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obsolete
     1. adj. (of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).
           It is speculated that, within a few years, the Internet's speedy delivery of news worldwide will make newspapers obsolete.
     2. adj. (biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
     3. v. (transitive, US) To cause to become obsolete.
           This software component has been obsoleted.
           We are in the process of obsoleting this product.
inclined
     1. adj. At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.
           The take-off ramp was inclined at 20 degrees.
     2. adj. Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.
           I am inclined to believe you.
     3. v. simple past tense and past participle of incline
to
     1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
           I want to leave.
           He asked me what to do.
           I don’t know how to say it.
           I have places to go and people to see.
     2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
           "Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
           If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
     3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
           I have to do laundry today.
     4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
           We are walking to the shop.
     5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
           He devoted himself to education.
           They drank to his health.
     6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
           His face was beaten to a pulp.
     7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
           similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
     8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
           With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   t
     9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
           one to one = 1:1
           ten to one = 10:1.
           I have ten dollars to your four.
     10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
           Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
           Three to the power of two is nine.
           Three to the second is nine.
     11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
           I gave the book to him.
     12. prep. (time) Preceding.
           ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
     13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
           Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
           There's a lot of sense to what he says.
     14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
           Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
     15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
           Please push the door to.
     16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
     17. adv. misspelling of too
do
     1. v. (auxiliary) A syntactic marker
     2. v.          (auxiliary) A syntactic marker in a question whose main verb is not another auxiliary verb or be.
                   Do you go there often?
     3. v.          (auxiliary) A syntactic marker in negations with the indicative and imperative moods.
                   I do not go there often.
                   Do not listen to him.
     4. v.          (auxiliary) A syntactic marker for emphasis with the indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.
                   But I do go sometimes.
                   Do tell us.
                   It is important that he do come see me.
     5. v.          (pro-verb) A syntactic marker that refers back to an earlier verb and allows the speaker to avoid repeating the verb; not generally used with auxiliari
                   I play tennis; she does too.
              #     They don't think it be like it is, but it do.
     6. v. To perform; to execute.
           All you ever do is surf the Internet. What will you do this afternoon?
     7. v. (obsolete) To cause, make (someone) (do something).
     8. v. (intransitive, transitive) To suffice.
           it’s not the best broom, but it will have to do;  this will do me, thanks.
     9. v. (intransitive) To be reasonable or acceptable.
           It simply will not do to have dozens of children running around such a quiet event.
     10. v. To have (as an effect).
           The fresh air did him some good.
     11. v. (intransitive) To fare, perform (well or poorly).
           Our relationship isn't doing very well;  how do you do?
     12. v. (transitive, chiefly in questions) To have as one's job.
           What does Bob do? — He's a plumber.
     13. v. To perform the tasks or actions associated with (something)
           "Don't forget to do your report" means something quite different depending on whether you're a student or a programmer.
     14. v. To cook.
           I'll just do some eggs.
     15. v. To travel in, to tour, to make a circuit of.
           Let’s do New York also.
     16. v. To treat in a certain way.
     17. v. To work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc.
     18. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To act or behave in a certain manner; to conduct oneself.
     19. v. (see also do time) To spend (time) in jail.
           I did five years for armed robbery.
     20. v. To impersonate or depict.
           They really laughed when he did Clinton, with a perfect accent and a leer.
     21. v. (transitive, slang) To kill.
     22. v. (transitive, slang) To deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.
     23. v. (informal) To punish for a misdemeanor.
           He got done for speeding.
           Teacher'll do you for that!
     24. v. (transitive, slang) To have sex with. (See also do it)
     25. v. To cheat or swindle.
           That guy just did me out of two hundred bucks!
     26. v. To convert into a certain form; especially, to translate.
           the novel has just been done into English;  I'm going to do this play into a movie
     27. v. (transitive, intransitive) To finish.
           Aren't you done yet?
     28. v. (dated) To work as a domestic servant (with for).
     29. v. (archaic, dialectal, transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the present progressive of verbs.
     30. v. (stock exchange) To cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note.
     31. v. (informal, transitive) To make or provide.
           Do they do haircuts there?
           Could you do me a burger with mayonnaise instead of ketchup?
     32. v. (informal, transitive) To injure (one's own body part).
     33. v. To take drugs.
           I do cocaine.
     34. v. (transitive, in the form be doing somewhere) To exist with a purpose or for a reason.
           What's that car doing in our swimming pool? -
     35. n. (colloquial) A party, celebration, social function.
           We’re having a bit of a do on Saturday to celebrate my birthday.
     36. n. (informal) A hairdo.
           Nice do!
     37. n. Something that can or should be done (usually in the phrase dos and don'ts).
     38. n. (obsolete) A deed; an act.
     39. n. (archaic) Ado; bustle; stir; to-do; A period of confusion or argument.
     40. n. (obsolete, UK, slang) A cheat; a swindler.
     41. n. (obsolete, UK, slang) An act of swindling; a fraud or deception.
     42. n. (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale.
     43. adv. (rare) (abbreviation of ditto)
something
     1. pron. An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
           I must have forgotten to pack something, but I can't think what.
           I have something for you in my bag.
           I have a feeling something good is going to happen today.
     2. pron. (colloquial, of someone or something) A quality to a moderate degree.
           The performance was something of a disappointment.
           That child is something of a genius.
     3. pron. (colloquial, of a person) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.
           She has a certain something.
     4. pron. (colloquial, often with really or quite) Somebody or something who is superlative in some way.
           He's really something! I've never heard such a great voice.
           She's quite something. I can't believe she would do such a mean thing.
     5. adj. Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.
     6. adv. (degree) Somewhat; to a degree.
           The baby looks something like his father.
     7. adv. (degree, colloquial) To a high degree.
     8. v. Applied to an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song.
     9. n. An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
     10. n. An object whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g., from words of a song. Also used to refer to an object earlier indefinitely referred to as 'something' (pronoun sense).
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