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microscopy
1. n. the study of microscopes, their design and manufacture
2. n. the use of microscopes
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.
space
1. n. Of time.:
2. n. (now rare, archaic) Free time; leisure, opportunity.
3. n. A specific (specified) period of time.
4. n. An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while.
5. n. Unlimited or generalized physical extent.:
6. n. Distance between things.
7. n. Physical extent across two or three dimensions; area, volume (sometimes for or to do something).
8. n. Physical extent in all directions, seen as an attribute of the universe (now usually considered as a part of space-time), or a mathematical model of th
9. n. The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
10. n. The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom.
11. n. A bounded or specific physical extent.:
12. n. A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries.
13. n. (music) A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines.
14. n. A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap.
15. n. (metal type) A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one e
16. n. A gap; an empty place.
17. n. (geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.
18. n. (mathematics) A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these me
Functional analysis is best approached through a sound knowledge of Hilbert space theory.
19. n. (figuratively) A marketplace for goods or services.
innovation in the browser space
20. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To roam, walk, wander.
21. v. To set some distance apart.
Faye had spaced the pots at 8-inch intervals on the windowsill.
The cities are evenly spaced.
22. v. To insert or utilise spaces in a written text.
This paragraph seems badly spaced.
23. v. (transitive, science fiction) To eject into outer space, usually without a space suit.
The captain spaced the traitors.
24. v. (intransitive, science fiction) To travel into and through outer space.
visible
1. adj. Able to be seen.
When the sun rises, the world becomes visible.
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.
cells
1. n. plural of cell
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of cell
cell
1. n. A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
2. n. (now historical) A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment.
3. n. A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.
Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his cell.
4. n. A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.
The combatants spent the night in separate cells.
5. n. Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.
6. n. (biology, now chiefly botany) Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions.
7. n. (obsolete) Specifically, any of the supposed compartments of the brain, formerly thought to be the source of specific mental capacities, knowledge, or memories.
8. n. A section or compartment of a larger structure.
9. n. (obsolete, chiefly literary) Any small dwelling; a remote nook, a den.
10. n. A device which stores electrical power; used either singly or together in batteries; the basic unit of a battery.
This MP3 player runs on 2 AAA cells.
11. n. (biology) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.
12. n. (meteorology) A small thunderstorm, caused by convection, that forms ahead of a storm front.
There is a powerful storm cell headed our way.
13. n. (computing) The minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior.
The upper right cell always starts with the color green.
14. n. (card games) In FreeCell-type games, a space where one card can be placed.
15. n. A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one.
Those three fellows are the local cell of that organization.
16. n. (communication) A short, fixed-length packet as in asynchronous transfer mode.
Virtual Channel number 5 received 170 cells.
17. n. (communication) A region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network.
I get good reception in my home because it is near a cell tower.
18. n. (geometry) A three-dimensional facet of a polytope.
19. n. (statistics) The unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect.
20. n. (architecture) The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.
21. n. (architecture) A cella.
22. n. (entomology) An area of an insect wing bounded by veins
23. v. To place or enclose in a cell.
24. n. (US, informal) A cellular phone.
allowing
1. v. present participle of allow
allow
1. v. To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest
2. v. To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow the truth of a proposition
3. v. To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.
To allow a sum for leakage.
4. v. To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.
To allow a son to be absent.
Smoking allowed only in designated areas.
5. v. To not bar or obstruct.
Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being.
6. v. (intransitive) To acknowledge or concede.
7. v. To take into account by making an allowance.
When calculating a budget for a construction project, always allow for contingencies.
8. v. To render physically possible.
9. v. (transitive, obsolete) To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
10. v. (obsolete) To sanction; to invest; to entrust.
11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To like; to be suited or pleased with.
free
1. adj. (social) Unconstrained.
He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted.
2. adj. Not imprisoned or enslaved.
a free man
3. adj. Unconstrained by timidity or distrust
4. adj. Generous; liberal.
He's very free with his money.
5. adj. (obsolete) Clear of offence or crime; guiltless; innocent.
6. adj. Without obligations.
free time
7. adj. Thrown open, or made accessible, to all; to be enjoyed without limitations; unrestricted; not obstructed, engrossed, or appropriated; open; said of a t
a free school
8. adj. Not arbitrary or despotic; assuring liberty; defending individual rights against encroachment by any person or class; instituted by a free people; said
This is a free country.
9. adj. (software) With no or only freedom-preserving limitations on distribution or modification.
OpenOffice is free software.
10. adj. (software) Intended for release, as opposed to a checked version.
11. adj. Obtainable without any payment.
The government provides free health care.
12. adj. (by extension, chiefly advertising slang) complimentary
Buy a TV to get a free DVD player!
13. adj. (abstract) Unconstrained.
14. adj. (mathematics) Unconstrained by relators.
the free group on three generators
15. adj. (mathematics, logic) Unconstrained by quantifiers.
z is the free variable in\forall x\exists y:xy=z.
