed in one’s opinion.
representing
     1. v. present participle of represent
     2. n. An act of representation.
     represent
          1. v. To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
          2. v. To portray visually; to delineate
                a picture can be represented in a landscape.
                The sculptor represented a horse in bronze.
          3. v. To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of
                It has always been his dream to represent Hamlet on Broadway.
          4. v. To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
                He sent his agent to represent himself at the meeting.
                As he was too ill to accept the award, his brother represented him at the ceremony.
                An attorney's job is to represent his client in court
          5. v. (politics, transitive) To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.)
                They chose a member of Congress to represent their district.
          6. v. To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of
                He represented that he was investigating for the police department.
          7. v. To give an account of; to describe.
          8. v. To serve as a sign or symbol of
                The @ symbol represents the online world.
                A dove is often used to represent peace.
          9. v. To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
          10. v. To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
          11. v. To constitute, to make up, to be an example of.
          12. v. (sports) To participate as a team member
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.
high
     1. adj. Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
           The balloon rose high in the sky.   The wall was high.   a high mountain
     2. adj.          Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.
     3. adj.          (baseball, of a ball) Above the batter's shoulders.
                    the pitch (or: the ball) was high
     4. adj. Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
     5. adj. Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
           three feet high   three Mount Everests high
     6. adj. Elevated in status, esteem, prestige; exalted in rank, station, or character.
           The oldest of the elves' royal family still conversed in High Elvish.
     7. adj.          Most exalted; foremost.
                    the high priest, the high officials of the court, the high altar
     8. adj. Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).
           high crimes, the high festival of the sun
     9. adj. Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.
           high (i.e. intense) heat; high (i.e. full or quite) noon; high (i.e. rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i.e. complete) pleasure; high (i.e. deep or vivid) colour; high (i.e. extensive, thorough) s
     10. adj.          Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).
     11. adj. (in several set phrases) Remote in distance or time.
           high latitude, high antiquity
     12. adj. (in several set phrases) Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. high church, High Tory.
     13. adj. Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.
           in high spirits
     14. adj. (of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.
           high living, the high life
     15. adj. Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.
           a high tone
     16. adj. (with "on" or "about") Keen, enthused.
     17. adj. (of a body of water) With tall waves.
     18. adj. Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
           My bank charges me a high interest rate.   I was running a high temperature and had high cholesterol.   high voltage   high prices   high winds   a high number
     19. adj.          Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, (which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative)).
                   Carrots are high in vitamin A.   made from a high-copper alloy
     20. adj. (acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).
           The note was too high for her to sing.
     21. adj. (phonetics) Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.
     22. adj. (card games) Greater in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
     23. adj.          (poker) Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush.
                    I have KT742 of the same suit. In other words, a K-high flush.
                    9-high straight = 98765 unsuited
                    Royal Flush = AKQJT suited = A-high straight flush
     24. adj.          (of a card or hand) Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.
                    North's hand was high. East was in trouble.
     25. adj. (of meat, especially venison) Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.
           Epicures do not cook game before it is high.
           The tailor liked his meat high.
     26. adj. (slang) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly (until the early 20th century) usually alcohol, but now (by the mid 20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, c
     27. adj. (nautical, of a sailing ship) Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.
     28. adv. In or to an elevated position.
           How high above land did you fly?
     29. adv. In or at a great value.
           Costs have grown higher this year again.
     30. adv. In a pitch of great frequency.
           I certainly can't sing that high.
     31. n. A high point or position, literally or figuratively; an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.
     32. n. A point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best.
           It was one of the highs of his career.
     33. n. A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.
           That pill gave me a high for a few hours, before I had a comedown.
     34. n. A drug that gives such a high.
     35. n. (informal) A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
           A large high is centred on the Azores.
     36. n. The maximum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.
           Inflation reached a ten-year high.
     37. n. The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
           Today's high was 32°C.
     38. n. (card games) The highest card dealt or drawn.
