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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.
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university
     1. n. Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are stud
           The only reason why I haven't gone to university is because I can't afford it.
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.
student
     1. n. A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
           She is a student of human interactions.
           He is a student of life.
     2. n. A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.
           The students were out raising funds for rag week.
     3. n.          (in particular) A person who is enrolled at a college or university (as contrasted with a pupil or schoolchild attending a primary or secondary school)
Who
     1. pron. honoraltcaps, who
     2. pron. (interrogative) What person or people; which person or people; (asks for the identity of someone). (used in a direct or indirect question)
           Who is that? (direct question)
           I don't know who it is. (indirect question)
     3. pron. (interrogative) What is one's position; (asks whether someone deserves to say or do something).
           I don't like what you did, but who am I to criticize you? I've done worse.
     4. pron. (relative) The person or people that.
           It was a nice man who helped us.
     5. pron. (relative, archaic) Whoever, he who, they who.
     6. n. A person under discussion; a question of which person.
Is
     1. n. plural of I
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of be
           He is a doctor. He retired some time ago.
           Should he do the task, it is vital that you follow him.
     3. n. plural of i
           remember to dot your is
     be
          1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
          2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
                There is just one woman in town who can help us. (or, dialectally:) It is just one woman in town who can help us.
          3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
                The cup is on the table.
          4. v. (intransitive) To occur, to take place.
                When will the meeting be?
          5. v. (intransitive, in perfect tenses, without predicate) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar.
                The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come.
                I have been to Spain many times.
                Moscow, huh? I've never been, but it sounds fascinating.
          6. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
                Knowledge is bliss.
                Hi, I’m Jim.
          7. v. (transitive, copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
                3 times 5 is fifteen.
          8. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
                François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995.
          9. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
                The sky is blue.
          10. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
                The sky is a deep blue today.
          11. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
                The dog was drowned by the boy.
          12. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
                The woman is walking.
                I shall be writing to you soon.
                We liked to chat while we were eating.
          13. v. (archaic, auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for "to go".
          14. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic.
                I am to leave tomorrow.
                I would drive you, were I to obtain a car.
          15. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to link a subject to a measurement.
                This building is three hundred years old.
                I am 75 kilograms.
                He’s about 6 feet tall.
          16. v. (transitive, copulative, with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
                I’m 20. (= I am 20 years old.)
          17. v. (with a dummy subject) it Used to indicate the time of day.
                It is almost eight. (= It is almost eight o’clock.)
                It’s 8:30 read eight-thirty in Tokyo.
                What time is it there? It’s night.
          18. v. (With since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
                It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to My grandmother died three years ago, but emphasizes the intervening period)
                It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.
          19. v. (often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
                It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid.
                Why is it so dark in here?
          20. v. (dynamic/lexical "be", especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
                "What do we do?" "We be ourselves.".
                Why is he being nice to me?
not
     1. adv. Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
           Did you take out the trash? No, I did not.
           Not knowing any better, I went ahead.
     2. adv. To no degree.
           That is not red; it's orange.
     3. conj. And not.
           I wanted a plate of shrimp, not a bucket of chicken.
           He painted the car blue and black, not solid purple.
     4. interj. (slang) Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.
           I really like hanging out with my little brother watching Barney... not!
           Sure, you're perfect the way you are... not!
     5. n. Unary logical function NOT, true if input is false, or a gate implementing that negation function.
           You need a not there to conform with the negative logic of the memory chip.
     6. contraction. (obsolete) Contraction of ne wot, wot not; know not; knows not.
dependent
     1. adj. Relying upon; depending upon.
           At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.
     2. adj. (statistics) Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.
     3. adj. (of Scottish Gaelic, Manx and Irish verb forms) Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.
     4. adj. (medicine) Affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.
     5. adj. Hanging down.
           a dependent bough or leaf
     6. n. (US) One who relies on another for support
           With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all.
     7. n. (grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.
     8. n. (grammar) The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but preceded by a particle to form the negative or a tense form. Found in Greek and in the Gaelic la
on
     1. adj. In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
     2. adj. Performing according to schedule.
           Are we still on for tonight?
           Is the show still on?
     3. adj. (chiefly UK, informal, usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate.
           You can't do that; it's just not on.
     4. adj. (informal) Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.
