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metalworking
1. n. The art and craft of shaping metal.
an
1. art. Form of a used before a vowel sound
2. art. (now quite rare) Form of a used before 'h' in an unstressed syllable
3. art. (nonstandard) Form of a used before 'h' in a stressed syllable
4. conj. (archaic) If
5. conj. (archaic) So long as.
An it harm none, do what ye will.
6. conj. (archaic) As if; as though.
7. n. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri).
8. prep. In each; to or for each; per.
I was only going twenty miles an hour.
accumulation
1. n. The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
2. n. The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.
an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, or of honors
3. n. A mass of something piled up or collected.
4. n. (legal) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
5. n. (accounting) The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
6. n. (finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
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.
adherent
1. adj. Adhesive, sticking to something.
2. adj. Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.
3. adj. (botany) Attaching or pressing against a different organ.
4. n. A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.
partly
1. adv. In part, or to some degree, but not completely.
they partly finished the house so they could move in before winter; the car was partly visible in the garage
fused
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of fuse
2. adj. Joined together by fusing
3. adj. Melted
4. adj. Furnished with a fuse
5. adj. (organic chemistry) Having at least one bond between two atoms that is part of two or more separate rings
fuse
1. n. A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
2. n. (manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device.
3. n. (electrical engineering) A device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit.
4. n. (figurative) Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper.
When talking about being laid off, he has a short fuse.
5. n. A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
6. n. A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.
7. v. To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
8. v. (intransitive) To melt together.
9. v. To furnish with or install a fuse.
10. v. (organic chemistry) To form a bicyclic compound from two similar or different types of ring such that two or more atoms are shared between the resulting rings
material
1. adj. Having to do with matter; consisting of matter.
This compound has a number of interesting material properties.
2. adj. Worldly, as opposed to spiritual.
Don't let material concerns get in the way of living a happy life.
3. adj. (law, accounting) Significant.
You've made several material contributions to this project.
This is the most material fact in this lawsuit.
4. n. Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.
Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads.
5. n. Text written for a specific purpose.
We were a warm-up act at the time; we didn't have enough original material to headline.
6. n. A sample or specimens for study.
7. n. Cloth to be made into a garment. Fabric.
You'll need about a yard of material to make this.
8. n. The people collectively who are qualified for a certain position or activity.
John Doe is a great governor, and I also believe he is presidential material.
He is not the only one. I believe we have lots of presidential material in various public offices.
9. n. Related data of various kinds, especially if collected as the basis for a document or book.
10. n. The substance that something is made or composed of.
11. v. (obsolete, transitive) To form from matter; to materialize.
forming
1. v. present participle of form
2. n. The act by which something is formed; formation.
form
1. n. To do with shape.:
2. n. The shape or visible structure of a thing or person.
3. n. A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold.
4. n. (dated) A long bench with no back.
5. n. (fine arts) The boundary line of a material object. In painting, more generally, the human body.
6. n. (crystallography) The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid.
7. n. (social) To do with structure or procedure.
8. n. An order of doing things, as in religious ritual.
9. n. Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula.
10. n. Constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.; system.
a republican form of government
11. n. Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality.
a matter of mere form
12. n. (archaic) A class or rank in society.
13. n. (UK) A criminal record; loosely, past history (in a given area).
14. n. (education) A class or year of school pupils (often preceded by an ordinal number to specify the year, as in sixth form).
15. n. A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.
To apply for the position, complete the application form.
16. n. Level of performance.
The team's form has been poor this year.
The orchestra was on top form this evening.
17. n. (grammar) A grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech.
participial forms; verb forms
18. n. The den or home of a hare.
19. n. (computing, programming) A window or dialogue box.
20. n. (taxonomy) An infraspecific rank.
21. n. (printing, dated) The type or other matter from which an impression is to be taken, arranged and secured in a chase.
22. n. (geometry) A quantic.
23. n. (sports) A specific way of performing a movement.
24. v. To assume (a certain shape or visible structure).
When you kids form a straight line I'll hand out the lollies.
25. v. To give (a shape or visible structure) to a thing or person.
Roll out the dough to form a thin sheet.
26. v. (intransitive) To take shape.
When icicles start to form on the eaves you know the roads will be icy.
27. v. To put together or bring into being; assemble.
The socialists did not have enough MPs to form a government.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon formed The Beatles in Liverpool in 1960.
28. v. (transitive, linguistics) To create (a word) by inflection or derivation.
By adding "-ness", you can form a noun from an adjective.
29. v. To constitute, to compose, to make up.
Teenagers form the bulk of extreme traffic offenders.
30. v. To mould or model by instruction or discipline.
Singing in a choir helps to form a child's sociality.
31. v. To provide (a hare) with a form.
32. v. (electrical, historical, transitive) To treat (plates) to prepare them for introduction into a storage battery, causing one plate to be composed more or less of spongy lead, and the other of lead pero
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.
shelf
1. n. A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk etc., and used to support, store or display objects.
2. n. The capacity of such an object
a shelf of videos
3. n. A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
4. n. A reef, shoal or sandbar.
or
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
The country Myanmar, or Burma
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
dome
1. n. (architecture) A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere; a cupola.
2. n. Anything shaped like an upset bowl, often used as a cover.
a cake dome
3. n. (slang) Head (uppermost part of one's body).
4. n. (slang) Head, oral sex.
