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. | |
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). | |
cast |
1. v. (physical) To move, or be moved, away. | |
2. v. (now somewhat literary) To throw. | |
3. v. To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea. | |
4. v. Specifically, to throw down or aside. | |
5. v. (of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat. | |
6. v. To cause (a horse or other large animal) to lie down with its legs underneath it. | |
7. v. (obsolete except in set phrases) To remove, take off (clothes). | |
8. v. (nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water. | |
9. v. (obsolete) To vomit. | |
10. v. (archaic) To throw up, as a mound, or rampart. | |
11. v. (archaic) To throw out or emit; to exhale. | |
12. v. To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.). | |
13. v. (dated) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures. | |
14. v. (social) To predict, to decide, to plan. | |
15. v. (astrology) To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.). | |
16. v. (obsolete) To plan, intend. | |
17. v. To assign (a role in a play or performance). | |
The director cast the part carefully. | |
18. v. To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor). | |
The director cast John Smith as King Lear. | |
19. v. To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan. | |
to cast about for reasons | |
20. v. (archaic) To impose; to bestow; to rest. | |
21. v. (archaic) To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict. | |
to be cast in damages | |
22. v. To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide. | |
a casting voice | |
23. v. To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment). | |
24. v. To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction. | |
25. v. (archaic) To give birth to (a child) prematurely; to miscarry. | |
26. v. To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way. | |
27. v. (printing, dated) To stereotype or electrotype. | |
28. v. To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.). | |
29. v. (nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round. | |
30. v. To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote). | |
31. v. (computing) To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text. | |
Casting is generally an indication of bad design. | |
32. v. (hunting) Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent. | |
33. v. (medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast. | |
34. v. (Wicca) To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches. | |
35. n. An act of throwing. | |
36. n. Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc. | |
37. n. A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm. | |
The area near the stream was covered with little bubbly worm casts. | |
38. n. The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew. | |
He’s in the cast of Oliver. | |
The cast was praised for a fine performance. | |
39. n. The casting procedure. | |
The men got into position for the cast, two at the ladle, two with long rods, all with heavy clothing. | |
40. n. An object made in a mould. | |
The cast would need a great deal of machining to become a recognizable finished part. | |
41. n. A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones. | |
The doctor put a cast on the boy’s broken arm. | |
42. n. The mould used to make cast objects. | |
A plaster cast was made from his face. | |
43. n. (hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair. | |
44. n. A squint. | |
45. n. Visual appearance. | |
Her features had a delicate cast to them. | |
46. n. The form of one's thoughts, mind etc. | |
a cast of mind, a mental tendency. | |
47. n. An animal, especially a horse, that is unable to rise without assistance. | |
48. n. Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird. | |
49. n. A group of crabs. | |
away |
1. adv. From a place, hence. | |
He went away on vacation. | |
2. adv. Aside; off; in another direction. | |
3. adv. From a state or condition of being; out of existence. | |
4. adv. (as imperative, by ellipsis) Come away; go away; take away. | |
5. adv. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay. | |
sing away | |
6. adv. Without restraint. | |
You've got questions? Ask away! | |
7. adv. Being so engaged for the entire time. | |
That's where tourists go to hear great Cuban bands and dance the night away. | |
8. adv. At a distance in time or space. | |
Christmas is only two weeks away. | |
9. interj. (Northern England) come on!; go on! | |
10. adj. Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation. | |
The master is away from home. | |
Would you pick up my mail while I'm away. | |
11. adj. (following the noun modified) At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively. | |
He's miles away by now. | |
Spring is still a month away. | |
12. adj. (chiefly sports) Not on one's home territory. | |
Entrance for away supporters. | |
Next, they are playing away in Dallas. | |
13. adj. (baseball, following the noun modified) Out. | |
Two men away in the bottom of the ninth. | |
14. adj. misspelling of aweigh | |
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. | |
waif |
1. n. A castaway; a homeless child. | |
2. n. (botany, of a plant outside its native range) A plant that has been introduced but is not persistently naturalized. | |
3. n. (obsolete) Goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of t | |
4. n. (obsolete) Hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which comes along, as it were, by chance. | |