           "Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!".
           Mike just threw coffee onto Paul's lap. It's on now.
     5. adj. (baseball, informal) Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
     6. adj. (euphemistic) Menstruating.
     7. adv. To an operating state.
           turn the television on
     8. adv. Along, forwards (continuing an action).
           drive on, rock on
     9. adv. In continuation, at length.
           and so on.
           He rambled on and on.
     10. adv. (not US) Later.
           Ten years on, nothing had changed in the village.
     11. prep. Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
           on the table;  on the couch
           The parrot was sitting on Jim's shoulder.
     12. prep. At or near; adjacent to.
           Soon we'll pass a statue on the left.
           The fleet is on the American coast.
           Croton-on-Hudson, Rostov-on-Don, Southend-on-Sea
     13. prep. Covering.
           He wore old shoes on his feet.
     14. prep. At the date of.
           Born on the 4th of July.
     15. prep. Some time during the day of.
           I'll see you on Monday.   The bus leaves on Friday.   Can I see you on a different day? On Sunday I'm busy.
     16. prep. Dealing with the subject of, about, or concerning something.
           A book on history.   The World Summit on the Information Society.
     17. prep. Touching; hanging from.
           The fruit ripened on the trees.   The painting hangs on the wall.
     18. prep. (informal) In the possession of.
           I haven't got any money on me.
     19. prep. Because of, or due to.
           To arrest someone on suspicion of bribery.   To contact someone on a hunch.
     20. prep. Upon; at the time of (and often because of).
           On Jack's entry, William got up to leave.
           On the addition of ammonia, a chemical reaction begins.
     21. prep. Paid for by.
           The drinks are on me tonight, boys.   The meal is on the house.   I paid for the airfare and meals for my family, but the hotel room was on the company.
     22. prep. Used to indicate a means or medium.
           I saw it on television.   Can't you see I'm on the phone?
     23. prep. Indicating a means of subsistence.
           They lived on ten dollars a week.   The dog survived three weeks on rainwater.
     24. prep. Away or occupied with (e.g. a scheduled activity).
           He's on his lunch break.   on vacation;  on holiday
     25. prep. Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.
           to play on a violin or piano
           Her words made a lasting impression on my mind.
     26. prep. Regularly taking (a drug).
           You've been on these antidepressants far too long.   He's acting so strangely, I think he must be on something.
     27. prep. Under the influence of (a drug).
           He's acting crazy because he's on crack right now.
     28. prep. (mathematics) Having identical domain and codomain.
           a function on
     29. prep. (mathematics) HavingV^n as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n.
           an operator on
     30. prep. (mathematics) Generated by.
           the free group on four letters
     31. prep. Supported by (the specified part of itself).
           A table can't stand on two legs.   After resting on his elbows, he stood on his toes, then walked on his heels.
     32. prep. At a given time after the start of something; at.
     33. prep. In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
           heaps on heaps of food
           mischief on mischief; loss on loss
     34. prep. (obsolete, regional) of
     35. prep. Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in.
           I depended on them for assistance.
           He will promise on certain conditions.
           Do you ever bet on horses?
     36. prep. Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
           Have pity or compassion on him.
     37. prep. (obsolete) At the peril of, or for the safety of.
     38. prep. In the service of; connected with; of the number of.
           He is on a newspaper; I am on the committee.
     39. prep. By virtue of; with the pledge of.
           He affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honour.
     40. prep. To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
           On us be all the blame.
           A curse on him!
           Please don't tell on her and get her in trouble.
           He turned on her and has been her enemy ever since.
           He went all honest on me, making me listen to his confession.
     41. v. (transitive, Singapore, Philippines) to switch on
           Can you on the light?
     42. prep. (UK dialectal, Scotland) Without.
     43. n. In the Japanese language, a pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character that was originally based on the character's pronunciation in Chinese, contrasted with kun.
           Most kanji have two kinds of reading, called "on" and "kun".
any
     1. adv. To even the slightest extent, at all.
           I will not remain here any longer.
           If you get any taller, you'll start having to duck through doorways!
     2. det. At least one; of at least one kind. One at all.
           do you have any biscuits?;  do you have any food?;  I haven't got any money;  it won't do you any good
     3. det. No matter what kind.
           choose any items you want;  any person may apply
     4. pron. Any thing(s) or person(s).
