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. | |
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. | |
voice |
1. n. Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character | |
The human voice is the oldest musical instrument in history. | |
She has a pleasant voice. | |
His low voice allowed hum to become a bass in the choir. | |
2. n. (phonetics) Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants. | |
3. n. The tone or sound emitted by an object | |
4. n. The faculty or power of utterance | |
to cultivate the voice | |
5. n. That which is communicated; message; meaning. | |
6. n. Opinion or choice expressed; judgment | |
7. n. (archaic) Command; precept. | |
8. n. One who speaks; a speaker. | |
9. n. (grammar) A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expre | |
The verbal system of Latin has two voices, active and passive. | |
10. n. (music) In harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition. | |
The theme of this piece constantly migrates between the three voice parts. | |
11. n. (Internet, IRC) A flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether or not they can send messages to the channel. | |
12. v. To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce | |
He voiced the sentiments of the nation. | |
13. v. (transitive, phonology) To utter audibly, with tone and not just breath. | |
14. v. To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of | |
voice the pipes of an organ | |
15. v. (transitive, obsolete) To vote; to elect; to appoint | |
16. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To clamor; to cry out | |
17. v. (transitive, Internet) To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel. | |
18. v. (television, film) To act as a voice actor to portray a character. | |
loud |
1. adj. (of a sound) Of great intensity. | |
Turn that music down; it's too loud. | |
2. adj. (of a person, thing, event, etc.) Noisy. | |
a loud party that went on all night | |
3. adj. (of a person, event, etc.) Not subtle or reserved, brash. | |
4. adj. (of clothing, decorations, etc.) Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy. | |
a loud style of dress; loud colors | |
5. adj. (of marijuana, slang) High-quality; premium; (by extension) having a strong or pungent odour indicating good quality | |
6. n. (slang) High-quality marijuana | |
7. adv. Loudly. | |
powerful |
1. adj. Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence. | |
2. adj. (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore. | |
3. adv. (Southern US) (synonym of very) | |
booming |
1. adj. Experiencing a period of prosperity, or rapid economic growth. | |
The power of China's booming economy continues to stun the world. | |
2. adj. Loud and resonant. | |
He was asked to be MC at the function on account of his booming voice. | |
3. v. present participle of boom | |
4. n. The act of producing a hollow or roaring sound. | |
boom |
1. v. To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. | |
Thunder boomed in the distance and lightning flashes lit up the horizon. | |
The cannon boomed, recoiled, and spewed a heavy smoke cloud. | |
Beneath the cliff, the sea was booming on the rocks. | |
I can hear the organ slowly booming from the chapel. | |
2. v. (transitive figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder. | |
3. v. To make something boom. | |
Men in grey robes slowly booming the drums of death. | |
4. v. (slang) To publicly praise. | |
5. v. To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind. | |
6. n. A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion. | |
The boom of the surf. | |
7. n. One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds. | |
8. interj. used to suggest the sound of an explosion. | |
9. interj. used to suggest something happening suddenly and unexpectedly. | |
10. n. (nautical) A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour. | |
11. n. A movable pole used to support a microphone or camera. | |
12. n. A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting. | |
13. n. (electronics) The longest element of a Yagi antenna, on which the other, smaller ones are transversally mounted. | |
14. n. A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill or to control the flow of logs from logging operations. | |
15. n. A wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment. | |
16. n. The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor. | |
17. n. A gymnastics apparatus similar to a balance beam. | |
18. v. To extend, or push, with a boom or pole. | |
to boom out a sail; to boom off a boat | |
19. n. (economics, business) A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity. | |
20. v. (intransitive) To flourish, grow, or progress. | |
The population boomed in recent years. | |
Business was booming. | |
21. v. (transitive, dated) To cause to advance rapidly in price. | |
to boom railroad or mining shares | |
suitable |
1. adj. Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion. | |
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). | |
giving |
1. v. present participle of give | |
These bright surfaces are sprayed with a fine spray of ink, thus giving them an even surface. - First Usenet use via Google Groups, fa.human-nets, 6 May 1981 0359-EDT, Gary Feldman at CMU-10A | |
2. adj. having the tendency to give; generous | |
To become like Christ involves everything else: becoming a loving and giving person, having confidence enabling you to be vulnerable (psychologically and physically; Jesus did both), having the | |
3. n. The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting. | |
4. n. A gift; a benefaction. | |
5. n. The act of softening, breaking, or yielding. | |
give |
1. v. (ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere. | |
2. v. To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone). | |
I gave him my coat. | |
I gave my coat to the beggar. | |
When they asked, I gave my coat. | |
3. v. To make a present or gift of. | |
I'm going to give my wife a necklace for her birthday. | |
She gave a pair of shoes to her husband for their anniversary. | |
He gives of his energies to the organization. | |
4. v. To pledge. | |
