| printing |
| 1. n. The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology. | |
| 2. n. Material that has been printed. | |
| 3. n. All the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch. | |
| 4. n. Written characters that are not joined up. | |
| 5. v. present participle of print | |
| 6. v. To inadequately carry a concealed weapon such that its silhouette is visible on the person wearing it. | |
| 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 Outdated.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 | |
| synonym |
| 1. n. (semantics, strictly) A word whose meaning is the same as that of another word. | |
| 2. n. (semantics, loosely) A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase. | |
| “Happy” is a synonym of “glad”. | |
| 3. n. (zoology) Any of the formal names for a taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym). | |
| 4. n. (taxonomy, botany) Any name for a taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name. | |
| 5. n. (databases) An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database. | |
| 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. | |
| long |
| 1. adj. Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point (usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below). | |
| It's a long way from the Earth to the Moon. | |
| 2. adj. Having great duration. | |
| The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time. | |
| 3. adj. Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring. | |
| 4. adj. (UK, dialect) Not short; tall. | |
| 5. adj. (finance) Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting of the expected rise in their value. | |
| I'm long in DuPont; I have a long position in DuPont. | |
| 6. adj. (cricket) Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position). | |
| 7. adj. (tennis, of a ball or a shot) That land beyond the baseline (and therefore is out). | |
| No! That forehand is longnb.... | |
| 8. adj. Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away. | |
| 9. adv. Over a great distance in space. | |
| He threw the ball long. | |
| 10. adv. For a particular duration. | |
| How long is it until the next bus arrives? | |
| 11. adv. For a long duration. | |
| Will this interview take long? | |
| Paris has long been considered one of the most cultured cities in the world. | |
| 12. n. (linguistics) A long vowel. | |
| 13. n. (programming) A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long. | |
| A long is typically 64 bits in a 32-bit environment. | |
| 14. n. (finance) An entity with a long position in an asset. | |
| Every uptick made the longs cheer. | |
| 15. n. (music) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve. | |
| 16. v. (transitive, finance) To take a long position in. | |
| 17. v. (intransitive) To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true) | |
| She longed for him to come back. | |
| 18. adj. (archaic) On account of, because of. | |
| 19. v. (archaic) To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to. | |
| 20. n. longitude | |
| primer |
| 1. n. (historical, Catholic ecclesiastical) A prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment of the breviary and manual including the hours of the Virgin Mary, 15 gradual and 7 penite | |
| 2. n. (historical, Protestant ecclesiastical) Similar works issued in England for private prayer in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer. | |
| 3. n. A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell. | |
| 1545, The A.B.C. Primers | |
| 4. n. An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts. | |
| 5. n. (New Zealand) An elementary school class; an elementary school student. | |
| 6. n. Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive. | |
| 7. n. (obsolete, rare) A person who primes explosives. | |
| 8. n. A substance used to prime wood, metal, etc. in preparation for painting. | |
| 9. n. A layer of such a substance. | |
| 10. n. A layer of makeup that goes beneath the foundation; undermakeup. | |
| 11. n. (obsolete, rare) A person who primes wood, metal, etc. | |
| 12. n. (biochemistry) A molecule which initiates the synthesis of an enzyme, (especially) a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule which initiates DNA replication. | |
| 13. n. (medicine, zoology) A pheromone which interacts first with the endocrine system. | |
| 14. n. A device used to prime an internal combustion engine with gasoline, (especially) in airplanes. | |
| 15. n. A person who prunes trees. | |
| 16. adj. (obsolete) First in time, initial, early. | |
| 17. adj. (obsolete) First in importance, premier. | |
| 18. adj. (obsolete, rare) First in position, foremost. | |