           Any may apply.
foundation
     1. n. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
           The foundation of his institute has been wrought with difficulty.
     2. n. That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
     3. n. (figurative) The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop.
     4. n. (card games) In solitaire or patience games, one of the piles of cards that the player attempts to build, usually holding all cards of a suit in ascending order.
     5. n. (architecture) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.
           The foundations of this construction have been laid out.
     6. n. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
     7. n. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.
           The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is the parent organization of the Wiktionary collaborative project.
     8. n. (cosmetics) Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.
     9. n. A basis for social bodies or intellectual disciplines.
for
     1. conj. (dated) Because.
     2. prep. Towards.
           The astronauts headed for the moon.
     3. prep. Directed at, intended to belong to.
           I have something for you.
     4. prep. In honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of.
           We're having a birthday party for Janet.
           The cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary.
           The mayor gave a speech for the charity gala.
     5. prep. Supporting.
           All those for the motion raise your hands.
     6. prep. Because of.
           He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
           (UK usage) He looks better for having lost weight.
           She was the worse for drink.
     7. prep. Over a period of time.
           I've lived here for three years.
           They fought for days over a silly pencil.
     8. prep. Throughout an extent of space.
     9. prep. On behalf of.
           I will stand in for him.
     10. prep. Instead of, or in place of.
     11. prep. In order to obtain or acquire.
           I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.
           He's going for his doctorate.
           Do you want to go for coffee?
           People all over Greece looked to Delphi for answers.
           Can you go to the store for some eggs?
           I'm saving up for a car.
           Don't wait for an answer.
           What did he ask you for?
     12. prep. In the direction of: marks a point one is going toward.
           Run for the hills!
           He was headed for the door when he remembered.
     13. prep. By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.
           Fair for its day.
           She's spry for an old lady.
     14. prep. Despite, in spite of.
     15. prep. Used to indicate the subject of a to-infinitive.
           For that to happen now is incredibly unlikely. (=It is incredibly unlikely that that will happen now.)
           All I want is for you to be happy. (=All I want is that you be happy.)
     16. prep. (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
           In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day
     17. prep. (cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
           At close of play, England were 305 for 3.
     18. prep. To be, or as being.
     19. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.)
     20. prep. Used to construe various verbs (see the entries for individual phrasal verbs).
support
     1. n. Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.
           Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform.
     2. n. Financial or other help.
           The government provides support to the arts in several ways.
     3. n. Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
           Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?
     4. n. (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.
     5. n. (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
           If the membership function of a fuzzy set is continuous, then that fuzzy set's support is an open set.
     6. n. Evidence.
           The new research provides further support for our theory.
     7. n. (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
           This game has no mouse support.
     8. n. (gymnastics) (clipping of support position)
     9. n. (structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical oder rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed ..
     10. v. To keep from falling.
           Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.
     11. v. To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
           Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?
     12. v. To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
           I support France in the World Cup
     13. v. To help, particularly financially.
           The government supports the arts in several ways.
     14. v. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
           The testimony is not sufficient to support the charges.
           The evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
     15. v. To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.
           The IT Department supports the research organization, but not the sales force.
           I don't make decisions: I just support those who do.
     16. v. To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories, peripherals, or programming) to function compatibly with or provide the capacity for.
           Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software.
     17. v. To be acfor, or involved with, but not responsible for.
           I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization
     18. v. (archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.
     19. v. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.
           to support the character of King Lear
but
     1. prep. (obsolete, outside, Scotland) Outside of.
           Away but the hoose and tell me whae's there.
     2. prep. Apart from, except (for), excluding.
           Everyone but Father left early.
           I like everything but that.
           Nobody answered the door when I knocked, so I had no choice but to leave.
     3. adv. Merely, only, just.
     4. adv. (Australian, conjunctive) Though, however.
           I'll have to go home early but.
     5. adv. Used as an intensifier.
           Nobody, but nobody, crosses me and gets away with it.
     6. conj. (following a negative clause or sentence) On the contrary, but rather (introducing a word or clause that contrasts with or contradicts the preceding clause or sentence without the negation).
           I am not rich but (I am) poor;  not John but Peter went there.