I gave him my word that I'd protect his children. | |
5. v. To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford. | |
I gave them permission to miss tomorrow's class. | |
Please give me some more time. | |
6. v. To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in. | |
It gives me a lot of pleasure to be here tonight. | |
The fence gave me an electric shock. | |
My mother-in-law gives me nothing but grief. | |
7. v. To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something). | |
I want to give you a kiss. | |
She gave him a hug. | |
I'd like to give the tire a kick. | |
I gave the boy a push on the swing. | |
She gave me a wink afterwards, so I knew she was joking. | |
8. v. To pass (something) into (someone's) hand or the like. | |
Give me your hand. | |
On entering the house, he gave his coat to the doorman. | |
9. v. To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to. | |
My boyfriend gave me chlamydia. | |
He was convinced that it was his alcoholism that gave him cancer. | |
10. v. (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something). | |
I give it ten minutes before he gives up. | |
I give it a 95% chance of success. | |
I'll give their marriage six months. | |
11. v. (intransitive) To yield slightly when a force is applied. | |
12. v. (intransitive) To collapse under pressure or force. | |
One pillar gave, then more, and suddenly the whole floor pancaked onto the floor below. | |
13. v. To provide, as, a service or a broadcast. | |
They're giving my favorite show! | |
14. v. (intransitive) To lead (onto or into). | |
The master bedroom gives onto a spacious balcony. | |
15. v. (transitive, dated) To provide a view of. | |
His window gave the park. | |
16. v. To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield. | |
The number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship. | |
17. v. To cause; to make; used with the infinitive. | |
18. v. To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate. | |
19. v. To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede. | |
He can be bad-tempered, I'll give you that, but he's a hard worker. | |
20. v. To attribute; to assign; to adjudge. | |
21. v. To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.). | |
22. v. (dated) To grant power or permission to; to allow. | |
23. v. (reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself). | |
The soldiers give themselves to plunder. | |
That boy is given to fits of bad temper. | |
24. v. (obsolete) To become soft or moist. | |
25. v. (obsolete) To shed tears; to weep. | |
26. v. (obsolete) To have a misgiving. | |
27. v. To be going on, to be occurring | |
What gives? | |
28. n. The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence. | |
This chair doesn't have much give. | |
There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs. | |
speeches |
1. n. plural of speech | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of speech | |
speech |
1. n. The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the ability to speak or to use vocalizations to communicate. | |
It was hard to hear the sounds of his speech over the noise. He had a bad speech impediment. | |
2. n. A session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person. | |
The candidate made some ambitious promises in his campaign speech. | |
3. n. A style of speaking. | |
Her speech was soft and lilting. | |
4. n. (grammar) Speech reported in writing; see direct speech, reported speech | |
5. n. A dialect or language. | |
6. n. Talk; mention; rumour. | |
7. v. (transitive, intransitive) To make a speech; to harangue. | |
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 | |
large |
1. adj. Of considerable or relatively great size or extent. | |
Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps. | |
2. adj. (obsolete) Abundant; ample. | |
3. adj. (archaic) Full in statement; diffuse; profuse. | |
4. adj. (obsolete) Free; unencumbered. | |
5. adj. (obsolete) Unrestrained by decorum; said of language. | |
6. adj. (nautical) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter. | |
7. adj. topics, en, Size | |
8. n. (music, obsolete) An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves. | |
9. n. (obsolete) Liberality, generosity. | |
10. n. (slang) A thousand dollars/pounds. | |
Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large. | |
11. n. A large serving of something. | |
One small coffee and two larges, please. | |
12. adv. (nautical) Before the wind. | |
crowds |
1. n. plural of crowd | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of crowd | |
crowd |
1. v. (intransitive) To press forward; to advance by pushing. | |
The man crowded into the packed room. | |
2. v. (intransitive) To press together or collect in numbers | |
They crowded through the archway and into the park. | |
3. v. To press or drive together, especially into a small space; to cram. | |
He tried to crowd too many cows into the cow-pen. | |
4. v. To fill by pressing or thronging together | |
5. v. (transitive, often used with "out of" or "off") To push, to press, to shove. | |
They tried to crowd her off the sidewalk. | |
6. v. (nautical) To approach another ship too closely when it has right of way. | |
7. v. (nautical, of a square-rigged ship, transitive) To carry excessive sail in the hope of moving faster. | |
8. v. To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably. | |
9. n. A group of people congregated or collected into a close body without order. | |
After the movie let out, a crowd of people pushed through the exit doors. | |
10. n. Several things collected or closely pressed together; also, some things adjacent to each other. | |
There was a crowd of toys pushed beneath the couch where the children were playing. | |
11. n. (with definite article) The so-called lower orders of people; the populace, vulgar. | |
12. n. A group of people united or at least characterised by a common interest. | |
That obscure author's fans were a nerdy crowd which hardly ever interacted before the Internet age. | |
13. n. (obsolete) alternative form of crwth | |
14. n. (now dialectal) A fiddle. | |
15. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To play on a crowd; to fiddle. | |