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. | |
transitive |
1. adj. Making a transit or passage. | |
2. adj. Affected by transference of signification. | |
3. adj. (grammar, of a verb) Taking an object or objects. | |
The English verb "to notice" is a transitive verb, because we say things like "She noticeda problem". | |
4. adj. (set theory, of a relation on a set) Having the property that if an element x is related to y and y is related to z, then x is necessarily related to z. | |
"Is an ancestor of" is a transitive relation: if Alice is an ancestor of Bob, and Bob is an ancestor of Carol, then Alice is an ancestor of Carol. | |
5. adj. (algebra, of a group action) Such that, for any two elements of the acted-upon set, some group element maps the first to the second. | |
6. adj. (graph theory, of a graph) Such that, for any two vertices there exists an automorphism which maps one to the other. | |
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 | |
direct |
1. adj. Proceeding without deviation or interruption. | |
2. adj. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end. | |
the most direct route between two buildings | |
3. adj. Straightforward; sincere. | |
4. adj. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous. | |
5. adj. In the line of descent; not collateral. | |
a descendant in the direct line | |
6. adj. (astronomy) In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; said of the motion of a celestial body. | |
7. adj. (political science) Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates. | |
direct nomination; direct legislation | |
8. adj. (aviation, travel) having a single flight number. | |
9. adv. Directly. | |
10. v. To manage, control, steer. | |
to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army | |
11. v. To aim (something) at (something else). | |
They directed their fire towards the men on the wall. | |
He directed his question to the room in general. | |
12. v. To point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way. | |
He directed me to the left-hand road. | |
13. v. To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order. | |
She directed them to leave immediately. | |
14. v. (dated) To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent. | |
to direct a letter | |
guide |
1. n. Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation. | |
The guide led us around the museum and explained the exhibits. | |
2. n. A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook. | |
3. n. A sign that guides people; guidepost. | |
4. n. Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference. | |
5. n. A device that guides part of a machine, or guides motion or action. | |
6. n. A blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the buckets in a water wheel. | |
7. n. A grooved director for a probe or knife in surgery. | |
8. n. (printing, dated) A strip or device to direct the compositor's eye to the line of copy being set. | |
9. n. (occult) A spirit believed to speak through a medium. | |
10. n. (military) A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest. | |
11. v. to serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path. | |
12. v. to steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot. | |
13. v. to exert control or influence over someone or something. | |
14. v. to supervise the education or training of someone. | |
15. v. (intransitive) to act as a guide. | |