     7. conj. However, although, nevertheless, on the other hand (implies that the following clause is contrary to prior belief or contrasts with or contradicts the preceding clause or sentence).
           She is very old but still attractive.
           You told me I could do that, but she said that I could not.
     8. conj. Except that (introducing a subordinate clause which qualifies a negative statement); also, with omission of the subject of the subordinate clause, acting as a negative relative, "except one that", "ex
           I cannot but feel offended.
     9. conj. (archaic) Without its also being the case that; unless that (introducing a necessary concomitant).
           It never rains but it pours.
     10. conj. (obsolete) Except with; unless with; without.
     11. conj. (obsolete) Only; solely; merely.
     12. conj. (obsolete) Until.
     13. n. An instance or example of using the word "but".
           It has to be done – no ifs or buts.
     14. n. (Scotland) The outer room of a small two-room cottage.
     15. n. A limit; a boundary.
     16. n. The end; especially the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end; the butt.
     17. v. (archaic) Use the word "but".
           But me no buts.
pays
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of pay
     2. n. plural of pay
     pay
          1. v. To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
                he paid him to clean the place up
                he paid her off the books and in kind where possible
          2. v. To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.
                she offered to pay the bill
                he has paid his debt to society
          3. v. To be profitable for.
                It didn't pay him to keep the store open any more.
          4. v. To give (something else than money).
                to pay attention
          5. v. (intransitive) To be profitable or worth the effort.
                crime doesn’t pay
                it will pay to wait
          6. v. (intransitive) To discharge an obligation or debt.
                He was allowed to go as soon as he paid.
          7. v. (intransitive) To suffer consequences.
                He paid for his fun in the sun with a terrible sunburn.
          8. n. Money given in return for work; salary or wages.
                Many employers have rules designed to keep employees from comparing their pays.
          9. adj. Operable or accessible on deposit of coins.
                pay toilet
          10. adj. Pertaining to or requiring payment.
          11. v. (nautical, transitive) To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
all
     1. adv. (degree) intensifier.
           It suddenly went all quiet.
           She was all, “Whatever.”
     2. adv. (poetic) Entirely.
     3. adv. Apiece; each.
           The score was 30 all when the rain delay started.
     4. adv. (degree) So much.
           Don't want to go? All the better since I lost the tickets.
     5. adv. (obsolete, poetic) even; just
     6. det. Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or un).
           All contestants must register at the scorer’s table.  All flesh is originally grass.  All my friends like classical music.
     7. det. Throughout the whole of (a stated period of time; generally used with units of a day or longer).
           The store is open all day and all night. (= through the whole of the day and the whole of the night.)
           I’ve been working on this all year. (= from the beginning of the year until now.)
     8. det. (obsolete) Any.
     9. det. Only; alone; nothing but.
           He's all talk; he never puts his ideas into practice.
     10. pron. Everything.
           some gave all they had;  she knows all and sees all;  Those who think they know it all are annoying to those of us who do.
     11. pron. Everyone.
           A good time was had by all.
     12. n. (with a possessive pronoun) Everything that one is capable of.
           She gave her all, and collapsed at the finish line.
     13. n. The totality of one's possessions.
     14. conj. (obsolete) although
     15. adj. (dialect, Pennsylvania) All gone; dead.
           The butter is all.
university
     1. n. Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are stud
           The only reason why I haven't gone to university is because I can't afford it.
charges
     1. n. plural of charge
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of charge
     charge
          1. n. The scope of someone's responsibility.
                The child was in the nanny's charge.
          2. n. Someone or something entrusted to one's care, such as a child to a babysitter or a student to a teacher.
                The child was a charge of the nanny.
          3. n. A load or burden; cargo.
                The ship had a charge of colonists and their belongings.
          4. n. The amount of money levied for a service.
                There will be a charge of five dollars.
          5. n. An instruction.
                I gave him the charge to get the deal closed by the end of the month.
          6. n. (military) A ground attack against a prepared enemy.
                Pickett did not die leading his famous charge.
          7. n. An accusation.
                That's a slanderous charge of abuse of trust.
          8. n. (physics, and chemistry) An electric charge.
          9. n. (basketball) An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender.
          10. n. A measured amount of powder and/or shot in a firearm cartridge.
          11. n. (heraldry) An image displayed on an escutcheon.
          12. n. A forceful forward movement.