5. n. (obsolete, poetic) A building; a house; an edifice.
6. n. Any erection resembling the dome or cupola of a building, such as the upper part of a furnace, the vertical steam chamber on the top of a boiler, etc.
7. n. (crystallography) A prism formed by planes parallel to a lateral axis which meet above in a horizontal edge, like the roof of a house; also, one of the planes of such a form.
8. v. To give a domed shape to.
9. v. (US, slang) The act of fellatio.
shaped
1. adj. Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.
The shaped sides of the wardrobe give it a more attractive appearance.
2. adj. (in compound terms) Having a particular shape
3. v. simple past tense and past participle of shape
shape
1. n. The status or condition of something
The used bookshop wouldn't offer much due to the poor shape of the book.
2. n. Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.
The vet checked to see what kind of shape the animal was in.
We exercise to keep in good physical shape.
3. n. The appearance of something, especially its outline.
He cut a square shape out of the cake.
What shape shall we use for the cookies? Stars, circles, or diamonds?
4. n. Form; formation.
5. n. (iron manufacture) A rolled or hammered piece, such as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.
6. n. (iron manufacture) A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted.
7. n. (cookery, now rare) A mould for making jelly, blancmange etc., or a piece of such food formed moulded into a particular shape.
8. n. (programming) In the Hack programming language, a group of data fields each of which has a name and a data type.
9. v. (Northern England, Scotland, rare) To create or make.
Earth was shapen by God for God's folk.
10. v. To give something a shape and definition.
Shape the dough into a pretzel. For my art project, I plan to shape my clay lump into a bowl.
11. v. To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.
12. v. (of a country, person, etc) To give influence to.
13. v. To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.
14. v. (obsolete) To imagine; to conceive.
obstruction
1. n. The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
2. n. Something which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally
3. n. The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.
above
1. prep. Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, as clothing.
He always put his coat on above his sweater.
2. prep. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface.
3. prep. Farther north than.
Idaho is above Utah.
4. prep. Rising; appearing out of reach height-wise.
5. prep. (figuratively) Higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; higher in measure, degree, volume, or pitch, etc. than; out of reach; not exposed to; not likely to be affected by; incapable of neg
Even the chief of police is not above suspicion.
He was always above reproach.
I thought you said you were above these kinds of antics.
That's above my comprehension.
to cut above average
6. prep. Higher in rank, status, or position.
to stand head and shoulders above the rest
7. prep. In addition to; besides.
above and beyond the call of duty
over and above
8. prep. Surpassing in number or quantity; more than.
That amount is way above our asking price.
9. prep. In preference to.
10. prep. Too proud to stoop to; averse to; disinclined; too honorable to give.
The owner was above taking more than a token salary.
11. prep. Beyond; on the other side.
12. prep. (theater) Upstage of.
13. adv. Directly overhead; vertically on top of.
14. adv. Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go.
15. adv. Into or from heaven; in the sky.
He's in a better place now, floating free as the clouds above.
16. adv. In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream.
17. adv. Higher in rank, power, or position.
He appealed to the court above.
18. adv. (archaic) In addition.
19. adv. More in number.
20. adv. Above zero; above freezing.
It was a cold day at only 5 above.
21. adv. (biology) On the upper half or the dorsal surface of an animal.
The sparrow I saw was rufous above and off-white below.
22. adj. Of heaven; heavenly.
23. adj. Being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page.
24. n. Heaven.
25. n. Something, especially a person's name in legal documents, that appears higher on the same page or on a preceding page.
26. n. Higher authority.
27. n. (archaic) betterment, raised status or condition.
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.
tuyeres
1. n. plural of tuyere
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.
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.
blast
1. n. A violent gust of wind.
2. n. A forcible stream of air from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the mouth, etc.
3. n. A hit from a pipe.
4. n. The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace
many tons of iron were melted at a blast
5. n. The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
6. n. An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
7. n. An explosive charge for blasting.
8. n. A loud, sudden sound.
9. n. A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
10. n. (figuratively, informal) A good time; an enjoyable moment.
We had a blast at the party last night.
11. n. (marketing) A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
an e-mail blast; a fax blast
12. n. A flatulent disease of sheep.
13. v. To confound by a loud blast or din.
14. v. (intransitive) To make a loud noise.
15. v. To shatter, as if by an explosion.
16. v. To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
Blast right through it.
17. v. To curse; to damn.
Blast it! Foiled again.
18. v. (sci-fi) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
Chewbacca blasted the Stormtroopers with his laser rifle.
19. v. (soccer) To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
20. v. To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
My manager suddenly blasted me yesterday for being a little late to work for five days in a row, because I was never getting myself up on time.
21. v. To blight or wither.
A cold wind blasted the rose plants.
22. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To be blighted or withered.
The bud blasted in the blossom.
23. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To blow, for example on a trumpet.
24. interj. (dated) To show displeasure; damn
25. n. (cytology) An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
26. v. (biology, informal, transitive) To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
furnace
1. n. (UK) An industrial heating device, e.g. for smelting metal or baking ceramics.
2. n. (US, Canada) A device that provides heat for a building; a space heater.
3. n. (colloquial) Any area that is excessively hot.
4. n. (figurative) A place or time of punishment, affliction, or great trial; severe experience or discipline.
5. v. To heat in a furnace.
6. v. To exhale like a furnace.

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