     39. v. (obsolete) To rise.
           The sun higheth.
     40. n. (obsolete) Thought; intention; determination; purpose.
     41. v. To hie; to hasten.
level
     1. adj. The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
           This table isn't quite level; see how this marble rolls off it?
     2. adj. At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.
           We tried to hang the pictures so that the bottom of the frames were level with the dark line in the wallpaper.
     3. adj. Unvaried in frequency.
           His pulse has been level for 12 hours.
     4. adj. Unvaried in volume.
           His voice has been unchanged. It has been level for 12 hours.
     5. adj. Calm.
           He kept a level head under stress.
     6. adj. In the same position or rank.
     7. adj. Straightforward; direct; clear.
     8. adj. Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial.
           a level head; a level understanding
     9. adj. (phonetics) Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection; monotonic.
     10. adj. (physics) Perpendicular to a gravitational force.
           The earth's oceans remain level in relation to the pull of gravity.
     11. n. A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
           Hand me the level so I can tell if this is correctly installed.
     12. n. A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
           By the end of the day, we'd dug down to the level of the old basement floor.
     13. n. Degree or amount.
           The sound level is much too high; this hurts my ears.   We've reached a new level of success.
     14. n. Achievement or qualification.
           She achieved a high level of distinction.
     15. n. (computer science) Distance from the root node of a tree structure.
     16. n. (video games) One of several discrete segments of a game generally increasing in difficulty. Often numbered. Often, each level occupies different physical space (levels don't require any direct physic
           It took me weeks to get to level seven.   Watch out for the next level; the bad guys there are really overpowered.
     17. n. (role-playing games, video games) A numeric value that quantifies a character's experience and power.
           My half-orc barbarian reached fifth level before he was squashed by a troll.
     18. n. A floor of a multi-storey building.
           Take the elevator and get off at the promenade level.
     19. n. (British) An area of almost perfectly flat land.
     20. n. (Singapore, education) A school grade or year.
     21. v. To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
           You can level the table by turning the pads that screw into the feet.
     22. v. To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
           The hurricane leveled the forest.
     23. v. (RPG, video games) To progress to the next level.
           I levelled after defeating the dragon.
     24. v. To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).
           He levelled an accusation of fraud at the directors.  The hunter levels the gun before taking a shot.
     25. v. To direct or impose (a penalty, fine, etc) at or upon (someone).
     26. v. (sports) To make the score of a game equal.
     27. v. (figurative) To bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.
           to level all the ranks and conditions of men
     28. v. To adjust or adapt to a certain level.
           to level remarks to the capacity of children
     29. v. (usually with "with") To speak honestly and openly with.
           I tried to level with them, but they just wouldn't listen.
generalisation
     1. n. The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
     2. n. Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.
of
     1. prep. Expressing distance or motion.
     2. prep.          (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off".
     3. prep.          (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
     4. prep.          From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
                    There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.
     5. prep.          (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to.
                    What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three.
     6. prep. Expressing separation.
     7. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.)
                    Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
     8. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.)
                    He seemed devoid of human feelings.
     9. prep.          (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.)
     10. prep. Expressing origin.
     11. prep.          (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.)
                    The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.
     12. prep.          (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of.
                    The invention was born of necessity.
     13. prep.          (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.)
                    It is said that she died of a broken heart.
     14. prep.          (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.)
                    I am tired of all this nonsense.
     15. prep. Expressing agency.
     16. prep.          (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).)
                    I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.
     17. prep.          (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below).
                    The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.
     18. prep.          (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.)
                    It was very brave of you to speak out like that.
     19. prep. Expressing composition, substance.
     20. prep.          (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.)
                    Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic.
     21. prep.          (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.)
                    She wore a dress of silk.
     22. prep.          (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.)
                    What a lot of nonsense!
     23. prep.          (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.)
                   Welcome to the historic town of Harwich.
