| possibly |
| 1. adv. (modifying a clause or predicate) Perhaps; indicates that the proposition may be true (is not certainly false) regardless of any facts or circumstances known to, stated by or implied by the speaker. | |
| Possibly, they will make gains in the midterm elections. | |
| It was possibly the costliest mistake in the organization's history. | |
| This rare and possibly unique specimen must be conserved. | |
| 2. adv. (modifying a verb) In the realm of possibility; indicates that the action may successfully be performed (is not impossible) regardless of any facts or circumstances known to, stated by or implied by t | |
| I'm much stronger than you, so you can't possibly win. | |
| I couldn't possibly be there on time. | |
| I couldn't possibly cheat on my wife. | |
| It seems unlikely, but, yes, they could possibly win even now. | |
| The police don't know him, and the information they have leads them to think he could possibly have murdered his wife. | |
| dated |
| 1. adj. Marked with a date. | |
| The first dated entry in the diary was from October 1922. | |
| 2. adj. Outdated. | |
| "Omnibus" is a dated term for a bus. | |
| 3. v. simple past tense and past participle of date | |
| without |
| 1. adv. (archaic, or literary) Outside, externally. | |
| 2. adv. Lacking something. | |
| Being from a large, poor family, he learned to live without. | |
| 3. adv. (euphemism) In prostitution: without a condom being worn. | |
| 4. prep. (archaic, or literary) Outside of, beyond. | |
| The snow was swirling without the cottage, but it was warm within. | |
| 5. prep. Not having, containing, characteristic of, etc. | |
| It was a mistake to leave my house without a coat. | |
| 6. prep. Not doing or not having done something. | |
| He likes to eat everything without sharing. | |
| He shot without warning anyone. | |
| 7. conj. (archaic, otherwise nonstandard) Unless, except (introducing a clause). | |
| equal |
| 1. adj. (not comparable) The same in all respects. | |
| Equal conditions should produce equal results. | |
| All men are created equal. | |
| 2. adj. (mathematics, not comparable) Exactly identical, having the same value. | |
| All right angles are equal. | |
| 3. adj. (obsolete) Fair, impartial. | |
| 4. adj. (comparable) Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified. | |
| This test is pretty tough, but I think I'm equal to it. | |
| 5. adj. (obsolete) Not variable; equable; uniform; even. | |
| an equal movement | |
| 6. adj. (music) Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; not mixed. | |
| 7. v. (mathematics) To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to. | |
| Two plus two equals four. | |
| 8. v. To be equivalent to; to match | |
| David equaled the water level of the bottles, so they now both contain exactly 1 liter. | |
| 9. v. (informal) To have as its consequence. | |
| Losing this deal equals losing your job. | |
| Might does not equal right. | |
| 10. n. A person or thing of equal status to others. | |
| We're all equals here. | |
| This beer has no equal. | |
| 11. n. (obsolete) State of being equal; equality. | |
| matchless |
| 1. adj. Having no match; without equal. | |
| 2. adj. Having no mate. | |
| 3. adj. Without the use of matches for ignition. | |
| a matchless stove | |
