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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.
wind
1. n. Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
The wind blew through her hair as she stood on the deck of the ship.
As they accelerated onto the motorway, the wind tore the plywood off the car's roof-rack.
The winds in Chicago are fierce.
There was a sudden gust of wind.
2. n. Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows
3. n. The ability to breathe easily.
After the second lap he was already out of wind.
The fall knocked the wind out of him.
4. n. News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (Used with catch, often in the past tense.)
Steve caught wind of Martha's dalliance with his best friend.
5. n. (India, and Japan) One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).
6. n. (colloquial) Flatus.
Eww. Someone just passed wind.
7. n. Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
8. n. (music) The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.
9. n. A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the "four winds".
10. n. Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.
11. n. A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
12. n. Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
13. n. A bird, the dotterel.
14. n. (boxing, slang) The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.
15. v. To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
16. v. To cause (someone) to become breathless, often by a blow to the abdomen.
The boxer was winded during round two.
17. v. (reflexive) To exhaust oneself to the point of being short of breath.
I can’t run another step — I’m winded.
18. v. (British) To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
19. v. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
20. v. To perceive or follow by scent.
The hounds winded the game.
21. v. To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
22. v. To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
to wind thread on a spool or into a ball
23. v. To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock.
24. v. To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
25. v. To travel, or to cause something to travel, in a way that is not straight.
Vines wind round a pole. The river winds through the plain.
26. v. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
27. v. To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
28. v. To cover or surround with something coiled about.
to wind a rope with twine
29. v. To make a winding motion.
30. n. The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.
31. n. topics, en, Atmospheric phenomena
blowing
1. v. present participle of blow
2. n. The act of one who blows, or that which blows.
the blowings of a trumpet
the puffings and blowings of an unfit runner
blow
1. adj. (now chiefly dialectal Northern England) Blue.
2. v. (intransitive) To produce an air current.
3. v. To propel by an air current.
Blow the dust off that book and open it up.
4. v. (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.
5. v. To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
6. v. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
to blow the fire
7. v. To clear of contents by forcing air through.
to blow an egg
to blow one's nose
8. v. To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
9. v. (intransitive) To make a sound as the result of being blown.
In the harbor, the ships' horns blew.
10. v. (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
There's nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and blow.
There she blows! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!")
11. v. (intransitive) To explode.
Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!
12. v. (transitive, with "up", or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
The demolition squad neatly blew the old hotel up.
The aerosol can was blown to bits.
13. v. To cause sudden destruction of.
He blew the tires and the engine.
14. v. (intransitive) To suddenly fail destructively.
He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.
15. v. (intransitive, slang) To be very undesirable (see also suck).
This blows!
16. v. (transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.
I managed to blow $1000 at blackjack in under an hour.
I blew $35 thou on a car.
We blew an opportunity to get benign corporate sponsorship.
17. v. (transitive, vulgar) To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)
Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?
18. v. (transitive, slang) To leave.
Let's blow this joint.
19. v. To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
20. v. (obsolete) To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
21. v. (obsolete) To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
22. v. (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
23. v. To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
to blow a horse
24. v. (obsolete) To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.
25. v. (slang) To sing
That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow!
26. v. (Scientology, intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
27. n. A strong wind.
We're having a bit of a blow this afternoon.
28. n. (informal) A chance to catch one’s breath.
The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.
29. n. (US, slang) Cocaine.
30. n. (UK, slang) Cannabis.
31. n. (US Chicago Regional slang) Heroin.
32. n. The act of striking or hitting.
A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.
During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a blow to the midsection.
33. n. A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
34. n. A damaging occurrence.
A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.
35. v. To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
36. n. A mass or display of flowers; a yield.
37. n. A display of anything brilliant or bright.
38. n. A bloom, state of flowering.
roses in full blow.
from
1. prep. With the source or provenance of or at.
This wine comes from France.
I got a letter from my brother.
2. prep. With the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at.
He had books piled from floor to ceiling.
He left yesterday from Chicago.
Face away from the wall!
3. prep. (mathematics, now uncommon) Denoting a subtraction operation.
20 from 31 leaves 11.
4. prep. With the separation, exclusion or differentiation of.
An umbrella protects from the sun.
He knows right from wrong.
the
1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already
I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)
The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)
The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
2. art. Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause.
The street that runs through my hometown.
3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.
God save the Queen!
4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item.
That was the best apple pie ever.
5. art. Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
That apple pie was the best.
6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
No one in the whole country had seen it before.
I don't think I'll get to it until the morning.
9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)
10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
The hotter the better.
The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone.
It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it.
I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
south
1. n. One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map, abbreviated as S.
2. adj. Toward the south; southward.
3. adj. (meteorology, of wind) from the south.
4. adj. Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
5. adj. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.
south highway 1
6. adv. Toward the south; southward.
7. adv. Downward.
8. adv. In an adverse direction or trend.
9. adv. (meteorology) Of wind, from the south.
10. v. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
11. v. (astronomy) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.
The moon souths at nine.
east
1. n. One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox. Abbreviated as E.
2. adj. Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
3. adj. (meteorology) wind from the east
4. adj. Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
5. adj. From the East; oriental.
6. adj. (ecclesiastical) Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which contains the choir or chancel.
the east front of a cathedral
7. adv. towards the east; eastwards
south
1. n. One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map, abbreviated as S.
2. adj. Toward the south; southward.
3. adj. (meteorology, of wind) from the south.
4. adj. Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
5. adj. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.
south highway 1
6. adv. Toward the south; southward.
7. adv. Downward.
8. adv. In an adverse direction or trend.
9. adv. (meteorology) Of wind, from the south.
10. v. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
11. v. (astronomy) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.
The moon souths at nine.
easterly
1. n. (meteorology) Any persistent wind from the east (usually applied to broad currents or belts of easterly winds).
2. adj. Facing the east; directed towards the east.
an easterly course or voyage
3. adj. Located towards the east.
the easterly side of a lake
4. adj. Coming from the east.
an easterly wind
5. adv. In an eastward direction or position; towards the east.
6. adv. From the east.

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