          13. n. (weaponry) A position (of a weapon) fitted for attack.
                to bring a weapon to the charge
          14. n. (farriery) A sort of plaster or ointment.
          15. n. (obsolete) Weight; import; value.
          16. n. (historical, or obsolete) A measure of thirty-six pigs of lead, each pig weighing about seventy pounds; a charre.
          17. n. (ecclesiastical) An address given at a church service concluding a visitation.
          18. v. To assign a duty or responsibility to.
          19. v. To assign (a debit) to an account.
                Let's charge this to marketing.
          20. v. To pay on account, as by using a credit card.
                Can I charge my purchase to my credit card?
                Can I charge this purchase?
          21. v. To require payment (of) (a price or fee, for goods, services, etc.).
                to charge high for goods   I won't charge you for the wheat
          22. v. (possibly archaic) To sell at a given price.
                to charge coal at $5 per unit
          23. v. (law) To formally accuse (a person) of a crime.
                I'm charging you with assault and battery.
          24. v. To impute or ascribe.
          25. v. To call to account; to challenge.
          26. v. To place a burden or load on or in.
          27. v.          To ornament with or cause to bear.
                         to charge an architectural member with a moulding
          28. v.          (heraldry) To assume as a bearing.
                         He charges three roses.
          29. v.          (heraldry) To add to or represent on.
                         He charges his shield with three roses or.
          30. v. To load equipment with material required for its use, as a firearm with powder, a fire hose with water, a chemical reactor with raw materials.
                Charge your weapons; we're moving up.
          31. v.          To cause to take on an electric charge.
                         Rubbing amber with wool will charge it quickly.
          32. v.          To add energy to (a battery, or a device containing a battery).
                         He charged the battery overnight.
                         Don't forget to charge the drill.
                         I charge my phone every night.
          33. v.          (intransitive) (Of a battery or a device containing a battery) To gain energy.
                         The battery is still charging: I can't use it yet.
                         His cell phone charges very quickly, whereas mine takes forever.
          34. v. (intransitive) To move forward quickly and forcefully, particularly in combat and/or on horseback.
          35. v.          (military, transitive and intransitive) To attack by moving forward quickly in a group.
                         The impetuous corps charged the enemy lines.
          36. v.          (basketball) To commit a charging foul.
          37. v.          (cricket, of a batsman) To take a few steps down the pitch towards the bowler as he delivers the ball, either to disrupt the length of the delivery, or
          38. v. (transitive, of a hunting dog) To lie on the belly and be still (A command given by a hunter to a dog).
at
     1. prep. In, near, or in the general vicinity of a particular place.
           Caesar was at Rome;  at the corner of Fourth Street and Vine;  at Jim’s house
     2. prep. (indicating time) (Indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker's perspective.)
           at six o’clock;  at closing time;  at night.
     3. prep. In the direction of (often in an unfocused or uncaring manner).
           He threw the ball at me.  He shouted at her.
     4. prep. Denotes a price.
           3 apples at 2¢ (each)   The offer was at $30,000 before negotiations.
     5. prep. Occupied in (activity).
           men at work
     6. prep. In a state of.
           She is at sixes and sevens with him.  They are at loggerheads over how best to tackle the fiscal cliff.  The city was at the mercy of the occupying forces.
     7. prep. Indicates a position on a scale or in a series.
           Sell at 90.  Tiger finished the round at tenth, seven strokes behind the leaders.  I'm offering it—just to select customers—at cost.
     8. prep. Because of.
           to laugh at a joke   mad at their comments
     9. prep. Indicates a means, method, or manner.
     10. prep. Holding a given speed or rate.
           It is growing at the rate of 3% a year.  Cruising along at fifty miles per hour.
     11. prep. (used for skills (including in activities) or areas of knowledge) On the subject of; regarding.
           The twins were both bad at chemistry.
           He slipped at marksmanship over his extended vacation.
     12. prep. (Ireland, stressed pronunciation) Bothering, irritating, causing discomfort to
     13. n. The at sign (@).
     14. n. (alt form, att) (Laos currency unit)
Oxford
     1. n. A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather.
     2. n. (by ellipsis) An Oxford Dictionary.