16. adj. (programming) Unconstrained of identifiers, not bound.
17. adj. (linguistics) (of a morpheme) That can be used by itself, unattached to another morpheme.
18. adj. (physical) Unconstrained.
19. adj. Unobstructed, without blockages.
the drain was free
20. adj. Unattached or uncombined.
a free radical
21. adj. Not currently in use; not taken; unoccupied.
You can sit on this chair; it's free.
22. adj. (botany, mycology) Not attached; loose.
In this group of mushrooms, the gills are free.
23. adj. Without; not containing (what is specified); exempt; clear; liberated.
We had a wholesome, filling meal, free of meat. I would like to live free from care in the mountains.
24. adj. (dated) Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited.
a free horse
25. adj. (dated) Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; followed by of.
26. adj. (legal) Certain or honourable; the opposite of base.
free service; free socage
27. adj. (legal) Privileged or individual; the opposite of common.
a free fishery; a free warren
28. adv. Without needing to pay.
I got this bike free.
29. adv. (obsolete) Freely; willingly.
30. v. To make free; set at liberty; release; rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, or oppresses.
31. n. (Australian rules football, Gaelic football) (abbreviation of free kick).
32. n. free transfer
33. n. (hurling) The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.
passage
1. n. A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
passage of scripture
She struggled to play the difficult passages.
2. n. Part of a path or journey.
He made his passage through the trees carefully, mindful of the stickers.
3. n. The official approval of a bill or act by a parliament.
The company was one of the prime movers in lobbying for the passage of the act.
4. n. (art) The use of tight brushwork to link objects in separate spatial plains. Commonly seen in Cubist works.
5. n. A passageway or corridor.
6. n. (caving) An underground cavity, formed by water or falling rocks, which is much longer than it is wide.
7. n. (euphemistic) The vagina.
8. n. The act of passing
9. v. (medicine) To pass something, such as a pathogen or stem cell, through a host or medium
He passaged the virus through a series of goats.
After 24 hours, the culture was passaged to an agar plate.
10. v. (rare) To make a passage, especially by sea; to cross
They passaged to America in 1902.
11. n. (dressage) A movement in classical dressage, in which the horse performs a very collected, energetic, and elevated trot that has a longer period of suspension between each foot fall than a working tro
12. v. (intransitive, dressage) To execute a passage movement
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.
light
1. n. (physics) Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, a
As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings.
2. n. A source of illumination.
Put that light out!
3. n. Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
Can you throw any light on this problem?
4. n. (in the now rare) Facts; pieces of information; ideas, concepts.
5. n. A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
Picasso was one of the leading lights of the cubist movement.
6. n. (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or
7. n. A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
I'm really seeing you in a different light today.
Magoon's governorship in Cuba was viewed in a negative light by many Cuban historians for years thereafter.
8. n. A flame or something used to create fire.
Hey, buddy, you got a light?
9. n. A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
a Bengal light
10. n. A window, or space for a window in architecture.
This facade has eight south-facing lights.
11. n. The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
The average length of a light on a 15×15 grid is 7 or 8.
12. n. (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
13. n. Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
14. n. The power of perception by vision.
15. n. The brightness of the eye or eyes.
16. n. A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler who is receiving instructions.
To get to our house, turn right at the third light.
17. v. To start (a fire).
We lit the fire to get some heat.
18. v. To set fire to; to set burning; to kindle.
She lit her last match.
19. v. To illuminate.
I used my torch to light the way home through the woods in the night.
20. v. (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
This soggy match will not light.
21. v. To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
22. adj. Having light.
The room is light when the Sun shines through the window.
23. adj. Pale in colour.
She had light skin.
24. adj. (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
I like my coffee light.
25. adj. Of low weight; not heavy.
My bag was much lighter once I had dropped off the books.
26. adj. Lightly-built; designed for speed or small loads.
We took a light aircraft down to the city.
27. adj. Gentle; having little force or momentum.
This artist clearly had a light, flowing touch.
28. adj. Easy to endure or perform.
light duties around the house
29. adj. Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
This light beer still gets you drunk if you have enough of it.
30. adj. Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
I made some light comment, and we moved on.
31. adj. (rail transport, of a locomotive, usually with "run") travelling with no carriages, wagons attached
32. adj. (obsolete) Unchaste, wanton.
33. adj. Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
light troops; a troop of light horse
34. adj. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
35. adj. (dated) Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.
a light, vain person; a light mind
36. adj. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
Ogden Nash was a writer of light verse.
37. adj. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
38. adj. Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished.
light coin
39. adj. Easily interrupted by stimulation.
light sleep; light anesthesia
40. adv. Carrying little.
I prefer to travel light.
41. n. (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
42. v. (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
43. v. To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
44. v. To find by chance.
I lit upon a rare book in a second-hand bookseller's.
45. v. To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
46. v. (archaic) To alight; to land or come down.
She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet.

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