     24. prep.          (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also".
                    I'm not driving this wreck of a car.
     25. prep. Introducing subject matter.
     26. prep.          (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma
                    I'm always thinking of you.
     27. prep.          (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning.
                    He told us the story of his journey to India.
     28. prep.          (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.)
                    This behaviour is typical of teenagers.
     29. prep. Having partitive effect.
     30. prep.          (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among".
                    Most of these apples are rotten.
     31. prep.          (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.)
     32. prep.          (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of.
                    On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort.
     33. prep.          (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).)
                    He is a friend of mine.
     34. prep. Expressing possession.
     35. prep.          Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
                    He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.
     36. prep.          Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it.
                    The owner of the nightclub was arrested.
     37. prep.          Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter
                    Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames.
     38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive".
     39. prep.          (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.)
                    She had a profound distrust of the police.
     40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
     41. prep.          (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards.
                    My companion seemed affable and easy of manner.
     42. prep.          (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by".
                    Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain.
     43. prep.          (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.)
                    We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%.
     44. prep.          (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod
                    It's not that big of a deal.
     45. prep. Expressing a point in time.
     46. prep.          (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
                    Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river.
     47. prep.          (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time).
                    I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while.
     48. prep.          (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.)
                    After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off.
that
     1. conj. Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
           He told me that the book is a good read.
           I believe that it is true. — She is convinced that he is British.
     2. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause expressing a reason or cause: because, in that.
           Be glad that you have enough to eat.
     3. conj. (now uncommon) Introducing a subordinate clause that expresses an aim, purpose or goal ("final"), and usually contains the auxiliaries may, might or should: so, so that.
     4. conj. Introducing — especially, but not exclusively, with an antecedent like so or such — a subordinate clause expressing a result, consequence or effect.
           The noise was so loud that she woke up.
           The problem was sufficiently important that it had to be addressed.
     5. conj. (archaic, or poetic) Introducing a premise or supposition for consideration: seeing as; inasmuch as; given that; as would appear from the fact that.
     6. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause modifying an adverb.
           Was John there? — Not that I saw.
           How often did she visit him? — Twice that I saw.
     7. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a desire or wish.
     8. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a strong emotion such as sadness or surprise.
     9. det. The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
           That book is a good read. This one isn't.
           That battle was in 1450.
           That cat of yours is evil.
     10. pron. (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "t
           He went home, and after that I never saw him again.
     11. pron. The known (thing); (used to refer to something just said).
           They're getting divorced. What do you think about that?
     12. pron. (demonstrative) The aforementioned quality; used together with a verb and pronoun to emphatically repeat a previous statement.
           The water is so cold! — That it is.
     13. pron. (relative) (plural that) Which, who; (representing a subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition).
           The CPR course that she took really came in handy.
           The house that he lived in was old and dilapidated.
     14. pron. (colloquial) (Used in place of relative adverbs such as where or when; often omitted.)
           the place that = where or to which I went last year
           the last time that = when I went to Europe
     15. adv. (degree) To a given extent or degree.
           "The ribbon was that thin." "I disagree, I say it was not that thin, it was thicker... or maybe thinner...".
     16. adv. (degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions).
           I'm just not that sick.
           I did the run last year, and it wasn't that difficult.
     17. adv. (obsolete, outside, dialects) To such an extent; so. (in positive constructions).
           Ooh, I was that happy I nearly kissed her.
     18. n. (philosophy) Something being indicated that is there; one of those.
category
     1. n. A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
           This steep and dangerous climb belongs to the most difficult category.
           I wouldn't put this book in the same category as the author's first novel.
     2. n. (mathematics) A collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow, and such that arrow composition i
           One well-known category has sets as objects and functions as arrows.
           Just as a monoid consists of an underlying set with a binary operation "on top of it" which is closed, associative and with an identity, a category consists of an underlying digraph with an arr
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