     3. n. alternative case form of Oxford (cloth)
     4. n. alternative case form of Oxford (shoe)
called
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of call
     call
          1. n. A telephone conversation.
                I received several phone calls today.
                I received several calls today.
          2. n. A short visit, usually for social purposes.
                I paid a call to a dear friend of mine.
          3. n. (nautical) A visit by a ship or boat to a port.
                The ship made a call at Southampton.
          4. n. A cry or shout.
                He heard a call from the other side of the room.
          5. n. A decision or judgement.
                That was a good call.
          6. n. The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
                That sound is the distinctive call of the cuckoo bird.
          7. n. A beckoning or summoning.
                I had to yield to the call of the wild.
          8. n. The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.
                The Prime Minister has the call.
                I give the call to the Manager of Opposition Business.
          9. n. (finance) An option to buy stock at a specified price during or at a specified time.
          10. n. (cricket) The act of calling to the other batsman.
          11. n. (cricket) The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.)
          12. n. A work shift which requires one to be available when requested (see on call).
          13. n. (computing) The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
          14. n. A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
                There was a 20 dollar bet on the table, and my call was 9.
          15. n. (poker) The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
          16. n. A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.
          17. n. (nautical) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.
          18. n. A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
          19. n. An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
          20. n. (archaic) Vocation; employment; calling.
          21. n. (US, legal) A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
          22. n. (informal, slang) A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.
          23. v. To use one's voice.:
          24. v.          (intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.
                        That person is hurt; call for help!
          25. v.          (intransitive) To cry or shout.
          26. v.          To utter in a loud or distinct voice.
                        to call the roll of a military company
          27. v.          (transitive, intransitive) To contact by telephone.
                        Why don't you call me in the morning?  Why don't you call tomorrow?
          28. v.          To declare in advance.
                        The captains call the coin toss.
          29. v.          To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
          30. v.          To declare (an effort or project) to be a failure.
                        After the third massive failure, John called the whole initiative.
          31. v. (heading, intransitive) To visit.
          32. v.          To pay a (social) visit (often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again).
                        We could always call on a friend.  The engineer called round whilst you were away.
          33. v.          To stop at a station or port.
                        This train calls at Reading, Slough and London Paddington.  Our cruise ship called at Bristol Harbour.
          34. v. To name, identify or describe.:
          35. v.          (ditransitive) To name or refer to.
                        Why don't we dispense with the formalities. Please call me Al.
          36. v.          (in passive) Of a person, to have as one's name; of a thing, to have as its name.
                        I'm called John.  A very tall building is called a skyscraper.
          37. v.          To predict.
                        He called twelve of the last three recessions.
          38. v.          To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
                        They call the distance ten miles.  That's enough work. Let's call it a day and go home.
          39. v.          (obsolete) To disclose the class or character of; to identify.
          40. v. (heading, sport) Direct or indirect use of the voice.
          41. v.          (cricket) (of a batsman): To shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run.
          42. v.          (baseball, cricket) (of a fielder): To shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch (thus avoiding collisions).
          43. v.          (intransitive, poker) To equal the same amount that other players are currently betting.
                         I bet $800 and Jane raised to $1600. My options: call (match her $1600 bet), reraise or fold.
          44. v.          (intransitive, poker, proscribed) To match the current bet amount, in preparation for a raise in the same turn. (Usually, players are forbidden to anno
                         I'll call your 300, and raise to 600!
          45. v.          To state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
                        My partner called two spades.
          46. v. (transitive, sometimes with for) To require, demand.
                He felt called to help the old man.
          47. v. (transitive, finance) To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.
          48. v. (transitive, banking) To demand repayment of a loan.
          49. v. (transitive, computing) To jump to (another part of a program) to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.
                A recursive function is one that calls itself.
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.
commoner
     1. adj. comparative form of common: more common
     2. n. A member of the common people who holds no title or rank.
     3. n. (British) Someone who is not of noble rank.
     4. n. (UK, Oxbridge slang) An undergraduate who does not hold either a scholarship or an exhibition.
     5. n. (obsolete, UK, Oxford University) A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; at Cambridge called a pensioner.
     6. n. Someone holding common rights because of residence or land ownership in a particular manor, especially rights on common land.
     7. n. (obsolete) One sharing with another in anything.
     8. n. (obsolete) A prostitute.
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